On the main road leading from Star Luo City to the Buffalo Kingdom, a caravan loaded with goods was proceeding in an orderly fashion. Several guards accompanied each carriage, their faces etched with seriousness, their eyes constantly scanning the dense jungle around them, clearly on guard against something.
On the leading carriage, a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious clothes looked at his traveling companions with a worried expression.
"Ah, I wonder when these days will end. The transportation costs have already tripled, and there are still caravans being robbed. Doesn't Meng Shenji know to do something about it?"
His companion beside him glanced at the middle-aged man disdainfully, seemingly scoffing at his idea.
"What can Meng Shenji do? The Star Luo territory is vast, and these Tang Sect villains have no fixed abode. Are you suggesting the army should sweep the entire Star Luo territory to catch these bad guys?"
"Ah, you're right, but this isn't a solution either. In the past, caravans only needed to hire Soul Ancestor level Soul Masters to ensure safe passage, but now I've spent a fortune hiring Soul Emperors, and I'm still feeling uneasy."
Just as the middle-aged man was muttering, a series of whistling sounds from arrows cutting through the air came from the dense forest. The next second, a sharp arrow pierced through the carriage's cloth curtain and lodged firmly onto the board in front of the two men, scaring the two merchants out of their wits. They quickly prostrated themselves on the carriage floor, trembling.
"They're here... the Tang Sect villains are really here."
"It's... it's all your fault, you jinx. Why bring up these unlucky things about the Tang Sect? Now look, you've brought them here."
"Can... can you blame me?"
As the two men whispered to each other, they listened to the sounds outside the carriage, hoping that the Soul Emperor they hired would be able to deal with this group of Tang Sect villains.
But things didn't go as planned. The sounds of fighting continued outside the carriage for dozens of minutes, Soul Power fluctuations constantly lifting the carriage curtains. When the outside gradually quieted down, the two men turned their expectant gaze towards the carriage entrance, but when the curtain was lifted, the face revealed was not the one they had been hoping for.
A Tang Sect deacon dressed in a black robe with a sinister face looked at the two men prostrate on the ground, trembling, and revealed a cruel smile.
"Heh, these two must be the owners of this batch of goods. Kill them."
"Yes, sir."
There was no room for negotiation. The two could only watch in terror as several Tang Sect demons entered the carriage and walked towards them step by step. Then, the two were pulled out of the carriage and thrown onto the ground. Ignoring the pain in his body, the middle-aged man immediately began to beg for mercy.
"Don't... don't kill me. You can take all the goods and money, just spare my life."
"Yes, yes, if you kill us, there will be fewer caravans on this road in the future."
While begging for mercy, the two also surveyed their surroundings. The Soul Emperor they had hired at great expense had fallen not far away, completely lifeless, his limbs twisted in a tragic death. This made the two men tremble even more violently, their hearts only able to pray that the Tang Sect disciples would just take the money.
But the words of the leading Tang Sect deacon plunged the two into deep despair.
"Caravans? Who cares if you come or not? All we want is to complete the Sect Master's mission. Do it!"
"Yes."
After speaking, the Tang Sect deacon turned his head to look at his subordinates beside him. Several of them responded and released their Martial Souls, walking towards the two merchants.
"No... no... you can't do this. What do your mission and our lives have to do with each other? We won't reveal the whereabouts of the Tang Sect disciples, please... please..."
The middle-aged man trembled as he begged for mercy, but before he could finish, the Tang Sect disciples had already raised their sharp claws towards their skulls. The two could only close their eyes in despair.
At this critical moment, a ghost-like figure flashed past all the Tang Sect disciples in just one second. At this moment, time seemed to stand still. Both the movements of the Tang Sect disciples' hands and the cruel smile on the Tang Sect deacon's face were frozen in place. Everything seemed to have been paused.
One second, two seconds, three seconds. The two merchants, who hadn't felt any attack, tentatively opened their eyes and looked up.
What came into view were the Tang Sect disciples' raised sharp claws and their vacant eyes. After a few more seconds, lines of blood appeared around the necks of every Tang Sect disciple. Crimson blood quickly spread, and sounds of heavy objects falling to the ground constantly echoed. The Tang Sect disciples in front of them fell to the ground like harvested wheat.
"This... this... this..."
"Who... who came?"
The two merchants not only didn't feel any excitement from surviving the ordeal, but became even more frightened. Their fat bodies trembled like sieves, their eyes constantly scanning their surroundings, trying to find that terrifying presence.
But a voice slowly and clearly entered their ears from behind them.
"From Star Luo City?"
"Ah!!!!!"
"Ghost!!!!!"
The two turned back mechanically and met the deep black eyes of an enchanting woman. Then, two exclamations came, and the two who had just gotten up fell back to the ground.
"You... you... are you a human or a ghost?"
"Nonsense, if I were a ghost, would I be here to save you with nothing better to do? Believe it or not, I'll send you to join these people."
Hearing that she was here to save them, the two immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing the second half of the sentence, their fat bodies trembled again.
"Sir... this... this is a misunderstanding, we didn't mean to offend you."
"Alright, I've taken care of the Tang Sect people. You can handle the rest yourselves. From now on, you can find my Evil Extermination Sect to escort you when you travel. We specialize in dealing with these Tang Sect demons."
After speaking, the woman's figure turned and disappeared from the spot, leaving the two behind, constantly wiping the fine sweat from their foreheads. The woman who appeared was the Human-Faced Demon Spider Emperor A Zhu. Since the Tang Sect people began hunting caravans and civilians everywhere in the Star Luo territory, Da Ming and the others discussed having the beasts and their subordinates split up and act separately. However, A Zhu, who was used to acting alone, came by herself. Now that the matter was done, she planned to go back and explain the situation.
"Evil... Evil Extermination Sect? Is it the sect that was just established recently? Their headquarters seem to be in Star Luo City, and it seems like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Meng Shenji are behind them."
"Why bother with all that? As long as our safety is guaranteed from now on, no matter how expensive it is, we have to hire Evil Extermination Sect disciples to escort the caravan."
"I think that's a good idea, you're right."
After tidying up the goods, the two immediately drove the carriage back towards Star Luo City. There's no time like the present. They would go back now to hire Evil Extermination Sect disciples before setting out again. Otherwise, what's the point of having Gold Soul Coins if you lose your life?
The same situation was constantly happening throughout the entire Star Luo City territory. The Tang Sect disciples, who had been feared by everyone just a few days ago, suddenly seemed to have met their match and were quickly defeated in dozens of encounters. The name of the Evil Extermination Sect also began to spread rapidly throughout the Star Luo territory, which was much more effective than promoting it themselves.
In a small town on the border between Star Luo City and Heaven Dou City, Tang San was sitting in a small courtyard, closing his eyes and resting. Today was the day for the dispatched disciples to report back to him. He was looking forward to seeing what kind of energy the Tang Sect disciples would unleash after scattering throughout the Star Luo territory.
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