"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Xing Jue will definitely do his best to solve this case. I won't let you down!" After hearing the Emperor's words, Xing Jue cupped his fists and bowed deeply as he solemnly vowed.
Although this case was indeed very troublesome, Xing Jue had to solve it. This was not just a matter of his own ability. It was also related to the Emperor's reputation. After all, almost everyone in the Secret Battalion knew that he was the chief captain appointed by the Emperor. He was the Emperor's man.
The next morning, after the Emperor and the Marshal returned to the Imperial City and the Secret Battalion's headquarters respectively, Xing Jue led Lei Xing and the elite troops of the Heaven division to the place where the inhumane murder took place. Of course, General Zhao from the Secret Battalion's headquarters was also in the team this time.
This General Zhao was a Wargod expert. Furthermore, he was a famous hunter expert in the Secret Battalion. He had solved many major cases and was very experienced. He was known as the terminator of evil in the Starfall Dynasty and the nemesis of evildoers.
Therefore, although the Marshal seemed to be deliberately making things difficult for Xing Jue, he actually lent General Zhao, who was the best at solving cases in the Secret Battalion, to Xing Jue. This meant that he actually quite admired Xing Jue. At the very least, he hoped that Xing Jue could succeed.
Although the Starfall Dynasty's land area was very vast, the land used for living was relatively concentrated. Furthermore, the place where the murder took place was only a few days' journey away from Xing Jue's place.
Buzz.
Due to the special nature of this mission, Xing Jue and the others did not ride in a dragon carriage. Instead, they rode in a temporary imperial residence that was two times faster than a dragon carriage. In other words, it was a small imperial residence that was pulled by a Magical Beast.
Although this imperial residence was not as extravagant and luxurious as Princess Xin Xin's, it was still quite good. After all, this was brought by the Emperor, the Marshal, and the various generals.
It was precisely because this mission was special and urgent that a palace was given to them. After all, if they wanted to solve the case, they had to arrive at the scene of the crime as soon as possible.
That was because the temporary residence was a complete palace. Putting aside how luxurious the interior was, just the barrier that allowed it to float allowed it to avoid the jolting of the dragon carriage. As such, not only could everyone eat and sleep peacefully in the temporary residence, they could also cultivate in the palace.
Because of this, Xing Jue did not discuss the murder case with General Zhao. Instead, he hid in his room and cultivated.
After all, the case they had to solve this time was very tricky. Even General Zhao, who was known as the nemesis of evil, found it difficult to solve. No matter how stupid Xing Jue was, he could understand the danger and complexity of this case.
Therefore, in order to properly handle this matter, Xing Jue decided to break through to the level of a high rank Battle-Saint before he arrived at the scene of the crime.
"Buzz buzz buzz ~"
At this moment, in the room where Xing Jue resided, Xing Jue sat cross-legged with blue light lingering around him. He seemed calm on the surface as he absorbed the energy of the Holy Stone in an orderly manner. However, in reality, his body was undergoing earth-shattering changes.
With normal cultivation, Xing Jue would need at least a few days to break through to the level of a high rank Battle-Saint. However, right now, Xing Jue wanted to condense these few days into two. This kind of cultivation was against common sense, so there was a certain degree of danger. If he wanted to succeed, apart from his own mastery of Combat Qi, luck was also an essential and important element.
Xing Jue had been cultivating like this for two days. During these two days, he did not stop for a single moment as he continuously refined the Holy Stone. However, the energy of the Holy Stone that Xing Jue refined was not integrated into his body. Instead, it was stored inside his body.
Xing Jue was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for him to break through to the level of a high rank Battle-Saint in one fell swoop. This opportunity was very important because Xing Jue could only succeed and not fail.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz."
A large amount of Combat Qi was constantly accumulating in Xing Jue's body without being absorbed. This was actually a very dangerous action as it was a method that would harm the body. Under such accumulation, Xing Jue was already drenched in sweat. Even the color of his body had become abnormally pale. His body was starting to overdraft.
"Break."
All of a sudden, Xing Jue's tightly shut eyes opened abruptly. It was as if a dragon that had been sleeping for thousands of years had awakened at this moment. His imposing manner was frightening and shocking because Xing Jue was making his final dash.
What was different from his previous breakthroughs was that this time, it was not the energy within his body that gushed out. Instead, the energy of the Holy Stone that was wrapped around his body instantly surged into Xing Jue's body. As the strange energy surged into his body, Xing Jue's body actually turned red in an instant and even began to emit dense white gas. He looked as if he was about to be cooked.
"Bang."
Accompanied by an ear-piercing sound, with Xing Jue as the center, a dark blue and dark red energy ripple suddenly erupted. This energy ripple struck the surrounding walls, causing the originally calm and tranquil temporary residence to tremble violently.
"What's going on?"
"It seems to be Lord Xing Jue's room?"
