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Chapter 481 Blast and Kill [I] (6k)

Inside a huge conference room.

Bronze chandeliers hung from the tall arched ceilings, and flickering candlelight cast mottled shadows on the stained glass windows.

Right below the center, there is a huge long black table.

On the side of the table.

Twelve carved oak chairs were arranged in a semicircle, each with the coat of arms of a different family branded on the back.

Like a roaring black bear, tangled thorns, a silver eagle spreading its wings...

These are all totems of nobility that have been passed down for thousands of years.

Each one has a long history.

now.

Figures sat down on these seats one after another.

There are both men and women among these people, but most of them appear to be over 30 years old.

Moreover, if there were any professionals here, they would find that these people all had a spiritual aura.

Obviously, they are not ordinary people, but professionals who have embarked on a professional path.

Although their own strength may not be very strong, they more or less have the strength of Sequence Eight or Sequence Seven levels.

of course.

Compared to this.

Strength is just an insignificant accessory to these people.

The key points are the identities of these people and the family forces they represent.

As the twelve speakers of the federation.

Everyone here is a representative nominated by various aristocratic forces. They are powerful and influential figures who can cause an earthquake with just a stomp of their feet.

Because those powerful professionals would never spend time dealing with these matters.

As for entrusting it to other people, I would never feel at ease.

The best way is to choose someone from the same ethnic group.

The fact that these people could come here at this time must have meant something big had happened.

Soon, as time goes by.

It didn't take long.

The original twelve seats were already filled.

These people did not speak to each other, but maintained a certain silence.

— crunch!
At this time.

The heavy door of the conference room on one side was closed.

This also means that everyone here has arrived.

at the same time.

Strange lines with faint blue light suddenly lit up around the room and disappeared into the darkness in an instant.

These are no ordinary lights.

Instead, it was a mysterious magic ritual that was carefully arranged here.

When this layer of ritual prohibition is activated, the entire room is completely isolated from the outside world, and no form of prying eyes can penetrate.

dong dong...

Two dull knocks suddenly broke the silence.

Everyone's eyes turned to the source of the sound.

He was an old man wearing a luxurious dark golden robe.

Her white hair was combed back and tied into a braid, and her whole body was meticulously groomed.

But it forms a sharp contrast with the unusually smooth skin.

The most striking thing is his pair of clear and bright golden eyes.

As pure as a newborn baby, yet full of the wisdom accumulated over the years.

At this moment, he stood at the front of the long table.

This is enough to prove the noble status of this old man.

That's exactly what happened.

The old man's name is Caster Toss, and he is a descendant of the great emperor who founded the Tianlong Federation a thousand years ago.

That emperor is the only demigod in existing records who has reached Sequence Three.

It is rumored that his descendants all have the blood of God.

When it comes to the nobility of bloodline, naturally no one can compare to him.

"Colleagues."

Caster Toth spoke slowly, his voice low and powerful.

"I'm sure you all know why I urgently summoned you all here tonight."

His eyes slowly scanned everyone present.

The air in the room seemed to freeze.

"Just an hour ago, the life fire of Duke stationed in Hanyu City was extinguished."

The words fell.

Everyone in the field had different expressions.

As a professional and being in this position, there is naturally no problem with memory.

As for Duke, they naturally knew who it was.

The chief governor stationed in Hanyu City.

A lord-level professional whose strength has reached Sequence Five.

However, although I know.

But no one looked too surprised.

Obviously, before this, everyone had already known this information through their own means.

but.

A Sequence 5 professional.

After all, I am not an insignificant ant.

As a sequence five lord-level professional, he has been in the entire Tianlong Federation for so many years.

The accumulated amount is also very few.

Only those cities with a population of more than 100,000 or those that play an important role will have one person in charge.

As for the priests of the Church of the Seven Gods, they are not included.

Although there are intricate ties between the Tianlong Federation and the Church of the Seven Gods.

But after all, they are not one.

Therefore, the death of a Sequence Five expert is like an earthquake to the entire Tianlong Federation.

This is the second Sequence 5 high-level professional that the Federation has lost in just one month.

The tragedy at Night Crow Port has not yet subsided, and this kind of thing has happened again.

It seemed as if he took in the changes in everyone's expressions.

Caster Toth continued.

“In addition, the remains of a giant dragon that had been completely drained of blood and flesh were found in the ruins where Duke disappeared.

After spiritual tracing testing, it was confirmed that this is an adult bloodline mutant white dragon that has reached the fifth level of sequence."

Caster Toth's voice echoed in the dim conference room, his hoarse voice carrying a hint of solemnity.

While talking.

