"How has the Netherworld Hall been doing lately? Any news of its Hall Master?"
Gu Xun'er's exquisite face was utterly cold. Fire flickered ceaselessly in her beautiful eyes, giving off a dazzling light, while a terrifying aura seeped from her graceful figure. Yao Tianhuo dared not meet her gaze and answered with his head lowered.
"Over the past year, the Netherworld Hall has attracted a steady influx of experts thanks to its Eight-Star Dou Zong Deputy Hall Master, its unfathomable Dou Zun Hall Master, who has appeared only once since its founding, and its close ties with Jia Nan Academy. It has developed at an astonishing pace. Now, whether in the Black-Corner Region or across the entire Northwest Continent, its prominence is unrivaled.
"However, that Hall Master has never appeared again. The Netherworld Hall's relentless expansion over the past year, annexing territory and seizing resources, has stirred considerable resentment among some of the Northwest Continent's Dou Zun factions. They have also begun to doubt the strength of a Hall Master who has remained out of sight for so long.
"Quite a few spies have recently poured into the Black-Corner Region from all over, investigating the Netherworld Hall. Those factions will likely send people to test it in the coming days. Even the leaders of those Dou Zun factions might come in person. If they all come, the Netherworld Hall's Eight-Star Dou Zong Deputy Hall Master will be utterly unable to withstand them. The Hall Master should have to appear personally then."
Yao Tianhuo reported every detail of the Netherworld Hall's recent affairs to Gu Xun'er. As she listened, a captivating smile involuntarily appeared on her face.
That sudden, knowing smile graced Gu Xun'er's peerless features, which seemed sculpted in a celestial palace. For an instant, all other colors seemed to