The bounty for the traitor on the Hunter's List had leaped from 800 ounces of Space-Time Power to 1,300 ounces. The bounty was closely tied to the corresponding traitor's strength. No matter how one looked at it, the Soul Crown had made the King of Sand stronger and harder to deal with.
Was that really the case? Of course not. The King of Sand's individual combat strength had increased, but overall, he was easier to deal with than before. After all, the King of Sand had not only killed his Left and Right Imperial Ministers, but had nearly devoured all his personal guards as well. The mad king was completely intoxicated by the power brought by devouring the life sources of others.
In just two days, the King of Sand had broken through a bottleneck he had been unable to advance past for a hundred years. After devouring the Right Imperial Minister and taking that step, he had devoured hundreds of elite guards and advanced another great step, causing the bounty to reach 1,300 ounces of Space-Time Power.
Everything came at a price. At present, aside from servants unworthy of devouring, it was nearly impossible to find a guard with any strength inside Sacred Sand Castle. After the Left and Right Imperial Ministers had been killed for no reason, the ministers and nobles of Abundant Water City began fleeing through the night. Anyone would have run. Serving beside a ruler was like accompanying a tiger, but assisting the King of Sand was even more dangerous.
First the ministers and nobles fled, then the wealthy merchants ran. By noon that day, even some of Abundant Water City's commoners were showing signs of leaving the central Royal Capital.
Judging from the current situation, fighting the King of Sand now was far less