311: Chapter 311 Then there's no need to go back!

White Charm's pupils constricted abruptly.

Gongsun Long was dead?

The Black Prison Hall Master, who had dominated the dark world for over a decade and struck terror into the hearts of countless experts?

That legendary powerhouse who had already stepped into the Celestial Master Realm?

Dead?

And... he was killed by Master?!

Her heart was in a state of absolute turmoil!

“Scorpion... are you sure?”

“Gongsun Long was in the Celestial Master Realm...”

Lin Biao, on the other hand, froze completely.

Scorpion nodded, his expression as dark as still water.

“I'm sure.”

“The news came from within the Black Prison and has been cross-verified through multiple sources.”

“Gongsun Long indeed died at the hands of Ye Chen.”

“Moreover...”

He paused, a flicker of fear crossing his eyes.

“Word is, he defeated Gongsun Long with just one punch!”

As soon as those words were spoken...

White Charm's entire body began to tremble.

It was out of excitement!

Killing a Celestial Master Realm powerhouse with a single punch?

That's simply defying the natural order... Lin Biao's breath hitched, and his legs went weak.

He regretted it.

Not for betraying the Soul Hall, but for lamenting just now about how difficult his future would be after leaving the Soul Hall... FUCK!

Following a figure like this, what kind of hard times could there be in the future?

It would be nothing but good times!

He might even sing 'Good Days' every single day!

Scorpion didn't notice their strange reactions, assuming they were just shaking from fear or trembling with rage.

He then let out a long sigh.

“So, Charm, Biao.”

“It's not that I, your brother, am being disloyal.”

“The Hall Master is currently in seclusion. We twelve Heaven Realm experts might seem like a significant force.”

“But if we truly face a monster who can kill Gongsun Long with one punch...”

He shook his head, his voice low. “I'm afraid there would be no coming back.”

The eleven people behind him also remained silent.

No one refuted him.

They had survived until today not by being stubborn, but by knowing how to judge the situation.

White Charm and Lin Biao glanced at each other.

That glance was very brief.

So brief that Scorpion didn't notice it at all.

But White Charm understood the meaning in Lin Biao's eyes... What should they do?

White Charm lowered her eyelashes, preparing to speak according to the plan to keep Scorpion and his group steady and stall until Master arrived... Suddenly!

A lazy voice drifted in from the doorway of the private room.

“Then there's no need to go back.”

The voice wasn't loud, even carrying a hint of nonchalance, yet it was like a bucket of ice water poured over the hearts of everyone in the room!

Everyone's expression changed drastically!

Scorpion's burly frame tensed instantly like a startled Leopard!

The eleven people behind him turned in unison, the cold sound of blades being unsheathed ringing out as one!

Cold light flashed!

Killing intent filled the air!

However... the figure at the door was simply leaning lazily against the doorframe, hands in his pockets, with a harmless smile on his face.

It was exactly the handsome young man from the photograph.

Scorpion's hair stood on end, and his protective True Qi surged in response, condensing into a visible pale green light shield around him!

He stared fixedly at Ye Chen and uttered the name in fear: “Ye... Chen?!”

Ye Chen lifted his eyelids and glanced at him.

“Yeah, it's me.”

“Weren't you just talking about me?”

“The conversation was quite lively. Why did everyone stop talking as soon as I arrived?”

The twelve people trembled upon hearing this.

It was out of fear!

It was out of terror!

It was out of panic!

Because they were twelve Heaven Realm experts!

A full twelve of them!

Every single one was a top-tier assassin who had crawled out of a sea of blood and mountains of corpses!

Every single one was battle-hardened with sharp senses!

Yet with so many pairs of eyes and so much mental power coverage, not a single person had noticed when this young man had stood at the door!

How long had he been leaning there?

How much had he heard?

If he had chosen to launch a sneak attack just now... Scorpion didn't dare to think further.

His back was already drenched in cold sweat.

White Charm kept her head down, but an irrepressible fervor flickered in the depths of her eyes.

Master was here.

Then this play... it was time to end it.

Lin Biao kept his head buried low, wishing he could stuff his face into the cracks of the sofa.

He didn't dare to look.

He didn't dare to listen.

He didn't dare to breathe.

He was afraid that if his eyes even looked the wrong way, he would be casually wiped out by that living Yama.

That's right.

His fear of Ye Chen was already bone-deep... Scorpion, after all, was one of the top three Soul Emissarys in the Soul Hall.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the terror in his heart, and spoke in a heavy voice.

“Mr. Ye.”

“My Soul Hall and you have no quarrel; we mind our own business.”

“As for the Black Fiend matter, you were the one who made the first move. You can't blame us for acting against you.”

“The Hall Master is currently in seclusion. Can this matter be set aside for now so we can coexist peacefully...”

“When he emerges, he will provide an explanation!”

“Furthermore, our trip this time was not for revenge...”

