The black dossier lay open on the table. Its pages were thin, but they weighed down two great sects.
Bai Jin turned from the first page to the last, the smile fading little by little from his face.
The operation had two fronts. Four Titled Douluo would lead a night raid on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while another force struck straight at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The dossier spelled out even the retreat routes, rendezvous points, and disposal of the bodies. The only thing it left out was when to stop.
"How long have you been preparing?"
"Three years," Bibi Dong answered calmly. "Xue Ye is gravely ill, Heaven Dou's court is in turmoil, and Tang San has gone to Sea God Island. If Spirit Hall misses tonight, it will have to wait several more years."
Bai Jin closed the dossier. "Both forces have already set out?"
"Two hours ago."
Silence settled over the hall.
Bibi Dong watched him, little emotion in her violet eyes. The Soul Hunting Operation had been approved jointly by the Elder Hall and the Papal Hall, and its forces had been drawn from dozens of Branch Halls. Even if Bai Jin burned the dossier on the spot, those people would not stop.
"I understand why you want to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect," she said. "You have a history with Chen Xin and Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong is Tang San's companion. But what about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
"I have no ties to them." Bai Jin pushed the dossier back. "But this order counts even Outer Gate disciples and their families as targets. Your Holiness, there are tens of thousands of lives between winning and killing everyone."
"Leave them alive, and you leave enemies alive."
"Kill