At daybreak, the Duke of Zhou's Building had already been reduced to a smoking ruin. It was as if the entire Duke of Zhou's Building had experienced a catastrophe.
The terrifying crater where the secret chamber beneath the Duke of Zhou's Building had once been was like the crater of a cooling volcano.
The entire courtyard, the entire Duke of Zhou's Building, and the buildings inside had all been smashed to pieces, collapsed, and then burned to ashes. Not even a blade of grass was left.
Amidst the broken bricks and tiles, a few smoking logs were still recounting the horror of last night. The streets were dripping wet, and there were traces of the fire being put out everywhere. The police had already set up a cordon, and there were still several stern-looking policemen maintaining order. The passersby were curiously sizing up the place, completely clueless as to what had happened, but no one dared to stay and watch the show.
The buildings next to the Duke of Zhou's Building had more or less been affected.
When the first rays of the morning sun shone on the ruins of the Duke of Zhou's Building, a black carriage bearing the insignia of the Judgement Army drove over from the distance and stopped beside the cordon.
The driver alighted and opened the door.
Xia Pingan, who had changed into a black coat and returned to his original appearance, was the first to alight from the carriage with the Judgement Scepter in hand.
After alighting, Xia Pingan did not walk far. Instead, he stood beside the carriage and extended his hand, respectfully helping the elderly Priest Bai Zhu alight from the carriage.
Priest Bai Zhu was still dressed in a long white robe. As a God's Chosen Priest of the Judgement Army, Priest Bai Zhu's entire demeanor seemed awe-inspiring and inviolable.
This was the second time Xia Pingan had interacted with Priest Bai Zhu. The last time Xia Pingan had entered the Judgement Army, it was also Priest Bai Zhu who had been in charge of the Blood Questioning Heart test. In the end, it was also Priest Bai Zhu who had recommended Xia Pingan into the Shadow Squad.
When Xia Pingan left last night, he did not go anywhere else. Instead, he went straight to the Judgement Army's main camp, because that was the safest place.
The assassination last night was strange, terrifying, unpredictable, and dangerous. Xia Pingan didn't even know who the assassin was, but he was sure that his identity in Yang City had definitely been exposed. The person who assassinated him was targeting Xia Pingan and not Yang City. Yang City stood aloof from worldly affairs and did not provoke any enemies or karma in Shang Jing City. He was the only one who had many enemies in Shang Jing City.
Now, the people who wanted his life the most were the Blood Demon Church, the Huang family, and possibly the garrison army he had offended, or people like Yao Youchang and Li Chaoming. however, Xia Pingan felt that Youchang and Li Chaoming did not have the ability to do so. They also lacked the guts.
Then, who was it? The assassin's timing of the assassination of Shangjing's attack was terrifying.
If he did not figure this out, Xia Pingan knew that assassinations would probably come one after another. It would be difficult for him to have peace.
During the assassination last night, Xia Pingan's life was hanging by a thread. He had lingered on the edge of life and death three times. The first time was during the assassination. At that time, if Xia Pingan was still integrating with the Realm Pearl, he would definitely die. The second time was when the explosion occurred in the secret chamber. At that time, if Xia Pingan had not handled it properly, he would also have died. The third time was when Xia Pingan rushed out of the secret chamber. If he had not foreseen the killing intent outside and instead set up a plan to break the situation, he would probably have been smashed into pieces and buried in the void.
Last night, when the assassination occurred, Child of Fortune was not by Xia Pingan's side. When Child of Fortune arrived, the assassin did not leave any aura and had already disappeared. Therefore, Xia Pingan did not know where the assassin had gone.
As the Envoy Inspector of the Judgment Army, he had openly encountered such an assassination in Shangjing City. The Judgment Army could not ignore this matter and could not ignore it. Therefore, Xia Pingan directly went to the Judgment Army to "complain". This was the advantage of being "organized". He did not have to shoulder everything by himself. When necessary, he could ask for help from the organization.
As a result, Lin Yi directly sent Priest Bai Zhu to accompany Xia Pingan to investigate the scene.
As the Chosen God Priest of the Judgment Army and the Dark Battle God Cult, Priest Bai Zhu's ability was extremely mysterious to the outside world. Even Xia Pingan did not know what ability this old man had to be able to make Lin Yi entrust him with the investigation of the assassin.
Priest Bai Zhu gently held Xia Pingan's hand and got off the carriage. As soon as he got off the carriage, Priest Bai Zhu closed his eyes and took a deep breath of the air here. He sighed softly. "What a strong aura of the Divine Void Thunder …" After saying that, Priest Bai Zhu glanced at Xia Pingan and nodded gently. "You are really lucky to still be alive. The power of the Divine Void Thunder is something that few below the Seven Sun Realm can resist. Even iron and stone would be instantly turned into dust. Some powerful Divine Void Thunder can even be annihilated by experts of the Nine Sun Realm …"
"What exactly is the Divine Void Thunder that you are talking about? Why is it so powerful?" Xia Pingan asked modestly. He really did not know what the Divine Void Thunder was, but based on the principle of being responsible for his own life, Xia Pingan was not ashamed to ask.