“Just to visit old friends.”

“I wonder what instructions Mr. Ye has, appearing so suddenly?”

With these words, his posture was already extremely low.

It could even be described as humble and submissive.

The eleven people behind him, despite having weapons in hand, none of them dared to be the first to strike.

Ye Chen smiled: “You're mistaken. My grievance with your Soul Hall isn't just about the buddha head.”

“What?” Scorpion was stunned.

Ye Chen smiled again.

“You're mistaken.”

“My grievance with your Soul Hall isn't just about that little business with the buddha head.”

Scorpion's brow furrowed tightly.

He subconsciously recalled the hall's intelligence regarding this man.

The death of Black Fiend.

Several Soul Emissarys had fallen one after another.

But no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't seem to figure out... where else had their Soul Hall offended this guy?

Before Scorpion could speak.

Ye Chen had already continued leisurely.

“Hong Kong City, Fuwangduo Beef Sauce Shop.”

That short sentence was like a bolt of lightning striking Scorpion's head!

His face changed drastically: “You... how do you know...”

Ye Chen looked at him, his smile becoming even more harmonious.

“That shop used humans for meat.”

“And your Soul Hall was the operator behind the scenes.”

“It was I who discovered that den and, by the way, all your strongholds in Hong Kong City, one by one...”

“I kicked them all down.”

Scorpion understood completely!

Good heavens!

So the Hong Kong City strongholds and the death of the Soul Guiding Emissary were all Ye Chen's doing?

In that case... out of the twenty Soul Emissarys, a full six had been killed by Ye Chen?

This feud was too great.

If the Soul Hall didn't pursue it, they would lose all face.

But if they did... then many more people would die, unless the Hall Master emerged!

The eleven people behind him also had drastic changes in their expressions!

The hands of some holding blades were shaking.

Some subconsciously took half a step back.

Hong Kong City!

Fuwangduo!

That was a 'pasture' the Soul Hall had operated for a full seven years!

In those seven years, the pure soul power refined from there had supported countless Soul Emissarys in breaking through their bottlenecks!

The Hall Master had personally said that it was one of the Soul Hall's most important foundations in the Southeast region!

But just seven or eight days ago, overnight, the Hong Kong City strongholds were uprooted!

They had originally sent the Soul Ferrying Emissary to investigate, but the result was that the Soul Ferrying Emissary had vanished without a trace.

Then.

They encountered the Black Fiend matter, so it was temporarily delayed.

But now... Ye Chen was telling him that it was all his doing?

“So do you think...”

Ye Chen didn't wait for the other party to speak; he tilted his head, a harmless smile on his face, “Is there a grievance between us?”

Scorpion opened his mouth, but for a moment, he couldn't utter a single word.

What could he say?

Say that the Soul Hall had no choice but to do it for cultivation?

Say that those 'muggles' were going to die sooner or later anyway, and being utilized by the Soul Hall was their honor?

These words... he had said them countless times to those trembling 'livestock' in the dark rooms.

But now, facing this young man who had crushed the entire Hong Kong City foundation with one kick, he couldn't spit out a single word.

“I...”

Scorpion just wanted to explain.

Ye Chen's face, however, suddenly turned cold.

“You eat people like beasts!”

“And I am the Chief Instructor of the Dragon Group!”

“If I don't kill you, who should I kill?”

Scorpion shuddered.

The eleven people behind him also showed fear on their faces.

“Mr. Ye!”

Scorpion hurriedly began to explain.

“None of us have eaten any!”

“Those things were the Hall Master's decision; we were just the executors!”

His voice grew weaker and weaker.

Because the way Ye Chen looked at him held no anger, no disgust.

Only the indifference of looking down at an ant.

“Enough.”

“I don't like listening to people make excuses, because no single snowflake in the world is innocent.”

“I went to great lengths to lure you all here, and it wasn't to listen to your explanations.”

“But rather...”

“To make sure every single one of you never leaves this place, so there are a few less demons in the world.”

While Scorpion's scalp tingled, his expression froze even more.

What?

Lured here?

What did that sentence mean?

Could it be that Ye Chen intentionally released White Charm and Lin Biao to draw them out???

However.

Just as his thought landed.

White Charm and Lin Biao suddenly moved.

They walked out from the crowd.

Then.

Under the shocked, bewildered, and incredulous expressions of Scorpion and the others, they stood to the left and right of Ye Chen.

Just like that... like subordinates, they stood with their backs bowed!

Scorpion's face turned pale: “Wait... you two, what is the meaning of this?”

“Scorpion, you are a very cautious person. Haven't you seen it yet?” White Charm's lips curled up as she mocked him.

Scorpion: “!!!”

Wait!

They were lured here, which means... White Charm and Lin Biao were in on it?!

His pupils shrank as he looked at the two in shock: “You... you betrayed the Soul Hall???”