The Divine Martial Stars

Chapter 696 A Rain of Blood

“How could such a thing happen?

“This is a blatant challenge to the authority of the Heavenly Fox Clan.

“Everyone on the List of Heavenly Legends is protected by the Heavenly Fox Clan.

“Killing a Heavenly Legend is like a slap in the face of the Heavenly Fox Clan.”

Li Mu rushed forward and checked carefully.

The young swordsman in black was hit in the glabella just when he half-unsheathed his saw-tooth sword. The swift and fierce Sword Intent directly destroyed the Mud-pill Palace in his head as well as his spirit and soul. He was indeed completely dead.

The tip of a sword penetrated the Machete Loli’s glabella, and a beam of Sword Intent pierced into her Mud-pill Palace, severely injuring her soul. Fortunately, as that pharmacist of the White Fox Tribe said, she was not killed instantly thanks to the protective treasure on her that blocked the deadly strike at the critical moment.

The attacker was a master swordsman.

The sword tip pricked her glabella.

The attacker killed one Heavenly Legend and injured the other with one sword.

Li Mu’s look became gloomy.

Unlike his sworn friendship with Guo Yuqing and Qiu Yin, he didn’t have very close relations with the Machete Loli and the young swordsman in black. However, these two people were his friends in some sense. When the blue-armor practitioners were about to take Bi Yan away that day, the two of them risked their lives to stop them and said, “If Bi Yan were taken away, we would be unable to give Li Yidao a reasonable explanation.”

He had to take revenge.

He had to investigate.

The pharmacist of the Heavenly Fox Clan was trying his best to treat the Machete Loli’s wound.

The corpse of the young swordsman in black had been collected.

Li Mu used his Third Eye to observe the surroundings, trying to find some clues.

He even used the “Flashback Art” to look for the murderer’s traces, but soon he found that it was impossible.

The time and space in which the incident occurred had already been disturbed.

Some mighty magic power eliminated the possibility of tracking back.

This matter was not simple.

The more Li Mu thought about it, the more strongly he felt that the truth behind the incident would be astonishing.

“The attacker killed two Heavenly Legends ranking among the top 100 on a busy street at one go. He is definitely someone having terrifying power. I’m afraid that only the top 10 super Heavenly Legends can do that, and among the older masters, only those in the King Realm have the ability to do that.

“Could it be that a master in the King Realm murdered the two juniors?

“It is a little unbelievable.”

While Li Mu was thinking, another armored guard of the White Fox Tribe hurried over and said something to the captain.

The captain’s look changed abruptly. He said, “Some other Heavenly Legends have been assassinated on the main street of the Eastern Ridge. Dong Guo, you and ten armored guards stay here to save her. The others come with me to the main street of the Eastern Ridge.”

He left in a hurry with hundreds of armored soldiers of the White Fox Tribe.

The Posthouse Officer, Dongfang Piaoliang, and Li Mu exchanged glances and saw the shock in each other’s eyes.

“Some other Heavenly Legends have been attacked?”

Two hours later.

In the posthouse.

Dong Guo walked out of the secret chamber with a thin layer of sweat beads on his forehead.

“How is her condition?” Li Mu asked immediately.

The pharmacist named Dong Guo was a highly prestigious and skilled doctor in the White Fox Tribe. He looked to be fifty to sixty years old. He had the demeanor of a transcendent being, and his had a ruddy complexion. His cultivation level was not outstanding, probably at the Half-step General level, but he had exquisite medical skills.

He looked at Li Mu and said, “Her condition is not very good. Her spirit and soul have been damaged, and she is still in a coma. The only thing that I can do is to use the “Heaven-saving Secret Skill” to ensure that her body will not be damaged, but it is extremely difficult to restore her spirit and soul.”

Upon hearing that, Li Mu was disappointed and felt a chill surge through him.

He had seen checked the Machete Loli’s injury. With his incomplete medical skills, he was naturally unable to save her. Even Emperor Qing’s vigor of life in the Five Emperors’ Immortality Scriptures could not repair the damage to her spirit and soul.

“Master, is there any other way?” The Posthouse Officer, Dongfang Piaoliang, came over and asked.

The pharmacist, Dong Guo, thought carefully for a while and said, “Yes.”

“What is it?” Li Mu hurriedly asked.

“In this world, only the legendary “Soul-replenishing Heavenly Herb” can possibly repair the damage to her spirit and soul when it is used in conjunction with other medicines. However, the problem is that this type of heavenly herb is an extremely rare first-grade magic herb. It is ranked among the top ten magic herbs and rare treasures of the Ziwei Star Zone, so even the top powers may not have it. I have only heard of its name and read relevant descriptions of it in medical books, but I have never seen a real one.”

“Soul-replenishing Heavenly Herb?”

Li Mu silently remembered this name.

“Mr. Dong Guo, do you know where I might find this magic herb?” Li Mu asked, not willing to give up.

Dong Guo shook his head and said, “It’s too precious. Maybe you can find it in the Heavenly Fox Temple or the private herb gardens or treasure stores of other top powers. Of course, I’m just guessing. However, even if you found it, you wouldn’t get it, no matter what price you pay. So you’d better give up.”

Hearing that, Li Mu remained silent.

“A first-grade magic herb is precious for sure.”

However, even if there were only a glimmer of hope, he could not give up.

He had to figure out a way to get it.

The Posthouse Officer, Dongfang Piaoliang, frowned, and then his eyes suddenly lit up. He said, “That’s not right. There might be a chance. Maybe there is such magic herb in the Heavenly Fox Secret Realm.”

Li Mu’s heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Dong Guo inquiringly.

The latter’s face lit up.

