Inferior Fang Yue

"Help... send a distress signal!"

Amid the chaos, the Eagle Merchant Group's Leader shouted in a shrill, terrified voice.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Bright flares shot up from the Eagle Merchant Group's estate.

The entire Merchant Group was plunged into chaos. Cries for help and screams rang out all around.

Tai Yuema, who had already made it halfway across the rooftops, looked back and saw the flares rising high into the sky. His pupils immediately contracted.

In the darkness, only burning human souls could illuminate all things!

Someone had actually attacked their home?!

As his thoughts churned, Tai Yuema glanced at the inn still far in the distance and sneered. "Lucky you. I'll let you off for tonight."

Turning back, he raced through the night toward the Eagle Merchant Group.

The Eagle Merchant Group wasn't without strong fighters.

Though they couldn't find a second Human Rank Mid Stage expert, they could still muster one or two formidable Human Rank Initial Stage experts.

It was just that...

Since the Merchant Group had sent out a distress signal, something serious must have happened—something even those Human Rank Initial Stage experts couldn't handle.

In this situation, Tai Yuema could only hurry back, lest the Eagle Merchant Group be wiped out. Not to mention, that would make him conspicuous and make it harder to hide his identity.

Just the possibility of delaying Ox Seat's orders regarding participation in the Martial Competition was enough to make him protect the Eagle Merchant Group. Otherwise, he could already have made a move to replace its Leader.

His speed surged. From far away, he could see the Eagle Merchant Group's estate in utter chaos, flames soaring into the sky.

Strangely, there were very few corpses on the ground—only pools of blood that made one's skin crawl.

On the estate's