Chapter 66: Destroying 16,000 Tiger People
After a fierce battle, fewer than fifty Tiger-men survived.
The Tiger People Captain relaxed slightly, then heard a Tiger-man ask, "What should we do next?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Fat Tiger Person next to him punched and killed the questioning Tiger-man.
The Tiger People Captain instantly understood that this murderous Fat Tiger Person must have changed his language again.
And he had just ordered the killing of Tiger-men who didn't understand the language, which was why the Fat Tiger Person had suddenly attacked.
Of course, it was also possible that the deceased's language had changed.
The Tiger People Captain couldn't tell whose language had changed for a moment, and didn't dare to say another word, fearing he would be targeted by others.
At this moment, the other Tiger-men also realized the meaning behind the Fat Tiger Person killing the questioning Tiger-man.
Those whose language was the same as the questioning Tiger-man immediately swung their fists and killed the Fat Tiger Person.
Immediately after, other Tiger-men killed them, and internal strife erupted once more.
This time, the Tiger People Captain didn't dare to participate and hid in the distance.
Not long after, only the Tiger People Captain and another severely wounded Tiger-man remained in the area.
The Tiger People Captain then walked over and killed the severely wounded Tiger-man with one punch.
The Tiger People Captain's eyes were red, and he muttered, "Don't blame me, I want to live!"
However, the red light in the Tiger People Captain's eyes quickly disappeared.
The Tiger People Captain's body trembled, he looked around at the corpses everywhere, and said in disbelief, "What have I done?"
The red light flickered in the Tiger People Captain's eyes again, and he said with a mournful face, "You were all killed by me, what face do I have to continue living?"
After saying this, the Tiger People Captain swung his palm and struck his forehead, committing suicide on the spot.
In the underground space, as the Tiger People Captain's soul was collected into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Fang Che's face instantly showed a satisfied smile.
Previously, when using the Voodoo Doll to deal with enemy groups, if the enemy leader did something too extreme, the subordinates would unite to subdue the leader.
This led to Fang Che only being able to constantly change targets, making the speed of eliminating groups very slow.
However, this time, because of the language barrier within the group, most of the subordinates couldn't understand the leader's actions.
Even if the leader made a mistake, they couldn't determine where the leader was wrong due to the language barrier, and could only choose to tolerate it.
This behavior prevented the subordinates from uniting to sideline the leader.
When the subordinates cannot unite, the leader's power is limitless, which allows the Voodoo Doll to exert its maximum effect.
This Translation Master profession is quite compatible with the Voodoo Doll!
Fang Che immediately controlled the Voodoo Doll to act quickly, and listened carefully to the conversations outside, searching for Tiger-man groups whose language had been changed.
In the time that followed, the Voodoo Doll killed the Tiger-men who changed the language rules at an even faster rate.
In just a few days, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner collected nine thousand Tiger-man souls!
Upon seeing this, Fang Che immediately controlled the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, releasing and destroying two thousand weak first-tier Tiger-man souls.
Fang Che needed to free up some space for other powerful Tiger-men, so that their souls wouldn't be wasted.
Afterward, Fang Che continued to control the Voodoo Doll to slaughter.
When Fang Che had eliminated over sixteen thousand Tiger-men, there were no more Tiger-men affected by the language rules in the surrounding area.
Occasionally, he would find some Tiger-man teams, but their numbers had greatly decreased, to less than fifty people.
Fang Che understood that the Voodoo Doll must have moved away from the area where Ye Ling and her group were, and entered Other Planes.
Fang Che was slightly disappointed, then controlled the Voodoo Doll to quickly search for large Tiger-man teams.
Not long after, a team of over eight hundred people, with more than seventy Second-Order Tiger-men, was found by Fang Che.
Fang Che immediately controlled the Voodoo Doll to release energy, influencing the leader of this team.
At this moment, on a certain grassland, the First Prince's team was heading to the location of the next Illusionist.
Not long after walking, the First Prince suddenly stopped and raised his hand, pointing towards a forest in the northwest direction.
The next second, all the surrounding Tiger-men stopped, raised their hunting bows, nocked arrows, and aimed towards the forest.
The First Prince shouted, "The people in front, come out! I see you! Come out immediately!"
No one replied from the front, the First Prince waited two seconds, then waved his hand and said, "Fire."
In an instant, hundreds of arrows flew out, instantly covering the forest.
The arrows struck the thick trees, and the powerful impact directly broke the trees.
