Chapter 894: Chapter 761: Heavenly Consort's Hand Command, Soul Emperor's Maiden
Chapter 894: Chapter 761: Heavenly Consort’s Hand Command, Soul Emperor’s Maiden
About two hundred kilometers north of Wind and Rain City, at the end of a rainforest, lies Wanxiang Realm-Qi Realm- Qi City. It is a well-known eighth-level world with even more experts within the city than the wandering Soul Pet Masters of Wind and Rain City.
The Qi City Master on the surface was known as the best among self-reliant wandering Soul Pet Masters, but those who really knew him were aware that Qi City Master Wei Fangqing actually held a high position within the Soul Alliance!
The supreme level experts of Soul Alliance were the Sixteen Extremes, and below that, there were Thirty-two Traces, whose positions were comparable to elders in the Three Great Palace Forces. Wei Fangqing, the Qi City Master, was well-known in tens of realms around the Soul Realm.
Today, Qi City Master Wei Fangqing, as someone of virtue and prestige, was watching and guiding the younger generation of his own clan during a friendly competition between them and some invited younger generation members from other reputable families in the city.
However, before he had a chance to watch a single match, a scout brought him a message.
“Heavenly Consort’s order, could it be that there are experts from the Three Great Palaces lurking around here?” Wei Fangqing wondered in his heart, but he respectfully bowed to the messenger.
...Of course, his bow was not directed at the cold-faced female scout, but at the golden order in her hand.
“Heavenly Consort is looking for a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl who drifted from across the Dark Sea Realm. She might have settled in one of the big cities along the dark coast, no matter the cost, you must find this girl.” The female scout’s voice was somewhat sharp.
Weo Fangqing slightly raised his head and asked softly, “There are quite a few cities along the dark coastline, and there are tens of thousands of girls aged thirteen or fourteen. Does Your Highness Heavenly Consort know any prominent features of this girl?”
“Her Soul Sense is extremely high.”
“This…” Wei Fangqing revealed a troubled look.
A thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl with extremely high Soul Sense, was she a Soul Warrior or a Soul Master? How could this be considered a prominent feature?
“How high?” Wei Fangqing asked.
“Soul Emperor.” The female scout said in a flat tone. It seemed that she had already given countless orders like this, so she didn’t find anything strange about what she just said.
“Yeah, Soul Emperor…” Wei Fangqing nodded subconsciously, but soon his face froze, realizing something was wrong.
“Miss Ji Shi, are you saying… Soul Emperor?” Wei Fangqing deliberately enunciated the words more clearly.
“Yes, Soul Emperor. When you issue this search order to your subordinates, you must not reveal the details. Just have them bring back any girls of that age with unusually high Soul Sense. Heavenly Consort will come personally in the near future. If the girl is found, Heavenly Consort will reward you handsomely.” The female scout spoke quickly, not waiting to see if Wei Fangqing had heard her before turning and leaving.
Qi City Master Wei Fangqing remained in a bowing position, his face stiff with disbelief.
“Soul Emperor, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, what a joke, it’s not just Qi City, but even the entire Wanxiang Realm, including the World Realm, might not have one…” After a long time, Wei Fangqing finally uttered these words.
It was no doubt that the Soul Emperor was the limit of humanity.
To be able to step into the Soul Emperor realm before the age of 30 would definitely place you among the ranks of exceptional talents, and even among the countless people in the Wanxiang Realm, such exceptional talents were not few. However, that didn’t mean that a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl could step into the world of Soul Emperors!
At this moment, Wei Fangqing found it very hard to believe. However, Heavenly Consort’s order had already been given, and as the highest existence within the Soul Alliance, Heavenly Consort wouldn’t joke about such matters. This meant that the existence of a young Soul Emperor was real!
Below the Soul Alliance Master were the Twin Empresses, Heavenly Consort and Empress, with the Empress always wearing a golden mask. It was said that even the leader of the Four Heroes had only seen her charming and enchanting lips and exquisitely perfect chin beneath the mask.
People in the Soul Alliance often referred to the Empress as the most mysterious woman. Her means were so profound that even the strategist beside the Alliance Master had to admit defeat.
As for Heavenly Consort, the woman hailed as the first wonder of past and present, although she did not have the extraordinary means like the Empress to seize control of the Soul Alliance in a short time, she possessed something that no one could shake – unparalleled strength, which even made the leader of the Four Heroes wary!
In the tens of areas around, Wei Fangqing could indeed walk sideways with his unmatched strength, but after all, he was just one of the Thirty-two Traces. He was far behind Heavenly Consort in both position and strength. Therefore, when Heavenly Consort personally issued the order, even though it was like finding a needle in a haystack, Wei Fangqing had to mobilize all his subordinates to fish in the sea!
Of course, Wei Fangqing also held a doubt in his mind. If the girl Heavenly Consort was looking for really was a Soul Emperor, and if she could be cultivated, wouldn’t the title of the first wonder of past and present go to this girl as well?
“No wonder she sent people to search intensively. If this monster really exists…” Wei Fangqing murmured to himself.
