Barbarian Prefecture.
The air was deathly still, the clouds and mist filled with bone-chilling killing intent.
The man holding twin blades stared unblinkingly and motionlessly at the black-clad youth before him, as though an Azure Dragon that looked down upon the world stood before him, regarding him with cold indifference.
Endless bloody stench spread through the surroundings, like mountains of blades collapsing and seas of fire bearing down overhead, as if tens of thousands had just been slaughtered. It was terrifying beyond imagination, enough to make him suffocate.
Hao Wenqu's expression remained calm, but stormy waves surged in his heart. He had never imagined that he would encounter this Blood-Qi Martial Saint who walked the world.
Hearing of someone a hundred times was not as good as seeing them once; having seen him today, he only felt it would have been better not to see him at all.
He truly regretted it. Truly unlucky. How could there be such crushing pressure? It even made him wonder how Nangong Lan had returned alive from this person's hands.
"Are you one of Four Unknowns?" Su Qingyang slowly asked, his gaze examining him.
Hao Wenqu swallowed. In the end, he did not dare lie and answered helplessly:
"Yes, my lord. I am Hao Wenqu, from the Tower Beyond Towers of Four Unknowns."
"Why have you come here? Does the matter in Barbarian Prefecture have anything to do with you?"
Hao Wenqu shuddered, his entire body turning ice-cold. He immediately sensed a life-and-death crisis. Fearing that Su Qingyang might misunderstand, he hurriedly said:
"No, my lord. The matter in Barbarian Prefecture has nothing to do with me. As for whether Four Unknowns is involved, I do not know much, but this matter absolutely has nothing to do with me."
"Because I do not possess