Chapter 814
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Chapter 814 Self-Detonation of the Nascent Soul!
Looking out from the perimeter, the scene was quite shocking.
This martial arts association hall, which had stood for over a hundred years and become one of North City’s landmark buildings, collapsed in an instant, turning into shattered dust spreading in all directions.
People watching this scene from the outside were all frightened pale, exclaiming in shock.
No one had expected that the martial arts association hall, which could be considered one of the safest places in North City, would experience such a devastating situation!
…
Amidst the spreading dust, Fang Yu casually tossed aside the charred corpse in his hand and released his divine consciousness.
He needed to know how many people were still alive inside the hall.
Such a violent explosion, originating from inside the conference room…
“Self-detonation.”
This thought immediately flashed in Fang Yu’s mind.
As his divine consciousness spread out, Fang Yu immediately sensed numerous auras.
Some auras were very weak, while others remained strong.
As his divine consciousness quickly swept through, he could also see many charred remains scattered about…
Fang Yu captured one familiar and powerful aura, and immediately flew toward that position.
“Whoosh!”
Seconds later, Fang Yu arrived at the source of this aura.
It was Huai Xu.
At this moment, Huai Xu’s clothes showed some burn marks, but he hadn’t suffered serious injuries.
His face was ashen, and his eyes were filled with anger.
“What happened?” Fang Yu asked.
“The six high-level officials in the conference room self-detonated their Nascent Souls!” Huai Xu said, his gloomy face flashing with horror.
For him, what had just happened was too absurd!
Six high-level officials of North City’s Martial Arts Association, who appeared completely normal on the surface, suddenly reversed the true qi in their bodies and detonated their Nascent Souls!
What horrified Huai Xu was the reason these six people did this!
What were they after?
They were already high-level officials of the Martial Arts Association, with high positions and great power, respected wherever they went.
Yet they were willing to sacrifice their precious lives for that Half-Spirit race, in the most direct and brutal way by self-detonating their Nascent Souls!
What had the Half-Spirit race promised that made them so fanatical?
“Brother Fang, when you warned me to be careful earlier… had you discovered something?” Huai Xu looked at Fang Yu and asked.
“During the meeting, I noticed Du Teng looking worried and anxious, and then he slipped out. Shortly after he left the conference room, I sensed two faint auras flash by… When I went to the rest area, he had already been killed,” Fang Yu said. “According to what the two assassins said, Du Teng must have learned about the Half-Spirit race’s plan through some means and tried to slip away quietly to avoid this attack. But the Half-Spirit race discovered him and cut off his head in advance.”
“Du Teng…” Huai Xu’s face darkened as he said, “If he had informed us earlier, this disaster could have been avoided!”
As they were talking, another figure flew over.
It was Chairman Wang Wenshan.
Wang Wenshan’s face was covered with many wounds, and his chin was stained with traces of blood.
His expression was equally grim, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at Huai Xu and said in shock: “Lord Huai Xu, we…”
Huai Xu took a deep breath and said slowly: “This time… we miscalculated.”
…
In the time that followed, members of all four divisions mobilized to begin emergency rescue operations at the site of the Martial Arts Association hall, which had been reduced to ruins.
At the same time, news that the Martial Arts Association hall had been attacked by the Half-Spirit race’s self-detonation spread like a storm throughout North City!
The entire North City, both the secular world and martial arts circles, immediately erupted in chaos!
Compared to the attack on the Wei family a few days ago, today’s incident was even more heinous in nature!
They directly sent six cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage who, right in front of Huai Xu during the general meeting, detonated the Nascent Souls within their bodies!
And these six Nascent Soul stage cultivators were all high-level officials of the Martial Arts Association…
When all these factors were combined… the whole incident became particularly terrifying!
How far had the Half-Spirit race’s influence extended?
This time they blew up North City’s Martial Arts Association hall, what would be next?
Now, it was impossible to predict the Half-Spirit race’s next move!
They even dared to detonate the entire hall building in front of Huai Xu, what wouldn’t they dare to do?
All at once, throughout North City, discussions arose and people’s hearts were filled with fear!
