Blood Nether Marquis was stunned. As the Puppet Race's intelligence officer tasked with gathering information on Human Race geniuses, he had always kept an eye on the Azure Flame Sect Disciples.
If a genius emerged... he had to learn of it at once.
But gathering information about the Azure Flame Sect in the Azure Flame Great World was no easy matter. One careless move, and Blood Nether Marquis would expose himself.
That was why he could only work with Blood Cloud Saber Demon.
Blood Cloud Saber Demon's reach was limited, however, and he could not guarantee the accuracy of his intelligence. Qin Hao, standing before them now...
Was a glaring example!
The intelligence described Qin Hao as a newly promoted Inner Disciple who had only just cleared the First Floor of the Myriad Worlds Mysterious Tower. He had shown considerable talent, but nothing beyond that.
He had barely warranted Blood Nether Marquis's attention.
But now...
"He has a doppelganger whose Physical Body rivals a Creation expert's, and his True Self is as strong as a seasoned Ordinary Creation expert. This boy... poses an enormous potential threat to my Puppet Race."
Blood Nether Marquis could well imagine what would happen if Qin Hao continued cultivating without dying along the way. Once he attained Creation...
His strength would very likely rival that of a Marquis-Rank Creation expert.
He might even be a match for a King-Sealing Creation expert!
A King-Sealing Creation expert was already a mighty power in the Star Sea and could play an even greater role on the Outer Battlefield.
I have to find a way to kill him!
Blood Nether Marquis's first thought was to strangle this threat in its cradle. But then he remembered that all he could command here was a puppet doppelganger... one whose combat strength