Chapter 2572: Hunter

Even though Xu Yiming is striving to pursue the three black-clothed Killing Stars, they are still able to wreak havoc within the Thunder Domain. They do not have the time to break large and medium-sized cities, but they can quickly break weaker defenses in smaller cities.

What’s different now is that after breaking small cities, the black-clothed Killing Stars will also take the opportunity to murder a large number of cultivators within these cities. Before leaving, they always leave a message, stating it is revenge against Hongmeng City and ask why the city cannot protect them.

As this situation worsens, the reputation of Hongmeng City suffers extremely. Cultivators hate the indiscriminate killings by Yama Palace’s black-clothed Killing Stars but also blame Hongmeng City for failing to protect them.

Hongmeng City can only try to appease, as many of these cultivators and adventurers have assets in small cities, which they bought using significant resources from the Hongmeng City system. The Hongmeng City system is obliged to protect their property and life.

In short, the Grand Steward Bai Han is truly overwhelmed, and if City Lord Jing Yan doesn’t come out of seclusion soon, he might be forced to act.

“Where are those three bastards located?” Jing Yan frowned and asked.

“Three days ago, they appeared near Ore City, and a manager has been tracking their movements.” Bai Han responded.

“Hmm. It’s time to deal with these three black-clothed Killing Stars from Yama Palace.” Jing Yan nodded.

The next moment, Jing Yan vanished from the City Lord Mansion.

Bai Han watched as City Lord Jing Yan disappeared.

What does City Lord mean by his words just now? Deal with them? But those three black-clothed Killing Stars have Instantaneous Treasures!

“Yiming, tell me your location!” Jing Yan sent a message to Xu Yiming.

On the other side, Xu Yiming sensed a message from his Communication Treasure. He immediately took it out to check, and seeing it was from the City Lord, his expression instantly became solemn.

“City Lord, I am near Anbo City. The three black-clothed Killing Stars from Yama Palace passed by Anbo City not long ago but did not attack it.” Xu Yiming responded.

Anbo City is one of the larger cities in the Thunder Domain, with a strong defense that the black-clothed Killing Stars cannot break easily.

“Got it!” Jing Yan promptly ended the communication.

Xu Yiming put away the Communication Magical Treasure, extending his Divine Thought to continue sensing the Killing Stars’ aura.

The next moment, nearby, a figure suddenly appeared. Xu Yiming didn’t even need Divine Thought; he could see the additional figure with his naked eye. Xu Yiming was sure that this person appeared suddenly, rather than flying in from any direction.

His heart was shocked, staring at the figure in amazement, while the High-level Thunder Warriors were on alert, ready to act.

However, his amazement quickly turned to joy because he recognized the new figure was none other than their City’s City Lord Jing Yan. Xu Yiming had just finished communicating with Jing Yan and never expected City Lord Jing Yan to suddenly appear before him.

“City Lord?” Xu Yiming called out.

“Hmm!” Jing Yan nodded, glancing around, and said, “Yama Palace’s alliance army’s vanguard has already reached outside the Thunder Domain. You now take ten High-level Thunder Warriors to the Thunder Domain edge and undermine their morale. Remember, do not act recklessly and avoid being surrounded. Your task is to harass from the outside.”

Jing Yan instructed Xu Yiming.

“City Lord, what about these three black-clothed Killing Stars?” Xu Yiming hesitated to ask.

If he didn’t pursue the Killing Stars with the High-level Thunder Warriors, they might attack the main cities belonging to the Hongmeng City system in the Thunder Domain.

“Leave the black-clothed Killing Stars to me. Since they’ve come to the Thunder Domain, they won’t be returning.” Jing Yan smirked coldly.

“You go with the Thunder Warriors!” Jing Yan added.

“Yes!” Xu Yiming, though slightly puzzled, certainly wouldn’t question the City Lord’s decision. Since the City Lord said so, he would carry out the order.

“Is Hongmeng City finished? They can’t even stop a few black-clothed Killing Stars from Yama Palace. What will happen when facing the Yama Palace alliance? Wouldn’t it collapse instantly?” Some cultivators cursed with resentment.

“I’ve heard City Lord Jing Yan is half missing. No one knows what he’s doing. Perhaps he doesn’t even care about the lives of his cultivators!”

“Indeed, only those who remain in Hongmeng City are his genuine confidants. Those from other cities surely wouldn’t matter as much to him. Otherwise, why has he not shown any action for such a long time?”

“Just letting some manager fool us! Damn it!”

“Now, it seems Yama Palace indeed has the upper hand! This might be a battle that Hongmeng City will ultimately lose! A new force can’t compare to the veteran superpower of Yama Palace.”

“…”

Across the Thunder Domain, discussions were brewing.

Beyond the Thunder Domain, more cultivators held a pessimistic view of Hongmeng City. The rampage of the black-clothed Killing Stars in the Thunder Domain caused constant damage to Hongmeng City. Meanwhile, Yama Palace’s Palace Master Yu Hentian and other leaders shared the news through their own channels.

This made cultivators worldwide believe the Yama Palace alliance was essentially victorious, as it seemed Thunder Domain Hongmeng City could only take blows.

Jing Yan stopped at the position where Xu Yiming previously tracked the black-clothed Killing Stars and extended his Divine Thought.

Though Jing Yan hadn’t locked onto the Killing Stars’ aura before, the three Killing Stars were very special cultivators themselves. Their power and abilities were highly recognizable. They passed here not long ago, and their aura hadn’t completely dissipated. Given Jing Yan’s abilities, finding them was not too difficult.

It took almost just two or three breaths before Jing Yan sensed three powerful, chilling auras. Then, following this aura, he quickly tracked down the position of the three black-clothed Killing Stars.

“It seems they didn’t regard Xu Yiming as a significant threat! Over half an hour has passed, and they are still a million miles away from Anbo City, near a small city.

At this moment, the three Killing Stars, Chen Feng, Zhao Yijun, and Zhang Motie, were staring intently at the small city not far ahead. The three of them watched the small city with mocking eyes. They hadn’t immediately attacked but intentionally revealed themselves, letting the cultivators inside know of their presence. They watched as the cultivators inside panicked and fled or sought refuge, seemingly getting tremendous satisfaction from it.

They were hunters, and this city, along with its cultivators and adventurers, were the prey waiting to be slaughtered.