"Rumble~"
As the first row of trees fell, the trees behind them were also broken one by one, and dust flew into the air, enveloping the entire area.
Within the dust, a dozen figures vaguely appeared, scattering and fleeing.
The next second, the Tiger-men shot a second volley of arrows towards these fleeing figures.
Each figure was hit by dozens of arrows.
However, the moment these arrows hit the figures, they were bounced off, and the figures were not affected in any way.
But there were too many Tiger-men, and too many arrows.
Countless arrows were continuously fired, and soon some figures were pierced through the body by arrows and fell to the ground.
In just ten seconds, all these fleeing figures turned into corpses.
The Tiger-men quickly approached to check for any omissions.
"It's safe!"
As one Tiger-man finished speaking, eight Second-Order Tiger-men darted out from beside the First Prince and quickly arrived next to the corpses.
These eight Tiger-men placed their hands on the heads of the corpses, and the next second, information about other Professionals emanated from their bodies.
Immediately after, they began to search the corpses for resources.
The First Prince watched the actions of these eight people, a red light flashed in his eyes, and he said expressionlessly, "These Illusionists are truly amazing, they can easily disguise themselves as other professions."
A Second-Order Tiger-man next to him said enviously, "These people are really lucky, they can break through to the second-order without much cultivation, and the Great King values them highly, so it will probably be their era in the future."
Upon hearing this, the First Prince suddenly thought of the Little Prince who had awakened the Illusionist profession, and his eyes became somewhat gloomy.
At this moment, the eight Illusionists had already plundered all the resources, and walked proudly to the First Prince, complaining:
"First Prince, many of the items on them were destroyed. From now on, when we encounter these Professionals from Other Planes, we cannot destroy them violently like today. We must engage them in close combat and wear them down."
Upon hearing this, the First Prince was displeased; if they engaged in close combat, who knew how many people would die.
The First Prince was about to scold them when he suddenly thought of a good idea.
The First Prince smiled and said, "None of us know how strong these external Professionals are. Since you eight have copied their professions, why don't you have a competition with the warriors?
Let us see the power of external Professionals, so that we can better deal with them in the future and help you preserve your items."
As soon as these words were spoken, the eight Illusionists instantly hesitated.
Although the eight Tiger-men could temporarily master the skills of other Professionals, they couldn't unleash the full power of those skills, so they probably weren't a match for the Tiger-men.
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Chapter 67 The Manipulated Prince
The First Prince saw the eight Illusionists hesitating and sneered, "What, are you afraid?"
The eight Illusionists, young and impetuous, saw that the First Prince looked down on them, and all shouted, "I'm not afraid!"
"I am willing to fight with the brave warriors!"
"I am also willing to fight with the brave warriors, Illusionists are invincible!"
"Good, very good!" The First Prince nodded in satisfaction, pointed at a few Tiger-men, and commanded, "You all fight them eight with all your might!"
The Second-Order Tiger-men who were called out drew their precious sabers from their waists and walked towards the eight Illusionists with sinister smiles.
A Tiger-man beside the First Prince glanced at the situation of the eight people and reminded the First Prince with some concern:
"First Prince, those eight usually can't stand these Illusionists, I'm afraid there will be problems."
Red light flickered in the First Prince's eyes, and he sneered, "Don't worry, Illusionists are powerful Professionals who surpass warriors, they will not fail."
The eight Illusionists faced the eight Tiger-men, cupped their hands, and began to speak formalities: "Today, I am honored to be with your excellency..."
Before they had spoken two sentences, the eight warrior Tiger-men directly swung their sabers and attacked.
In an instant, the heads of seven Illusionists were cut off, and one Illusionist dodged in time, not getting his head cut off, but a wound appeared on his chest.
The warrior Tiger-man chased after him and struck another blow, and the last Illusionist also died on the spot.
All of this happened too quickly, and the others didn't even have a chance to stop them from fighting.
But the First Prince smiled and said, "Well done!"
A Tiger-man next to him shouted anxiously, "First Prince, the Great King wants us to win over the Illusionists, how can we kill them?"
Upon hearing this, the First Prince's face sank, and he unhappily reminded him, "Remember, Father King did not require the Illusionists to be alive, and Father King asked me to find Illusionists, not you to find them!"
The Tiger-man heard this, panicked in his heart, and quickly explained, "Your subordinate did not question the First Prince's idea, your subordinate just felt... felt that they died too early, and it would be better to understand more Professionals through the Illusionists."
