Inside the secret chamber, the terrifying vitality leaking from the Three-Eyed Race elder forced all three deputy city lords to their knees, making even breathing incomparably difficult.
"Lord Hujin, we are not entirely sure how Lord Frost Wolf died. We only know that Lord Frost Wolf suddenly sealed off the borders and attacked Chiyue City, the headquarters of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, only to be completely wiped out."
"Furthermore, we received word that it was not only Lord Frost Wolf. A Legion Commander also took part, but he too died in Chiyue City."
The three deputy city lords hurriedly explained themselves to the Three-Eyed Race elder, terrified that if they were even a step too slow, they would die on the spot.
Although Hujin was the city lord of Tianhe Domain City and one of Azure Star's four Watch Captains, he was the strongest among them. Rumor had it that he could already rival a Legion Commander ranked among the top thirty on Prison Dragon Star. Once the profound mysteries he wielded reached the Perfection Realm, he could take up a post on a Third-class Breeding Planet. Thus, he had been cultivating bitterly within the domain city all this time.
Now, not only had they interrupted Hujin's arduous cultivation, but Frost Wolf, one of the four Watch Captains, had died. No one on Azure Star could escape blame, especially the leading Watch Captain, who would likely be held accountable.
After all, being killed in return by breeding stock—and with a Watch Captain being the one who died—was enough to show just how negligent the overseers had been.
"That damned Frost Wolf! He created the mess himself, then died and left us to clean it up." Hujin gradually calmed down and immediately ordered, "Send people to investigate Chiyue City and