193: You call this having no background?

Huo Yuan truly felt like cursing.

He now wished he could go over and kill the Hall Master.

Damn it!

He suffered a lot.

Suddenly, he realized something.

He was threatened by this mysterious powerhouse to do two things.

The first was to protect Chu Yunxuan.

Damn it, there was a second thing!

Ah ah ah!

No choice.

Huo Yuan sighed.

He took out his phone.

The other party answered the call.

"Hello... hello, Hall Master," Huo Yuan said tremblingly.

"Is it done?"

The Hall Master asked.

"Hall Master... the Vice Hall Master... is dead."

Hall Master: "..."

"Celestial Venerable Realm Two-star??"

"Yes..."

The other party was silent for two seconds.

"Did Chu Yunxuan use a lingyin stone to kill him?"

Huo Yuan: "This... your subordinate doesn't know yet. Your subordinate sent him without much thought, after all, the Vice Hall Master is Celestial Venerable Realm Two-star. He never expected him to fail, but he didn't expect... such bad news to come."

"How can it be so difficult to kill a Divine Power Realm? Huo Yuan, do it yourself."

Huo Yuan: ???

Huh?

"This... Hall Master, your subordinate is afraid his strength isn't enough," Huo Yuan quickly said.

Then he explained: "Your subordinate is Celestial Venerable Realm Five-Star, the Vice Hall Master was Two-star, and the Vice Hall Master died so easily. Your subordinate is only three stars higher, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with Chu Yunxuan."

"It's fine. This Chu Yunxuan has been investigated by the Killing Alliance. He has no major background. It's probably just him using a lingyin stone. Once he uses his lingyin stone, he can even kill a Demon Emperor. It's reasonable that he could easily kill your Vice Hall Master, and it's quite logical. This time you go, there will definitely be no problem, and he will certainly not expect it."

Hearing this, Huo Yuan knew he couldn't escape.

No major background?

Get lost, damn it!

Then who is this old man being threatened by now?

Stupid dog!

"Understood! Your subordinate will go now! It should be as the Hall Master said, he used the lingyin stone himself, so he should definitely not expect that on the same night, a Domain Realm and two Celestial Venerable Realm cultivators would come to kill him."

"Hmm, go."

"Yes!"

After hanging up the phone.

Huo Yuan stomped his foot in exasperation.

Was it easy for him?

His Vice Hall Master was killed by him.

Now he's being told to kill Chu Yunxuan again.

What should he do?

What could he do?

He certainly couldn't go.

But he also had to give the Hall Master an explanation.

"Alas, this is the only way."

Huo Yuan stood there, then hardened his heart.

Bang—

He circulated his Origin Qi, then struck himself in the chest with a palm.

It was clear he was determined with this palm strike.

He was just afraid of being seen through by that Hall Master.

Pfft—

A mouthful of fresh blood gushed out.

Huo Yuan staggered back repeatedly.

Damn it!

To survive, was it easy for him?

"Not enough, this is not enough."

Huo Yuan gritted his teeth, then he conjured his sword and continuously slashed himself multiple times.

Every sword strike drew blood.

"Ah—"

Huo Yuan looked pained.

Then, he held the sword and plunged it into his shoulder.

"Ah—"

Huo Yuan let out another miserable scream.

He gasped for breath.

...

After about an hour and a half.

Huo Yuan's face was ashen, his lips pale.

His expression was weak.

He tremblingly took out his phone.

Then he dialed the number.

"Hall Master..."

Huo Yuan's voice was extremely weak.

The other party was silent for a second.

"Hmm? Failed again?"

Then Huo Yuan weakly said: "Your subordinate failed to handle the matter... cough cough, ugh—"

"Are you seriously injured? Let me see."

"Yes..."

Then Huo Yuan switched to video call, and appeared on the screen.

"Alright, go and recover from your injuries quickly," the Hall Master said.

"Yes... your subordinate is derelict."

"Wait, what was the reason?"

Huo Yuan said: "There was a strong protector, your subordinate... cough cough, doesn't know who it was exactly."

"What Realm?"

Huo Yuan: "..."

"Realm... your subordinate is not sure, but... your subordinate was able to escape, so it should not be God Emperor Realm."

Hall Master: "Hmm, if it were God Emperor Realm, you would already be dead, and this Venerable does not believe that Chu Yunxuan has a God Emperor Realm expert backing him. You go and recover from your injuries first, you've worked hard."

"Yes! Your subordinate takes his leave."

Then Huo Yuan hung up the phone.

He then clutched his wound, wailing.

He had done this much, he truly tried his best.

"Senior."

He cupped his fist towards the Void Realm: "I have done this much, I truly have no more ability to protect Chu Yunxuan. The next one to act will probably be the Hall Master. The Hall Master's strength is probably close to God Emperor Realm. I really can't do anything."

Just then, thunder gathered in the sky.

Huo Yuan's pupils constricted.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in his mind again:

After listening, Huo Yuan's pupils constricted.

"What? You want me to hand over the list of Killing Alliance members, and also report the Hall Master's true identity? And even push all the credit for this onto Chu Yunxuan?"

Huo Yuan was dumbfounded.

"Senior, when doing things, leave a line, so we can meet again in the future."

Boom—

"Ah—"

Huo Yuan, already in such a state, was almost struck dead by a bolt of lightning.

To live.

At this moment, he only had this thought.

Whether he gets caught or not, it's not important anymore.

Because he knew that if he didn't comply, he would die immediately.

In his current situation, if he were caught, it probably wouldn't result in the death penalty.

Instead, since he's surrendering, and he has Celestial Venerable Realm cultivation, they'd likely make him use his strength to atone for his crimes.

At least he could live.

And his lifespan was long enough; maybe in ten, or a few decades, he would be a good man again!

Then this is the only way!

"I'll do it, I'll do it! I'll do it right now!"

...

At the same time.

In a certain city, a figure was about to get up.

He was the Hall Master of the provincial Killing Alliance.

He had decided to personally resolve Chu Yunxuan this time.

He was still very confident that the person behind Chu Yunxuan, as long as they hadn't reached the God Emperor Realm cultivation, he could handle them.

It couldn't be blamed on Huo Yuan's incompetence.

The main reason was that he hadn't expected Chu Yunxuan to have a powerful protector behind him.

"Should I assassinate him, or go with another identity?"

He pondered.

If it was an assassination, he would have to find a good opportunity.

And another identity...

As a member of the Killing Alliance, he naturally had another identity.

And one that hadn't been exposed.

That was the provincial Vice President of the Judgment Council.

After all, his Realm was there.

And he had been a member of the Judgment Council for many years.

It was normal to have such an identity.

"Forget it, I have to go with another identity. That way, I can secretly meet with him and instantly kill him successfully!"

Then he prepared to leave.

However...

Just then, several figures walked in.

"President, is something wrong?"

He looked at the provincial President of the Judgment Council, his direct superior, in confusion.

Who were these other people beside him?

The President said: "These are powerhouses from the Judgment Council's Assessment Group."

"Assessment Group?"

Guan Hong frowned tightly.

This Assessment Group consisted of core members of the Judgment Council.

Every one of them was at least Celestial Venerable Realm.

And many of their tasks involved internal investigations.

Once the Assessment Group targeted someone, it usually meant there was a problem.

"Are you looking for me?" Hall Master Guan Hong asked with a deep frown.

"Guan Hong, someone has reported you by name as a member of the Killing Alliance. Come with us to be investigated."

Guan Hong: ???