The First Prince said expressionlessly, "This is easy to handle, you arrange it, divide several teams to search for Illusionists in different directions."
Seeing that the First Prince did not pursue the matter, the Tiger-man relaxed slightly and cupped his hands, saying, "As you command."
Afterward, the Tiger-man quickly thought and stated his ideas for grouping.
The First Prince listened for a moment, made some modifications, and then the entire team dispersed, moving in different directions, with only the First Prince and his group remaining in place.
After all the other teams had left, the First Prince looked at the Tiger-men he had deliberately chosen to stay, and smiled:
"I know that the warriors who stayed here all dislike Illusionists, while the Tiger-men who left all have a good impression of Illusionists;
Today, I kept you all here to lead everyone to eliminate all Illusionists and eliminate all Tiger-men who approve of Illusionists. Are you willing to act with me?"
The Tiger-men shouted excitedly, "We are willing!"
The First Prince's eyes glowed red, and he sneered, "Depart!"
The First Prince's group began to move and soon caught up with a team of Tiger-men.
This team of Tiger-men quickly stopped upon hearing footsteps and turned their heads to look behind them.
They saw the First Prince, and before they could ask why he was there, they saw the First Prince wave his hand.
Immediately after, countless arrows flew over!
A few seconds later, the entire team of Tiger-men was shot dead!
The First Prince led the other Tiger-men to collect resources, burned the bodies with fire, and then continued to pursue the next team.
Before long, the Tiger-men from the other teams were all eliminated by the First Prince's group.
After burning the bodies of the last group of Tiger-men, a Tiger-man came to the First Prince and asked, "First Prince, where shall we go next to eliminate the Illusionists?"
The First Prince pondered for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Now the important thing is not to find Illusionists;
My younger brother has become an Illusionist, and coupled with Father King's emphasis on Illusionists, it won't be long before the Tiger-men in the territory abandon me and go to my younger brother;
At that time, I will not have the opportunity to succeed Father King's position and become the new Great King. Since that is the case, I must strike first and kill all Tiger-men who approve of Illusionists;
You send a request for help now, saying that the Illusionists colluded with outside Professionals and attacked us, causing us heavy losses, and urgently need support!"
Upon hearing these words, the Tiger-man asked with a worried expression, "I know the First Prince wants to lure people out and eliminate them, but what if the Great King comes in person?"
The First Prince replied calmly, "Don't worry, outside Professionals have strange abilities, so it's normal for Father King not to find anyone;
If Father King doesn't find anyone for a long time, he will definitely go back, and he will definitely leave people to help us find Illusionists. We can eliminate those who oppose me at that time!"
The Tiger-man flattered, "The First Prince is wise, your subordinate will send the message back now!"
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At the Main Camp of the Huanghu Clan, a Tiger-man quickly finished reading the First Prince's distress letter, then asked the Yellow Tiger Great King, "Great King, do you want to personally go and eliminate the enemy?"
The Yellow Tiger Great King pondered for a moment and shook his head, saying, "The number of Illusionists is not large, and the Professionals from outside are good at hiding. Even if I go, I may not be able to find the enemy. You take people and meet up with the First Prince to assist him in winning over the Illusionists."
The Tiger-man respectfully said, "As you command."
The Yellow Tiger Great King quickly wrote an order, handed it to the Tiger-man, and commanded:
"Since the First Prince said that the Illusionists colluded with outsiders, then you take the Illusionists who recently joined us, let these Illusionists contact the outsiders, set a trap for the outsiders, and eliminate them!"
The Tiger-man took the order and respectfully said, "Your subordinate obeys, I will take my leave."
The Tiger-man took the order and quickly gathered a group of Tiger-men, arriving outside a canyon.
A Second-Order Tiger-man looked at the canyon in front of him and frowned, saying, "This canyon is very dangerous. If we encounter an attack, we won't be able to resist at all. Why did the First Prince set the meeting place here?"
The leading Tiger-man calmly replied, "The First Prince was so afraid of being deceived by those Illusionists that he chose this meeting place. As long as we explain clearly to the First Prince, there will be no problem. Let's go in."
The group marched into the canyon in a grand manner.
At this moment, above the canyon, the First Prince's team was ambushed here, holding hunting bows and watching the people below with predatory eyes.
The First Prince carefully observed the people below and quickly saw five Illusionists.
