153: Storm in Beiguan

In the second month after all resources began supplying Hong Zong, Qingyang also finally began his breakthrough to the thirteenth rank on this day.

In a cave within the lifeless, yellow-sand-filled Flowing Land, Qingyang's entire bone body was currently erupting with bursts of seven-colored light.

The seven-colored light, like an aurora, illuminated the entire cave, while also making Qingyang's bone body appear increasingly beautiful.

Around him, Hong Zong, Jin Hua, Jin Sheng, Bai Rou Rou, and Blood Dragon noticed this scene and all felt immense pressure.

This pressure was a direct manifestation of combat power, sufficient to demonstrate Qingyang's strength after this evolution.

On the path of the Seven-Colored Bone, throughout endless ages, only one was known to have reached the end: the Pure-blooded Pixiu from endless ages past.

But today, another Seven-Colored Bone was about to be born.

Time slowly flowed by. In the entire cave, the seven-colored light grew increasingly dense and heavy, seeming to fill the entire space.

At a certain moment, as a series of bone-cracking sounds rang out, Qingyang's massive hundred-meter-long bone body instantly trembled and then directly lifted its front half high.

Although it was still just a bone body, the seven-colored light was even more powerful than that of a Divine Beast with a flesh-and-blood body.

As energy erupted undisguised from every one of Qingyang's seven-colored bones, Qingyang also suddenly looked towards the Blood Dragon in the distance.

"Battle!"

The moment the sound rang out, Qingyang and Blood Dragon almost simultaneously shot into the sky, rushing out of the cave.

Next, world-destroying battle fluctuations began.

Under the combat power of two individuals comparable to "Initial" level, Jin Hua and Jin Sheng, who were also thirteenth-rank experts, were like infants. Just watching from afar was enough to make their scalps tingle, completely extinguishing any desire to fight Qingyang.

The Seven-Colored Bone shone upon the blue sky. Although the Blood Dragon's combat power could indeed be compared to "Initial" level and it was among the ranks of Divine Beasts.

But back when the Pure-blooded Pixiu evolved into the Seven-Colored Bone, it could fight against a Super Divine Beast at the "Initial" level to a standstill.

Therefore, after Qingyang and Blood Dragon sparred for less than a day, the Blood Dragon was directly and powerfully defeated by Qingyang.

Blood Dragon, at the "Initial" level of the thirteenth rank, already possessed strength comparable to experts at the late or even peak stage of the thirteenth rank.

But Qingyang was even stronger than the Blood Dragon. At this moment, Qingyang's faction had finally grown.

At the very least, among these three hundred and sixty Order Keepers, Qingyang's faction was definitely not weak.

Returning to the cave, after Qingyang's powerful soul fire scanned his many companions around him, he immediately spoke to Jin Hua.

"Return to Bei Guan City and tell Kong Yun that the time has come. Our first target is the Flowing Land controller named Hai Qing. After you go back, find a way to get Hai Qing to come to the Flowing Land."

Back then, the moment Qingyang decided to take down the five factions managing the Flowing Land Order Keepers in Bei Guan City, Jin Hua had already begun discussing with Kong Yun.

As one of the Flowing Land controllers and a strong enemy of Kong Yun, Hai Qing naturally became the first target.

On this day, after Jin Hua returned to Bei Guan City, met Kong Yun, and told him about his plan, Kong Yun immediately said.

"You're crazy, it's impossible. I won't support your risky venture. Do you realize, not to mention Hai Qing's own strength is already at the late stage of the thirteenth rank,

his subordinates include a full six experts? Among these six, three are at the mid-stage of the thirteenth rank, and one is at the late stage. Even I wouldn't dare to act easily."

Seeing Kong Yun's serious tone, Jin Hua smiled slightly, unconcerned.

"Qing Yang has his own plans. He is your mortal enemy, so in this operation, Blank, this expert at the peak of the mid-stage thirteenth rank, also needs to act with us,

Qing Yang's plan is simple: you just need to get Hai Qing to go to the Flowing Land. As for the rest, leave it to us."

Hearing Jin Hua's confidence, Kong Yun lowered his head and fell into thought for a moment.

It wasn't until a long time later that Kong Yun slowly raised his head, looked at Jin Hua, and said, "Blank can go, but he can only assist you.

Let me be clear upfront: if Blank senses he cannot win, he will immediately escape. As for getting Hai Qing to go to the Flowing Land, I will figure out a way."

After receiving Kong Yun's affirmative reply, Jin Hua immediately began waiting quietly in his Order Keeper's City Hall.

Kong Yun also had a grudge against Hai Qing, so Jin Hua wasn't worried about Kong Yun's betrayal.

On the third day of Jin Hua's wait, Blank suddenly arrived at Jin Hua's Order Keeper's City Hall and informed him of Kong Yun's plan.

As fellow Order Keepers, none of them were fools. Therefore, for this operation, Kong Yun had to stay in the city to make Hai Qing lower his guard, only then would the latter be willing to go to the Flowing Land.

And Kong Yun was bold enough to secretly forge a City Lord's order, instructing Hai Qing to immediately go patrol his quicksand territory. Hai Qing had already departed.

Hearing Blank's words, Jin Hua didn't hesitate and immediately flew out of the city to rendezvous with Qingyang and the others.

Hai Qing's Flowing Land also had ten teams of Order Keepers.

If the five Flowing Land factions in Bei Guan City were labeled with numbers, the two that Qingyang's faction currently occupied should be three and four, connected.

However, Hai Qing's territory was at number one, separated by the territory of another Order Keeper in between.

This operation could not be detected by anyone; it had to be an assassination.

So when Jin Hua rendezvoused with Qingyang and the others, they immediately set off in a very low-key manner.

Before setting off, Qingyang had already made a plan: no matter what, this operation must not alert the many Order Keepers in the second territory.

Because these people were witnesses to the innocence of Qingyang's faction.

After all, they needed to constantly pay attention to the Order Keepers in the second Flowing Land faction, so Qingyang and the others proceeded with extreme caution while traveling.

Over two days, Qingyang sensed the presence of at least four Order Keeper teams, but they were all successfully avoided in the end.

On this day, as Blank softly reminded them, "We've arrived. This is Hai Qing's Flowing Land management office."

Hearing Blank's words, Qingyang nodded to the people around him, and everyone instantly split up and began searching.

Qingyang and Blood Dragon were not worried. Although they were only at the initial stage of the thirteenth rank, their combat power was evident. Even if they were noticed by Hai Qing's team, they could escape and regroup with everyone.

Blank himself was at the peak of the mid-stage thirteenth rank, and as long as he was careful, there would be no problem.

As for Jin Hua, for safety's sake, he was acting together with his younger brother, Jin Sheng.

Hong Zong, this fellow, had now turned completely white and chose to act together with Bai Rou Rou.

The many experts conducted a carpet search, and after a full four days, news immediately came from Hong Zong's side.

Seeing this, the people who had originally split up began to converge towards Hong Zong and Bai Rou Rou.

And Jin Hua also looked at his younger brother and complained, "Should have just gone with Bai Rou Rou directly. That guy's luck never disappoints."