"You said the Myriad Poison Douluo is dead?"
Hua Tao stared gravely at the Evil Soul Master before him. The man nodded. "Yes, sir! His Excellency Myriad Poison—he met with misfortune while ambushing the captain of the Federation's Stellar and was killed by that captain."
"What kind of joke is this?!"
Hua Tao raised his voice and fixed the Evil Soul Master with a hard stare. "Myriad Poison was a Title Douluo! What cultivation could the captain of the Stellar possibly have?"
"Th-that, I do not know the exact circumstances either." The Evil Soul Master shook his head.
During the battle between the Myriad Poison Douluo and Yun Qianyue, he had been the only Evil Soul Master to take action. The others had not intervened; afterward, they had merely seen half of the Myriad Poison Douluo's corpse, already reduced to a useless shell.
It did not seem like the Black Tortoise Douluo's handiwork, so they could only speculate that the captain of the Stellar had killed the Myriad Poison Douluo.
Seeing that the Evil Soul Master did not appear to be lying, Hua Tao's expression became even graver. With his hands behind his back, he paced back and forth, muttering, "That's impossible..."
As he spoke, someone hurried in from outside. The Evil Soul Master made no effort to avoid him.
"Pagoda Master! News has come from Lingdou City."
The man cupped his hands to Hua Tao and reported, "Xue Yuntian, Emperor of the Dou Ling Empire, has gone to the Swan Fleet's military harbor under the protection of two royal consecrators!"
Hearing this, Hua Tao frowned. "Why?"
"According to our people planted in the imperial palace, it seems he has gone to meet the captain of the Federation's Stellar!" the man answered.
Hua Tao took a deep breath and waved