The fiber-optic cable had been dug up and severed last night. It had only just been restored, so the update was coming right away. I was truly sorry.
There had been plenty of fire oil prepared in the Inner Space. Huo Hai had had his family prepare it the day before he set out. Apart from Huo Hai himself, only a few members of the Huo Family knew about this.
That was also why Huo Hai had insisted on coming himself. He did not want anyone to discover that he possessed an Inner Space within his body.
"That should do it. One great fire, and it'll all be over soon." Huo Hai poured the last barrel of fire oil into the granary, then stepped back a few paces and prepared to light it. But at that moment, he suddenly sensed a fierce gust of wind rushing at him. A feeling of danger instantly surged into his heart. With a thought, his fully mastered Spirit Serpent Movement activated on instinct, and his entire body went limp.
Taking two steps back, Huo Hai assumed an extremely bizarre posture. The fierce wind swept past his body, and a black shadow smashed into the ground, gouging a huge crack in it. Huo Hai narrowed his eyes. Someone had actually ambushed him.
His attention had been focused on the granary earlier. Once everything had been arranged, the Star Gu had all been at his side, and he had actually forgotten to keep watch. He had not expected someone to get so close without his noticing. If his reaction had been even a little slower, he might already have been cut in two. The weapon lodged in the ground was an enormous saber.
That saber was like a door panel, nearly as tall as Huo Hai