Chapter 271: So Many People—how Are They Just Gone?
Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, beneath the night sky.
With Huo She and Ying Ya fallen, whether it was Yaklo inside the hall or Wuka and the others from the Lionheart Merchant Guild, none of them could calm down for a long time.
“Captain Wuka, this Obsidian Martial Arts Hall is too ruthless. The two super geniuses from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals were actually both killed, not a single one left alive. If Earth Star Pharmaceuticals finds out, they will absolutely go crazy.” A beautiful woman from the Long-eared Tribe looked at the two who had been taken out, swallowed hard, and said in a trembling voice, “If we keep staying in the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, we will definitely be implicated when the time comes. Do we really still want to stay?”
Of course, it was good that Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had won, but as people living in the Tianhe Region, they all knew very well the way Earth Star Pharmaceuticals operated.
Earth Star Pharmaceuticals had never cared about the life and death of its lower-level personnel, so when they faced the sudden assault by Earth Star Pharmaceuticals members, they had dared to fight back.
But Earth Star Pharmaceuticals valued the geniuses they cultivated with extreme importance, especially those super geniuses who had learned Sequence Extraordinary Level Martial Skills; they treated those as precious treasures.
If even one of them died, they would fight desperately.
Previously, a hidden faction in the Tianhe Region had killed one of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals’ super geniuses. As a result, Earth Star Pharmaceuticals directly sent fifteen Blood Condensing Realm masters to that faction’s headquarters. They not only erased that headquarters completely, but more than half of that hidden faction’s Blood Condensation Realm experts died, which shocked the entire Tianhe Region at the time.
Because back then no one had expected that Earth Star Pharmaceuticals would actually go to war with a fairly powerful hidden faction just for a single trial super genius.
And now, Obsidian Martial Arts Hall killing those ordinary geniuses was one thing, but they had even killed two super geniuses from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals. If this matter spread to the Tianhe Region, it would definitely be earth-shattering news.
“Do you think you can get away?” Wuka glanced at the beautiful female teammate, then shifted his gaze toward Luo Wu Shang, Fang Zhen, and the others not far away, his heart full of shock and helplessness.
Being abandoned by the Lionheart Merchant Guild and used as hostages was miserable enough, and then they ran into something like this.
Setting aside Earth Star Pharmaceuticals’ future retaliation, right now, even if they wanted to escape from Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, it was absolutely impossible.
He had long known Obsidian Martial Arts Hall was not simple, but he had not expected it to be this formidable. There were more than ten experts whose individual strength had reached Vice City Lord Level. They were only a group of Advanced Bone Forging Realm martial artists. Facing one Vice City Lord Level expert, they might still be able to fight a little, but facing more than ten such experts, that would simply be suicide.
Not to mention that among these grey-robed disciples there were also experts like Luo Wu Shang and Fang Zhen, whose strength was comparable to the Blood Condensation Realm. Any one of them could take all their lives with ease.
Right now, he could only hope Earth Star Pharmaceuticals would not make a move within a month, so they could safely leave Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
Compared to the worried Wuka and the others, Yaklo was shocked by the strength Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had displayed, her beautiful eyes full of disbelief. She was, instead, not very worried about Earth Star Pharmaceuticals’ retaliation.
Because Yaklo knew very well that Earth Star Pharmaceuticals might be a colossal entity, especially in the Tianhe Region, where it was a power that no one except the Domain City could oppose.
But the Wushan Region was not the Tianhe Region. The power Earth Star Pharmaceuticals could send here was quite limited, especially since Obsidian Martial Arts Hall already had existences whose strength was no weaker than the Blood Condensation Realm. In the face of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals’ retaliation, they might not be without the strength to fight back.
“So this is the strength of the hall’s genius disciples?” Wu Zhuoqun looked at Luo Wu Shang, who had killed Huo She, and could not help feeling deeply shocked by the foundation of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
As a Bone Forging Realm expert of the City Guard, he had always disdained the so-called geniuses cultivated by the city.
