After purchasing the items and leaving Fengling Pavilion, Ender and the young Kaxiu and his group were returning to the Meyers Family.
"Mr. Atlas," the young Kaxiu asked, "Why did you bid one hundred thousand for that Grey jade statue?"
Hearing this, Ender replied, "Because besides us wanting to buy it, he wanted to sell it even more!"
At the same time, on the eighth floor of Fengling Pavilion, the one-horned man stood by the window, watching Ender and the others leave.
"Finally, that thing has been sold!"
The one-horned man visibly breathed a sigh of relief, but he also felt a slight heartache for the money he had lost.
"What's lost is lost!" he sighed inwardly, "It's a good thing that thing was sold. It's better than losing both the person and the money when the time comes!"
Then he secretly resented in his heart, "If I find that guy, I definitely won't let him off!"
The guy the one-horned man was talking about in his heart was precisely the seller who sold him the broken claw statue. At that time, he sold him the incomplete part of that Grey jade statue at an extremely low price, which made him ecstatic!
But when he learned that the main body of this Grey jade statue was in the hands of the Chita City Lord, his heart immediately chilled by more than half!
This made the one-horned man understand that although the incomplete part of the Grey jade statue he had obtained was a good treasure, it was also a hot potato, and the kind that could be fatal!
Gray jade!
It is an extremely hard jade stone in the Blood River World. It is said that only the top powerhouses among the World Level can destroy or leave marks on gray jade.
If it weren't for the poor toughness of gray jade, making weapons from it difficult to use in battles among Domain-level and even World Level powerhouses, then the value of gray jade would have increased several times over.
Therefore, although the price of handicrafts made of gray jade is high, it is not ridiculously high, and Domain-level cultivators can afford it by spending a bit more money.
"Chita City Lord has a tyrannical personality. If he knew that the incomplete part of that Grey jade statue was with me…"
The one-horned man shivered, secretly rejoicing in his heart, "Fortunately, I have already sold that Grey jade statue, and the buyer is from the Meyers Family."
...
Ender and the others returned to the Meyers Family. Just as they entered the door, the young Kaxiu suddenly stopped.
"I remember now!" the young Kaxiu exclaimed, then turned to Ender and said, "Mr. Atlas, the statue you just bought is made of gray jade. I've seen statues of similar material before."
"Oh?" Ender was quite interested and asked, "Where have you seen it?"
"In the hands of the Chita City Lord!" the young Kaxiu transmitted his voice, "That statue was also made of grayish-white gray jade. I only took a quick glance from afar at the time, but I felt a peculiar sensation."
"Chita City Lord?" Ender listened, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Is the Chita City Lord not on good terms with your father?"
Hearing this, the young Kaxiu was a bit puzzled and asked via Spiritual Force, "How did you know, Mr. Atlas?"
"I guessed." Ender smiled.
"Finally, I've managed to inquire about the statue's whereabouts!"
At this moment, he was a little excited, "A peculiar statue, I hope it's a beast god statue."
"You really did guess it right, Mr. Atlas." The young Kaxiu transmitted his voice, "That Chita City Lord is my father's Senior Brother, but their relationship is not good."
The two conversed via Spiritual Force, entered the Meyers Family gate, and after walking for a while, Ender returned to his guest room.
...
In the guest room.
Ender sat on a chair, one hand resting on the table beside him, his index finger gently tapping the tabletop.
"This trip, I originally intended to learn about the statue from Kaxiu, and indeed I got information about the statue, but I also had some unexpected gains!"
He summarized the gains from this outing in his mind, "The seawater of the Demon Ocean, and the Grey jade statue."
The Demon Ocean, one of the perilous lands of the Blood River World, is located in the extreme west of the Blood River World.
Once its seawater comes into contact with a person's wound, it will erode and pollute their consciousness. Those with unsteady wills will be assimilated by the Demon Ocean and become Puppets that only know how to kill!
And the effect of the Blood River's seawater in eroding and polluting a person's consciousness is several, even dozens of times that of the outer sea's seawater!
"The seawater of the Demon Ocean is often used by the natives of the extreme west of the Blood River World to temper their will."
Ender recalled the information about the Demon Ocean, "However, those natives who have used Demon Ocean seawater are more or less bloodthirsty, clearly indicating that their consciousness has been eroded and polluted. Only a very small number of strong-willed individuals remain unaffected."
"My will is at the Pinnacle Domain Master, so the seawater of the Demon Ocean Outer Sea should have little impact on me."
