After Chen Haotian slew Heixuan and dismantled the soul-refining faction in Nanyan City, the turbulence in the Southern Region gradually subsided. Under his control, Jiuyou City developed steadily. The martial arts factions within the city no longer dared to act rashly, and Chen Haotian's formidable reputation gradually spread to the surrounding cities. However, he understood in his heart that this calm was only temporary; the undercurrents beneath the surface had never ceased.
In a remote alley of Jiuyou City, an elderly man draped in a grey cloak slowly emerged. His figure was hunched, his aura restrained, and he looked entirely unremarkable, yet his eyes concealed an unfathomable, chilling glint.
"Heixuan is truly useless, unable to even block a single strike from Chen Haotian," the old man muttered to himself, his tone laced with disdain and grim coldness. "It seems I must make a move myself and test the depths of this young man."
Chapter 99