…
By evening, rescue operations in the ruins were still ongoing.
Severely injured personnel were all sent to Yangxin Temple, the top medical facility in North City’s martial arts world.
At this moment, Fang Yu and Huai Xu were talking in a pavilion inside Yangxin Temple.
Reports of casualties continued to reach Huai Xu’s ears.
Each time he heard a new report, Huai Xu’s expression grew more grim.
“How’s the situation?” Fang Yu asked.
“Of the fifty-two high-level officials attending the general meeting, excluding myself, twenty-eight have been confirmed dead, and twenty-four others suffered injuries of varying degrees and are receiving emergency treatment,” Huai Xu said.
“How is Zheng Ze?” Fang Yu asked.
“Thanks to your warning, he made defensive preparations in advance, but the power of six Nascent Souls exploding simultaneously… still caused him serious injuries. He’s still in emergency care,” Huai Xu said gravely.
Fang Yu nodded.
Huai Xu looked at the garden behind them, his breathing somewhat heavy.
His current mood was a mixture of anger, grief, and deep self-reproach.
He should have discovered the problem earlier… or not held a general meeting before confirming safety, giving the Half-Spirit race such a good opportunity to strike.
Now, the damage had been done and could not be undone.
The backbone and elite of the Martial Arts Association and even the four divisions had been directly decimated by this attack!
Fang Yu looked at Huai Xu but didn’t say anything.
He could understand Huai Xu’s current feelings; words of comfort would be meaningless.
However, Fang Yu hadn’t expected the Half-Spirit race would dare to do this.
“It seems my previous performance drove the Half-Spirit race to desperate measures,” Fang Yu said. “They no longer hide in the shadows and even sent people to attack the hall, delivering a heavy blow to the Martial Arts Association, causing fear of them throughout North City’s martial arts world.”
“I must say, their action this time was executed perfectly.”
“Our divine consciousness and sensing abilities can see through a person’s aura and internal abnormalities, but cannot see into a person’s heart. The attack by those six Nascent Soul stage high officials was truly impossible to guard against.”
Huai Xu turned around, looked at Fang Yu, and said: “Brother Fang, I believe the Half-Spirit race’s actions precisely indicate that they have indeed been forced into a corner with no retreat.”
“They had been hiding before, quietly infiltrating various forces… certainly to achieve some goal we don’t yet know about… but because of your strategy, Brother Fang, they were forced to surface prematurely.”
“Their recent creation of various incidents aims to create fear, divert attention, and thereby achieve their original goal…”
Fang Yu nodded, agreeing with Huai Xu’s speculation.
Previously in Huaibei, Zhao Jidao, whose mind had been controlled, personally mentioned the ambiguous statement that “the flood is coming.”
Since then, Fang Yu had been pondering what this so-called flood actually referred to.
And recently, the Half-Spirit race’s movements had been increasing.
From this point, it could be seen that the flood they spoke of might be about to arrive.
And what they did today had two purposes.
The first purpose was to eliminate most of the elite backbone, create fear, and thus slow down North City martial arts world’s steps to suppress them. The second purpose, as Huai Xu said, was to divert everyone’s attention, thereby gathering strength to accomplish something else.
In any case, the Half-Spirit race’s action today was, for them, a complete success.
Right in front of Fang Yu and Huai Xu.
“By the way, I didn’t get a chance to tell you earlier,” Fang Yu recalled the morning’s events and said, “I’ve already negotiated with the Order Keepers on your behalf. Soon old Tianchen will bring more than thirty five-star mages, along with a pile of money, to apologize to you.”
“Tianchen… apologizing to me?” Huai Xu’s expression changed as he spoke.
“Yes, based on my understanding of him, he shouldn’t go back on his word,” Fang Yu said.
Huai Xu looked at Fang Yu, his eyes surprised, but he quickly regained his composure.
He suddenly realized that whatever Fang Yu accomplished seemed natural, because he possessed such capabilities.
“Also, today’s incident is somewhat related to me,” Fang Yu said coldly and calmly. “From now on, leave the Half-Spirit race matter to me.”