His finger paused, "But this Inner Sea seawater is a bit different. It's better to be cautious. I'll try using the Inner Sea's seawater only after I can pass the sixth island of the Fantasy Ocean."
"Besides the seawater of the Blood River, the Grey jade statue is also somewhat special."
Ender's index finger continued to tap on the tabletop, "According to the information I obtained earlier, gray jade is extremely hard. To carve on gray jade, one would at least need to be World Master Level."
"If it's a Grey jade statue carved by a World Master, then it's not very useful to me. I hope it's a Grey jade statue carved by an Immortal."
As a Genius who had passed the eighth level of the Tongtian Bridge, his Law comprehension had already surpassed most World Masters, so a Grey jade statue carved by an ordinary World Master would naturally be of very little use.
"Now that the information about the statue has been obtained, it's confirmed to be in the hands of the Chita City Lord."
Recalling the map of Cloud Bay World, Ender thought to himself, "Chita Territory and Fengyin Territory are separated by two territories, and they are also exactly in the direction of Yunwan World City. In a few days, I can bid farewell to Kaxiu, saying I'm going to Yunwan World City."
Thinking of this, his gaze turned cold, "Kill the Chita City Lord and seize that Grey jade statue!"
Ender was determined to obtain that peculiar Grey jade statue. Even if there was only a slim possibility that it was a beast god statue, he would get that Grey jade statue!
...
A few days later, Ender bid farewell to the young Kaxiu and his father Colan, telling them that he was going to travel towards Yunwan World City.
Hearing Mr. Atlas, who saved his life, say this, the young Kaxiu, who longed for the outside world, wanted to travel with him, but was stopped by his father Colan.
Leaving Fengyin City, Ender found a secluded place, soared into the sky, and rushed up to the Eighteenth cloud layer.
He recalled the map of Cloud Bay World and thought to himself, "Chita Territory and Fengyin Territory are separated by two territories, and the area of a territory can range from tens of millions of square kilometers to over a hundred million square kilometers."
"The distance between two territories, if I fly at full speed with my body alone, would take at least several hours. Considering the super strong gravity of the Blood River World, it would be normal to arrive after flying for more than ten hours."
"Compared to flying by body, traveling by E-class spaceship would undoubtedly be much faster, and the time consumed would be greatly reduced."
Continuing to fly outwards, Ender flew into the outer perimeter of the Eighteenth cloud layer, took out his E-class spaceship, entered it, and after setting the direction and distance, the spaceship started to accelerate!
Whoosh!
The E-class spaceship broke through the clouds, flying rapidly along the edge of the Blood River World's clouds. Not long after, the spaceship decelerated and stopped.
Ender controlled the spaceship to re-enter the Eighteenth cloud layer, then put the spaceship into his world ring, and his body began to fall towards the ground.
Returning to the surface of the Blood River World, he inquired in a nearby town and learned his current location.
"I am currently within Chita Territory, but because the spaceship's distance setting was a bit long, I've already flown past Chita City. Now I need to turn back."
Ender drained the last cup of wine, placed a few Treasure Currencys on the table, then got up and flew towards Chita City.
...A few minutes later, looking at the tall Chita City tower and city gate, Ender casually threw a large Treasure Currency to the guard and directly flew into Chita City.
"Find a place to gather some information."
He came to the best inn in Chita City, chose a superior room to stay in, and then asked the inn waiter for information on the Family forces in Chita City.
Under the temptation of Treasure Currencys, the waiter told him everything he knew, which gave Ender a general understanding of the situation in Chita City.
At the same time, he also learned a piece of news: the Chita City Lord, was currently not in Chita City.
"Are you sure the City Lord has left Chita City?" Ender asked.
"I'm sure." The waiter nodded very affirmatively, "A guard captain from the City Lord's mansion who often visits our inn said that the City Lord left Chita City more than three months ago."
"Alright." Ender threw a Treasure Currency to the waiter and said, "You can go now."
"Thank you for your generosity, honored guest." The waiter respectfully exited the guest room.
"If the Chita City Lord is truly absent, this could be a bit troublesome." After the waiter left, Ender frowned slightly in thought, "My time is precious, I can't just wait here."
"The news that the Chita City Lord is not present came from a guard captain," Ender muttered to himself, "I need to go and check it myself. What if this information is wrong?"
As night fell, Ender, concealing his figure, emerged from the inn and headed towards the Better Family, the second-ranked Family in Chita City.
The Better Family had a close relationship with the Chita City Lord's Litter Family. After investigating inside, he found that the Domain Master powerhouse of that Family was not present.
