"I sent them off to complete a mission. By now, the time we agreed to meet should have passed, but they still haven't returned, which means something must have delayed them. Since that's the case, they should be sending intelligence back soon. I'll also need to remain in the Eleventh Great City for a few more days, so do your best to first establish contact with the intelligence networks of the other great cities." I didn't stand on ceremony with the Jingning couple.
The couple hurriedly agreed and immediately arranged for the hunters under them to investigate the matter.
Although I had quelled the incident involving the spies in Weng City, some of the city's civilians and hunters still hadn't completely dispelled their suspicions of me. Naturally, I had to prove my innocence. After Chu Jiao had the enormous device for testing Dao Calamities moved to the entrance, I also prepared to go inside and give it a try.
The thing resembled a huge hollow bronze bell with a sealed exterior. Once I stood inside the hollow bell, two hunters carrying bell-hammers walked over to it, while the other spear-wielding hunters immediately thrust their long spears through the gaps in the bell. It seemed that if they discovered I was an Otherworldly Beast, they would instantly use the spears to pierce through my Dao Core. What they probably didn't know was just how tough a Dao Core could be.
After I covered my ears, the two hunters wielding the hammers struck the hollow bell!
Dong!
Because the bell was hollow, the sound wasn't as loud as expected. However, after the vibrations spread, the sound waves collided with one another around the hollow sections, producing strange low-frequency aftershocks that instantly made me feel intensely uncomfortable. Of course, if I had been