Chapter 358: Execute First and Report Later; Intercept and Kill the Master

"Good, a very good Xue Beng. To think you could achieve such a degree, with such deep schemes—the Young Master truly underestimated you." Ci Xue felt deep regret; they should never have kept this fellow alive back then.

He had nearly become a grave threat to the Young Master.

A heavy intent to kill had already risen within him; he had to completely eliminate Xue Beng. At this moment, Xue Beng was still staying in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, completely unaware that he had already been saddled with a massive scapegoat.

Ci Xue looked at Sima Yi again, "Speak, what other plans does Xue Beng have? Not a single detail is to be missed."

"Yes, Your Excellency. A... a few days ago, His Highness Xue Beng somehow found out that the Spirit Hall was going to carry out some Soul Hunting Operation Plan, intending to strike at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect simultaneously. Among them, a mole, Yu Luomian, was buried within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, intending to coordinate with the Spirit Hall from within. Thus, he sent me to notify the Master Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, telling them to hurry back to the family to report the news," Sima Yi stated truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Ci Xue was furious to the point of his eyes splitting. This Xue Beng was simply too omnipotent. Where did he get his intelligence network? He even knew about the Soul Hunting Operation Plan, and had even investigated that their mole buried in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family was Yu Luomian.

"Damn it, Tang Hao. It must be because of Tang Hao. In this world, there is only one family that could have such an ability to gather intelligence: the Min Clan. Bai He is Tang Hao's uncle; it seems he is still secretly helping Tang Hao." Ci Xue set his clever little brain to work, steering his line of thought toward the Min Clan far away in Star Luo.

However, this was also a very normal deduction. No matter how capable Xue Beng was, it was impossible for him to secretly cultivate such a powerful intelligence organization.

He could only be borrowing strength.

And in the world today, the person hailed as the number one scout is the Min Clan head, Bai He.

Only he could obtain intelligence and pass it on without even a Title Douluo noticing.

And since Bai He just happened to be Tang Hao's uncle, how could Ci Xue not connect such a line of relations?

"Not good!" Ci Xue suddenly thought of something. If the Master and Liu Erlong knew about Yu Luomian and the Soul Hunting Operation, once they returned to the family and informed Yu Yuanzhen, then Yu Yuanzhen would inevitably take strict precautions. In that case, the difficulty for the Spirit Hall to conquer the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family would increase significantly.

"I ask you, when did Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong leave?" Ci Xue asked angrily.

"To... today this morning!" Sima Yi seemed to have been frightened, answering subconsciously.

"In other words, they have been on their way for less than half a day. Very good, there is still time." Ci Xue breathed a sigh of relief. At the Master and Liu Erlong's pace, it would take at least a day to return to the family. With his speed as a Title Douluo, if he wanted to go and intercept them, it was not too late to set off now.

"Thank you for telling me so much useful intelligence. To thank you, I will give you a quick death!"

After speaking, Ci Xue struck the top of Sima Yi's head with his palm, shattering his skull.

He had never intended to let Sima Yi go. This person knew too much and was the link between Xue Beng and Tang Yuehua. Without him, Xue Beng should also find it quite uncomfortable.

After killing the person, Ci Xue's figure flashed, and he quickly rushed out of Tiandou City, heading in the direction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.

He was going to intercept and kill the Master and Liu Erlong. Qian Renxue had given him the authority to execute first and report later; wasn't that meant for this very moment? In the Gulei Kingdom, Xun Yu sensed that one of his summoned soldiers, Sima Yi, was dead, and smiled slightly. It seemed the plan had already begun.

In the jungle from Tiandou City toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, Liu Erlong was leading the Master, rushing along at high speed.

At the Master's pace, if he were to walk by himself, he wouldn't be able to get home for several days; he could only rely on her, a Spirit Saint, to carry him.

Just as she was rushing with all her might, completely unaware, Ci Xue was approaching at three times her speed.

He was a Title Douluo after all; even if Ci Xue himself was not skilled in speed, he was still much faster than Liu Erlong, a Spirit Saint. Within two hours, he caught up to the two of them.

Although this Citun Douluo was not smart, he was not too stupid either. He did not chase in the direction of the main road; after all, one could guess with a little thought that the Master and Liu Erlong, being in such a hurry to go home, would certainly not take the long way of the main road, but would go directly through the jungle paths.

With a Spirit Saint leading, walking the small paths was as easy as walking on flat ground, and there would be no danger.

Liu Erlong suddenly heard a series of whistling sounds in the air all around, and subconsciously stopped her steps.

The Master asked in confusion, "Erlong, what's wrong?"

"Something is coming, the speed is shockingly fast. Xiao Gang, be careful!" Liu Erlong almost subconsciously shielded the Master behind her, deeply guarding against the surroundings.

It had to be said that a Spirit Saint's perception was still quite good, especially since Liu Erlong had already reached the peak of the Spirit Saint level; it was estimated that before long, she would be able to become a Spirit Douluo.

Her aptitude was completely above that of her father, Yu Luomian; this was the compatibility of martial souls.

The violent Red Dragon Spirit was clearly more suitable for a woman like Liu Erlong than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. In her life, she also had the hope of achieving the Title Douluo rank in the future.

It was just a pity that the prerequisite for that was that she had to survive today and have a future.

A purple stream of light attacked from the depths of the jungle. Liu Erlong was quick-eyed and fast-handed, and a Spirit Ring rose up, "Explosive Fire Dragon Strike!"

A huge red fire dragon roared out from her fist, colliding with the incoming purple light.

However, Liu Erlong's full-force strike was scattered the moment it collided.

Liu Erlong's body flew backward, and she spat out a large mouthful of blood.

"Erlong!" The Master hurried to help Liu Erlong up, "How could this be? Erlong's Explosive Fire Dragon Strike has such shocking attack power, yet it couldn't even match a casual strike from the attacker."

"This is not something a Spirit Saint or Spirit Douluo could do; it must be an expert at the Title Douluo level."

The Master was confident in his own deduction. While supporting Liu Erlong, he shouted toward the jungle surroundings, "I do not know which Excellency has struck. Have I, Yu Xiaogang, offended you in any way? I ask that you appear to meet us, so that I may die with a clear understanding."

"Hahahaha, a mere Great Soul Master, what qualifications do you have to offend me?" A voice echoed in the jungle, "Fine, for the sake of Yu Yuanzhen, I will at least let you know who you are dying at the hands of."

Ci Xue's sturdy figure descended from the sky, standing before the two.

He wore golden armor, his face was ferocious, and a terrifying aura radiated from his entire body.

Although his martial soul was not revealed, nine Spirit Rings—two yellow, three purple, and four black—were rotating around his body.

The Master thought to himself, "As expected, a Title Douluo. But this person is clearly not one of the dozen or so Title Douluos known throughout the continent. Is this the hidden power of some faction?"

(End of chapter)