Chapter 645: Gone! All Gone!
Thick smoke and a mist of blood mingled with the dust of corpses and the remnants of chaos.
In the ruins of the Nine Thunders Arena, where all the officials had been decimated, Yun Xiao found no one to disrupt his scavenging. He commanded Blue Star and Red Moon to transform into a fierce beast with black scales, which devoured clouds and spewed fog, and craft a dense maze around him.
This allowed him ample time to sift through the treasures at his leisure, gathering as many True Immortal Jades, celestial fruits, and pills as he could carry—items that were easy to absorb and digest were always preferable.
As for the cumbersome celestial weapons that could stick between teeth or pierce stomachs, Yun Xiao avoided those. Such items were hard to fence and risky to hold, likely to give him away.
"The Crown Prince's order to the Thunder Department to execute Cao Shuo with the Thunder Immortal Formation gave me the opportunity to maneuver in unnoticed," Yun Xiao mused, having laid his groundwork before making his move. His performance of ruthlessness had even infuriated the clever Cao Shuo.
Such was the artistry of his deception, honed through countless brushes with danger—skills not just of Moon Fairy but truly his own.
"This task is riskier than the massacre in Sky Soaring City. But if I can bluff my way through, I will. If not, the rewards from this grand looting combined with my winnings from the tournament should provide enough leverage to confront any challenge head-on."
So, Yun Xiao would not lose. Ideally, he would remain hidden, continuing to bide his time within the Celestial Court, perhaps reaping even greater benefits in the days to come.
He looted with discernment. "The cleanup crew won't know how much wealth the officials carried, nor if they were obliterated on the spot. I just need to leave behind the stuff I can't use.