Chapter 301
Three days had passed since the Clear Emerald floating mountain successfully ascended into the sky.
Just as the situation began to stabilize, Lin Hui received an urgent report from the outside world.
"The Federation Assembly's crusade against the Mingxin Society has failed."
Liu Wujun had delivered the message in person. He dropped into the seat across from Lin Hui, picked up a cup of tea, and drained it in one swallow, his whole bearing visibly deflated.
"Failed?" Lin Hui kept his eyes closed, still working through his comprehension of the Sacred Form of Heaven.
Ironically, the more turbulent the outside world grew—and the higher the death toll climbed—the more people pulled strings to secure a place on Clear Emerald Mountain. It was shielded by the top-tier protective arrays of the Clear Wind Dao. Aside from the mild inconvenience of the move, there were no real drawbacks. In times of extreme peril, that kind of isolation was exactly what people needed to feel safe.
"Yeah, it failed. The Assembly Speaker and the Society Master of the Mingxin Society both took heavy losses. The Society Master had his true body destroyed three times—but each time he was blown apart, he reformed into a new, specialized state, his strength surging with every revival. And with an endless draw of Sea Cry energy at his disposal, he weathered the Assembly Speaker's assault and, aided by a giant tentacle reaching out from a Sea Cry rift, forced him to retreat." Liu Wujun sighed.
"Reformed three times..." Lin Hui cracked his eyes open slightly. "So he wasn't using his full strength back in Black Cloud."
"For someone at that level—and an Emperor Blood, no less—why would he ever show all his cards? Men like that have access to top-tier Relics and resources practically at will. Hidden depth is the rule, not the exception." Liu Wujun stretched back.