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Is that all?

Aloft, Chen Qing, accompanying Ao Zhen, advanced into the city, not even glancing back at the battlefield behind. If the enemy force was only at this level, the 3,000 elite Western Sea Army could easily flatten them without injury.

The soldiers of the Southern Barbarians were actually not weak, with the Ghost Temple Evil Spirits possessing them considered one of the fastest ancient methods to enhance human soldiers.

With many ancient creatures still unable to revive, the Evil Spirit possession, which directly spiritualizes the body for rapid enhancement, was faster than the once prevalent zombie mutations.

Zombies relied on bugs to alter the human body, but Evil Spirits could directly spiritualize the flesh, resulting in quick improvements.

Often in less than a month, they could elevate an ordinary soldier’s capabilities to around Fourth Rank.

Although the higher one went, the more difficult it became, and the higher the demands on the Ghost Spirits, but in terms of speed, before the second version of early stages, apart from the Celestial Serpent Palace, no force could outpace the Ghost Domain.

However, it was unfortunate that they were up against the current Western Sea Army.

The addition of Ao Zhen to the Western Sea Army was like hitting the jackpot, sparking a surge in their belief. Coupled with half a year of integration, Tian Heng now had over ten Transcendent experts under his command, solidifying his position as the number one military force in Jiangnan.

Frankly, if Tian Heng declared independence now, he could even take on the Celestial Serpent Palace.

Naturally, these were not comparable to the novices infused with Evil Spirits.

But if that was all, then how could that guy possibly scheme against him?

Chen Qing looked around, puzzled. He was well aware there were no ancients in the Southeast, so the opponent couldn’t resort to any ancient seals to scheme against him. Thus, on a purely human battlefield, it would be a contest of respective strengths.

The fact that the opponent managed to set up an Eastern Sea Array in Baiyun City within such a short time indicated that they were quite efficient in assimilating the Eastern Sea over the past six months, but to Chen Qing, this still wasn’t enough.

If that was the extent of their capability, then he was sorry to say, they’d better hide deeper. If he caught them, he wouldn’t show mercy!

"You mentioned before that guy could harness the power of the divine icon?" Ao Zhen followed Chen Qing, also vigilantly surveying the surroundings.

When they arrived, Chen Qing had mentioned there could be traps here.

"The power of the divine icon is a taboo that can’t be used recklessly.

The nature’s spiritual energy at present simply can’t bear it, and the slightest carelessness could lead to a world-ending disaster.

The reason it could be used back at the Dragon Palace was due to the special environment.

Here... he probably can’t use it at will. "

Chen Qing shook his head but remained alert and cautious. Just because it shouldn’t be used recklessly didn’t mean it couldn’t be used at all. He even suspected that the opponent’s key to targeting him was the appropriate use of the divine icon’s power!

The two moved rapidly and arrived at the center of Baiyun City in less than half an hour. Chen Qing quickly found the location Zi Yue had described.

It was a chaotic alley, littered with various debris, and the smell of decay was nauseating.

Observing the terrain, Chen Qing felt it odd for a moment, as he could tell that this place was actually not suitable for setting up Arrays or traps.

Nowadays, with the deficiency of nature’s spiritual energy, everything is fragile, and powerful forces can easily destroy everything around them.

The more powerful the Array, the harder it is to stabilize.

In this world, apart from himself, Chen Qing didn’t think there was anyone who could flawlessly create Arrays in thin air.

Therefore, to ambush him with such a powerful Array, one would need to employ Runes engraved in the ground, which worked best on open and flat terrain, since such terrain is less likely to be damaged.

On the other hand, a civilian alley like this one, although complex in layout and seemingly suitable for assassination, is only on a mortal level.

Should it be designed for an Array, the fragile terrain around it would destroy the Array itself in an instant.

From this, Chen Qing roughly deduced that the one who could summon Zi Yue and the others, regardless of distance, probably wasn’t in league with the King of Qin.

What was the background of that person?

And why did they possess such a capability, one that Zi Yue, Ali, including Tianji could sense, yet he could not?

Chen Qing felt lost for a moment.

According to his considerations, this summoning should be targeted at their group of developers. But then... he was also part of the developers, so why was he not included?

If the King of Qin could set up this trap here, it meant the King of Qin must have sensed it too, but he hadn’t.

They say... the King of Qin is Pu YunChuan, but then who am I?

"This scent is..." Chen Qing closed his eyes and took a sniff, suddenly detecting an extremely familiar smell.

"What’s wrong?" Ao Zhen looked at Chen Qing.

"Mister Hua Pi..." Chen Qing frowned. The last time he had seen that guy was at the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, where the guy had helped Liu Yu, a minister of the Song state, to control the Eastern Sea Dragon King.

Incredibly, he had not been purged by the King of Qin afterwards, and according to Wang Ye, after the incident at the Dragon Palace, Mister Hua Pi had parted ways with Liu Yu.

It seemed that the King of Qin had let them go because they had reached some sort of agreement with Liu Yu.

The specific details were unclear, but what did Mister Hua Pi’s sudden appearance here represent now?

Could Liu Yu and Wang Ye be nearby? What exactly is the relationship between Mister Hua Pi and the current King of Qin? If he were loyal to the King of Qin, it hadn’t seemed that way initially, but if he weren’t loyal, how could the King of Qin possibly control the Eastern Sea?

And from the scent, it appeared that Mister Hua Pi might be tracking a human.

Chen Qing followed his nose and tracked his way forwards, while Ao Zhen, walking beside him, observed him closely. She could see that Chen Qing was using the Dragon’s Breath Technique to track.

But the Dragon’s Breath Technique was the innate ability of a real dragon from the Western Sea and could not be taught to others. This guy didn’t have the Dragon Transformation True Dragon Bloodline, so how had he mastered it?

Actually, she had thought it was strange before – didn’t Chen Qing know a little too many things?

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"What’s wrong?"

In a dark room, Jiang Xiaoling saw Mister Hua Pi suddenly become agitated and move to the window to look outside, and she couldn’t help but become curious.

"We’re being followed!" Mister Hua Pi’s face darkened.

"Huh?" Jiang Xiaoling was startled. The two of them had been hiding in this room for almost two hours already, and only now they realized they were being followed?

"There are thousands of my informants in this city..." Mister Hua Pi explained without turning his head: "Why did I bring you to this chaotic residential area? Because in the midst of a mixed crowd, my informants are less likely to be noticed and they can monitor more effectively."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoling felt a chill run through her body...

He knew the capabilities of the other party.

The moment Mister Hua Pi mentioned thousands of informants, he instantly understood what it meant – it was the residents of the city, hiding in their homes, carefully watching outside with their eyes.

Anyone passing by would probably think they were just ordinary civilians.

Such informants were indeed difficult to detect, but thousands of informants – what the heck?

This guy... had he killed thousands of people? Just to set up enough informants?

Jiang Xiaoling swallowed hard, suddenly realizing why his superiors had asked him to carefully observe the Reformers to see if they had been corrupted.

What does corruption mean?

This method of casually killing thousands at a time made him understand what the meaning of corruption was... exactly!

"Damn it!" Mister Hua Pi seemed to become more agitated: "What’s going on with Chen Qing? How can he track us like a dog along our trail all the way here? Didn’t I erase all traces?"

"Chen Qing? The one from Jiangnan?" Jiang Xiaoling asked curiously: "Are you afraid of him?"

"I’m afraid of the one behind him..."