Chapter 510: Quiet Fallout
Chapter 510: Quiet Fallout
Cain and Amber simply disrupt this sinister sensation with a small portion of their soul energy.
Their intrigue was further ignited, however, and Amber began scanning the Spirit insignia runes on the scroll.
This time, the principles within the runes weren’t a confusing mess of a mist. Amber could just barely make out a set of words within her Spiritual Sea.
She slowly muttered, “Slaughtering Art? It appears this is a Spirit Art solely focused on killing and attacking. It holds no other effects besides destroying a person to their core.”
Hearing this, Cain couldn’t help but feel joy. He eagerly told Amber, “Ah, wouldn’t this be perfect for you? With both the Spirit Web Art and this Slaughtering one, you can easily deal with foes without having to move much. I will also feel more at ease if you have better offensive moves.”
On their journey, it would typically be that Cain took on the offensive side of battle while Amber provided support.
The last moment the duo could think where Amber went on the offensive was all the way back on the Heaven Sky Planet after Cain was put out of commission by an Elder.
Amber could still recall that moment to this day. In that battle with all those life-sentience beings, she had to rely on purely her soul form to gain an overwhelming edge. She didn’t use any cultivation arts besides her bloodline powers.
It wasn’t that she didn’t have a powerful art at that time, but rather, none of them would’ve provided great aid in battle.
Though Amber never cared to fight, she did want to achieve victory as soon as possible. Combining Spirit Web Art with Slaughter Art did seem like the best option for her fighting style.
Amber helplessly shrugged while taking the golden-red Spirit Scroll. “Don’t think this means I’ll be looking for challenges or anything. I’m more so glad about being able to blast away whoever I’m facing within seconds.”
“Right, right.” Cain nodded. Looking back down to the other spatial ring, he said, “Well then, let’s finish sorting through this stuff and continue with our regular routine. Nothing that happens tomorrow would be related to us anyway.”
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At first, it was simply another ordinary day within the Cloudsea Holy Land. Disciples and Elders alike went on their days without any concerns at all.
But this all changed midway through the day.
A horrifying piece of news, one that shook the entire Holy Land to its core, rattled the mind of everyone.
That is, the genius Gold World Spirit Master, Senior Master Juo, was mysteriously killed!
The Gold World Spirit Master who was protected by layers and layers of Golden Spirit formation arrays was killed in his own home without raising any detection!
Above all, there wasn’t any sign of how he was killed.
No struggle in his room or lingering remnants of energy or life auras. Senior Master Juo’s blood was vaporized into nothingness, and his own expression was one of utter confusion. He himself didn’t know he died.
And no other Elders knew how as well.
Immediately, the Supreme Elders, both Martial cultivators and World Spirit Masters, checked on Senior Master Juo’s natal life crystal. They all at least expected something from seeing the last moments of his life.
However, to everyone’s utter dismay, Senior Master Juo’s natal life crystal was similarly crushed into complete nothingness!
Nobody could extract any information from it. Furthermore, nobody could extract information from the Spirit formations around and inside Senior Master Juo’s house.
It really was as if he was assassinated by a true ghost!
Such a mind-shaking event inevitably called for a meeting between Cloudsea’s highest Elders, both Martial and World Spirit Masters.
But while the higher-ups were accurately aware of this tragedy, none of the outer, inner, or even core disciples knew of Senior Master Juo’s death.
This news was suppressed as tightly as possible. The only disciples privy to this news were the Supreme Elders’ direct disciples and the Divine Decree Lords.
At this time, in one of the highest points of the genius living quarters was an intricate royal house that rippled an immensely powerful Divine Aura. Anyone getting close would feel as if their breath was being taken away.
Such a powerful house aura could only belong to a Divine Decree Lord. Specifically Divine Decree Lord Wen Shao!
Inside Wen Shao’s house, a meeting was under its way.
Two young men sat around a table that had a ring projecting out a light projection. Both men wore solemn expressions. They, who stood near the top of the younger generation, couldn’t help but feel extremely grave.
One of them exuded the natural presence of a half-step Divine Ruler. But not just any half-step Divine Ruler. One that stood at the absolute peak of the half realm, his very being infinitely close to the state of Supreme Divine Laws.
He was the number one core-ranking genius, Sun Wei!
Across from him was the genius whose very being rippled with unfathomable power. Even when his Divine Aura was heavily suppressed, the surrounding air still vibrated with every breath he took. Sun Wei appeared completely overshadowed when next to this genius.