"The Divine Void Thunder is just a remnant consciousness …" Priest Bai Zhu said as he walked past the police cordon and stepped over the broken bricks and wood on the ground. He walked toward the inside of the Duke Zhou Building. Xia Pingan supported him with an arm, looking like a well-behaved disciple of the younger generation, afraid that Priest Bai Zhu would fall. Priest Bai Zhu smiled and waved his hand. "Don't help me, I'm not that old …"
"Hahaha, sorry to trouble you to come here again for me. You're a treasure in the Judgement Army. If you get hurt, I can't afford it …" Xia Pingan also smiled. "What is the remnant consciousness of the Divine Void Thunder that you are talking about? That's too terrifying …"
"That's the remnant consciousness of deities. Deities would also fight with each other. There would also be anger and killing intent. According to legend, when deities were fighting and angry, strands of their remnant consciousness would condense in the void and materialize into a material state. Then, they would be absorbed by the Crystal of Chaos. After that, the Crystal of Chaos would become the Divine Void Thunder!"
Xia Pingan sucked in a breath of cold air. He had only heard of the gods in this world, but had never felt or seen them. He didn't expect that last night, he had almost come into close contact with the "remnant thoughts" of the gods, and had almost turned into ashes.
"The remnant consciousness of the deities' anger and killing intent would condense into the Divine Void Thunder?"
"What else do you think could easily destroy a Seven Sun Realm expert? If you are lucky, you can find some in the Void Mystic Realm. The Divine Void Thunder that was used to kill you last night should be very weak, and the range of its effects should not be large. The strongest Divine Void Thunder can cover a hundred miles. If you encounter that kind of Divine Void Thunder, you won't be able to escape even if you run …" Priest Bai Zhu rolled his eyes at Xia Pingan. He stepped over a pile of broken bricks and puddles of water to reach the half-charred signboard at the entrance of the Duke of Zhou's Building.
That signboard had been shattered. The original two signboards with the words "Dreams at night, Divine Soul Foretells Fortune and Misfortune" were now only fragments. On those fragments, one could barely make out the words "Dreams at night" and "Foretells Fortune and Misfortune". Priest Bai Zhu lowered his head and looked at the fragments on the ground with interest. "Haha, you are quite capable. You actually know how to divine dreams?"
"Yes, I divine dreams just to make a living. How can I be capable!" Xia Pingan said modestly as he continued to search inside with Priest Bai Zhu. Then, he seized the opportunity to ask a question. "You just said that the Divine Void Thunder was so powerful that it could cover a hundred miles. If the evildoers of the Blood Demon Church came to Shangjing City with the Divine Void Thunder to cause trouble, wouldn't one Divine Void Thunder destroy the entire city?"
"Haha, when have you seen the ground beneath our feet being destroyed by thunder?" Priest Bai Zhu asked in return. "The so-called Divine Void Thunder can only unleash its power in the void. Once it touches the ground, the power of the Divine Void Thunder will be absorbed and dissipated by the ground. Its power will be greatly reduced, and it will be less than a tenth of its original power. Therefore, those who die in the Divine Void Thunder are all capable people who can fly and burrow underground. If you encounter the Divine Void Thunder again, you will be fine as long as you can land on the ground in time!"
Xia Pingan let out a long sigh as he said sincerely, "Oh, I see. Thank you for your explanation. Next time, I will definitely stay far away from it!"
As they talked, they passed through the ruins of the Duke of Zhou's Building and came to the huge underground pit in the backroom step by step.
The huge pit was more than ten meters deep. Everything in the underground backroom had been destroyed. The stones in the huge pit had melted and turned into pitch-black reefs after cooling magma. The soil had completely hardened in the high temperature and turned into large hard pieces of earthy red.
In this huge pit, there was a small pit that was more than ten meters deep. That small pit was like a well with a lot of water inside.
"Did the assassin first emerge from here?" Priest White Bamboo came to the bottom of the pit and looked around before asking directly. "Yes.
At that time, I was preparing to cultivate when that assassin suddenly drilled out from behind the rock wall of the backroom and attacked me. However, that assassin was not a human but a summoned creature. Under my attack, that assassin even split into two. One transformed into a warrior while the other transformed into a summoner. Later on, it directly exploded in the underground backroom. It was my first time encountering such a summoned creature. I wonder what kind of Realm Pearl could summon such a thing... "
"Drilled out from behind the wall and exploded. Interesting..."
As Priest White Bamboo spoke, he moved his hand and a soul crystal ball appeared in his hand. Priest White Bamboo held the crystal ball and walked around the huge pit as if he was inspecting a crime scene. He muttered some strange words that only he could understand. Black fog rolled in the crystal ball and slowly, a blurry figure appeared in the black fog. That figure was very similar to the figure that Xia Pingan had encountered in the underground backroom last night. It was also holding a dagger. However, there were some strange colorful lines rolling and changing around that figure's body...
"The one who attacked you in the backroom was an assassin summoned by the assassin's Realm Pearl?" Priest White Bamboo stared at the crystal ball in his hand as he asked Xia Pingan.
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