A red light flashed in the First Prince's eyes, and he smiled cruelly, "After everyone enters the canyon, seal the exit and shoot them all with all your might!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a Tiger-man next to him spoke, "First Prince, Hu Yuan is down there!"
"Hu Yuan?" The First Prince looked down at the bottom of the valley, searched carefully for a moment, and then said:
"Hu Yuan is one of us. Call Hu Yuan and his subordinates up, and persuade him to deal with the Illusionists with me!"
"As you command." The Tiger-man next to him nodded and shouted down:
"Hu Yuan, you and your subordinates come up from the crack ten meters ahead. The First Prince wants to know your identities. Everyone else, put down your weapons and stay where you are, don't move!"
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Chapter 68 The Desperate Prince
In the canyon, the leading Tiger-man took out the Yellow Tiger Great King's order and handed it to Hu Yuan, commanding, "You take men up to explain, everyone else put down your weapons."
"Yes, sir!" Hu Yuan took the Yellow Tiger Great King's order and shouted behind him, "Follow me!"
Then, Hu Yuan led dozens of Tiger-men and walked towards the crack (crack).
The remaining Tiger-men put down their weapons and equipment, sat on the ground, and chatted with laughter, completely unaware of any danger!
After a short while of chatting and laughing, everyone suddenly noticed the sky darkening.
They looked up and saw arrows falling from the sky, blotting out the sun!
The leading Tiger-man cried out in terror, "Quick, dodge!"
However, only a small portion of them reacted, and over seventy percent of the Tiger-men were pinned to the ground by arrows.
The survivors ran in a panic towards the canyon exit.
"Boom!"
After a series of loud bangs, the canyon exit was blocked by huge rocks.
The sky darkened again!
Above the canyon, the First Prince looked at Hu Yuan and smiled, "Next, I'll have to trouble you to go back and report to Father King, tell him that you were attacked by Professionals from outside and got separated from the others, and that Father King needs to send more support, preferably more Illusionists."
Hu Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Your subordinate obeys!"
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In the underground space, Fang Che quietly cultivated.
Periodically, Fang Che would see hundreds of souls enter the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and sometimes even Second-Order Tiger-men who were Illusionists would enter the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.
Unbeknownst to him, the number of Tiger-men killed by the Voodoo Doll reached twenty-nine thousand, and the Ten Thousand Soul Banner once again collected ten thousand souls.
Fang Che temporarily stopped cultivating, put on his cloak and mask, collected the items he had placed in the underground space, and then put away the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, preparing to leave.
Although there would be some Second-Order Tiger-men souls among the last thousand Tiger-men killed, Fang Che could not use the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to collect their souls.
The reason was speed.
The death rate of the Tiger-men was very fast; hundreds, even thousands, could die in a few seconds.
And the moment Fang Che killed the thirty-thousandth Tiger-man, he would definitely be teleported away in the shortest possible time.
However, after the Tiger-men died, the movement speed of their souls was very slow and could not enter the Ten Thousand Soul Banner before Fang Che left.
To avoid waste, the best way was to give up the souls that would be generated next.
As Fang Che pondered, a mist appeared out of thin air, enveloping Fang Che's body. In an instant, the mist disappeared, and Fang Che also vanished.
Without the support of the items in Fang Che's hands, cracks appeared in the underground space, and the soil rapidly collapsed.
At the same time Fang Che disappeared, the Voodoo Doll hidden in the underground soil also instantly vanished.
In the forest above the Voodoo Doll, the First Prince watched the Tiger-men cleaning up the battlefield, the red light in his eyes slowly fading.
The First Prince looked around, at the corpses on the ground, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Was it really worth killing so many Tiger-man warriors for a group of Illusionists?
Even if he inherited the throne in the future, the strength of the Huanghu Clan had been weakened by him.
Moreover, if the Little Prince didn't die, it would be difficult for him to inherit the throne. Why hadn't he thought of killing the Little Prince before?
Wouldn't it have been a better choice to just kill the Little Prince directly?
Why did he make such a foolish decision before?
At this moment, the battlefield was cleaned up, and Hu Yuan walked up to the First Prince and said, "First Prince, should we continue to ask the Great King for help?"
The First Prince hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "No need. Now, we will disperse the troops and head to the Plane Passage!"
Now, the First Prince had killed too many people and could not turn back. If the Yellow Tiger Great King found out, let alone the throne, it would be difficult for him to survive.