“You’re right. How come I have forgotten that? The Heavenly Fox Secret Realm is the first real secret realm in the Ziwei Star Zone. It is a real immortal realm. You have an 80% chance of finding the “Soul-replenishing Heavenly Herb” there. Moreover, the Heavenly Fox Clan is now planning to open the Heavenly Fox Secret Realm. Mr. Li is a candidate qualified to enter it. You may look for it then, there may be hope,” he said.

Upon hearing that, Li Mu heaved a sigh of relief.

“I rank fourth on the List of Heavenly Legends, so I can surely enter the Heavenly Fox Secret Realm. When I get in, I must find the ‘Soul-replenishing Heavenly Herb’.”

Dong Guo calculated the time and said, “However, you must make the best use of your time then. My “Heaven-saving Secret Skill” can only keep her condition stable for three months at most. Within this period, her body will not be damaged, but if this period expires, I’m afraid something else will happen.”

After that, Dong Guo agreed the interval of regular examination and treatment with them and then left.

Li Mu saw that the Posthouse Officer, Dongfang Piaoliang, offered a generous gift of gratitude when he saw the pharmacist off.

“An understanding of worldly wisdom is true learning.”

Li Mu couldn’t help but sigh. In this respect, the Posthouse Officer was much better than him.

Looking at the body of the young swordsman in black in the ice casket and thinking about the Machete Loli who was still in a coma, Li Mu was filled with hatred towards the murderer who had attacked them.

“No matter who he is, I’ve got to find him and make him pay in blood.”

Li Mu vowed to himself.

Among the top ten Heavenly Legends in the Brilliance Immortal Star Region, the young swordsman in black and the Machete Loli were the only two persons that Li Mu recognized and appreciated. Unexpectedly... Li Mu wondered if this matter had something to do with himself.

After seeing the pharmacist off, the Posthouse Officer, Dongfang Piaoliang, returned to Li Mu and said, “I’ve gotten the reliable news. Besides the two of them, 12 other Heavenly Legends from different Star Regions have been assassinated, three injured and nine dead, and the injured are also in a coma. This is a planned attack and slaughter. A total of 14 Heavenly Legends have been attacked, and all of them are practitioners ranking among the top 100 without exception.”

Li Mu gasped in astonishment.

The situation was even more shocking than he had imagined.

“In that case, my previous worries are actually unnecessary. Their misfortune has nothing to do with me.”

“The Heavenly Fox Temple has been enraged. They have assigned two elders of the temple to investigate this incident,” Dongfang Piaoliang said, “It has been many years since someone dared to do such a thing in the Imperium Vulpes Divine City.”

Li Mu rubbed his temples and said, “Did you just say that all the Heavenly Legends that had been attacked ranked among the top 100?”

Dongfang Piaoliang nodded and suddenly understood what Li Mu meant.

“Young Master, do you mean that they have been attacked because someone wants to create more vacancies on the list of top 100 Heavenly Legends in this way?” He looked at Li Mu.

Li Mu said, “I hope it’s just a guess. If that’s the real case, I’m afraid there will be more attacks. After all, if it were just about the martial arts contest for marriage, the attackers wouldn’t have been so ruthless. However, if it were about the opportunity to enter the Heavenly Fox Secret Realm, the candidacy for the top 100 would be attractive enough to many jealous people.”

Li Mu’s guess was correct.

Many more Heavenly Legends were attacked and assassinated that night.

However, the Heavenly Legends of various regions had learnt the lesson from what happened in the afternoon, so they were prepared and on guard. Sixteen Heavenly Legends were attacked, six of them were killed, and three were seriously injured. The other seven had a narrow escape because they were protected by guards.

It was a rain of blood.

Everyone was shocked.

It was said that a Law Enforcing Elder of the Heavenly Fox Temple had fought with an assassin during the rescue process, but he failed to catch the assassin alive. This allowed the Heavenly Legends of various regions to gain a clear understanding on the strength of the assassin–the strength of a Law Enforcing Elder of the Heavenly Fox Temple was at least at the Intermediate King Level.

The assassin was someone at the Intermediate King Level.

This was terrifying.

As the deadline drew closer, the competition between Heavenly Legends came to an end that night.

At this time, the screening and ranking of candidates for the List of Heavenly Legends of the Star Regions were also finalized.

Among the original top 100 Heavenly Legends, 15 were killed, and eight were seriously injured and unconscious. They were unable to participate in the trial practice in the Heavenly Fox Secret Realm. The vacancies were filled by 23 practitioners ranking beyond the top 100, making a complete list of 100 Heavenly Legends.

Undoubtedly, the 23 substitutes were the key suspects.

Because they had benefited from the bloody assassination.

Although the Heavenly Fox Temple recognized the qualification of these 23 substitutes, it also initiated the strictest investigation on them.

“No compromise, a hundredfold payback!”

This was the message the Heavenly Fox Temple released to the public.

The Heavenly Fox Clan was a generic term for a variety of major fox tribes in the Ziwei Star Zone. Its organization consisted of tens of large and small branches, such as the White Fox Tribe, Green Fox Tribe, and Fire Fox Tribe. Among them, the White Fox Tribe was the dominant tribe, while the Green Fox Tribe was the second largest tribe. These two tribes shared the same bloodline of the Fox God. Since they unified some large branches and became one of the six major tribes in the Ziwei Star Zone, they had never been openly provoked like this.

The occurrence of such an incident in the Imperium Vulpes Divine City was simply a slap in the face for the Heavenly Fox Clan.

For the families, relatives, friends, and the powers behind of the deceased, they had lost not only the opportunity to enter the Heavenly Fox Secret Realm, but also the most outstanding talents of their own sects. Enraged, they offered massive bounties for hunting down the murderers and the powers behind the scenes so that they can take revenge and completely destroy the murderers.

Under such a background, the family members and relatives of the young swordsman in black and the Machete Loli finally arrived at the posthouse.