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Chen Xiaojun strolled out of Chen Zhang's courtyard. The warm afternoon sun shone on him, but it could not dispel the heaviness in his heart.
The faint medicinal smell from Chen Zhang's room still clung to his clothes, reminding him of the price they had paid for this operation. It also kept those earlier words echoing in his mind, along with the darkness stirring beneath the vast whirlpool that was Heaven Dou City...
He wandered along the covered walkway, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the jade pendant hanging at his waist.
He had thought this Gaoying Tournament would simply be a stage for their younger generation to compete, with a few missions of his own to carry out. Who could have known it would drag out so many demons and monsters?
His second uncle had led the counterattack against the Crimson Church in the Northern Region, and they had fought beautifully.
First came the Black Nether Legion, then the Blood Desire Cult. Soul Fighting City, the Dusk and Dawn Office, and the Supervisory Court had struck together. Although they had pulled out two major nails, the sheer difficulty of dealing with Evil Soul Masters had taught him a proper lesson. This operation had truly sounded a chilling warning bell for him.
"Evil Spirits... the Blood Desire Egg..." Chen Xiaojun murmured, his brows knotting tightly.
A monster fed on desires, evil thoughts, and even human blood had actually hatched and grown to such an extent in Heaven Dou City, right beneath the emperor's feet. It was simply inconceivable.
It seemed the empire's surveillance network was not an unbroken wall of iron. Or rather, the desires and darkness in human hearts were vulnerabilities that no defenses could fully