The Uproar Among the Various Factions (Please Follow... Please Bookmark... Monthly Tickets... Recommendation Tickets...)
Heaven Dou Empire, Imperial Palace, Crown Prince's chambers.
Serpent Spear Douluo She Long knelt on one knee, his head bowed low, his voice carrying a trace of barely concealed exhaustion and frustration.
"Young Master, this subordinate is incompetent."
"Regarding the three mysterious experts in the Holy Soul Village valley, as well as clues about that Ice Element Soul Sage... it was like a stone sinking into the sea. We mobilized every hidden channel we had, yet still... found nothing."
Xue Qinghe sat behind his desk, his handsome face betraying neither joy nor anger. Only his fingertips lightly tapped against the tabletop, producing a steady, soft rhythm.
His gaze rested on the heavy night beyond the window, as though She Long's report had not surprised him in the least.
"Mm, understood. Set this matter aside for now. Just keep watch." Xue Qinghe's voice was calm and even.
She Long hesitated before forcing himself to continue. "Young Master, although we failed to uncover the truth of that matter, yesterday, near Longxing City at the Empire's border and the Agility Clan Compound, two... exceptionally brutal clan exterminations took place!"
"Clan exterminations?" Xue Qinghe's tapping finger abruptly stopped. His sharp gaze instantly locked onto She Long. "Explain clearly!"
"Yes!" Feeling the pressure of that gaze, She Long spoke more quickly. "The clans wiped out were... the Strength Clan and the Speed Clan, two of the former Clear Sky Sect's four affiliated clans!"
"What?!" Even with Xue Qinghe's composure, his pupils contracted slightly as he cried out in shock.
Although the Strength Clan and the Speed Clan had left the Clear Sky Sect many years ago, their foundations remained. Their clan heads were both Soul Douluo-level experts, and there were many