As he raised his hand and waved, ripples appeared in the air in the center of the conference hall.

A holographic image slowly unfolded, clearly showing the ruins of a destroyed village.

Among the collapsed stone walls and charred beams, a shriveled silver dragon corpse was particularly eye-catching.

The scales have lost their former luster, and the empty eye sockets seem to still tell of the fear before death.

The spread dragon wings looked like two tattered flags, and the bony skeleton on its body was clearly visible through the dry skin.

"Dragon?"

Everyone present exclaimed in a low voice at the same time, but then calmed down.

For families with a long history like theirs, dragons, such top-level extraordinary creatures, are rare, but not unheard of.

Some families even have collections of dragon remains and specimens.

Although dragons are rare, they are huge monsters that control the entire Tianlong Federation.

He is so well-informed that he cannot compare to ordinary professionals.

Every few years, some traces of giant dragons would be discovered, and then the army or even high-level professionals would be sent out to encircle and hunt them.

All the corpses and other belongings were divided up among their respective families.

What surprised them was the miserable death of the dragon before them.

“Based on the information we have now, we can make assumptions.

The huge noise caused by the mysterious man killing the dragon caught Duke's attention.

This inference was confirmed by nearby residents.

Several people reported hearing what sounded like a dragon's roar.

Duke, who arrived shortly afterwards, engaged in battle with the mysterious man, but found himself no match for him during the confrontation.

At the critical moment, Duke must have used some mysterious prop with special powers to forcibly break through the space barrier of the spiritual world.

In the end, both sides fell into the spiritual world. Duke was probably killed by the mysterious man, or he encountered some terrifying existence. "

Caster Toss said in a deep voice.

"Wait, if I'm not mistaken, this dragon was poisoned by the Dragon Falling Liquid, and the only fatal injury seems to be the eye."

A female member of parliament sitting below suddenly spoke up to analyze.

“Based on the characteristics of the injury, it is impossible that it was done by Duke.

Given his style, if he found a giant dragon, he would definitely choose to keep it in captivity for experimental research, and would never kill it directly."

“Then the murderer can only be the mysterious man who caused Duke’s death.

But this doesn't make sense. If the opponent is only this level of strength, how can he be Duke's opponent?"

"There is also a state where a giant dragon's flesh and blood is being sucked. I always feel like I have seen it somewhere."

After listening to this, Custer Toth nodded in agreement:
"Kelly, your reasoning is very insightful. This kind of death characteristic of having the blood and flesh essence drained from the whole body has indeed appeared before."

He suddenly paused, his expression becoming more serious.

"So I suspect that the mysterious person who killed Duke is probably also a part-time Blood Eater."

As soon as these words were spoken, the parliament hall fell silent.

The expressions of the congressmen present suddenly changed, and a solemn look appeared on their faces.

Blood Eater, as the name suggests, this is a secret and extraordinary way to gain power by devouring blood.

From initially sucking the blood of ordinary people to later needing the blood of professionals and extraordinary creatures.

It is said that in order to break through to the legendary level of Sequence Four, one even needs to devour the blood of gods.

Let’s not talk about whether gods have blood or not. Even if they do, how can we get it?

Therefore, no one has ever succeeded in recorded history.

The most powerful being on this path is a Bloody King who once reached Sequence Five.

Although the conditions for advancement through this extraordinary path are extremely harsh and come with serious risks of losing control.

As the strength grows, the practitioner will eventually become a monster that only knows how to drink blood.

But it is undeniable that the Bloody King of Sequence Five does possess extremely terrifying strength and immortality.

Its combat power is comparable to that of an ordinary Sequence Four Legendary level.

After the bloody king in history completely lost control, he massacred several cities and killed more than 300,000 people.

In the end, it took the combined efforts of two legendary masters to completely destroy it.

This incident can be regarded as the worst disaster caused by professionals in the past thousand years.

If that mysterious person did indeed practice the Blood Eater Path.

Then, it is very likely that he is not dead.

Because for high-level blood eaters, a drop of blood can bring rebirth.

As long as the other party commits suicide in the spiritual world, it is possible for him to be reborn with the help of the backup plan left outside, and return to the material world in this way.

If this is true, the other party's existence is a huge hidden danger to the Tianlong Federation.

"What we need to do now is to thoroughly investigate the whereabouts of that mysterious person. I don't want the past history to repeat itself."

Custer Toth knocked on the table.

The picture above changes again.

In the rain, there appeared the image of a young man with red hair and red eyes, carrying a long sword on his back and with a calm expression.

"What we see before us is the appearance of the mysterious man, but it is very likely just a disguise."

Hear the words.

