Inside a hall on Star Island, two stewards stood respectfully before Third Floor Master Ou Tuo, reporting in full the intelligence they had gathered over the past few days.
As he listened to the report, Third Floor Master Ou Tuo's brows furrowed into a deep crease.
"Even now, the Black Dragon Domain is still in complete chaos. The martial artists of the Black Dragon Empire have nearly poured out in full force, even wiping out the Sword Origin Empire in one stroke. Left with no alternative, even the Illusory God Empire has joined the Black Dragon Empire in searching for Ye Zhen's parents?"
"Reporting to the Third Floor Master, that is indeed the case. Not only that, but we have also lost contact with the people we placed on Chang Feng Island. We urgently dispatched men to Chang Feng Island and discovered that it is already under Ye Zhen's control. Moreover..." One steward suddenly began to hesitate.
"Moreover what?" Ou Tuo's gaze turned sharp.
"Hua Wu, Hua Qi, the Kings previously recruited and sent to the Black Dragon Domain, as well as the branch master and two deputy branch masters of our Myriad Stars Tower branch in the Black Dragon Domain, plus the hall masters and stewards of every local sub-branch—a total of one hundred seventy-three heads—have all been hung from the newly erected stone monuments on Chang Feng Island.
"Each stone monument was also engraved with their identities, positions, cultivation..."
"Is Ye Zhen trying to make a show of force?" Ou Tuo sneered as he paced back and forth through the hall. "But if that is the case, it means Zhang Yi and the others succeeded. So why has Zhang Yi sent no word after two months?"
"Reporting to the Third Floor Master, this subordinate also dispatched many men