143: Infamous

This Saint-level expert was also terrified. While his strength surpassed the Spear Saint's, the difference was minimal. Since Ji Mo could kill the Spear Saint in three moves, if he went up against him, he would likely be sacrificing himself in vain.

It was safer to hurry back to headquarters now. If Ji Mo suddenly returned to attack, he would be finished here.

Ji Mo hadn't expected that the Spear Saint's companion would be scared witless by him. Otherwise, he truly wouldn't have left; killing this Saint-level expert as well would have held even greater significance.

Unfortunately, such things were unpredictable.

Soon after that Saint-level expert tore through space and left, the spectators also dared not linger.

One by one, they either flew away or took out a teleportation talisman and warped away.

Who would dare to remain there? If they were captured and interrogated, wouldn't that be an undeserved calamity?

Following the departure of these people, combined with the continuous spread of news from the inhabitants of the islands Ji Mo had previously destroyed...

Ji Mo's actions once again shocked the entire Endless Sea Region.

On an island relatively close to Rising Sun Island, within the sphere of influence of the White Alliance, inside a restaurant...

"Have you guys heard? That ruthless man Ji Mo has appeared again."

"What happened? Brother, did Ji Mo do something world-shaking again?"

"Heh heh!" The man didn't speak, just laughed there.

The person asking the question instantly understood. "Waiter, bring this brother some good wine and food! Brother, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us!"

That man didn't waste words and immediately began telling everyone about Ji Mo's glorious achievements.

"A few days ago, didn't the Brotherhood Alliance and the Three Saints Sect hire the Xuantian Hall with huge sums of money to use their Hall-Suppressing Sacred Artifact to investigate Ji Mo's whereabouts?"

"Upon receiving the information, the Brotherhood Alliance and the Three Saints Sect, along with a group of Jianghu heroes, gathered at Dinghai Sect to conduct a massive, thorough investigation.

However, they still couldn't find Ji Mo's traces, and Ji Mo found out that the Xuantian Hall had exposed his information."

"Guess what happened? Ji Mo, using some unknown method, avoided the overwhelming investigation and set his sights on the Xuantian Hall."

"Just yesterday, Ji Mo directly landed on Rising Sun Island and declared that he was targeting the Xuantian Hall's forces, giving everyone else on the island the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn to flee."

"The smart people fled. My cousin's family are ordinary Cultivators and hadn't prepared a teleportation talisman, so they could only cross the sea to seek refuge. It was precisely because of this that they witnessed a terrifying scene."

Upon reaching this point, the man paused to take a sip of his wine, having completely whetted everyone's appetite, causing them to urge him to continue.

"When the time was up, Ji Mo flew up to 100,000 meters in the sky, then took out a bell-shaped weapon. After activating an unknown Cultivation Technique, the bell directly expanded to five thousand meters in size."

"Ji Mo waved his hand, and black-gold flames ignited around the bell's body, transforming into a massive black-gold sun that attacked towards the direction of the Rising Sun Island City Lord's Mansion."

"You must know that the Xuantian Hall Disciples on Rising Sun Island had gathered more than five thousand people while waiting for the time limit, and they had activated a great defensive formation."

"Thousands of people were solidly guarding the City-Protecting Great Formation. Guess what happened next?" The man started teasing them again at this point, and the crowd played along.

"Why guess? A Great Formation guarded by thousands of people definitely wouldn't be easy to break. I bet both sides fought to a standstill, and in the end, Ji Mo barely managed to win, destroyed Rising Sun Island, and fled."

"I guess Ji Mo broke the Great Formation in 10 moves and killed all those people."

"Heh heh, you're all wrong! The black-gold great bell that Ji Mo threw shattered the Great Formation in a single strike, leaving not a single trace of the people inside."

"Moreover, the great bell directly smashed into the ground. The scene was too shocking to describe in words. When the smoke and dust cleared, a large portion of Rising Sun Island was simply gone."

Someone nearby couldn't hold back and immediately asked.

"Brother, what do you mean by 'a large portion was gone'?"

"The literal meaning! A large portion was gone. That terrifying strike directly broke Rising Sun Island, and that portion sank into the seabed. Now, Rising Sun Island has been renamed Half-Sun Island."

"Hiss..."

Sounds of gasping filled the restaurant; they simply could not imagine the terror of that single strike.

This was only the news spreading from the nearest sea islands.

In more distant places, the major powers received the news of Ji Mo slaughtering a Saint instantly and were all discussing it heatedly.

"Just now, the Sect Master gathered all the middle and high-level personnel in the Sect for a meeting. Do you know what it was about?"

The Disciple had a mysterious look on his face as he spoke, yet he couldn't stop himself from revealing the information.

"That ruthless man Ji Mo appeared again this time, but the location was the Xuantian Hall. It's said he was retaliating against the Xuantian Hall for leaking his whereabouts, so he went directly to attack their base."

"He successively massacred the forces controlled by the Xuantian Hall on nine islands, and Jian Xiong, who was famous throughout the sea region, was killed by him."

"That's not even the most shocking part—it's rumored that Ji Mo killed the Xuantian Hall's Spear Saint in just three sword strikes."

"This is a genuine act of Saint Slaughter! The entire Endless Sea Region has exploded with the news. How long has it been since such a Heaven-Defying feat appeared in the sea region?"

"The Sect Master urgently convened a high-level meeting this time because of Ji Mo. Now, the Sect has listed Ji Mo as the most untouchable person."

"The Sect will immediately issue a public notice stating that anyone who provokes Ji Mo is acting purely on their own accord, and the Sect bears no responsibility whatsoever."

These were just snapshots of many Sects; countless forces held emergency meetings... "Sect Master, the Three Saints Sect sent a message inviting our Huayang Sect to arrange personnel to jointly investigate Ji Mo's whereabouts. Should we still make arrangements?"

The Sect Master of the Huayang Sect glanced sideways at the person who spoke before replying.

"What, Grand Elder? Are you anxious to take my position? Are you in such a hurry to send this Sect Master to heaven?"

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare! Sect Master, you misunderstand, that is not what I meant." The Grand Elder quickly explained.

"Hmph! Although the Three Saints Sect is powerful, our Huayang Sect only relies on them; we are not their subordinates. There's no need to die alongside them."

"You pass down the order: just arrange for people to go along and make a pretense of participating. Be careful not to talk too much or cause trouble. We cannot afford to provoke the Three Saints Sect."

"Similarly, we absolutely cannot afford to provoke Ji Mo. This person is a true God of Slaughter, and his Heart-Nature is vicious, with attacks that are swift and devastating."

"The Xuantian Hall merely revealed a piece of information, and Ji Mo destroyed nine of their islands, killing tens of thousands of people, and one of their Vice Hall Masters, the Spear Saint, was also killed."

"At this juncture, who dares to provoke Ji Mo? Just honestly arrange for subordinates to go through the motions, and that's enough."

The affiliated forces of these three Sects—the slightly smarter ones—all understood the current situation. They all pretended to comply while secretly disobeying, quietly observing the natural progression of events.

Before Ji Mo and these three major forces determine a victor, absolutely no one dares to intervene now. At least within the Lower Four Domains, no one dares to provoke him anymore...