"Reporting to you, Envoy."
Xuan Zhan Divine King did not dare raise his head, lowering his posture as much as possible.
"This junior failed in his duty and let you down. I have come to accept punishment."
As he spoke, he recounted how the Golden Armored Divine King had been ordered to travel to the Eastern Continent, only to be killed by Yang Lingtian, Sect Master of the Chaos Sacred Sect.
He embellished the tale, adding a touch of grievance and indignation as he described how an entire elite army had been wiped out.
Of course, he was clever enough to conceal the fact that his sect had first gone to capture the other sect's disciples.
He only said that the Chaos Sacred Sect was arrogant and conceited.
They had disregarded the Zhan Tian Sect and the esteemed envoy, even cruelly killing the Golden Armored Divine King.
After hearing his account, the Hao Xing Envoy remained in the secret chamber.
His face still wore that expression as calm as an ancient well, as though not the slightest surprise had crossed his mind.
"A Divine King in the early stage was killed by someone in the Early Divine Lord Realm?"
He merely asked the question blandly, his tone carrying undisguised contempt.
"What trash."
Xuan Zhan Divine King's heart trembled at those words, and he hurriedly said:
"Yes, yes. Golden Armored disgraced his mission. His death was well deserved."
"It's just... it's just that Yang Lingtian, the Sect Master of the Chaos Sacred Sect, is far too strange."
"His strength is too heaven-defying. He actually managed to withstand a Divine King's might while only in the Divine Lord Realm."
"This junior dares to speculate that such a monstrous genius may be connected to the person you are searching for."
"The target we