Chapter 580: 580
The second strike was ten times stronger than the first, and it might have even destroyed a Saint .
The Black Market Saints were all seized with fear . If it were not for the presence of the Nine Serenity Sword Saint, they might all have scattered .
The second attack was about to fall, when suddenly a black city soared over from the distance . All the Black Market Saints stepped onto the city .
"Huaa!"
An ancient, green, nine-legged cauldron flew out from the black city . It shattered the Yin-Yang fish mark in the sky and rammed into the Cosmic Formation .
With a loud crash, Supreme Strength emanated from the ancient, nine-legged cauldron . A breach was opened in the Cosmic Formation .
The black city took this opportunity to glide through the breach and disappear into the boundless mists and clouds .
In the sky beyond drifted a distant voice, its echo reverberating throughout East Region Saint City . "Chen Yin, we must have the life of the Time and Space Descendant . You can protect him once, but definitely not twice!"
The Prince of the Eastern Region stood his ground, gazing up in the sky . No one could read the expression on his face .
They only saw him wave his sleeve, and all the dark clouds within a 300 mile radius were swept away . Radiant sunshine reigned again .
Everything seemed to have passed and East Region Saint City regained its calm .
But this battleground was badly scarred with utter devastation . Neither the lightning nor the flames were quenched .
With the retreat of the Black Market Saints, ten thousand dead bodies were left, some with incomplete body parts, some charred like charcoal, others mangled in bloody piles . It was impossible to tell who were the Chens and who were the Black Market Monks .
Second Senior Brother stamped his foot angrily and said, "How detestable! They even managed to break through the Cosmic Formation and get away!"
Third Senior Brother Wan Ke said, "Unfortunately, the Cosmic Formation hadn't closed completely yet . Otherwise, they wouldn't have escaped even with the help of the Black Market's Nine-Phoenix Cauldron . "
"What did you say, Third Junior Brother? You mean the cauldron we saw soaring here was the legendary Nine-Phoenix Cauldron, the Supreme Holy Weapon of Evil Emperor?"
"Didn't you sense the Supreme Strength emanating from that cauldron?"
Third Senior Brother Wan Ke continued . "Only the power of the Nine-Phoenix Cauldron could breach the Cosmic Formation . "
"Wait a minute! I seem to recall that this Nine-Phoenix Cauldron was sealed in the Saint Mountain of Saint Academy . How did it end up in the hands of the Black Market?" asked Zhu Hongtao .
The fact that the Nine-Phoenix Cauldron was sealed in the Saint Mountain was a highly concealed secret, which only Saints within the Saint Academy knew .
Even someone of Wan Ke's rank and stature had not heard about it .
Wan Ke's face flushed, and he asked hastily, "Is this true?"
Zhu Hongtao was startled by Wan Ke's reaction and could not respond in time . Instead he said, "Of course it's true . Didn't you know this?"
Wan Ke's look in his eyes kept shifting . He was wringing his hands as he said, "Now we're done for! It looks like something momentous has happened in Saint Academy . Most likely the Black Market assault on East Region Saint Mansions was simply a feint . Their real intention was to seize the Nine-Phoenix Cauldron .
"I was misled from the very beginning . . . I ought to have realized--even if the Black Market wants to take revenge on our Youngest Junior Brother, they wouldn't need to dispatch Saints on such a massive scale .
"The East Region Saint Mansions was just a decoy . Their real purpose was . . . within Saint Academy . "
Zhu Hongtao finally reacted . Clapping his head, he still continued speaking quite casually, "Now that the Nine-Phoenix Cauldron has been stolen, we won't be able to do anything about it even if we return . Better think about the problem in hand now, Third Junior Brother . "
Zhu Hongtao looked in Zhang Ruochen's direction, and a complex expression shone in his eyes . "The Black Market won't let Youngest Junior Brother off . Both of us wouldn't be able to fend off the Nine Serenity Sword Saint at all if he attacks again . "
In the past, if the Black Market had wanted to deal with Zhang Ruochen, they would not have gone all out to attack him . They would merely have dispatched younger warriors .
But now, Zhang Ruochen's identity as the Time and Space Descendant had been revealed .
If the Black Market made another move, they would have chosen to kill him with a single strike . They would not have left him with any more chances .
"Dispatch a Signal Flare and notify Master . "
Wan Ke gave a long sigh . "Some calamity is going to rock the entire Eastern Region . "
One day and one night had elapsed after the Black Market attack on East Region Saint City, yet the situation had not settled . Rather, it had intensified .
From Saint Academy came the news that the Nine-Phoenix Cauldron, once sealed by Empress Chi Yao within the Saint Mountain, had now been seized by the Black Market Excellence Hall Owner .
A total of five headmasters had remained behind to guard Saint Academy .
In principle, no matter how powerful the Black Market was, it would not have been possible for them to remove the seal and get ahold of the Nine-Phoenix Cauldron .
Unfortunately, a Black Market mole had infiltrated into Saint Academy . It was the sixth headmaster of Saint Academy, Ji Kongtong . He colluded with the Black Market Excellence Hall Owner . The two of them had captured the Nine-Phoenix Cauldron .
Jointly attacked by the other four headmasters, Ji Kongtong was, however, killed on Saint Mountain .
On the same day, the Ministry of War dispatched troops to eradicate Ji Kongtong's family, the Saint Ji Gentry .
Not only was Saint Ji Gentry affected . After an all-out investigation of Saint Academy and East Region Saint Mansions, seven powerful Saint families, 12 Ancient Lines, and 73 Suzerains and families were found to have worked intimately with the Black Market . They all had a hand in this operation .
Further investigation was ongoing .
However, many more bloody annihilations appeared to be in the works in the Eastern Region . Countless Suzerains and Families would be extirpated . The jails of government offices and counties would be swarming with convicts .
Only after he received some incoming information from the external world did Zhang Ruochen realize that the East Region Saint Mansions was just one important battleground .
The real purpose of the Black Market was Evil Emperor's Nine-Phoenix Cauldron .
In the days when the Evil Emperor was alive, the Eastern Region was the nerve centre of the Black Market . It was a dark domain where demons roamed and the people lived in dire poverty .
The power of the Black Market was then at its acme .
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