The First Prince's only chance now was to enter the world behind the Plane Passage, slaughter the people there, and break through to Third-Order Professional as soon as possible!
Only then could he survive under the Yellow Tiger Great King.
Hu Yuan's emotions were somewhat agitated when he heard this.
Ancient Tiger-men all gained great power through Plane Wars, so every Tiger-man yearned to invade Other Planes to gain power.
Previously, when the Yellow Tiger Great King sent soldiers into the Plane Passage, Hu Yuan didn't get the chance, but he didn't expect it to be realized today through the First Prince.
After a moment of excitement, Hu Yuan asked with some concern, "The Great King forbids us from going there. If we go secretly and the Plane Passage doesn't open within a short time, we will be punished by the Great King."
The First Prince calmly said, "Don't worry, I can forge Father King's order, and the Tiger-man guarding the Plane Passage has a good relationship with me, he won't report me. Let everyone prepare."
"Yes, sir!" Hu Yuan nodded excitedly and quickly gathered the other Tiger-men.
After gathering everyone, the group set off on a small path, quickly heading towards the Plane Passage.
Not long after, the First Prince and his group approached the city wall built near the Plane Passage.
On the city wall, a Second-Order Tiger-man saw the First Prince and asked with a smile, "First Prince, why do you have time to come here?"
The First Prince immediately took out the forged order and said, "Father King wants us to go to Other Planes to improve our strength!"
The Tiger-man guarding the city glanced at the order from afar, without even clearly seeing the words on it, and commanded, "The order is fine, open the city gate!"
The city gate slowly opened, and the First Prince put away the order, leading the excited Tiger-men behind him, quickly passed through the city gate, and walked towards the Plane Passage.
When they reached the Plane Passage, they looked at the Plane Passage, which was as black as ink and resembled a curtain, and felt a little nervous.
The nervousness was not because they couldn't see what was behind the Plane Passage, but because they were worried that the Plane Passage had not opened.
If it hadn't opened, they would have to wait indefinitely, and the possibility of being discovered by the Yellow Tiger Great King would increase.
At this moment, the First Prince reached out and touched the curtain, and his hand passed directly through.
Excited and exhilarated smiles immediately appeared on everyone's faces.
Creatures of the Other Planes, prepare to be eaten!
With excited hearts, everyone quickly entered the Plane Passage, looking at the surrounding buildings, a cruel, sinister smile on their faces.
Just then, the doors of five rooms next to them opened, and five Third-Order Professionals walked out.
In an instant, the smiles on the Tiger-men's faces froze, and quickly turned into fear.
A Third-Order Professional shouted expressionlessly, "Enemies are here!"
The next second, the sound of dense opening doors echoed around, and hundreds of Second-Order Professionals ran out.
When they saw the First Prince and his group, disappointment instantly appeared on their faces.
They thought many enemies had come, but they didn't expect so few people, just enough to barely complete the mission.
However, everyone still took out their communication token and contacted their own people to come and snatch the mission.
After the contact was completed, everyone quietly stayed in place to prevent the Tiger-men from escaping.
The First Prince looked at so many Professionals and retreated in horror.
The next second, vines grew from the ground, instantly binding the First Prince and all the other Tiger-men, and everyone completely lost their ability to move.
The First Prince struggled slightly, then closed his eyes in despair.
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Chapter 69 The Impact of the Great Prince's Disappearance
While the Tiger-men of the Huanghu Clan were being confined, Fang Che was in the forest a thousand meters away from the Plane Passage, adapting to his body.
After leaving the Tiger-man Plane, Fang Che's body was no longer suppressed, and his strength was slowly recovering.
When his strength fully recovered, a wonderful feeling of contentment suddenly arose in Fang Che's heart.
Fang Che smiled slightly, carefully checked the cloak and mask on his body, and after confirming that his disguise was fine, he set off for the Slaughter Saber Academy area.
With the aid of acceleration tools, Fang Che arrived near the Blue Sky Group's Main Camp half an hour later.
At this time, hundreds of Professionals had already gathered inside the Blue Sky Group's Main Camp.
These people had all entered the Tiger-man Plane before; they should have been directly teleported near the Slaughter Saber Academy using the Academy Contract after obtaining resources from Ling Jie.
However, Fang Che did not use the Academy Contract; he was forcibly teleported to the forest near the Plane Passage after killing thirty thousand Tiger-men, and could only laboriously rush back.
Fang Che observed briefly, then quietly left the place and headed for the Curse Master Mission Hall.