In his eyes, only those who could pass the exam and enter the Domain City were true geniuses and worthy of his pursuit.
But the geniuses he had admired before, when compared to Luo Wu Shang and the others, were utterly insignificant. And in Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, geniuses of this level were not limited to just one, which was simply unbelievable.
“Senior brother, do you think I have a chance to get into Obsidian Martial Arts Hall and become a true disciple of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall?” Xiong Yuedie now looked at Luo Wu Shang, who was about the same age as her, and the many young grey-robed disciples present whose strength had reached Vice City Lord Level. Her beautiful eyes were full of fighting spirit and longing.
Previously, her goal had been to enter the Domain City, hoping to one day achieve the Top-tier Bone Forging Realm, or even become a Blood Condensing Realm master.
But now, after seeing these disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, she suddenly felt that Obsidian Martial Arts Hall might be the better choice. The Domain City might have better resources, but it absolutely did not have a human race Transformation Method, whereas Obsidian Martial Arts Hall did.
Back at the Martial Artist Association, she had originally thought Transformation was Hall Master Lin Qi’s unique talent. But now among these grey-robed disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, dozens of them could transform. That alone was enough to prove that this human race Transformation Method was not a personal talent, but something that could be learned.
If she could learn such a transformation, joining the Domain City and becoming a Domain City genius would no longer matter. After all, this form of transformation was not only powerful, but also incomparably cool. Compared to becoming some Blood Condensation Realm master, that was far less impressive.
“Become a true disciple of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall?”
Wu Zhuoqun looked at the clearly tempted Xiong Yuedie, feeling somewhat stunned. He had not expected this proud junior sister to genuinely be interested in joining Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
However, this also served as a reminder for him, who had been planning to join Obsidian Martial Arts Hall: if he truly wanted to become powerful, he had to become one of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall’s grey-robed disciples. Simply joining the hall’s garrison was far from enough.
Less than three minutes after the battle ended, as all the disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall were preparing to begin rebuilding the hall, the City of Light Chasing Defense Group also hurried over.
A full twelve regiment leaders and grand regiment leaders personally arrived. This kind of formation was something seen only when a city war broke out, which left the members of the various major factions who had come to investigate within the city extremely shocked. They had not expected Obsidian Martial Arts Hall to receive such treatment.
“Yinuo, how is the situation?” A three-eyed old man over sixty asked Yinuo, who had finished his investigation.
“Grand regiment leader, based on the current investigation, we can confirm these people should be those brought from the Domain City,” Yinuo said somewhat uneasily.
Those brought from the Domain City were obviously no ordinary people.
Although this time it was those people who attacked Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had not left a single one of them alive. This matter was extremely troublesome.
More than a hundred Bone Forging Realm experts.
The complete annihilation of so many Bone Forging Realm experts would be a huge loss to any faction, and they would definitely not let it go afterward.
“All right, I understand. I will report directly to the City Lord. You handle the follow-up work,” the three-eyed old man said with a nod. He looked at those members of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals lying on the ground, his gaze indescribably deep.
Yinuo and the others might not know who these people on the ground were, but as the City Lord’s trusted subordinate who had entered Wushan Prison many times, he knew very clearly that they were all members of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals.
Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, as a colossal entity in the Tianhe Region, having so many people die here, would absolutely shock the entire Wushan Region once the news spread.
The three-eyed old man then reported the full details of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall’s situation to City Lord Di Luoya.
“City Lord, should we inform the people on the Domain City side of this news now?” The three-eyed old man looked at the holographic projection displayed on the smart watch and asked in a low voice.
“Report it. There is no way to conceal this news,” Di Luoya said after thinking for a moment, then nodding.
Only after Di Luoya hung up the call did he, sitting in the City Lord’s residence, take a deep breath. Looking at the detailed intelligence in his hand, his gaze was filled with indescribable shock.
