Chapter 730 - 442: Su Yue’s Abnormal Transformation

Chapter 730: Chapter 442: Su Yue’s Abnormal Transformation

WHOOSH...

SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH...

A strong gust of wind swept across the river. The once relatively calm surface immediately churned, sending waves surging toward the bank.

The waves crashed against the embankment, shattering into sprays of water that soaked a wide section of the shore.

The Red Blood Gang’s dock was a desolate ruin, pockmarked with craters and completely deserted. In the past, even late at Night, some members of the Red Blood Gang would have been on patrol here.

Ever since the attack by the masked assailant, this was where several Peak Tier Two Cultivators had clashed in a fierce battle, destroying the pier in the process.

Afterward, no one had come to this dock except for a few officials, who came to investigate the scene.

In the pitch-black Night, there were no sounds other than the whistling wind and the splashing of waves against the bank. The ruined dock felt utterly desolate and silent.

Suddenly, a figure clad in Night Clothes appeared on the deserted dock.

"Tsk, tsk... Damaging the dock to this extent... Getting it operational again will require a hefty investment for a complete overhaul.

For that legendary masked assailant to cause this much damage, he must be quite powerful!"

The man in Night Clothes muttered to himself for a moment, then began to wander around the battle site, examining the lingering traces of the fight.

A moment later, the clouds obscuring the bright moon drifted away. The silvery moon reappeared in the night sky, casting its glow upon the earth.

Under the silvery moonlight, the pitch-black, ruined dock became clearly visible, and the figure of the man in Night Clothes was particularly conspicuous.

After all, the dock was empty. With him being the only one moving about, anyone could spot him at a glance—unless they were blind.

The man in Night Clothes walked over to a large tree that was leaning precariously, damaged by the previous battle.

Once under the tree, he took a coin-sized bronze disc from his pocket.

A faint golden Spiritual Light appeared in his hand. Under his control, the Spiritual Energy gathering in his palm rapidly poured into the Spiritual Artifact.

BUZZ...

The Spiritual Artifact trembled and then burst forth with a dazzling golden light.

It was fortunate that no one was around. Otherwise, the golden glow appearing under the tree would have been seen instantly.

Once the Spiritual Artifact was fully activated, the dazzling golden light on its surface dissipated, and a pale golden beam shot out from the coin-sized bronze disc.

SWISH.

About half a meter in front of the man in Night Clothes, the pale golden beam transformed into a screen of light. A few seconds later, a man wearing a blood-red mask appeared within it.

"Sect Leader." The moment the man in Night Clothes saw the man with the blood-red mask, he greeted him with a respectful tone.

The Sect Leader of the Blood Killing Sect nodded slightly and asked his subordinate, "What are the results of the investigation I sent you to conduct?"

The man in Night Clothes meticulously reported what he had just investigated at the scene to his superior.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, that fellow ’Purple Claw’ was indeed not lying.

Based on the battle traces I examined at the scene, the masked assailant that the Wu Family’s Patriarch asked for our assistance in eliminating is indeed far stronger than a typical Peak Tier Two Cultivator..."

Previously, the Blood Killing Sect’s Leader had agreed to Wu Xinggao’s request to help his men eliminate the masked assailant. He initially thought it would be a simple matter, a good opportunity to repay the favor he owed Wu Xinggao.

Unexpectedly, not only did his own man fail to eliminate the target while working with the other side’s men, but his subordinate was also nearly captured by the authorities.

Afterward, ’Purple Claw’ repeatedly stressed that it wasn’t a matter of his own incompetence, but that the enemy was simply too strong.

But the naturally suspicious Sect Leader of the Blood Killing Sect was not one to take his word for it.

Thus, he had dispatched another subordinate to investigate the scene and verify if the report was true.

"..." After listening to the report from the man in Night Clothes, the Sect Leader of the Blood Killing Sect fell silent.

’I thought this would be easy to handle, a simple way to repay the favor,’ he thought. ’But now it seems this matter is quite troublesome.’

Having followed the Blood Killing Sect’s Leader for many years, the man in Night Clothes understood his thoughts from his silence. "Sect Leader, that masked assailant is truly difficult to deal with. Perhaps we shouldn’t get involved in this mess?"

The Sect Leader of the Blood Killing Sect looked at the subordinate who had followed him for many years, shook his head, and spoke.

"I already promised Wu Xinggao I would help his people take care of that masked assailant. As long as the assailant is still alive, we can’t just drop this halfway through.

It’s not that we absolutely couldn’t wash our hands of this, but given Wu Xinggao’s petty nature, he would certainly cause trouble for us later. So, we have to continue assisting him."

Hearing his superior’s words, the man in Night Clothes nodded, deeply understanding his leader’s predicament.

Although the Blood Killing Sect was an assassin organization that came and went without a trace, striking fear into the hearts of ordinary people...

...in the eyes of a powerful and influential figure like Wu Xinggao, the Blood Killing Sect was not an organization that he couldn’t choose to deal with.