“Come!” Without hesitation, Wei Fangqing called his deputy officer and issued Heavenly Consort’s command.
“City Lord, shall we cease searching for the Demon Man?” asked the deputy officer.
“No need to continue. Some ordinary people spread rumors and even if it truly exists, it wouldn’t run inexplicably to our area!” said Wei Fangqing.
The rumors of the Demon Man had been circulating faintly in certain areas of the Wanxiang Realm in recent years. Some said that the Demon Man was actually an extremely powerful White Nightmare Demon, as many white nightmare demons mimic human forms. Others speculated that it might be a legendary half-human, half-pet, one of the most enigmatic creatures in the world.
As for the Demon Man’s strength, opinions varied: high-level Emperor, peak Emperor, invincible Emperor, and even beyond Emperor rank. There had never been a clear concept circulated in these rumors.
However, one thing was certain— the Demon Man did indeed exist. Many people had seen it with their own eyes, and some had even laid eyes on its eerie silver eyes. Just one icy glance from the demon left a Soul Pet Trainer with a damaged soul…
Wei Fangqing had also heard about the Demon Man. Recently, the rumors were spreading wildly within his own territory. To reassure the public, he dispatched experts to search for the Demon Man’s footprints but found no valuable discoveries to date.
Not many had heard the rumors of the Demon Man, especially those wandering Soul Pet Trainers who had been staying in one place for too long.
For people like Zhong Pingsha, Deng Fenghe, and Liu Yuming, this famous group of Soul Emperors in the hunting world had never heard of the Demon Man.
Recently, the Dark Sea had been restless. The three of them were bored and had heard about the Demon Man from the elderly hunters. They laughed and made their judgments— the Demon Man was actually a powerful White Nightmare Demon that had reached the Emperor level.
And they believed that this White Nightmare Demon was probably a pet of a Nightmare Palace member. When its master died, it became a wild White Nightmare Demon.
One quasi-Emperor internal organ crystal was worth 500 Spirit, a low-level Emperor was worth 2000 Spirit, an intermediate Emperor was worth 10000 Spirit, and Emperor-ranked Soul Pets consumed huge amounts daily. The three of them paid no attention to the rumors about the Demon Man and prepared to enter the rainforest to search for the White Nightmare Demon’s footprints.
“Haha, the White Nightmare Demon is really irritable. The footprints are so obvious as if it’s leading us directly to it!” Zhong Pingsha stood in the pouring rain in the forest, laughing heartily.
“Indeed, it’s a human-shaped White Nightmare Demon. The footprints look similar to a person’s. No wonder the fishermen mistook it for a Demon Man…” Liu Yuming, with his narrow eyes, sneered with disdain.
Many of those Soul Warriors and Soul Masters had never seen a Monarch-level White Nightmare Demon. If they happened to encounter one unknowingly, they would undoubtedly mistake it for a Demon Man. These three Soul Emperors had far more experience than those other people. To them, it was nothing more than a White Nightmare Demon mimicking its dead master’s form!
“Demon Man?? Is it a human or a demon?” In the pouring rain, a little maid looked down at the footprints with ignited white demonic flames and muttered to herself.
This little girl was none other than the one who had washed ashore a month ago from the Dark Sea. She washed ashore at Wind and Rain City, utterly exhausted. As it happened, she was found by Deng Fenghe, who had returned from an unfortunate fishing trip. Feeling a sense of responsibility, he took her in as a servant-girl.
Deng Fenghe didn’t limit her freedom and allowed her to roam around the courtyard when she recovered. The girl frequently asked questions from the older folks in the neighborhood.
Like others, she learned of the Demon Man through the rumors these elders passed down.
Having devised a plan to capture the Demon Man, Deng Fenghe included the little maid in his hunting party to capture it.
“The rainforest is vast, and the footprints are likely only a few days old. Let’s rest for the night.” Zhong Pingsha, being somewhat overweight, easily grew tired, which translated to his Soul Pets as well.
Even Emperor-ranked Soul Pets could grow weary in the vast rainforest.
“Alright, this Demon Man doesn’t know how to hide anyway. It should be easy to find.” Deng Fenghe nodded.
The three found a relatively flat area, erected a water barrier to keep out rain, and began to set up tents.
As Soul Emperors, these three weren’t concerned about the dangers of the mysterious realm. They didn’t worry about anything causing trouble for them in the forest.
They set up four tents. The small maid, after days of traveling, had grown tired. She glanced at the pitch-black forest once before crawling into her tent to sleep.
However, just as she fell asleep, she suddenly felt the tent being quietly opened. A small beady-eyed face with a lecherous gleam in the darkness appeared.
The little girl quickly woke up, remaining calm and quiet. She had long noticed Liu Yuming’s intentions, and was angry that he dared to come into her tent at this time.
She had deliberately dirtied her face and dressed in unattractive clothing, believing she would not draw attention due to her youth. She had not expected to encounter someone with such perverse preferences.
Although the little girl was pure and kind, that didn’t mean she would let her guard down against others. As Liu Yuming entered, she silently gathered her Soul Sense…
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