Such an unforeseen event had alarmed everyone in the residence. Even the large number of guards outside the residence had charged into the hall. At this moment, everyone's sharp gazes were cast towards the room where the Punishment Executioner resided.
"Creak ~ ~"
However, just as everyone was about to break the door, the door to Xing Jue's room slowly opened. After the door was opened, a red-faced Xing Jue stepped out and swept his gaze across the crowd with a smile.
"My apologies, everyone. This morning, I suddenly felt that I had touched the boundary of a high rank Battle-Saint, so I tried to break through. I didn't expect that breaking through to a high rank Battle-Saint would cause such a huge commotion and alarm everyone. I'm truly sorry." Looking at the astonished faces of the crowd that were staring at him with all sorts of gazes, Xing Jue smiled apologetically.
"Lord Xing Jue, you've successfully broken through to a high rank Battle-Saint?" After hearing Xing Jue's words, Lei Xing's eyes lit up and he asked in disbelief.
Not only Lei Xing, but almost everyone in the main hall cast an incredulous gaze at Xing Jue. Even General Zhao, who was a low rank Battle-God, cast an astonished gaze at Xing Jue.
It should be known that Xing Jue came here from the Mortal Realm a month ago. At that time, he was only a low rank Battle-Saint. In a little more than a month, in less than two months, he broke through two levels in succession. This was simply unimaginable. At least in the Starfall Continent, there was no one who could do such a thing.
What surprised General Zhao the most was that even with his strength, he couldn't see through Xing Jue's current level of strength. It could be seen that Xing Jue had a special item that could conceal his aura.
In fact, treasured weapons and spirit weapons that could conceal aura were not rare items. In the Starfall Dynasty, there were many who possessed them in the Mortal Realm.
However, when one reached the level of a Battle-God, weapons that could conceal aura would usually lose their effect. A weapon that could conceal one's strength from a Battle-God like General Zhao was definitely the best of the best.
"Heh, I was just lucky."
Xing Jue did not give a direct answer to Lei Xing's question. However, his complacent smile had indirectly told everyone the answer. That was, he had successfully broken through to the level of a high-level Battle-Saint.
"Phew ~ ~ ~"
As soon as Xing Jue's words came out, it immediately caused a huge uproar among the crowd. At this moment, everyone's faces were filled with all kinds of emotions. The way they looked at Xing Jue was no longer the way they looked at a human, but more like they were looking at a monster.
At this moment, everyone finally understood why the current emperor valued Xing Jue so much. It was because Xing Jue's talent was simply monstrous. If he continued cultivating at this speed, he wouldn't be able to break through to the Battle-God level within a few years.
Breaking through to the Battle-God level within a few years was simply unimaginable to them. One should know that among these soldiers, which one of them wasn't an all-powerful figure in the Mortal Realm? However, here, some of them had already cultivated for dozens of years, yet they were still unable to break through to the high rank Battle-Saint.
Even in this enormous Divine Secret Battalion, those who were able to become generals were all middle-aged. However, looking at Xing Jue's current appearance, no matter how one looked at him, he was only in his early twenties. By the time he became a Battle-God, he would probably not even be thirty years old. This kind of cultivation speed was truly embarrassing and shameful.
"Lord Xing Jue, your talent is indeed outstanding. I, Zhao, admire you!"
At this moment, General Zhao, who was standing in the crowd, walked in front of Xing Jue and cupped his fists at Xing Jue with an expression of admiration.
His actions greatly shocked everyone present, including Xing Jue. It should be known that General Zhao was above Xing Jue in both strength and rank. Thus, everyone was naturally puzzled by his actions.
"Heh, Lord Xing Jue, although my rank is above yours, I am only your assistant this time. At the very least, this mission is important and I have to listen to your commands. Therefore, I should address you as Lord." Seeing the astonishment and confusion on Xing Jue's face, General Zhao explained with a smile.
No matter how stupid this General Zhao was, he could already see how outstanding Xing Jue was. Furthermore, with his understanding of the marshal of the Divine Secret Battalion, he knew that the marshal wasn't someone who would let go of talents.
Therefore, he knew that the marshal wasn't intentionally making things difficult for Xing Jue. Instead, it was a test for Xing Jue. If Xing Jue could pass, then his future would be limitless with his talent.
In fact, it might not be impossible for him to become the marshal's successor many years later. Now that such a person was in front of him, he naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity to get close to him.
"General Zhao, just call me Xing Jue. In front of you, Xing Jue doesn't deserve to be called Lord."
After hearing General Zhao's explanation, Xing Jue already knew the reason behind his actions. It was because he had seen through Xing Jue's potential and wanted to get closer to Xing Jue while Xing Jue was still under him.
However, even though he had seen through it, Xing Jue was still extremely polite. This was because he really needed General Zhao's help to solve this murder case.
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