Black Alliance Hunting Squad

In the forest, a child of only five or six hid in a tree, his face pale as he nervously watched every movement around him.

The boy had long golden hair and a pair of golden eyes. He held a spear in his hand, with lightning seemingly flickering over it. Yet at this moment, his aura was extremely weak.

Not far from the child, five blurry figures gradually approached. They were all dressed in black and carried blades and swords. As they moved through the forest, they exchanged not a single word. Yet their tacit coordination was enough to strike fear into anyone's heart.

The child had long seen everything, but he had no way out. From the second day after he arrived in this world, he had been besieged by them. If not for his somewhat unusual abilities, he would likely have been captured alive long ago.

This was the Black Alliance Hunting Squad, a name that made ordinary people turn pale at the mere mention of it.

The five men continuously closed in on the boy's position. Suddenly, one of them kicked the tree where the boy was hiding, and the tree crashed to the ground.

The child was greatly startled and hurriedly leaped away to flee. At the same time, five bolts of lightning struck toward the five men.

Without any verbal exchange, the five immediately chased after him without hesitation.

If their superior had not given them a death order to capture him alive, they could have killed him long ago. But with so many restraints upon them now, they naturally could not unleash their full strength.

Yet they were far faster than the boy, and before long, he was surrounded.

"Stop resisting and come with us," the leader said to the child.

"Never. I'm going to Dragon Island," the child replied.

"You don't know life from death. Attack," the man in black said.

"Hehe, what kind of skill is it for five people to bully one child? If you've got the guts, fight us one-on-one." At that moment, another group of five emerged from one end of the forest. It was Xiao Yan and his group.

The captain of the Black Alliance Hunting Squad froze for a moment, clearly not expecting anyone to appear at such a time.

He gave the other four a look, and they immediately understood. Without any words, their mutual understanding was so profound that it could astonish anyone.

Four pitch-black figures swept toward Xiao Yan's group like the wind, their attacks vicious to the extreme.

On Xiao Yan's side, Xiao Jun fought one man in black alone, while Xiao Yang and Xiao Kai joined forces against another. The two had already suffered severe injuries when fighting the Magic Crystal Beast, so they could only barely hold their own now. Xiao Jian and Xiao Yan each fought a man in black alone.

Xiao Yan's Heavenly Fire Eternal Ancient Ruler appeared in his hand. His Ruler Techniques were all Heaven Tier, which put him at a great disadvantage on this continent.

Xiao Yan infused Heavenly Fire into the Heavenly Fire Eternal Ancient Ruler, his face dark as he stared at his opponent.

When Xiao Yan's opponent saw his flames, a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes. But it vanished in an instant, and a spear shot directly toward Xiao Yan.

"Wandering Flame, Three Rulers." Xiao Yan unleashed this fighting technique, but its grade was simply too low. There was a whole realm's difference between Xiao Yan and the man in black, so it had no effect on him at all.

Black Alliance Hunting Squad

The man in black used his spear to block Xiao Yan's enormous ruler with his right hand. Without giving Xiao Yan time to react, he struck Xiao Yan's chest with a fist from his left hand. A stream of icy energy entered Xiao Yan's body, and Xiao Yan felt the circulation of his battle qi begin to slow. If Heavenly Fire had not restrained this frigid power, Xiao Yan might not even have been able to use his battle qi.

Xiao Yan staggered back several steps, somewhat taken aback. He had originally thought these five would not be very powerful—after all, they needed five people to deal with a child. But only after truly clashing with them did Xiao Yan realize how terrifying they were, especially the icy force within their battle qi.

Naturally, the man in black would not give Xiao Yan time to recover. He pursued relentlessly like a shadow.

"Xiao Yan, run! They're from the Black Alliance—we can't possibly be their match!" Xiao Jun said to Xiao Yan after forcing back his own opponent.

"Black Alliance?" Xiao Yan rolled across the ground, narrowly dodging the man in black's domineering spear strike. He had never imagined that the matter he had interfered in would actually involve the Black Alliance.

This was a dark force publicly recognized throughout the World-Creation Continent. Although he could not completely trust Xiao Wanqing's words, no one dared to underestimate the Black Alliance's power.

Just as Xiao Yan intended to clash with the man in black again, he discovered that Xiao Yang and Xiao Kai were already lying on the ground, their lives and deaths unknown. One man in black flew toward Xiao Jun. Xiao Jian was also gradually running out of strength. He seemed to have been struck by that icy force as well; without the support of Heavenly Fire, he would likely be defeated before long.

The moment Xiao Yan was distracted, three poisoned needles shot straight toward him, each coated in deadly poison.

Xiao Yan could not evade in time, and one poisoned needle pierced his left arm. A burst of agonizing pain made him clench his teeth. Since arriving on the World-Creation Continent, this was the first time Xiao Yan had truly felt death drawing near.

The one who used the poisoned needles was naturally not Xiao Yan's opponent, but the man in black who had been watching the child the entire time. Xiao Yan had thought he would not make a move, never expecting that he was actually skilled in sneak attacks. An open spear was easy to evade, but an arrow shot from the dark was hard to guard against. If not for Xiao Yan's Emperor Realm soul, he would likely already be dead.

"Kill them all," the man in black ordered the four others.

Under the man in black's sneak attack, Xiao Jun, Xiao Jian, and Xiao Yan quickly lost their ability to fight.

"Wait." Just as the four men in black were preparing to finish them off, that middle-aged man in black suddenly appeared and spoke to the four.

He walked toward Xiao Yan step by step and said, "Heavenly Fire. You only possess the strength of the Emperor Spirit Realm, yet you have mastered Heavenly Fire. Boy, what Lineage are you from?"

"Mm." Xiao Yan looked at the man in black, hesitated for a moment, and said, "We are from the Murong Clan."

"The Murong Clan? So you really are from the Murong Clan. No wonder. Rumor has it that the Murong Clan possesses a Fallen Star Flame, but it vanished. I never expected it to appear again now."

"Hall Master, they called him Xiao Yan just now. How could he possibly be from the Murong Clan?" the leading man in black said.

"Xiao Yan, Xiao Clan. Boy, even when you lie, you should know who you're lying to. In that case, go die. I'll take good care of your Heavenly Fire for you." Greed appeared on the middle-aged man's face as a somewhat rough hand slapped toward Xiao Yan's forehead.