On the way, Fang Che passed by the Slaughter Saber Academy and found a group of Blue Sky Group members gathered outside the Academy.
Fang Che stopped with some curiosity, listened for a moment from a distance, and learned that these people were also Professionals who had returned earlier after obtaining resources from Ling Jie.
They stayed here to welcome other members of the Blue Sky Group, to prevent other members from being assassinated by other groups on their way back.
With these people protecting them, they could submit their missions with peace of mind.
Fang Che could also trade the Ten Thousand Soul Banner with the Soul Master with peace of mind, without worrying about assassinations from other groups.
However, after a moment of hesitation, Fang Che still gave up on this idea.
For a period in the future, these people would have to fully assist Fang Che in breaking through to the third stage, and they would definitely harbor resentment in their hearts.
Even with the contract binding them, Fang Che could not trust them.
Fang Che had to wait until Ling Jie and the others returned before going to trade with the Soul Master.
Before Ling Jie returned, Fang Che needed to continue taking on missions to gather the materials for various professions to advance to the second stage.
Fang Che turned and left, quickly arriving at the Curse Master Mission Hall to look for available missions.
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In the Tiger-man Plane, the Yellow Tiger Great King stared at the several Tiger-men kneeling before him, his eyes red and his expression ferocious as he asked, "Where did the First Prince go?"
The Tiger-men below knelt on the ground, trembling, and replied with trembling voices:
"The First Prince is just temporarily out of contact; he must have made a breakthrough in his cultivation and is currently in seclusion."
"Nonsense!" the Yellow Tiger Great King roared:
"In the past few days, the First Prince would send people back every few hours to seek help;
Also, the First Prince would go to the hunting ground on time for every meal, but now an hour has passed, and there is still no news from the hunting ground;
He must have encountered trouble. The tribes of you people are near the area where the First Prince last sent a message. Why is there no news at all? Have you betrayed him and colluded with the Little Prince to kill the First Prince?!"
The many Tiger-men kowtowed in terror, crying out, "We've been wronged, Great King, we wouldn't dare harm the First Prince!"
"Perhaps the First Prince took a shortcut to another place, and our tribe..."
Before this person could finish speaking, the Yellow Tiger Great King directly pounced over, slapped him to death, and shouted with a ferocious expression:
"Why would my son take a shortcut? Couldn't he just go to your tribes for supplies on the way? I think you people colluded to kill him!"
The rest of the people kowtowed in terror, their heads bleeding, continuously shouting, "We really don't know!"
"Great King, spare us!"
"Shut up!" the Yellow Tiger Great King roared, beating several people to death consecutively. The remaining Tiger-men no longer dared to beg for mercy, and the palace fell into a deathly silence.
The Yellow Tiger Great King looked heartbroken, staring blankly at the graffiti on the palace pillar.
The Yellow Tiger Great King still remembered that when his father went out to slaughter Other Planes, and he managed the clan on behalf of his father, the First Prince always stayed in the palace, holding a brush and drawing everywhere.
Many of the drawings had faded now, but the Yellow Tiger Great King clearly remembered the scenes of the First Prince's graffiti and drawings; those memories were very deep.
He just didn't expect that now the drawings had faded, and the First Prince's whereabouts were unknown.
Thinking of this, the Yellow Tiger Great King roared with a ferocious expression:
"It's all those Illusionists who colluded with Professionals from Other Planes, otherwise my son wouldn't be missing and his fate unknown;
Pass on my order: except for the personal guards, the Plane Passage team, and the teams near the border, do not move. All other teams are to conduct a carpet search for Professionals and Illusionists from Other Planes, and kill them without mercy!"
The Tiger-men kneeling on the ground all shouted, "Your subordinates obey."
"Your subordinates will go and deliver the order now!"
Subsequently, these Tiger-men quickly ran out of the palace to deliver the order.
Countless Tiger-man teams left the Main Camp and walked in different directions.
The Yellow Tiger Great King watched the Tiger-men leave, turned back to his room, kicked over the table where letters from various places were stored, picked up a wine pot, and drank strong liquor.
Outside the door, a Tiger-man responsible for delivering sealed letters glanced inside the palace but did not dare to enter. He simply placed a dozen letters at the door and quietly reminded the guards at the door:
"When the Great King checks the letters from various places, remember to send these messages in."
The guard nodded lightly and quietly agreed, "Understood."