“This Obsidian Martial Arts Hall is insane. They actually dare to kill people from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals. Are they not afraid of retaliation from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals?” Looking at the information about more than a hundred Earth Star Pharmaceuticals Bone Forging Realm experts who had died, Di Luoya did not even know what to say about Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
To the various major factions in the city, and even many Bone Forging Realm experts, Earth Star Pharmaceuticals was a very unfamiliar power. But for those who frequently participated in Wushan Prison operations, there were almost none who did not know about Earth Star Pharmaceuticals.
It was a major power that the major cities of the entire Wushan Region absolutely could not afford to offend, and even the Mist Mountain Domain City had to show them some respect.
Now that Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had killed all these Earth Star Pharmaceuticals members participating in Wushan Prison, if Earth Star Pharmaceuticals learned of this, he did not dare imagine what they would do.
While Di Luoya, the City Lord of the City of Light Chasing, was troubled, far away in the training room on the top floor of the Martial Artist Association, Precia also received news of the assault on Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
“How is the situation?” The half-scale race man sitting cross-legged opened his eyes and asked Precia.
After a long silence, Precia slowly said, “They are dead. All of them are dead…”
“All of them are dead?” The half-scale race man asked in surprise. “Is the Northern Grey Robe this weak?”
According to their plan, they had intended for Earth Star Pharmaceuticals to run into a setback, so that during the period when Wushan Prison was open, they would behave more quietly. He had not expected that the Northern Grey Robe could not even hold out for such a short time.
“Senior brother, that is not it,” Precia said with a bitter smile. “The people Earth Star Pharmaceuticals sent are all dead, including those two super geniuses.”
“All dead? How is that possible!” The half-scale race man was shocked. “Those were two super geniuses from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals. Did a Blood Condensation Realm expert from the Northern Grey Robe make a move?”
As a dominant power in the Tianhe Region, the super geniuses cultivated by Earth Star Pharmaceuticals each possessed physical fitness at the extreme of the Bone Forging Realm, and together with their Sequence Extraordinary Level Martial Skills, they could contend with Initial Stage Blood Coagulation experts.
With two super geniuses accompanying them, according to the information on the Northern Grey Robe, being able to hold out until the City Guard arrived would have already been very good. After all, those two super geniuses were equivalent to two Blood Condensation Realm experts, capable of sweeping through many cities and factions in the Wushan Region.
“According to the investigation, no Blood Condensation Realm expert took action. The ones who killed those two super geniuses were all disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, the strongest of whom was only at the Bone Forging Realm Beginner Level,” Precia explained.
“Bone Forging Realm Beginner Level? They killed super geniuses of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals?” For a moment, the half-scale race man suspected Precia was lying to him.
To be recognized as super geniuses by Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, all of them had physical fitness that had reached the extreme of the Bone Forging Realm, and together with their Sequence Extraordinary Level Martial Skills, they could compete with Initial Stage Blood Coagulation experts.
Now they had been killed by a group of martial artists of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall who were at most at the Bone Forging Realm Beginner Level. Who would believe that if it were told?
In fact, it was not only the half-scale race man who found it unbelievable; even after reading the reports, Precia herself did not believe it at first.
Because this news was not just outrageous; it was pure fantasy.
But according to the investigation by the City of Light Chasing Defense Group, the geniuses and super geniuses of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals were indeed all dead, and there were numerous eyewitness testimonies from people on the scene, leaving her no choice but to believe it.
“Senior brother, what do we do now?” Precia said with a bitter smile. “If Bert finds out about this, he will probably go insane.”
Originally, they had only planned to let Bert suffer a minor setback. But this was no longer just a setback; it was like a black tiger taking his heart, enough to cost Bert his life.
Although Earth Star Pharmaceuticals had a massive foundation, losing two super geniuses at once would not be a small blow to them. For Bert, as the leader, this was a major incident.
And if a Blood Condensation Realm super genius truly lost his mind, destroying a city would not be impossible, and she, at least, had absolutely no power to stop him.
