Volume 2

85 Let the Training Begin

Nie Zun and I had decided on our combat strategy by the time Ta Lai returned.

“How’s the situation?” I asked in haste the moment his stature came into view.

He responded with a shake of his head. “It remains in ruins. I never realized how powerful Old Man Fan was; the state of Western District is a likely a consequence of his doing, but I can’t decipher the technique that was used. The fact that everyone in Western District has disappeared is just as baffling to me.”

“Old Man Fan? Wasn’t he turned to stone?”

“That’s right, and it’s precisely because of that that I suspect he had used a form of space-time manipulation or cementation technique to transport all of Western District. Even I have no idea where he could possibly relocate these people to.”

“But… Why would Old Man Fan do that?” I frowned.

“For you, perhaps. Before your return, You Ji and the Seven Demons called for a change of district commander. It was rumored that their Penetration of Seven was one of the strongest enchantments to exist. I assume they must have...