Under the carpet search of the Huanghu Clan, many Professionals from the Emperor Plane were exposed and hunted down by the Tiger-men.
At this moment, in the original border area of the Blue Tiger Clan, Ling Jie, alone, had just slain over fifty Tiger-men before reaching out to pull out the arrows embedded in her body.
Just then, a nearby boulder cracked open, and Yun Tian and Ye Ling nervously ran out from inside the stone, helping Ling Jie pull out the arrows from her body.
Ye Ling narrated while pulling out arrows: "Just now we contacted our people and learned that most of them are on the edge of the Huanghu Clan's territory;
Except for a few who were too slow and were killed, everyone else is alive. Also, there are some we can't contact, we don't know if they're dead or have left, and that includes Fang Che."
"Fang Che?" Ling Jie paused her arrow-pulling motion, closed her eyes and sensed carefully for a moment, then spoke:
"The Blue Sky Group badge and Fang Che's contract have not expired; Fang Che has left the Tiger-man Plane."
Yun Tian heard this and said with a solemn expression: "Fang Che doesn't know what the Slaughter Saber Academy wants us to collect. It seems he must have killed thirty thousand Tiger-men. His strength is truly unfathomable!"
Ling Jie calmly said: "Perhaps Fang Che possesses tools for large-scale slaughter. There's no need to worry about these minor matters. Tell our people to stay away from the Huanghu Clan and hide for a while. Don't rush to find materials;
With such a big incident, many people are bound to die, and the Slaughter Saber Academy will definitely have new moves."
Ye Ling and the other nodded and said, "I'll go and relay the Group Leader's orders to everyone now."
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Chapter 70 The Tigers Return
Slaughter Saber Academy.
Lü Jing, her face gloomy, glanced at the Blue Sky Group members at the academy's entrance, then entered the archive room to check the contracts.
Lü Jing knew it would be difficult to suppress the Blue Sky Group, and she only hoped that more of their members would die.
Suddenly, Lü Jing saw many contracts signed by Blue Sky Group members disappear into thin air.
This meant that the people who signed the contracts had died!
Lü Jing was incredibly excited, her face full of anticipation as she stared at the Blue Sky Group members' contracts.
Just then, out of the corner of her eye, Lü Jing noticed that other people's contracts were also disappearing rapidly, even faster than the Blue Sky Group's contracts.
Lü Jing frowned slightly, counted the remaining contracts, and found that two-fifths of them had been lost.
Lü Jing quickly took out a communication token, injected energy, and reported, "Principal, two-fifths of the people who entered the Tiger-man Plane have died. What should we do next?"
The next second, the Principal's message came through: "Immediately use the power of the contracts to notify the Fierce Tiger Group and have their people also enter the Tiger-man Plane to collect materials!"
Lü Jing felt anxious upon hearing this.
Professionals entering the Tiger-man Plane were dying in large numbers; something unusual must have happened in the Tiger-man Plane. Sending the Fierce Tiger Group in now would be sending them to their deaths.
If the Fierce Tiger Group was gone, Lü Jing's retreat would also be gone.
So, Lü Jing hurriedly persuaded, "The Fierce Tiger Group has been gone for a long time and can't return anytime soon. Let others go instead. Didn't several new groups form after the Fierce Tiger Group left? Let them..."
"Bang." The sound of the door opening suddenly interrupted Lü Jing's words.
The Principal walked in from outside, quickly found the Fierce Tiger Group's contracts, activated them with his back to Lü Jing, and reminded her without looking back:
"I know you want to protect the Fierce Tiger Group, but you must remember, you are first and foremost a member of Slaughter Saber Academy.
Regarding your collaboration with other groups to oppose Slaughter Saber Academy, I can overlook it for now, but if Slaughter Saber Academy falls, I will make sure you are buried with it!"
Lü Jing's face turned pale when she realized her actions had been exposed, and her mind went blank.
A moment later, Lü Jing came to her senses, walked tremblingly to the Principal's side, and said with a fawning smile, "I'll help you contact the Fierce Tiger Group."
The Principal didn't even lift his head, refusing expressionlessly: "No need. You just said the Fierce Tiger Group can't return anytime soon, and even if they do, they'll need time to prepare. For now, let those newly formed teams go in."
Lü Jing felt even more desperate.
Lü Jing had been thinking that since she couldn't keep the Fierce Tiger Group, she should at least keep the newly formed groups, but she hadn't expected that even these groups couldn't be kept.
