Zhao Hu is only a second-grade official. Even if he is stronger, he cannot be the opponent of the first-grade Fire Cloud Master.
This was Chen Mo's initial understanding, but as the battle entered its climax stage, Zhao Hu's strength far exceeded his expectations.
Zhao Hu's strength is truly terrifying. His physical body is like a wild beast, becoming more and more fierce as the battle progresses, and becoming stronger with each hit. Moreover, he has extremely strong recovery capabilities.
That frantic dog-like fighting style completely frightened the Fire Cloud Master.
At first, the Fire Cloud Master was determined not to lose to a second-grade official again, but now, he felt that if he did not escape, he would have to die right there.
So, he ran and chased.
Chen Mo was surprised, but the surprise of others was much greater than that of Chen Mo.
After all, Zhao Hu's second-grade level is in the Qi Martial Arts, where practitioners rely solely on strength. Unlike the art of witchcraft or the path of sorcerers, which can take alternative routes and use various methods to restrict or control opponents.
On the contrary, Zhao Qingling was very confident in her brother's strength. Even though she saw him able to repel a first-class cultivator, she did not show any signs of surprise.
On the contrary, he looked at Chen Mo with some pride, "Young Master, my brother and I have not caused you any trouble on this trip"
After saying this, Zhao Qingling raised her head, waiting for Chen Mo's praise.
Chen Mo's corner of his eye twitched, and he naturally understood Zhao Qingling's thoughts. Seeing her arrogant and self-satisfied appearance, he opened his mouth and praised her.
Zhao Qingling was even more proud and eager to show herself in front of Chen Mo.
However, at this moment, a figure appeared silently in front of everyone.
Wearing a black robe that covered her face and body, she stood quietly in front of the dilapidated temple, holding a short sword in her hand without uttering a single word.
In this instant, Chen Mo and his party all noticed the man's existence and alertly retreated half a step.
"Who are you?"
Little Bean immediately shouted loudly, "Who are you? You are threatening us. The strength of the person you are with may not be weaker than the Fire Cloud Master."
The black-robed person didn't speak. He lifted his hand and slashed, black qi flew out of the short sword, condensed into a black sword qi, breaking the air and coming.
"Be careful!"
This strike was stronger than Chen Mo's full-power strike. The strength of the person on the other side is probably at the level of a first-class cultivator. If they were hit by this, none of the people on site would be able to survive.
Seeing this scene, Chu Ruomou stepped forward and threw a casual palm strike. However, he suddenly saw a huge array appear in the palm of his hand.
The moment the black sword qi struck the array, it was deflected instantly.
"This is..."
Chen Mo's eyes narrowed slightly, and just now, he thought that Chu Ruomou was indeed called by Zhao Qingling. However, seeing the strength of the other party, it seemed that it wasn't as simple as he thought.
The black-robed figure saw his attack blocked and couldn't help but slightly stun, "Are you from the Bureau of Divination?"
"Your eyesight is quite good. You can guess my identity with one strike."
Chu Ruomou snorted coldly. Although she blocked the opponent's strike, the situation was still not optimistic. She didn't think she was as strong as Zhao Hu, who could beat a first-class cultivator and flee in a hurry.
With her strength, she could at most hold this person off for a moment.
"The Bureau of Divination?"
Hearing this name, Chen Mo was stunned for a moment. He remembered that the Bureau of Divination was a powerful faction in Zhongzhou, and he heard that the head of the bureau was acquainted with him.
He didn't know the person's identity, but Su Wen, the deputy head of the Bureau of Divination, had once helped him, so they could be considered acquaintances.
Chu Ruomou was also from the Bureau of Divination. Could her arrival be due to the command of the bureau head?
No, since Chu Ruomeng is from the Bureau of Divination, then their meeting in Ji'an City was either accidental or...
At this moment, Chen Mo couldn't help but recall the countless encounters he had with Chu Ruomeng. Their first meeting seemed to be filled with coincidences, as if it had been planned long ago.
"The Bureau of Divination, I have no intention of becoming your enemy. Move aside, and I will not argue with you."
The black-robed person said coldly, "There's no need for your Bureau of Divination to sacrifice yourselves for him."
"Who told you it's unnecessary? Hmph, today I'm here, you won't be able to hurt him even a little bit."
Chu Ruomeng did not back down, her expression serious, she coldly shouted, "Since you know I'm from the Bureau of Divination, shouldn't you also know the power of my family's head? If you don't want to die, just get away. Otherwise, I won't let you go either."
"Ha, laughable. Do you really think I'm afraid of your Bureau of Divination? Even if it's the head of your Bureau of Divination himself, I'm not afraid."
"I originally thought that, since you are from the Bureau of Divination, I could spare you a life. But since you are so unreasonable, I will kill you both."
The black-robed figure coldly stared at Chu Ruomeng.
"You are who you are? Since you know about our Bureau of Divination, why do you dare to lay hands on me?"
Chu Ruomeng was somewhat surprised. Although the Bureau of Divination has a good reputation, even first-class cultivators have to respect them, which is also the reason why she dared to stand in front of Chen Mo.
However, to her surprise, the guy didn't care about her identity in the Bureau of Divination at all.
The black-robed person did not answer, merely saying in a cold tone, "The dead have no need to know the answers."
As soon as the words fell, the black-robed person's killing intent surged.
"Your strength is so strong, and your identity is a mystery. Yet you still dare to attack me? Are you sent by Zhang Tianlin?"
Chen Mo stepped forward and asked coldly, smiling.
The black-robed person slightly stunned, staring at Chen Mo with a complex expression, but did not answer.
"If I guess correctly, you should be from Yinlong, right?"
Chen Mo spoke calmly, and the black-robed figure, who had been cold and indifferent just a moment ago, suddenly stiffened and wore an expression of surprise.
Although he still did not respond, the shock in his heart was unimaginable.
"Brother, what is Yinlong?"
Little Bean leaned in next to Chen Mo and asked curiously.
Little Bean had never heard of the Yinlong before.
"Just a while ago, I mentioned that Zhang Tianlin has three main forces under his command. One is the spider web responsible for gathering intelligence, one is the shadow pavilion in charge of assassinations, and the third is Tianfa, which specializes in direct attacks."
"Besides these three, Zhang Tianlin also has an extremely mysterious force, which is trained in the Central Plains and combines the skills of the shadow pavilion and Tianfa. The weakest member is a second-grade cultivator, and the strongest is a first-grade cultivator. It is called Yinlong."
"Yinlong is Zhang Tianlin's trump card and the strongest force under his command. This force is very mysterious and has never appeared in front of anyone."
"The people in Yinlong are the high-ranking cultivators from various factions in the Central Plains. More accurately, they hide their identities and conceal themselves within these factions in order to control the various factions and serve Zhang Tianlin."
"Once Zhang Tianlin needs them, Yinlong will act to take control of this faction and make them serve him..."
Chen Mo's explanation left Little Bean and the others with their eyes wide open, and also amazed them with Zhang Tianlin's methods.
"People from Yinlong are not only strong but also cunning. Miss Chu, you are only a second-grade cultivator, which is not enough to match him."
Chen Mo thought for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh lightly.
"Then let me join in too."