Everyone just glanced at it.

For high-level professionals like these, it is very easy to disguise their appearance, just like changing clothes with normal people.

Getting the other person's appearance is actually not very useful. It is almost impossible for ordinary fortune tellers to obtain information about high-level professionals.

Judging from the strength shown by the opponent, he is at least a Sequence Five professional.

Moreover, he is the top one among Sequence Five.

To predict the existence of this kind of thing, one would probably need at least a Sequence 5 fortune teller, or even a Sequence 4.

There is no fortune teller of this level in the Federation.

After all, compared to other professional paths.

Not only is it difficult for professionals like fortune tellers to get promoted, their combat effectiveness is also very low. There are very few qualified professionals who would put too much energy into this.

Fortunately, the blood eater's path is powerful.

But it is almost impossible to advance to Sequence 4.

As long as it is not Sequence Four, it cannot pose any threat to them.

Even if the opponent is a Sequence Five Bloody King, he cannot be a match for the Federation.

"Besides this matter, there is another more important matter."

At this time, Caster Toss changed the subject.

“It seems that there is something wrong with the great Lord of the Underworld.

According to information from spies, some followers of the Lord of the Underworld have developed extraordinary characteristics and their minds have become confused!
Among them, not only were there three Sequence Five priests, but even the Sequence Four high priest had problems. "

Although there are connections between the Church of the Seven and the Federation.

But there is also a difference in closeness.

Although the Seven Gods are all called righteous gods, in fact, the relationship between the Seven Gods Churches is not harmonious.

To some extent, there will be conflicts in the authority it represents.

For example, the Lord of the Sky and the Goddess of Night.

In some ways, both have the authority of the sky.

Another example is the Lord of the Underworld who symbolizes death and the Mother Earth who symbolizes life.

The two are completely opposite.

Among them, the Lord of the Underworld is undoubtedly the most special one.

As the lord of the underworld of death, naturally no one likes to come into contact with him.

Death can make people afraid and naturally alienated.

“Regarding this matter, we can send someone to continue monitoring it if there is really a problem with the Lord of the Underworld.

I’m afraid the structure of the Church of the Seven Gods will change!”

Someone suggested.

The death of Duke and the professional who was suspected to be employed on the blood-eater path were nothing compared to this news.

Afterwards, everyone discussed the situation further and made their own suggestions and contingency plans for possible situations.

Although these people are not very strong, they are able to become members of parliament.

But the brain is definitely working well.

……

"Death is such a disgusting thing..."

Wait for the meeting to end and everyone to leave.

Only Caster Toss stood where he was, his expression returning to indifference.

He stretched out his hand and placed it in front of his eyes, and could clearly see his smooth skin.

As a professional, even if it is the lowest sequence nine, there are extraordinary characteristics and spirituality in the body.

All aspects of his physical condition are far superior to ordinary people.

The same is true for life span.

However, the improvement of Sequence Nine professionals is not that great compared to ordinary people, and their lifespan is approximately 120 years.

After that, every time you advance and upgrade a sequence, your lifespan will be extended.

After reaching Sequence Four, one can even have a lifespan of thousands of years.

Unfortunately, although he was the representative nominated by the Custer family.

But he is only the one who has the final say on the surface.

His own strength is only at the level of Sequence Six.

And this is actually not weak.

Generally, the lifespan of a Sequence 6 professional is several times that of an ordinary person, about three hundred and thirty years.

But the problem is that he is now three hundred and twenty years old.

There are only ten years left.

Naturally, he was not content with this.

Fortunately, he found other ways to prolong his life.

But this is not a long-term solution.

However, the situation of the Lord of the Underworld this time made him see some opportunities.

Think of this.

There was a dark flash in his eyes.

……

Arrow City.

Located in the northern area of ​​the Tianlong Federation.

The capital city of the Tianlong Federation.

If viewed from a high altitude.

It can be found that its geographical location is at a higher altitude than other areas.

It is a city built on the mountain.

Unlike other regions of the Federation.

This is the territory of Celanis, the leader of the Seven Gods and the Lord of the Sky.

Everyone here can be considered a follower of Celanis, the Lord of the Sky.

The reason for choosing this place is that in their opinion, the higher the terrain, the closer it is to the sky, and thus the closer it is to the God of the sky.

In the central square of the city stands a huge and strange building.

The circular dome is supported by twelve marble columns, with a three-meter-high bronze sun wheel standing on the top, casting a gear-shaped light and shadow on the square at noon.

The exterior wall on one side is inlaid with a sunrise pattern made of colored glazed tiles.

