Mo Ni spluttered in frustration. Contrary to what he thought would happen, Bai Yunfei had actually managed to come out as the victory against two Late-stage Soul Kings!Ā
And he had done it practically uncontested!
Having not witnessed how the fight outside Mo City was conducted, Mo Ni had thought this entire time that Bai Yunfeiās victory over Li Fenghai had to be done with some external assistance of some kind, somehow. A solo victory felt inconceivable to him otherwise. He only knew Bai Yunfei was capable of powering himself up twice. But even that wouldnāt be enough to win the battle, Mo Ni thought Bai Yunfei would surely struggle in this battle with two other Late-stage Soul Kings. However, what really happened was Bai Yunfei easily defeating the two.
That had been a heavy shock for Mo Ni to see.
āHe only used just one power-upā¦.just one! How?!āĀ Mo Niās face was twisted inwardly in deep thought as he roared and cursed mentally to himself.Ā āAndā¦whatās going on with the Qin?! They shouldnāt have sent only one Soul King! Qin Tian shouldāve appeared, where is he?!ā
āRumbleā¦grnnā¦.!!ā
The ground beneath his feet started to buckle heavily at that moment, snapping Mo Ni out of his deep thoughts.
āWhat?!āĀ His head snapped up to look first all around him before hovering over the area to the north. āWhat is that?!āĀ
In the north of his location, a bright crimson light was rapidly dying the skies there.
āThe northā¦āĀ Mo Ni suddenly remembered,Ā āThatās where the mines are! Didā¦did patriarch Qinā¦but thatās far too fast!!ā
Ā Ā ā¦ā¦
āPaā¦Patriarch!!ā
A loud cry boomed over the battlefield where Bai Yunfei was. It was Qin Long!
The Qin Longāwho had at this point seemed past the brink of rationalityāwas back to his senses! He had finally taken his eyes off Bai Yunfei to gaze off to the crimson skies in the north!
There was surprise in his eyes. Something about the crimson skies was making his body tremble with excitement!
Right by his side, Qin Pingzhi was also staring at the sky with a pleased look.
A strange spark of light crossed over Yan Tianxingās eyes when he heard Qin Long cry out the word āpatriarchā.
āRumbleā¦Grnā¦!!ā
Heaving like the rough breathing of a person, the ground around everyone shook endlessly. The surrounding mountains were having rockslides, and even the middle of Mo City had an immeasurable amount of commoners running about in terror of a ādisasterā.
āEh? Whoās that?!ā
Suddenly, someone watching the scene pointed out someone in the northern skies!
There was someone standing on the edge of where the crimson light was spreading from. In his quadrant of the sky, a black light was pervading through the sky as if he was heralding the night sky to come faster. In a short time, the skies were evenly split between black and red!
āBoom! Boom! Boom!!ā
It wasnāt just the ground that had the sound of rumbling. Even the heavens above were quaking with the loud sounds of thunder!
With how the black and red light was spreading, it felt like two heavenly beings were about to fight one another!
That was when two bone-chilling auras from the north made themselves known to everyone! It was hardly noticeable except to those strong enough, but it was there nonetheless! Anyone that could feel the auras immediately went slack in the face from shock!
The skies were north to Mo City, a direction that ran completely opposite of them in the south. Measuring the distance from here to there meant well over hundreds of kilometers of distance! What kind of aura could possibly extend that aura!?
āNo! Somethingās happened!!ā Qin Pingzhi was the one to cry out in panic at Qin Long.
āWeāre going!!ā Qin Long snapped at once.
And in a burst of dark-green light, Qin Long went flying off towards the north! Qin Pingzhi said nothing and quickly followed suit. Yan Tianxing followed a few moments after the two to travel silently by himself towards the north.
āTheyāreā¦theyāre gone!? But why? Do the QIn have to do with whatever that is in the north?ā
āIf it can make Qin Long forget about his grudge with Bai Yunfeiā¦what in the world is it?ā
āBad news! People in Swallow City are saying that the assistant-head and several other key members of the Qin were assassinated not too long ago!ā
āWhat?! No way! Something like that happened?!ā
āThat many people from the Qin died?! Thatās too much, isnāt it? Qin Hu is a Mid-stage Soul King! Who could possibly assassinate him?ā
No one could find the words to describe the emotions they had. News of Qin Huās assassination was spreading quickly from Swallow City, but everyone was having trouble wrapping their minds around the subject at the same speed.
Multiple people were running towards the north now. The auras they felt was intimidating, but curiosity had a stronger grip on their hearts and left everyone with a great deal of interest on what in the world was going onā¦
Ā Ā ā¦ā¦
Like the others, Bai Yunfei was staring at the skies to the north with a heavy look.
He could tell at a glance that this sight was taking place above the mines in the north. He also felt that there was something foreboding about this sight.
His heart had skipped a beat when he saw the figure standing on the black side of the sky. That aura felt very similar to Jing Mingfengās grandfather!
āMingfeng and his grandfatherā¦canāt be related to this, can they?āĀ Bai Yunfei thought to himself.
āThe way Qin Long reacted, his family has to be connected to this! Is the figure in red someone from the Qin then? Whatās going on for something like this to happen? Areā¦they going to fight? Is Mingfeng there too then?ā
Question after question fired off in Bai Yunfeiās head as he tried to make sense of things. All he could feel was concern for whatever it was.
