"Elder, what's wrong? You don't look well!" Lei Ao asked, leaning closer.
"That woman..." The Grand Elder stared at A Ling's disappearing figure, his teeth clenched, unable to utter a word for a moment!
Lei Ao frowned slightly.
The Grand Elder of the Secret Path, at his advanced age, why is he still staring at young and beautiful girls...?
The Grand Elder finally spoke up, "Investigate her! Her background is definitely not simple!"
Lei Ao nodded. "Understood."
At this moment, other Thunder Sect disciples asked in confusion, "Elder, why are you letting them go so easily? Who have we in the Thunder Sect ever been afraid of!"
"Shut up! I don't want to hear that stupid thing again!"
"But..."
"Can't you see? These people are very strange!"
Please explain in detail!
"That woman in black was incredibly mysterious; be careful, she also wields lightning! And her lightning power is immense! Also, that Xie Feng, even I can't fathom his strength. There was also a child whose aura didn't seem human, very strange. That hydra pet is a ticking time bomb. Aside from that timid kid, you could say this team is anything but ordinary!"
Lei Lian analyzed.
Lei Ao said, "But I can't swallow this!"
Lei Lian said coldly, "You have to swallow it whether you like it or not! None of you can make a move! Tomorrow is the Soul Battle; on the battlefield, death doesn't matter!"
Lei Ao nodded. "Understood!"
When everyone returned to the room, it had indeed been vandalized.
"These guys are pretty quick!"
"Luckily, I like sleeping on the roof, so last night I dragged Xu Fei to sleep on the roof..."
" Yao Cang, you're the oddball, don't corrupt the only normal person here!"
"It's a pity I left early, otherwise I would have definitely beaten them up!"
Everyone started complaining.
A Ling then appeared, tossing a cloth bag to Xie Feng: "That's the one that just extorted that Thunder Sect's Grand Elder. Oh, by the way, the inn said they'd give us better accommodations. Let's go."
The Carefree Inn is very large; the second floor alone has three corridors, each with fifty luxurious rooms on both sides.
Moreover, the innkeeper was aware of their feud with the Thunder Sect and deliberately avoided Lei Lian and his group's house.
After everything was settled, Xie Feng asked, " Sister Ling, how strong was Lei Lian when you fought him just now?"
You noticed that?
"His perception is so sharp that he never misses anything."
Xie Feng shrugged and smiled.
Without even thinking, A Ling shrugged. "Too lazy to comment!"
Xie Feng said, "So you mean, it's terrible?!"
A Ling remained noncommittal.
Xie Feng's expression gradually turned serious. He realized for the first time that A Ling also possessed the power of thunder!
Someone who could very well be from the Ninth Universe and possesses the power of thunder... it's hard not to have some doubts!
He had also witnessed the most powerful lightning force.
That's Silver Lightning that's been chasing him!
However, since we haven't seen A Ling make a move, we can't compare the strength of the two...
hope...
It wasn't what he thought!
Xie Feng lowered his head, secretly plotting how to get A Ling to unleash her full power of thunder!
If we use Lei Lian, then that person is clearly not strong enough.
A Ling could crush him with a single finger...
He meant no harm to A Ling, but he felt that her identity was mysterious, and that it might even be related to his own background!
so...
He desperately wanted to know something!
At noon, Gu Yu went out again.
He hasn't done the task Xie Feng gave him yet.
Inquire about the Soul Battle!
The best way is... just find a corner, sit down, and gossip from all over the world will keep pouring into your ears.
"Did you know that the Hundred Flowers Sect, a sect entirely composed of female disciples, has actually recruited a man for the first time ever!"
"Tsk tsk, this kid really hit the jackpot!"
"And on Long Wind Mountain, an old ancestor who has cultivated for a hundred years is about to descend the mountain because it's too poor there, and if he doesn't go out to earn money soon, he'll starve to death!"
"This is absolutely outrageous!"
"And there's more! The Moon Sect is also participating in the Soul Battle! I heard that their youngest and most talented elder Chu Yi, is joining the battle!"
"Strange, the Moon Sect isn't like the Thunder Sect or the Sword Gate. They're huge and have the most land among the three major powers, even the most in the north! Why would they want a Lingnan City?"
"Look at your limited understanding! You think this is just a battle? Wrong! This is a strategic situation! In a strategic situation, the most important thing is the 'strategy' itself! The Northern Spirit Emperor's strategy—who in the North would dare not come?"
"I understand, I understand!"
After listening intently for a while, Gu Yu's lips twitched incessantly.
What is all this?!
It wasn't what he wanted at all!
In order to hear some high-level gossip, he moved to the city center, where powerful figures gathered. Sure enough, he heard a lot about the Soul Battle.
Regardless of whether the Gu Yu is genuine or fake, we accept it all.
The sun sets behind the western mountains.
Gu Yu shook his legs, which had been standing all afternoon, and prepared to go back.
He came to a quiet alley, turned a corner, and saw a group of people walking towards him.
"Vice Pavilion Master, I heard there's a Carefree Inn not far away where many major sects stay. Shall we go there?"
Is the venue full?
"It seems there are still a few rooms left!"
"The big battle is tomorrow, so as a participant, you must get plenty of rest!"
"Knew!"
Leading the procession was a man in splendid attire, enjoying the treatment of being the center of attention.
Suddenly!
Whoosh!
A hidden arrow fell from the sky and struck him squarely between the eyebrows!
thump!
The deputy pavilion master fell straight down.
His eyebrows quickly turned black and were corroded into a large, bloody hole.
"Oh no! The hidden weapon is poisoned!"
"Someone killed the deputy head of my Heaven-Subduing Pavilion!"
"Go after the killer!"
Everyone panicked instantly, and chaos erupted.
A sharp figure appeared before them, carrying a long sword on his back and holding a small crossbow, his unruly hair fluttering in the wind.
He said in a deep voice, "The murderer? Is that me you're looking for?"
He raised his head, revealing a cold and stern face!
A killer aura!
The disciples of the Heaven-Subduing Pavilion were stunned when they saw him.
" Hong Jian!!"
This assassin was from the Sword Gate, one of the three major sects in the north.
The Twin Swords: The Hong Jian!
A disciple of the Heaven-Subduing Pavilion glared at him angrily. "Why did you kill the Vice Pavilion Master?!"
Hong Jian gently blew on his crossbow and said casually, "Because this person will become an obstacle for my Sword Gate..."
Heaven-Subduing Pavilion is a first-class sect in the north and is very powerful. Although it cannot compare with the top-tier Sword Gate as a whole, in terms of Soul Battle alone, the participants it sends will pose a great threat to the Sword Gate!
In general, these kinds of battles mostly depend on the core strength of the forces, and sects generally won't send anyone above the third-in-command level; this is an unspoken understanding.
Unless the sect to which they belong is truly weak.