Chapter 412: First Wolf Hunting Operation!
Xia Feng and Mu Qingtong stood back to back, their expressions grave as they quickly surveyed their surroundings.
From the four directions.
To the south stood an old man in a deep red robe, holding the Black Moon Holy Tome in one hand.
To the north, a young man with gray hair possessed handsome features. Both his gorgeous red and blue heterochromatic eyes and his wheelchair-bound posture were eye-catching.
To the west was a solid gold staff. Its surface was densely engraved with patterns of various beast shapes such as dragons, birds, and tigers. As it descended, a majestic aura of stampeding beasts seemed to spread out, sweeping across heaven and earth.
To the east, behind a holy sword of silver radiance, a man with enormous white wings closed his eyes, a golden holy mark on his brow glowing. The moon disk of the sky hung behind him, like a god.
Xia Feng recognized the old man in the robe as Cardinal Oberon of the Black Moon Holy See.
The golden long staff belonged to a mysterious existence that had inexplicably pursued them for several months. Later, according to Miss Mu’s investigation, the owner of the staff was named Tian Yuan, known as Third Master Yuan, who was now affiliated with the Astronomical Bureau.
As for the wheelchair-bound youth, he was naturally that Ye Li Dongjun.
Finally, the man who looked like an angel, with the most terrifying aura, was Angel Right Wing Uphiel. He was a disciple of Ye Li Dongjun, but his strength was at the Sage level!
Oberon and Tian Yuan were at the Venerable Realm, Second Stage.
Ye Li Dongjun was at the Venerable Realm, Fourth Stage.
So, three Venerables and one Sage had come to kill them?!
Xia Feng was somewhat dumbfounded. No, was Ye Li Dongjun that formidable? To kill him, they could summon so many powerful figures?! Was it worth it?
Xia Feng’s thoughts stalled. No, something felt wrong. The golden long staff was also present. This staff had inexplicably pursued them for so long, there must be a reason. And this reason was the cause for the arrival of these four powerful individuals.
Thinking of this, combined with the ‘Saint’s Death Decree’ that had suddenly cursed both of their souls a few days prior, and what Xia Feng had learned from a Golden Sparrow noble about Sirius, a world-ending disaster star in the Astral Realm.
All the clues pointed to these people likely being here for the World-Ending Witch!
Xia Feng understood. The ‘Saint’s Death Decree’ was also targeting Miss Mu, but since he had synchronized with her, due to some special mechanism, the decree was also synchronized, making it appear as if both of them were cursed simultaneously.
Just as Xia Feng’s mind was racing.
Ye Li Dongjun’s pupils narrowed slightly, his handsome face looking somewhat grim. The moment he descended, he realized that the location of Sirius was actually Dong Sheng Fortress!
Before, after Tian Yuan came out of the Holy Spirit Hall, he had briefly explained the plan to圍捕 Sirius.
More than half a month ago, Tian Yuan had asked the ‘Saint Lady’ to cast the ‘Death Decree’ on Sirius, and at the same time, began to perform ‘Saint Positioning’ based on Sirius’s direction.
Although it was called positioning, it was actually a prophecy, predicting a point in time when the target’s overall strength would be at its weakest, and at which spatial coordinates they would appear.
After more than half a month of calculations, the time was finally determined, and the location locked.
Then, Angel Right Wing Uphiel was asked to act, using spatial teleportation-type Spirit Robes to precisely transport everyone to the designated coordinates.
What Ye Li Dongjun never expected was that this coordinate point would be Dong Sheng Fortress! Was the so-called Sirius actually the K-Masked Man?
Or perhaps the Q-Masked Man?
But it didn’t matter anymore. Upon seeing that these two were still alive, and the devastated core military area, Ye Li Dongjun realized—
Ye Li Helian was dead! The entire Dong Sheng Fortress had been plundered!
Not only that, when his consciousness scanned the core area, only a deep pit remained at the center. The Origin Flower, Origin Water, and even the soil had been dug up, leaving him with nothing.
Even the Angel’s Cage was gone! This was clearly the work of the K-Masked Man!!
At the same time, in the Holy Spirit Hall, everyone in the Holy Spirit Plaza could see the scene in Dong Sheng Fortress through the spatial projection and were somewhat astonished.
“Why is it them?!”
The people from the Golden Sparrow and the Black Moon Holy See frowned.
Among the Golden Sparrow forces, Ke Yanqing held an oil-paper umbrella. The moment she saw the K-Masked Man, a cold glint flashed in her eyes. As a believer of Hua Shen and a maid-in-waiting to [Mother], she had been deliberately humiliated by the K-Masked Man during the last Spirit Song Competition in front of her younger brother, Corvis. The humiliation was unforgettable.
Afterward, she had summoned [Mother] and reported the matter, only then did she learn that the K-Masked Man might be carrying a fragment of Mother’s soul, which allowed him to control her body at will.
Truly detestable!
Mother had ordered her to pursue the K-Masked Man with all her might, to retrieve the fragment of soul at any cost. She had pursued him for months, but the K-Masked Man’s methods were bizarre and complex, and he had ultimately escaped.
Coincidentally passing by Sector 41, she had come to participate in the secret operation to hunt Sirius. Unexpectedly, by chance, she had encountered this scoundrel, the K-Masked Man, again!
“Sister Qing, could Sirius be the K-Masked Man?!” Behind her, Corvis exclaimed in astonishment.
“Whether he is or not,” Ke Yanqing’s lips curved into a cold, soft smile, “He and the Q-Masked Man will die.”
As it happened, although their Golden Sparrow faction had not directly participated in the hunt, they had provided spatial blockade technology for this operation. The four light pillars forming the cage were the Golden Sparrow’s doing, preventing any spatial abilities.
Unless the space collapsed and caused spacetime turbulence, no one could escape this cage.
It was also for this reason that after Sirius died, their Golden Sparrow faction would be eligible to share in the spoils. The K-Masked Man undoubtedly possessed many treasures, and it was not unreasonable for the Golden Sparrow to claim a soul fragment that rightfully belonged to Mother.
From the Black Moon Holy See’s side, Jiang Qiue and Yuji Pao were also astonished, not expecting to see the Masked Man again here.
No wonder Tian Yuan had been chasing the K-Masked Man and Q-Masked Man; it turned out he suspected one of them was Sirius?
Jiang Qiue’s gaze flickered. No wonder their strength was so monstrous and their methods were endless! She wondered which of these two was Sirius, or if both of them were?
No, that was impossible, the probability was too low.
The Empire’s territory was vast. The chance of two Siriius individuals meeting before they became famous was practically zero.
Moreover, according to the Astronomical Bureau’s observations, one of the Sirius individuals was still at the First Stage, while these two were at least at the Fifth Stage now, which didn’t match.
However, regardless of who it was, both of them had to die.
This did not align with Jiang Qiue’s expectations.
The Q-Masked Man could die.
But the K-Masked Man’s blood was sweet, which would help her increase her strength and even remove the seal within her body. If possible, Jiang Qiue actually didn’t want the K-Masked Man to die.
After all, the K-Masked Man’s blood was definitely Dragon Blood, and it was True Name Dragon Blood of an outrageously high status. In this era where the Dragon race was extinct, it was an unbelievable existence.
But the wolf hunting operation was imperative. Without knowing who Sirius was, killing both of them was the most prudent decision, so the other four factions would absolutely not let the K-Masked Man go.
The woman in the green dress stood with her hands behind her back, gazing at the solemn scene of the fortress reflected in the sky. A hint of tiếc nuối flickered in her indifferent, beautiful eyes.
“What a pity…”
