Martial Master

"Alright, but it must be quick, and I do not wish for any similar incidents to occur in the future. Otherwise, I will reconsider our cooperation." Shangguan Xi'er coldly huffed, turning to leave the secret realm.

"Hmph, humans!" The shadow fixated on Shangguan Xi'er’s departing figure, suddenly revealing a sinister expression. Then, with a swish, the dark figure dispersed into thin air, vanishing as if it had never appeared.

Meanwhile, in a void outside the secret realm.

After Feng Shaoyu left, he coldly stared at the secret realm for a long time. Upon seeing Shangguan Xi'er leave, he sensed a chilling aura following closely behind her. A glint of cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes. "Xi'er, what else are you hiding from me?" Feng Shaoyu clenched his fists, roaring in anger within, "You were not like this before."

He stood still in the void for a long time before coldly turning away, returning to a secret outpost of the Xuan Yuan Empire.

"Your Majesty, you have returned." A figure appeared; it was Wu Di, standing respectfully before Feng Shaoyu.

"Any news?" Feng Shaoyu asked coldly. "Your Majesty, it's still about the Law Enforcement Hall. They are crazily targeting our Xuan Yuan Empire's various outposts in the Martial Domain. Currently, all the outposts are suffering heavy losses, and many have temporarily evacuated. If this continues, it will not be a solution. The resentment among both the high-ranking officials and the common people in the empire is immense; they feel our empire is incapable. If this goes on, I'm afraid..."

Wu Di sighed, taking out a jade slip. "This contains information about the empire's recent intelligence and the situation of the attacks."

Feng Shaoyu took the jade slip, glanced at it briefly, and with a snap, crushed it in an instant, fine sand slipping through his fingers.

He coldly said, "Wu Di, listen to my orders..."

"Subordinate is here!" Wu Di quickly knelt on one knee.

"Convey my order immediately to organize the empire's defensive forces, to first withdraw personnel from all outposts. Once things calm down, we will re-establish the outposts. During this process, try not to clash with the Law Enforcement Hall. However, if the Law Enforcement Hall remains obstinate and continues to pursue my Xuan Yuan Empire, we will retaliate at all costs, letting them know that my Xuan Yuan Empire is not to be trifled with."

"Subordinate obeys, Your Majesty is wise!" Wu Di bowed deeply, excitedly saying, as he had been waiting for this command for a long time.

Afterward, he turned to leave swiftly, issuing orders within the empire.

Feng Shaoyu quietly sat in his chair, watching the excited Wu Di leave. With a snap, he crushed the armrest of the chair, turning it into nothingness.

"Xi'er, don’t blame me. After all, everyone wants to keep a trump card. I will not allow the Xuan Yuan Empire to collapse just like that." Feng Shaoyu murmured, his eyes shining with an unprecedented blazing light.

At the same time, while the Piao Miao Palace was frantically investigating the attack on the Law Enforcement Hall, Qin Chen had already arrived at the Third Heaven of the Martial Domain, near the Ji family.

However, what puzzled Qin Chen was that the people in this region were surprisingly aware of the Ji family's reputation, and there were even members of the Ji family active in the Martial Domain, actively gathering surrounding forces.

Hmm, what is going on? Isn't the Ji family a hidden family? Have they come into the world as well?

Qin Chen remembered that three hundred years ago, the Ji family was extremely low-profile. Although their strength was formidable, very few people knew about this faction outside of a handful of top forces.

Yet now, in Jizhou, where the Third Heaven is located, many ordinary people had heard of the Ji family's name, and even directly renamed Jizhou to Jizhou, with the Ji family being the rulers of Jizhou.

This was unexpected for Qin Chen; three hundred years had passed, and he didn’t think the Ji family had also come into the world.