Zhuo Si's palms glowed with a dim light as he stared at Guan Tong. His gaze scanned Guan Tong's body and finally landed on Guan Tong's right shoulder. Guan Tong's hair stood on end. Not good!
Just as Zhuo Si was about to attack, an extremely unpleasant shriek came from underground. It sounded like someone was scratching glass with their fingernails, and the sound shattered all the houses in Crimson Orchid City. Countless people covered their ears and trembled as they fell to the ground.
Everyone looked down at the ground.
Ming Guang frowned as a chill ran down his spine. He felt a fatal danger.
Ascended Mavis continued to rush into the distance, but there was a monster beneath her feet.
Along with the strange cry, a creature that looked like an earthworm but was larger than the entire Crimson Orchid City soared into the sky, forming a black line that connected the sky and the earth. It raised its head to the sky and let out a strange cry. With Crimson Orchid City as the center, the sound spread in all directions, pushing the void and turning into ripples that spread out.
Even Zhuo Si was shocked. This monster's power level was definitely over seven hundred thousand. Where did it come from?
The three Guan brothers looked at each other. They had underestimated this monster. It was much stronger than them.
The monster twisted its body and flung out violently, turning half of Crimson Orchid City into ruins. Zhuo Si hurriedly intervened. If the monster was allowed to do as it pleased, the millions of people in Crimson Orchid City would die.
The monster roared at Zhuo Si, who kept retreating. "Guan Tong, if you want to clear your suspicions, deal with this monster first."
"Big Brother, the place where those things are stored in the headquarters is not something that Long Qi can touch. Moreover, if that place was destroyed, I would definitely know about it. Long Qi has never been to that place, so that symbol definitely can't slander us." Guan Hai quickly reminded him after regaining his clarity of thought.
Guan Tong jumped up. "Deal with the monster."
"Wait, Brother!" Guan Hai shouted. "You should go back to the headquarters and destroy those things to prevent the superintendent from finding them."
Guan Tong seemed to have woken up from a dream, and he turned around to head back to the headquarters of the Humble Huaiyuan Sect.
Zhuo Si wanted to stop him, but the monster was blocking his path. He couldn't pass through it easily, and there was also Guan Hai.
"Sect Master Zhuo, I'll help you."
"Guan Tong, you want to silence us?"
"You still want to slander us? Once Superintendent Qingchen finds out that you and Long Seven are slandering us, you'll be doomed."
Zhuo Si's face was solemn as he joined forces with Guan Hai to deal with the monster.
Guan Yun retreated far away. His strength was not enough to interfere in this kind of battle. He still had Ascension Mavis behind him, and Obscurus and the others from the Yin Mountain District headquarters were on the other side of Crimson Orchid City.
Guan Tong rushed to the headquarters of the Humble Huaiyuan Sect.
The Nine Gates Supervisor, Qing Chen, was also heading towards the headquarters of the Humble Huaiyuan Sect.
At this moment, Lu Yin was waiting outside the Humble Class headquarters.
With a Humble Class mount, it would take a few days to travel from Chi Lan City to the headquarters of the Huaiyuan Humble Class. However, with the Emissary's strength, she could travel through the void regardless of the consequences and arrive in less than two hours.
Although Guan Tong was very close to the headquarters, Qing Chen was a Half Martial Ancestor. The distance he could cover was incomparable to Guan Tong's. In the end, he arrived at the Humble Huaiyuan Sect's headquarters one step ahead of Guan Tong.
Lu Yin had seen Qing Chen's image before, and the moment Qing Chen descended, he immediately appeared.
Qing Chen also saw Lu Yin for the first time.
"I am Long Qi, the captain of the Humble School in the Yin Mountain District. Greetings, Superintendent." Lu Yin bowed respectfully.
Within the Humble School of Huaiyuan, everyone noticed Qing Chen's arrival and bowed in unison, "Greetings, Superintendent."
Qing Chen waved his hand and dismissed them. He landed on the ground and looked at Lu Yin with a serious expression, "You are Long Qi?"
"Yes, I am Long Qi," Lu Yin replied.
Qing Chen looked at him, "Let me see it."
Lu Yin immediately handed the scarlet eye over to Qing Chen.
Through Guan Yun's memories, he was absolutely certain that the scarlet eye was the symbol of the Redbacks in this region.
Qing Chen looked at the scarlet eye in his hand and a murderous glint flashed across his eyes. There was no mistaking it; this was it! He had personally eliminated no less than ten Redbacks in the past, and all of them had this thing that could communicate with each other. There was no mistaking this aura.
At this point, Guan Tong finally arrived. His heart sank when he saw Qing Chen, but he did not panic. He quickly landed on the ground and bowed respectfully, "Guan Tong, the leader of the Humble School of Huaiyuan, greets the Superintendent."
Qing Chen looked at him coldly and raised the scarlet eye, "This is yours?"
Guan Tong's tone was low as he angrily shouted, "Superintendent, this Long Qi has wronged me! This thing is not mine!"
Qing Chen looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin was calm and composed, "Superintendent, I obtained this symbol in the Humble School's headquarters. That place is rather secretive, and aside from the three brothers, almost no one else knows about it. If you don't believe me, I can take you there for a tour."
Guan Tong's eyes flickered as he thought of that place. Impossible, how could this brat know about it?
Even the White Dragon Tribe would not be able to find out.
Qing Chen glanced at Guan Tong and said, "Lead the way."
Lu Yin immediately led the way with Qing Chen by his side and Guan Tong at the back.
Qing Chen was not worried that Guan Tong would escape. Trying to escape in front of a Half-Ancestor like him?