This man was, of course, Divine Decree Lord, Wen Shao!
Both the number one core-ranking disciple and Divine Decree Lord felt utterly stumped at this moment. As they stared into a projection of Senior Master Juo’s crime, neither could form any reasonable thoughts.
Seconds of silence later, Wen Shao suddenly sighed. “There shouldn’t be any mistake in our movements. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. For weeks, it seemed as if everything was going smoothly. But now…I can’t fathom any possibility behind this.”
Sun Wei narrowed his eyes, a faint glint sparkling in his pupils. There was one guess he has in mind but didn’t speak on it for all this time.
But now, after hearing Wen Shao’s befuddled tone, Sun Wei couldn’t hold it in any longer.
He slowly said, “Lord Shao, could it be them? For years, nothing life-threatening had ever come to Senior Master Juo. And now, weeks after those two joined, he suddenly died with no reasonable explanation? I can only think there’s at least something highly suspicious going on.”
Not quick to dismiss the thought, Wen Shao seriously contemplated the possibility.
Cain and Amber were the only new events that happened in a long while. And those two surpassed the common standards of any disciple who had joined before.
Pinning the blame on them could possibly result in a lead. However, Wen Shao was equally quick to dismiss the thought seconds later.
He wearily shook his head. “Even if our Elder has suspicions, how can we possibly go ahead with blaming them without even a slight piece of evidence? The Supreme Elders and Royal World Spirit Masters can’t identify any traceable aura around his room or on his corpse. For all we know, this could be the working of a powerful Yin ghost, a rare that could be. Moreover, there are still my brother’s own Elders to consider. We can’t even stir up trouble if we wanted to.”
A long sigh escaped Sun Wei’s lips. This whole case made him honestly feel a bit cold in the feet. Whoever performed this kill would make the very best assassin across the entire God Galaxy.
Sun Wei gloomily said, “So? Do we just have to push on from this event and pretend like it never happens? No matter whether those two did it or not, this will severely affect us in the future.”
In response to Sun Wei’s question, Wen Shao went completely still. All manners of plans and thoughts stormed his mind like raging lightning.
Then, moments later, Wen Shao’s body suddenly jerked. His expression cleared and his eyes stayed limpidly calm. His whole entire bearing appeared as smooth as water.
Wen Shao calmly said, “Under me, you are the strongest one, Sun Wei. After that last recording of Lee, there’s no point in antagonizing him unless I can convince the direct disciples. But even then, that’s a rough feat for me. No matter how much talk or other means are used, everything will always come down to personal strength. Thus, unless we can find a perfect opportunity, we will bide our time until the 5 Divine King inheritance opens up. After this event, it’s like I always said. My brother and those two Emperor Tier geniuses will be completely irrelevant.”
The way Wen Shao flowingly spoke could inspire confidence in anyone. Sun Wei certainly felt all of his ease and tension greatly relieved. His confusion began to dissipate, and he appeared much more causal.
“Indeed, Lord Shao. I’ve heard that the Supreme Elders are close to hosting their selection of new direct disciples. And while this event may cause that one to delay a bit, I know that Lee and Xun will participate. Ambitious people like them would never want to wholly rely on other ambitious people. I will participate at most just to witness their progress. But even with the great possibility of them becoming direct disciples, it won’t be able to disturb you, Lord Shao.”
At this point, Wen Shao suddenly cracked a small smirk. “I won’t lie and admit that them becoming direct disciples won’t be troublesome. But Lee and Xun will be in for a rude awakening if they continue to act this way around them. Even I need to tread seriously around those people.”
“Ah, that’s right!” Sun Wei’s grin turned malicious. “Half-step Divine Rulers can’t ever be compared to a full Divine Ruler. Even I can admit this. I can only hope they’ll be taught a pleasant lesson by them.”
Neither Sun Wei nor Wen Shao, in now or in a million years, would believe that either Cain or Amber can bridge the gap from half-step Divine Ruler to full Divine Ruler.
Even if the duo reaches the peak of the Divine Star realm in the future, their prowess can’t possibly breach the wide gulf that is the Supreme Divine Law levels and an Inner World’s Dao Origin.
In their eyes, it would be far, far too late for when the duo finally becomes full-fledge Divine Ruler cultivators. Any weird premonition they may have felt was forcefully cleared away.