Chapter 4700 The Situation Expands

There were troubles in several branches in the Southern Territory.

The news that towns were destroyed and tens of thousands of people were missing has long spread throughout the branches in the south.

For a time, countless people were talking and full of fear and worry.

No one knows whether the mysterious powerful man's claws will reach out to them next.

Ordinary people are powerless, don't know how to prevent it, and have no ability to resist the invasion of the mysterious powerful man.

The guards and dignitaries in various towns were also helpless and could only pray that they would not become the next target of the mysterious powerful man.

Even the heads of the various branch halls were having a headache, but they were also helpless.

On the other side, in order to appease the people and avoid the spread of panic, Qian Zhan quickly conveyed the news to various branch halls, saying that the three hall masters had arrived and were trying their best to hunt down the murderer.

With the strength and means of the three palace masters, it won't take long for them to catch the murderer.

This move was indeed effective. After the people learned the news, they became much more peaceful. Everyone hoped that the three palace masters would catch the murderer as soon as possible.

But there is a drawback to doing this.

When the news spread that the three palace masters were out to hunt for the murderer, the murderer would naturally find out.

In the next half month, the mysterious strong man indeed became more cautious and cunning.

Although, the three palace masters have roughly determined the location of the murderer based on previous disappearances and launched a roundup.

But the murderer avoided it very cunningly and rushed out of the encirclement silently.

After eight days of silence, the murderer appeared in a remote branch, once again destroying half of the city and taking tens of thousands of people captive.

The news reached the ears of the three palace masters, and they realized that the murderer had already escaped.

In desperation, they could only adjust their direction and rush to the place where the incident occurred to continue searching for the murderer.

There was no suspense in the outcome. When they arrived at the scene of the incident and launched a search in the branch hall, the murderer escaped quietly again.

The three hall masters and the murderer thus launched a chase through the territory of dozens of branch halls in the south.

The murderer can be said to be elusive, hard to find, and very cunning.

In the past two months, she had been to more than 30 punishment halls, caused 15 disappearance cases, and kidnapped more than 800,000 people of the Desolate tribe.

Her whereabouts were erratic, sometimes in the east and sometimes in the west, making it unpredictable.

The three palace masters were completely led by her. They were always one step behind her and chased after her, making them very embarrassed.

She was thorough and rigorous in her work, and every time she made a disappearance, she left no clues or traces.

No matter who goes to investigate the scene, they can only see the mysterious mark and no other clues.

The three palace masters searched for him for two months, but they didn't even know whether the murderer was male or female or what race he was.

At the beginning, the people in various branch halls were full of hope and looked forward to the three hall masters catching the murderer as soon as possible.

But two months had passed. The three palace masters were running around, exhausted, but could not even see the shadow of the murderer.

The people's panic became more serious, folk rumors spread, and various rumors emerged one after another.

More than thirty branch offices in the south have become chaotic. Even if the subterranean forces try their best to appease and suppress them, it will not help.

The faces of the three palace masters were dull and they were very angry. They took their anger out on Qian Zhan, thinking that he had leaked everyone's whereabouts and that led to everyone being tricked by the murderer.

Of course, Qianzhan refused to admit such a crime, cried out that he was wronged, and repeatedly emphasized that the murderer was too cunning.

The three hall masters could not really blame Qian Zhan, and were unwilling to ask for help from the second hall master. They could only continue to search for the murderer, flying non-stop day and night through the territory of various branch halls in the south.

Things got louder and louder, and the situation became more serious.

The mysterious and powerful man's rampant behavior, even if he entered an uninhabited territory, was unstoppable, frightening the people and making more than 30 heads of the punishment hall restless.

The three palace masters and Qian Zhan were disgraced. They were discussed privately by the people and considered to be incompetent.

The master of the second palace is far away in the secret realm of Taiyu, sitting in command, always keeping an eye on the movements in the south.

He thought that the situation would be under control soon and that the three palace masters would soon catch the murderer.

But he didn't expect that things would develop to this point and deteriorate to such an extent.

We cannot delay it any longer and allow the situation to escalate.

The second hall master finally made up his mind and rushed to Taiyu Shrine again late that night to meet with the first hall master.

…

Still in the secret room deep in the palace.

The main hall master sat on the altar shrouded in divine power, looking down at the second hall master who pushed the door open and frowned.

He didn't need to ask, he could guess the clues just by looking at the solemn expression of the second hall master.

"What? That matter hasn't been settled yet?"

The second hall master walked to the altar and stood, bowed to the main hall master, and explained in a serious tone: "I would like to report to the main hall master that the fourth, fifth and sixth laos were searching for the murderer in the southern region. It took two months, but they failed. The murderer was never caught.

It is basically certain that the murderer should be at the level of the God-Emperor, and he is very cunning and cunning.

The three palace masters not only failed to catch the murderer, they couldn't even find out what the murderer looked like.

In the past two months, the murderer committed fifteen crimes in a row and kidnapped more than 800,000 people..."

During this period, the Second Hall Master was solely responsible for this matter and did not report to the First Hall Master.

The main hall master has been practicing in seclusion and did not interfere with the matter. He thought that the second hall master had already taken care of it.

Now that he heard the report from the second hall master, the main hall master was filled with shock and felt unbelievable.

"What? It's been two whole months and they still haven't caught the murderer, or even found out who the murderer is?"

The master of the hall looked gloomy and asked in a sharp tone: "How did you do things? How could you delay it for so long and let the situation develop to such an extent?"

The second hall master hurriedly bowed and saluted, and apologized to the main hall master, saying that he had done something bad and asked the main hall master to punish him.

But he came to the main hall master tonight not to plead guilty, but because of that matter.

After going around in a circle, he finally explained his purpose and mentioned the key points.

"Master of the Hall, although we have not yet found out which powerful God Emperor is plundering our people and destroying the stability of the south.

But every time the murderer commits a crime, he leaves a mark on the scene.

That's right, it's the mark that my subordinate showed you before.

The murderer's goal is very obvious, which is to find the owner of that mark!

I believe you already have the answer in your mind and know what that mark means. "

After saying that, the second hall master looked up at the first hall master, waiting for the first hall master to give an answer or express his position on the matter.

However, the main hall master frowned in thought and refused to answer or express his position.

The Second Hall Master was helpless and could only clarify the topic further, "First Hall Master, before, my subordinates only had suspicions and did not dare to confirm.

However, a month ago, my subordinate went to Fanxing Palace to visit the Seventh Hall Master.

The subordinates paid special attention to it, found excuses to inquire about it, and basically determined the answer.

That mark is the emblem of Dao Xingyun, the master of the Seventh Palace! "