“That’s right. Luck was on my side.” Qin Ye spoke as casually about it as he could.

Watch the public persona! By hook or by crook, I’ve got to make sure that my public persona remains as intact as it can be!

He knew that he bore the appearances of a man in his late teens or early twenties at best. If he didn’t carry himself with some measure of dignity, he wouldn’t be able to command the respect that he so deserved. This was the reason why he had always watched his public persona at all times.

Qin-longsuffering-Ye frowned softly, “What happened in Martial City? Were there no symptoms before the supernatural incident struck?”

“No.” Secretary Ma sighed softly and shook his head, “And that’s precisely why it feels extremely fishy. Generally speaking, we would always see signs before the formation of all hunting zones and predatory zones. But these were the exception to the norm. Supernatural incidents suddenly occurred without any warning, and the severity of the outbreak is even akin to that of a predatory zone. We’re talking about twelve lives in a dozen or so hours - an average of one per hour. This is truly beyond our capabilities. It’s only for this reason that we had no choice but to seek your assistance.”

Qin Ye nodded slightly.

If these were indeed Yin spirits that had escaped from the battlegrounds at which Kong Mo and the daolord of the asura were clashing, then it would only mean that there have been further developments on the battlefields!

Possibility one: Kong Mo possessed might that could even threaten an Abyssal Prefect, and had no choice but to use it. The collateral damage from such attacks routed...