(First update)
The army Snow Star Prince had sent to encircle and suppress the Elephant Armor Sect disciples was finishing up its work. With no high-level combatants above Spirit King rank remaining, the surviving disciples had little ability to resist. Only scattered fighting remained in the satellite city.
A general clad in full armor approached Yang Ming. After sizing him up for a moment and confirming his identity, he cupped his fists and said in a deep voice:
"My lord, this subordinate will continue purging those connected to the Elephant Armor Sect throughout the city. To avoid disturbing you, please move outside the city."
Yang Ming looked at the thick-browed, big-eyed general with a faintly amused smile. His words sounded polite, but he was actually driving Yang Ming away. Clearly, he was afraid Yang Ming would stay and steal his credit.
After all, since the Heaven Dou Empire had been established, there had rarely been cases of armies suppressing sects. Such opportunities for merit had only existed during the empire's early years, when conflict still raged across the continent.
This general clearly did not know the true relationship between Yang Ming and Snow Star Prince. He likely believed only that Yang Ming was one of Snow Star Prince's hidden agents.
Yang Ming shook his head without explaining. The matter was settled anyway, and he wanted to find an open area to test his newly acquired soul skill, Undead Scourge.
As for those First-Generation Vampires buried beneath the ruins of the city lord's residence, he would leave them for the general to worry about.
With an inscrutable smile at the corner of his lips, Yang Ming calmly left with Sister Bao. As for the Cat Girl Duoduo, after transforming the vampires, she had suffered a decline in strength from repeatedly using