Kuangdao Association.
Jin Sheng, dressed in fine clothes, walked past building after building and reached the depths of the compound.
All around him, everything was quiet. Not a sound stirred, not a trace of life remained. The place was utterly dead.
"Alas, the Kuangdao Association really has fallen."
Jin Sheng sighed inwardly.
On their trip to Dark Moon Lake, the Kuangdao Association had first been coerced by the Divine Might Army and Jian Twelve. Many of its elite fighters had died deep in Dark Moon Lake, swallowed by the fish, leaving the association gravely weakened.
After all, though the Kuangdao Association had plenty of members, its real core was made up of its powerful Core Realm fighters.
But most of them had been killed or wounded at Dark Moon Lake.
Even so, the association might have managed to keep itself afloat. But to make matters worse, before Li Kuangdao could lead the survivors out of the wasteland, the Black Tide arrived, bringing the Kuangdao Association to the brink of annihilation.
Now only three members of the entire Kuangdao Association remained: its leader, Li Kuangdao; Jin Sheng; and Chai Sanniang. Everyone else had died and become food for the abominations.
Creak!
Jin Sheng walked up to a two-story building and pushed the door open without hesitation, entering the hall.
This was the residence of Li Kuangdao, the leader of the Kuangdao Association.
"Association Leader, the people hoping to join the Kuangdao Association have arrived at the training ground."
Jin Sheng walked up to Li Kuangdao and bowed slightly, his expression respectful.
"Really? I'll head over now..."
Li Kuangdao stood with his back to Jin Sheng, gazing up at a painting on the wall. It depicted nothing more than a treasured saber, drawn in simple strokes like a doodle.
But if he