Chapter 1620: The Ark Project Prepares to Launch

"What? You can't be joking!"

In the Qingluan Kingdom, Qin Longyun slammed the table and rose to his feet.

"Your Majesty, of course I wouldn't joke about this matter," Chen Huan said with a solemn expression. "We've received confirmed intelligence: the Divine Wind Kingdom was attacked by a divine-tier beastmaster of unknown identity, and that emperor died on the spot!"

Even as an enemy, Chen Huan maintained full respect for the Emperor of the Divine Wind Kingdom.

"Besides that emperor, all the emperor-tier powerhouses who had stayed behind to guard Hurricane City were killed as well. The Divine Wind Kingdom is now little more than an empty shell."

"Killing that fellow won't be easy—his wind-attribute divine beast is incredibly powerful!"

"After verification by the Babaozhai Society, there was more than one divine beast present at the scene!"

"Do we know the identity of the attacker?"

"Unclear—no one survived!" Chen Huan said. "The only thing we can confirm is that there was a water-system divine beast, and there should also have been a female divine-tier beastmaster."

"Do you think they might make a move against us?"

Exactly!

Qin Longyun grew tense.

An old rival of so many years, gone just like that.

It would be strange if he weren't tense.

On the continent, beastmasters fall in every moment of every day.

But divine-tier beastmasters who fall are truly rare.

"The intelligence is too sparse—your subordinate doesn't know either!"

"Mm!"

Qin Longyun couldn't tell whether he should be glad or worried.

Chen Huan asked, "Your Majesty, now is the perfect opportunity—shall we attack the Divine Wind Kingdom?"

"What do you think?"

"Attack!"

"Why?"

"Honestly, if the other party really means to trouble Your Majesty, our army can't hold them off either. Hesitating will only let other countries carve up the spoils!" Chen Huan said in a low voice. "Better to strike first…"

"You make a fair point!" Qin Longyun let out a long sigh. "Whether or not those people bear ill will toward our Qingluan Kingdom, we should still strike."

"Yes!"

"Then let's attack!" Qin Longyun lifted an eyelid. "Give Chen Tianwu of the Babaozhai Society a heads-up."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Chen Huan left, Qin Longyun sat on the dragon throne in his study, thinking of his old rival who had suddenly fallen.

A trace of regret unexpectedly rose in his heart.

An opponent he had wrestled with for most of his life—gone just like that.

And so suddenly, too!

Qin Longyun couldn't help but think of the other divine-tier beastmaster in Qingluan City, Yun Shuying, as well as the two divine-tier beastmasters of Water Blue Star—Su Yang and Sovereign Jiazi.

Thinking of Su Yang, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, Qin Longyun couldn't help but suspect whether this matter might be connected to Su Yang.

Of course, it was only suspicion.

At the same time, inside the Babaozhai Society in Qingluan City, Yun Shuying had received the news one step ahead of Qin Longyun.

Upon receiving this intelligence, Yun Shuying's expression turned grim.

Strictly speaking, the Divine Wind Kingdom was also within the Babaozhai Society's sphere of influence.

An emperor within her own sphere of influence had been assassinated—even if the victim wasn't a member of the Babaozhai Society, Yun Shuying's expression still couldn't be good.

The fall of a divine-tier beastmaster meant trouble.

She hated trouble!

She was too close to the Divine Wind Kingdom; the Babaozhai Society might assign her to investigate the matter.

"Who did it?"

Chen Tianwu said respectfully, "Unknown. That night, the divine-tier beastmaster who attacked Hurricane City lured the Emperor of the Divine Wind Kingdom out, then killed them all. Judging from the energy traces left at the scene, that female divine-tier beastmaster should have had more than one divine-tier pet beast, or she had other divine-tier beastmaster companions!"

"Do we know what she looks like?"

"Unclear!" Chen Tianwu shook his head. "The other party was very cautious—they wore a mask."

"More than one divine beast—then I won't be easy to handle!" Yun Shuying said. "Report the opponent's strength to headquarters."

"Understood!"

Not long after, Chen Huan arrived at the Babaozhai Society and informed Chen Tianwu that the Qingluan Kingdom was about to attack the Divine Wind Kingdom.

Chen Tianwu said in surprise, "You lot are pretty quick to loot a burning house!"

Chen Huan, however, didn't mind Chen Tianwu's assessment: "If we don't act, we'll miss a golden opportunity."