āI have to go see!!ā
It seemed very likely that Jing Mingfeng was somehow related to this newest development, so Bai Yunfei wanted to leave for the north at once rather than to stay around here.
āYunfei.ā
Bai Yunfei turned around to see Xiao Nan flying towards him with his wife by his side.
āBrother Xiao Nan, sister-in-law.ā Bai Yunfei nodded in greeting.
Xiao Nan looked rather surprised still from Bai Yunfeiās battle. āYunfeiā¦ā He huffed, āI knew you were strong, but notĀ thatĀ strongā¦me lending my āassistanceā was unnecessary it seemsā¦that Early-stage Soul King from the Qin wouldnāt even be a problem to youā¦ā
āBrother Xiao Nan, I am extremely grateful that you were willing to help me, how could you say it wasnāt necessary?ā Bai Yunfei shook his head with a smile.
āWell, the problemās over for now at the least. What do you plan to do now? Are you going to leave this troubled city?ā Xiao Nan asked. āI saw you were looking towards the north, are you interested in it? And do you plan toā¦ā
Bai Yunfei nodded. āYes. Iād like to go see whatās going on there, are you going there too?ā
āAre you really?ā Xiao Nan repeated in mild surprise, āWell, this is a very unordinary occurrence. I might as well go take a look myself. Letās go together then.ā
āYes, then please hold for a moment so I can do one last thing.ā Bai Yunfei nodded before flying down towards the ground on the right.
He was heading for a mountain where the burly man who had helped testify for him was still standing.
Bai Yunfei touched down onto the ground and gave the man a grateful salute. āI am truly grateful for your assistance, brother.ā
āAhā¦broāsenior Baiā¦thereās no need for this. Iā¦I just didnāt wish to see the Qin so haughty like thatā¦ā Caught off guard by Bai Yunfeiās polite etiquette, it took a moment for the burly man to respond in kind.Ā
A Mid-stage Soul King was being so kind to him! They werenāt too different in age, but he was just a Soul Exalt and Bai Yunfei was a Soul King. By all norms of their society, Bai Yunfei was someone thatād be considered to be of the more āseniorā position of the hierarchy!Ā
Subsequently, a Soul Exalt wouldnāt be someone a Soul King would consider lowering themselves to greet politely. So this man was completely overwhelmed by the actions taken by Bai Yunfei to him.
Noticing the awkwardness of the situation, Bai Yunfei smiled. āHaha, no need to call me senior. Iām of the same generation you are, why not call me brother?ā
The man heaved a sigh of relief out loud and boomed with laughter. āHaha! Alright! If you say it like that, then Iāll oblige, brother Bai! Iām Hu Sha, a wandering cultivator from the countryside. What good fortune to come across brother Bai in todayās auction, haha!!ā
āItās a pleasure meeting you, brother Hu Sha.ā Bai Yunfei replied in kind. His right hand shook once to bring out an object that glowed bright-orange. āFor your assistance, brother Hu Sha, Iād like to gift you one of my soul armaments. Take it as a sign of my thanks.ā
āWhat kind of talk is this, brother Bai? Iāve said it before that I couldnāt stand to hear the haughty talk of the Qin. I didnāt do it for the reāā The man had already been in the motions to refuse whatever gift it was Bai Yunfei was taking out when he took notice of the energy emanating from Bai Yunfeiās hand. His jaw dropped wide-open mid-speech and his eyes widened by several degrees wider than normal as he stared.
Bai Yunfei smiled. āYes. Itās not a mid-heaven tier, but itās far better than the ordinary low-heaven tier soul armament. Itās also an earth-type soul armament, so it should suit you just fine, brother Hu Sha. Iām sure youād suit this soul armament more than I would. I hope Iām not wrong in that guess.ā
āOfā¦of course not! Iā¦I love these types of soul armaments!ā Hu Shaās eyes shone with excitement at the large bladed soul armament.Ā
He looked a little ashamed at himself for the apparent greed in his voice. He coughed a few times from embarrassment, but his eyes never left the large ringed broadsword Bai Yunfei was holding. The man swallowed once.
āThenā¦if itās not too much trouble, brother Baiā¦ā
āIf you like it, brother Hu Sha, then take it. This is the most I could hope for.āĀ
Bai Yunfei tossed the giant sword onto Hu Shaās hands.
Hu Sha looked stunned for a moment at the heaven-tier soul armament in his hand. Two seconds passed before he could find the words to say his thanks. āIf brother Bai is being this forward, then please allow me to do the same! I truly want this soul armament, I thank you for your gift!ā
āAā¦a heaven-tier soul armament!! Bai Yunfeiās giving that guy a heaven-tier soul armament? Am I seeing things?!ā
Of the many people who were still standing around here, all of them were watching this interaction take place with dropped jaws. They could all tell how powerful the soul armament was just by the shine of it. Hu Shaās noteworthy reaction was really the confirmation of the fact. That soul armament was most definitely a heaven-tier!
Several people could feel their faces turn green with envy as they cursed themselves for not being Bai Yunfeiās witness faster. Even an earth-tier soul armament wouldāve been enough to change their minds had they known!