Translator: CinderTL
The Chen Clan members looked at each other, but no one volunteered.
"Very well."
"Since that's the case," Chen Jiuxuan said calmly, "we'll proceed one by one. I will personally search your memories!"
His words immediately sent shockwaves through the crowd.
An elder exclaimed, "Ancestor, reconsider! Searching memories could cause irreversible damage to the sea of consciousness!"
"Yes, Ancestor, please think again!"
"Ancestor, are you truly going to search our memories? Isn't that too harsh?" The elders panicked.
Demigod-level experts possessed immense divine abilities. By searching memories, they could uncover a person's entire past. However, this method often inflicted irreversible damage, even harming one's Martial Dao Foundation.
While such measures might be acceptable against outsiders, using them on their own clan members? That was far too cruel!
"Cruel?" Chen Jiuxuan's voice turned icy. "Do you know what Zilu and Jiang Ye endured? He had barely left our Chen Clan when he was ambushed by a ninth breakthrough expert!"
"What?!"
The crowd gasped in unison.
In an instant, the Chen Clan members understood the reason for their ancestor's fury.
A traitor had infiltrated their ranks!
This betrayal wasn't just against the Chen Clan, but against the entire Blue Star Civilization.
"Chen Yuan, you're first," Chen Jiuxuan said coldly.
"Yes," Chen Yuan stepped forward without hesitation.
He understood that the Patriarch had asked him to speak first to quell any opposition. If even the Patriarch's son-in-law was being investigated, who else would dare object?
"Ancestor, investigate thoroughly," Chen Yuan declared fiercely. "We must find the traitor!"
He valued Jiang Ye immensely, as his daughter's future depended on it. Now that Jiang Ye had nearly died, Chen Yuan's anger burned no less fiercely than Chen Jiuxuan's.
If the leak truly originated from the Chen Clan, what would Jiang Ye think? Would he feel betrayed?
The mere thought made Chen Yuan's teeth grind with fury. He longed to expose the traitor immediately.
In a hidden space within Donghai Province, the purple-robed leader sat cross-legged atop a towering throne.
Black lines, unlike the grotesque patterns on other Hidden God Organization members, flowed across his skin with serene harmony, as if perfectly integrated into his being.
Suddenly, the leader's eyes snapped open, a flicker of shock crossing his face. "Ma Qian... has fallen?"
Within the Hidden God Organization, a unique Biological Network connected all members.
This Biological Network, originating from the Shadow Clan Civilization, could sense the status of its members.
If anyone died, the purple-robed leader would immediately be alerted.
Moreover, members of the Hidden God Organization could use this network to transmit encrypted messages instantly, undetectable even by demigods. This was why the organization's intelligence network was so comprehensive.
The Hidden God Organization had hidden agents embedded within every major transcendent family and even the federal headquarters, constantly relaying the latest intelligence through the Biological Network.
"Zhuo Feng and Xia Qing are dead too?"
The purple-robed leader's face darkened, but this news wasn't what truly troubled him.
"Jiang Ye."
"His realm has already reached the early-stage fifth breakthrough?" The purple-robed leader's expression shifted slightly.
The loss of Ma Qian and several other subordinates had already infuriated him.
But Jiang Ye's demonstrated power filled him with even greater frustration.
"This Jiang Ye is only a sophomore!"
"In less than two years, he's advanced from the first breakthrough to the fifth?" The purple-robed leader felt utterly stumped. "Even those demigod-level experts didn't progress this rapidly in their youth, did they?"
"If he's given a few more decades, wouldn't he inevitably become a demigod?"
"What a pity."
"This assassination attempt failed. We may never get another chance," the purple-robed leader thought, his eyes gleaming with calculation.
As the leader of the Hidden God Organization, he had witnessed countless geniuses.
But Jiang Ye was the most extraordinary he had ever encountered.
Even the transcendents paled in comparison!
"I must report this immediately."
"Let the Shadow Clan Civilization decide his fate," the purple-robed leader resolved.
With this thought, he retrieved a jet-black token. Its surface was covered in writhing, pitch-black patterns that pulsed with an ominous energy.
Crack! The leader crushed the token in his hand.
Instantly, the token transformed into a swirling cloud of inky mist. The mist rapidly expanded, coalescing into a dark, mirror-like surface.
This was the purple-robed leader's sole means of communicating with the Shadow Clan Civilization.
Though the Blue Star Civilization and the Shadow Clan Civilization were separated by unimaginable distances, the leader himself was half-human, half-Shadow Clan. By tapping into the Biological Network, he could establish brief contact with the Shadow Clan.
Of course, such opportunities arose only a few times each year.
After a moment of tense waiting, a ripple distorted the black mirror.
A towering, pitch-black figure materialized within its depths. Enshrouded in darkness, the figure radiated an aura of bone-chilling dread.
"Lan Ling, why have you summoned me?" the towering figure asked, looking down.
Lan Ling was the name of the purple-robed leader.
"Lord Nether God," the purple-robed leader said respectfully, "I've discovered an exceptionally talented junior named Jiang Ye."
Without hesitation, Lan Ling, the purple-robed leader, relayed all the information he had on Jiang Ye.
As the leader of the Hidden God Organization, he would report any particularly thorny problems to the Shadow Clan Civilization, leaving them to resolve the matter.
The Shadow Clan Civilization's method of resolution?
Remarkably simple.
They merely needed to create several high-level Shadow Calamities near the target.
Sooner or later, Jiang Ye would find himself in a desperate situation, at which point the Hidden God Organization could strike.
Or even better...
The Hidden God Organization might not even need to act. If Jiang Ye were captured by the Shadow Clan, his fate would be assimilation into their ranks.
"Jiang Ye?"
"Indeed, Lan Ling," the towering figure in the black mirror said in a deep voice. "This intelligence is timely for us."
"Lord Nether God?" The purple-robed leader was taken aback. "Do you already know about Jiang Ye?"
"Yes."
"This Jiang Ye has been making waves in the Star Realm Sea," the towering figure, Nether God, said in a low voice. "We've already marked him as a primary target."
"I never imagined his progress would be even faster than I anticipated," the towering figure said.
"It seems we must increase our level of attention toward him," the majestic figure added.
The purple-robed leader was secretly alarmed.
He hadn't expected Jiang Ye to have already caught the Nether God's attention.
This being was one of the supreme existences of the Shadow Clan Civilization, holding an immensely exalted position.
Jiang Ye had already been targeted by such a powerful figure?
"Very well."
With the Nether God's word, Lan Ling thought to himself, Jiang Ye's fate is sealed.
Meanwhile, within the black mirror, the towering figure spoke calmly: "Lan Ling, this matter concerns the civilization strife crossing and is of utmost importance. We have a crucial plan that requires your assistance. Listen carefully..."
(End of the Chapter)
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