Finding Teammates

Ye Zhen had disguised himself as True Lord Black Water and struck down the leaders of the Heavenly Horse Gang and Five Immortals Hall. Among the many consequences this brought about, there was one Ye Zhen had never anticipated.

It made the upper echelons of every force in the Crimson Fire Branch Hall extraordinarily timid.

In their quiet rooms, they not only strengthened their defenses, but directly activated talisman arrays or even more advanced and costly Warning Talismans, practically laying down vigilant talisman light in every direction—above and below, front and back, left and right.

The reason was simple. News from the Heavenly Horse Gang and Five Immortals Hall, especially the death of the Heavenly Horse Gang's chief leader Xu Yueshan, indicated that he had practically been slain in a sealed chamber!

Guards had been stationed outside, and the Warning Talisman lights densely covering the room's interior remained completely intact, yet the man had died!

For True Lord Black Water to infiltrate without a sound, there could only be one possibility—he had come from underground!

This analysis left the upper echelons of the major forces in Chihuo Martial City pale with fright, and they all changed their security measures.

The most direct consequence was that Ye Zhen had accomplished virtually nothing over the past few days.

The pressure of the battle five days away was too great. Ye Zhen had originally intended to secretly strike again during these days and eliminate the upper echelons of the Longevity Sect or Heavenly Net Sect. At the very least, he had wanted to quietly deal with Yun Pochuan and Zhou Muqing, the couple said to possess a secret art capable of killing Palace Opening Realm Kings.

Unfortunately, this chain reaction had left Ye Zhen with no opportunity to act. If he forcibly made