Afterward, he went to the Chita City Lord's mansion and the Litter Family territory but did not find any trace of the Chita City Lord.
"Not only is the Chita City Lord absent, but even the Domain Master of the Better Family is not here."
Seeing that the Chita City Lord was indeed not present, he didn't return to the inn and flew directly towards the sky.
Arriving at the edge of the Eighteenth cloud layer, Ender took out his E-class spaceship from his world ring, entered it, and flew towards the distant Blood River World.
...
Half an hour later, it was still night.
"My first Blood River Crystal will begin from here!"
At this moment, Ender had arrived in a city within a territory. He stood on the roof of a house, looking at a brightly lit mansion in front of him.
Whoosh!
With a flash of his figure, Ender had disappeared from the rooftop, entering the mansion under the cover of night.
...
In a quiet room within the mansion, City Lord Chong Rong was sitting cross-legged, absorbing Universe energy and converting it into Gene Energy.
Bang!
Suddenly, the door of the quiet room was kicked open, and a person clad in black armor, wearing a black helmet with a visor covering their face, burst in.
"Who are you?!"
Chong Rong reacted extremely quickly, taking out his weapon and shield from his storage wristband as he demanded, his expression wary.
"The one who will kill you!"
Before his words had even finished, Ender had already flashed to Chong Rong's side, his hand, covered by a sinister black gauntlet, reaching directly for his head!
Annihilation Two!
Swish!
This claw strike was terrifyingly powerful, and its speed was extremely fast. The black claw shadow dragged long, its color as dark as torn space, with no trace of light within it!
"I can't escape! How is this possible?!"
Facing this sudden attack, Chong Rong's face showed horror, because he couldn't dodge it, nor could he block it!
Boom!
Chong Rong's head exploded, but he did not die, because for a Domain Master who already possessed a life core, the head was no longer a fatal weakness.
He had transferred his life core to his chest, and the battle shield in his hand firmly protected his chest, while his head was rapidly growing back.
"Die!"
The illusionary figures at the door and beside Chong Rong were still there, but Ender's true body had already appeared behind him. The sinister gauntlet, made of E-grade alloy, directly pierced through his chest, grabbing his life core!
"No!"
The sharp pain in his chest only allowed Chong Rong to let out a desperate and unwilling roar in his mind.
Crack!
Ender squeezed his hand, and the life core in his grasp was directly crushed, faint specks of light vanishing into the air.
As the life core was crushed, Chong Rong also died due to the destruction of his Soul!
There are two ways to kill a Domain Master. One is like Ender's method, targeting the enemy's life core. As long as the enemy's life core is crushed, the enemy will die due to the destruction of their Soul.
The other way is to destroy the enemy's bodily Vitality. As long as the enemy's bodily Vitality is extinguished, and their Soul has no resting place, they will naturally die.
Taking off Chong Rong's storage wristband, Ender imprinted his Spiritual Force mark on it, then split off a portion of his consciousness to inspect it, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Two Blood River Crystals, what a pleasant surprise."
He had originally thought that an ordinary Domain Master Fourth Stage City Lord would be lucky to have one Blood River Crystal in his storage wristband, but he didn't expect him to have two.
"Let's go, next one."
With a flash of his figure, he had already left the mansion's quiet room and headed towards another Family in the city that had a Domain Master.
As Ender departed, the mansion fell into chaos. The previous battle had attracted the attention of many people, and when they came to investigate, they discovered that the City Lord had died.
"How is this possible?!"
"How could the City Lord just die like that?!"
"Could it be a World Level powerhouse who made a move?!"
Seeing City Lord Chong Rong killed, the people in the mansion were shocked. The speed of the City Lord's death was too fast, incredibly fast!
...
Because the Family mansions with Domain Master powerhouses were relatively far apart, and the Blood River World had no technological communication methods, no one could send the news of the City Lord's death before Ender arrived, so he could safely proceed to the next Family mansion.
When he arrived at another Family where a Domain Master resided, the Family mansion had few lights, appearing peaceful and quiet.
Entering the mansion, Ender followed his Spiritual Force detection and found the location of the Domain Master.
With a "boom," everyone in the mansion was startled awake. Lights were quickly lit, and soon the mansion became brightly illuminated.
When they searched for the source of the loud noise, they found that the pillar of the Family, the Domain-level Ancestor, had died!
And Ender, who had killed two native World Masters and obtained two Blood River Crystals, had now flown to the Eighteenth cloud layer, taking a spaceship to the next killing location.