On both sides of the cobblestone main street, Gothic spires are mixed with rare square box-shaped buildings.

Those modern square buildings with flat gray-white exterior walls and neat glass windows stand out among the many carved stone houses.

Looking into the distance, you can occasionally see a flat-roofed tower covered with copper.

Various kinds of clothes are hung out to dry on these rooftop platforms.

On the streets, you can often see tall knights in silver armor patrolling by.

now.

In a luxurious private room on the third floor of a pub.

Hu Qi sat quietly near the window.

He has changed his clothes at this moment.

He was transformed into a handsome young man with a thin body, blond hair, blue eyes, and sharp features.

Behind him stood a strong man dressed as a servant.

It's obvious from his appearance that he is either rich or noble.

However, this situation is not uncommon in the city of Aro.

As the capital of the Tianlong Federation.

Those who can live here are either rich or noble. If you throw a stone to kill someone, it is possible that the person has the blood of a noble flowing in his body.

The reason for this is that although the Tianlong Federation ostensibly practices a federal system, its political system is deeply influenced by historical inertia and supernatural forces.

In this world where professionals exist, the ancient aristocracy still firmly holds the ruling power.

The only difference.

They simply changed from being the rulers on the surface to being behind the scenes.

The existence of extraordinary powers not only enables these upper-class elites to have overwhelming military advantages, but also gains insight and planning abilities far beyond ordinary people.

They are like manipulators hidden behind the scenes, quietly controlling the development trajectory of the Federation through a complex network of power.

This form of rule is more secretive than the monarchy of the old era, but also more solid.

The ruling group composed of extraordinary people and nobles has turned the Federation into a feudal theocracy in modern guise.

In this seemingly progressive federal system, the bloodline of the monarchy and the power of theocracy are still the real forces that dominate the destiny of this country.

Hu Qi recalled the information on this in his mind.

He picked up the drink in front of him and took a sip.

His gaze was looking through a window on one side, to the end of Arrow City.

there.

What you see is an extremely magnificent sky.

Compared to other places.

The sky here presents a charming gradient of colors, from deep blue to orange and yellow, as if it were the splendor of sunrise or sunset.

The sunlight pierced through the clouds like a sharp sword, casting several dazzling rays of light.

Below it, there is a continuous stretch of magnificent white buildings, arranged in an orderly manner.

The building with a golden dome is particularly eye-catching, sparkling in the sunlight, showing luxury and majesty.

The winding colonnade stretches into the distance as if there is no end. Neatly arranged trees are dotted between the colonnades. The dark green treetops and the white buildings set off each other with clear layers.

Further away, the layers of buildings are connected with the mountains, looming in the clouds and mist, as if leading to the sky.

It is like a magnificent divine city, which inspires awe and yearning in people.

That is the holy city and also the most central area of ​​the city of Aro.

A place where only true nobles and high-ranking federal officials can live.

In comparison, Arrow City is just a barren outer city.

"The Holy City..."

Watch this scene.

Hu Qi's eyes flickered.

Based on the information obtained.

If he wants to complete the advancement conditions of Advanced Sequence Five: King of Killing Power.

The best thing to do is to start with the Custer family.

This family lives in the holy city.

Among them, the tribesmen are descendants of the great emperor who founded the Federal Empire.

It can be said that he absolutely meets the requirements of a blood royal descendant.

But it is not easy to complete this ceremony.

This A Luo city is the capital of the Tianlong Federation.

I don’t know if there are any demigod-level professionals at the Sequence 3 level.

But Sequence 4 legendary professionals definitely exist.

And, there is definitely more than one.

In this situation, he wanted to sneak into the holy city and kidnap members of the Custer family.

Killing in front of a hundred thousand people is tantamount to seeking death.

For any professional, it is almost impossible to complete this advanced requirement.

I’m afraid I’ll be discovered before I even start.

But that doesn't include Hu Qi.

Compared to the natives of this world.

He has knowledge in his mind that is far beyond this era.

At some times.

Knowledge can also be transformed into an extremely terrifying power.

Think about this.

He slowly spread out his palms, and a golden dragon crown was lying quietly between the lines of his palms.

However, this gold coin was wriggling strangely like a living thing.

Its state constantly switches between liquid and solid.

Sometimes it turns into a transparent fluid like glass, and sometimes it solidifies into dazzling gold.

The strange sight of this substance freely transforming between metal and glass completely defies common sense.

However, looking at this scene.

Hu Qi frowned slightly, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

"The power of the Alchemist Sequence 7 Alchemist is still a little lacking. If you want to achieve the result you want, it is best to reach Sequence 5, the Shaper of All Things..."

(End of this chapter)