Clue

Even if this trap had not been set specifically for him.

The person who set it might never even have imagined that someone like him would appear in their plan.

But what was its purpose?

Even if they wanted to stir up trouble, it should have been on the territory of the Two Great Empires.

There was neither population nor resources here.

Most importantly, transportation was underdeveloped.

The nearest city to the Extreme North was still an impossibly long distance from here.

Evil Soul Masters only acted for one of two reasons.

Either their motives were purely destructive, harming others without benefiting themselves, or they were after their own interests.

And aside from powerful Soul Beasts like the Snow Empress stationed here, no one else ever set foot in this place.

Therefore, even if this entire place were destroyed, it would not cause Spirit Hall or Divine Might the slightest loss.

As for personal gain, that had already been discussed.

Aside from Soul Beasts and a handful of humans capable of surviving here, this place was essentially a barren wasteland.

Even if they had built a secret base here, or Xiao Tianyang had happened to stumble into one they had already completed.

Their current reaction still did not seem right.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that everything about this was strange.

Of course, Xiao Tianyang would not deny that this chain of analysis had only emerged after he received the mission.

But once all the pieces were linked together, everything became logical and well-founded.

However, just as Xiao Tianyang sat cross-legged in mid-air, sorting through these questions, he suddenly heard Big White's reminder.

"Master, we've arrived!"

Xiao Tianyang came back to his senses and looked ahead.

What lay before him was a grid-shaped valley.

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