Lü Jing dared not show any dissatisfaction and said fawningly, "Yes, I will contact them immediately."
Lü Jing picked up the communication token and quickly sent messages to the Second-Order Professionals of various groups to meet.
Afterward, Lü Jing found the contracts signed by the Professionals of each group and went to the meeting room.
Upon entering the room, Lü Jing looked at the assembled crowd and said with a cold face:
"Someone here betrayed me. The Principal already knows I've been undermining Slaughter Saber Academy, and he has already issued a mission to the Fierce Tiger Group!"
At these words, many people's expressions became subtle, and they subconsciously avoided Lü Jing's gaze.
Lü Jing sneered, instantly activated all the contracts, and commanded, "You must go to the Tiger-man Plane to collect materials in one day!"
After saying this, Lü Jing, with a gloomy face, turned and left without looking back.
After Lü Jing left, the people remaining in the room did not quarrel; their expressions were very calm.
A moment later, a man spoke: "When the Fierce Tiger Group returns, the Blue Sky Group's attention will be on the Fierce Tiger Group. As long as we cancel the assassination mission, the Blue Sky Group won't waste energy dealing with us.
The Fierce Tiger Group, seeing the number of Second-Order Professionals in the Blue Sky Group, will not continue to flee. They will definitely try every means to weaken the Blue Sky Group for their own survival.
And what we need to do is help the weaker side, keeping their strengths balanced. Only then will we have opportunities for development, but the current problem is that our power is too dispersed!"
After saying this, the man looked at the others, waiting for their reactions.
One person next to him said, "Leader Wang Ping, don't worry, I will not violate the contract. When we return from the Tiger-man Plane, I will bring my subordinates to officially join your Xingshun Group! I will follow your command!"
The others nodded in agreement.
Wang Ping smiled slightly, took out a list, and introduced: "This list contains some materials for advancing to Third-Order. As long as I obtain these materials, I can advance within an hour.
If I advance to Third-Order, I can protect you and allow you to leave the Tiger-man Plane alive.
I'm leaving the list here now. Those who wish to provide me with resources can find me at the Xingshun Group. I bid you farewell."
Wang Ping put down the list, stood up, and left the room.
After Wang Ping left, everyone looked at each other, frowning and discussing, "Should we provide resources to Wang Ping?"
"I think not. What if he enslaves us after breaking through to Third-Order? Then we'll have no chance to contend for power!"
"But he can protect us if he breaks through to Third-Order, allowing us to leave the Tiger-man Plane alive!"
"Is it about ensuring current safety, or contending for power in the future? How do you all choose?"
Everyone suddenly fell silent. A moment later, they all left the room, no longer discussing anything.
Time flew by, and soon it was the next day. Members of various groups entered Slaughter Saber Academy one after another.
At this time, Fang Che was outside the academy, wearing a cloak and mask, curiously observing everything.
Yesterday, Fang Che entered the Curse Master Mission Hall but did not find a suitable mission, only discovering some missions to assassinate Blue Sky Group members.
By this morning, when Fang Che went to the Curse Master Mission Hall, he found that all missions to assassinate Blue Sky Group members had been canceled.
Fang Che felt that the groups that canceled the assassination missions were very likely to enter the Tiger-man Plane to carry out missions.
Because when Ling Jie learned she was going to enter the Tiger-man Plane, she canceled all her missions and exchanged the mission rewards for life-saving items.
Therefore, Fang Che came to Slaughter Saber Academy early in the morning to see if his guess was accurate.
Now, seeing these groups enter Slaughter Saber Academy, Fang Che was very happy.
With these groups being sent on missions, Fang Che wouldn't have to worry about assassinations and could openly go to the Soul Master to hand over the Ten Thousand Soul Banner!
After watching the various groups enter Slaughter Saber Academy, Fang Che immediately set off for their respective strongholds.
After a long detour, Fang Che found that the strongholds of the various groups had been sealed off and were very quiet, with no Professionals inside.
Fang Che felt much more relaxed and immediately set off for Slaughter Saber Academy.
However, when passing by the Mission Hall used by all Professionals, Fang Che's steps suddenly slowed, and he stared intently at a spatial rift outside the Mission Hall.
At this moment, Chen Chuan, the leader of the Fierce Tiger Group, was guarding the spatial rift, and other members of the Fierce Tiger Group were walking out of the spatial rift one by one.
The Fierce Tiger Group had returned!