Impossible! Even a powerhouse with a power level of a million would not be able to escape from him, let alone Guan Tong.
Lu Yin could not sense Qing Chen's strength, but he guessed that he would not be any weaker than Elder Chan or the Elysium Heavenly Master. Someone at this level would be at the peak of the Fifth Mainland, but in this region of space, he was only a Nine Gate Superintendent.
The strength of this region of space was not on the same level as that of the Fifth Mainland.
The headquarters of the Humble School of Huaiyuan was surrounded by several tributaries that connected the heavens and the earth. Each tributary looked small from a distance, but upon entering, one would discover that it was like a river or an ocean. There were islands, continents, cities, and strange creatures that lived in the water.
The three Guan brothers would always hold secret meetings in a passage on the opposite side of a continent.
When Lu Yin brought them to the continent, Guan Tong's expression changed and became incomparably pale. The moment Lu Yin entered the water, Guan Tong felt powerless, and his eyes unconsciously flickered.
Qing Chen saw all of this, and the depths of his eyes were frighteningly cold.
Not long after, Lu Yin brought Qing Chen and Guan Tong to the back of the continent, where they entered a passage from the bottom of the water.
Guan Tong's pupils shrank, and he suddenly turned to flee, but Qing Chen grabbed him, "Where are you going, Master?"
Guan Tong was grabbed like a little chick, unable to resist at all.
Lu Yin took a deep breath and followed the passage to the innermost part. There was a rather luxurious building here, and hidden underground was a scarlet eye that contained much of the information that Guan Tong and the others had reported.
Lu Yin did not look at it.
Qing Chen saw it, and his face turned ashen, "Wow, I never thought that the master of one of the Middle Realm's Nine Gates would be a Red Back. What a joke, what a shame!"
Guan Tong's legs went weak, and his face turned pale. It was over, it was all over.
Qing Chen put away all of the evidence, "Let's go to Crimson Orchid City." He grabbed Guan Tong with one hand and Lu Yin with the other before tearing through the void and disappearing.
This was not the first time that Lu Yin had been taken through the void by someone stronger than an Emissary. Every time, he had been unable to see his surroundings clearly, and this time was no different.
When he opened his eyes again, they were already outside of Crimson Orchid City. A Half-Ancestor's speed was incomparable to Guan Tong's, and it took only the blink of an eye.
Crimson Orchid City had long since been reduced to ruins, and Zhuo Si had joined forces with Guan Hai to deal with the creature.
With Qing Chen's arrival, the creature seemed to sense something, and it rushed underground in fear.
Qing Chen frowned, "Evil creature," and pressed down with his hand. The earthworm-like creature let out a mournful wail as its body disintegrated layer by layer, finally disappearing from the world.
Everyone kept quiet out of fear. A Half-Ancestor's unparalleled power made it so that no one dared to breathe.
Guan Tong was ruthlessly thrown to the ground, all of his meridians broken. Most importantly, his right shoulder had been shattered, and the most important astral origin cyclone for an Emissary had dissipated. He was now a cripple.
Seeing Guan Tong's miserable state, Guan Yun screamed, "Brother!" and rushed over.
On the other side, Guan Hai made the exact opposite decision and rushed in a different direction.
Unfortunately, he could not escape. Qing Chen casually moved a finger, and his right leg was cut off. Similarly, the astral origin cyclone dissipated, but Guan Yun was not so lucky. Qing Chen's attack had been heavy, and he was crushed into a puddle of blood.
Lu Yin felt that it was a pity. He had wanted to merge with Guan Yun's memories to investigate the surname Lu. Through this person's memories, he could learn more about this part of the universe.
"Subordinate Zhuo Si of the Yinshan District greets the Superintendent," Zhuo Si respectfully bowed. The moment he saw Guan Tong leave, he knew that he had made the right bet. The White Dragon Tribe had not disappointed him.
The rest of the people from the Humble School bowed in unison.
Qing Chen nodded and scanned the entirety of Crimson Orchid City. He sighed; the appearance of a monster had killed hundreds of thousands of people, which was not uncommon in this part of the universe. Although there were many experts in this part of the universe, there were also many monsters in the Mortal Realm. Natural disasters and man-made disasters were something that even Progenitors could do nothing about.
Qing Chen had cultivated for so many years, and he had seen even more miserable things. This was too insignificant.
With a wave of his hand, he threw Guan Hai beside Guan Tong. Both of them were extremely miserable.
Qing Chen calmly said, "Everyone is here. What else do you have to say?"
Guan Tong's face was ashen. The evidence had been investigated, and there was nothing left to say.
Guan Hai was unwilling to accept this, and he glared at Lu Yin with hatred, "Superintendent, it's true that the three of us are redbacks. Since we've been found, we'll definitely die, but I can't accept this."
Qing Chen looked at Guan Hai, "What do you mean?"
Guan Hai endured the pain of his injuries and gritted his teeth, "The symbol in Draconic Seven's hand does not belong to the three of us."
Qing Chen looked at Lu Yin.
Zhuo Si and the rest also looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin had not expected Guan Hai to drag him down with him even before his death, but he had considered this before. Furthermore, with Guan Yun's death, this explanation was even more convincing, "The symbol does not belong to you or your brother. It belongs to Di Meng's third brother, Guan Yun."
"What did you say?"
Guan Hai was stunned for a moment, then angrily said, "You still want to slander my third brother? No one can blame us for our fate today, we can only blame ourselves for relying on the enemy. We were blind, but we can't allow others to frame us. The three of us are one, and we only have one symbol. Where did the second symbol come from? We only have one."
Lu Yin confidently asked, "Guan Hai, are you sure about Guan Yun?"