“We already sent him a warning earlier. If he dares to act recklessly, our Domain City is not to be trifled with,” the half-scale race man said, his gaze turning cold.
Precia did not doubt this. Although Bert had advanced to the Blood Condensation Realm, compared to this senior brother of hers, he was still slightly inferior. As long as her senior brother was willing to take action, Bert would not be able to overturn the heavens.
“I used to find it strange that senior schoolmate Fansen would cooperate with Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. Someone as proud as he is would actually work with a faction outside the Domain City. Now it seems that on this trip to Wushan Prison, senior schoolmate Fansen really has a decent chance of entering the Lower Level,” Precia said enviously.
Wushan Prison was the greatest opportunity in the entire Wushan Region, and every time it opened, she would definitely go as well.
But previously her strength had been limited, and only recently had she become the personal disciple of her teacher. The teams she could join had no qualification to thoroughly explore Wushan Prison; every time, she could only linger in the Upper Level, without even getting into the Middle Level.
This time, the fact that Obsidian Martial Arts Hall could kill two super geniuses of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals in one go was enough to prove that their team’s strength was astonishing. Among all the teams in the Wushan Region, they could probably rank in the top five, and among the teams of the Four Regions, placing in the top twenty would not be impossible.
“You are overthinking it. Entering the Lower Level is not that easy. They only killed two super geniuses recently cultivated by Earth Star Pharmaceuticals. The super geniuses of Earth Star Pharmaceuticals have always had poor combat proficiency and few treasures. Over the years, only Bert counts as someone notable among them. Any deputy leader from another top-ten team could take those two out casually,” the half-scale race man said indifferently. “This time I have already made arrangements with your Sixth Senior Sister. As the deputy leader of our Domain City’s representative team, she can bring you into the team. Once you enter the Lower Level, you must listen to her. Otherwise, even she might not be able to guarantee your life.”
“Thank you, senior brother.” Precia could not help but rejoice when she heard this.
She had originally thought that on this trip to the Wushan Region, she would once again just wander around the Upper Level, but she had not expected to be able to join the Domain City’s representative team. This was a team that many first-class geniuses in the Domain City desperately wanted to get into.
As the greatest opportunity in the Wushan Region, Wushan Prison had led to many geniuses in the Domain City deliberately remaining at the Bone Forging Realm, refusing to step into the Blood Condensation Realm. After all, Wushan Prison only restricted the martial arts realm and not age. Even someone in their seventies or eighties, as long as they were not in the Blood Condensation Realm, could still enter Wushan Prison.
Her Sixth Senior Sister was such a person. Ten years ago, she had already been capable of advancing to the Blood Condensation Realm, but for the sake of the opportunities within Wushan Prison, she had never broken through. Although she had not advanced, her personal strength was so great that even this senior brother in front of Precia could not claim certain victory over her.
While Precia was overjoyed, in another training room nearby, qi and blood were surging so violently that the Intermediate Bone Forging Realm martial artist who had come to deliver the news was coughing up blood, sprawled on the ground, unable to move at all.
“What did you say? Huo She and the others are all dead?”
“There were so many of them, and both Huo She and Ying Ya had already mastered Sequenced Martial Skills. How could they all be gone?”
Bert, dressed in a light green plain robe, stared at the genius from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals delivering the report. His eyes were full of disbelief, feeling as if the messenger were playing a joke on him.
“Lord Bert, it is true. This news has already spread everywhere,” that genius from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals said hastily. “And this news was deliberately sent over from the Domain City side.”
“Deliberately sent over from Precia’s side?” Bert’s anger grew even stronger when he heard this. This was not just delivering news; it was clearly mocking him. “Good. Very good, Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. Very good, Northern Grey Robe. You dare to kill even our super geniuses from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals. Pass my order to that Hall Master Lin Qi. Tell him I want to see him. Have him come to the Martial Artist Association to talk!”
“Yes!”
The genius from Earth Star Pharmaceuticals, feeling the raging qi and blood calm down, hurriedly left the training room to deliver this message to Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
