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Xue Sha had just returned from one of his expeditions and had spent the past few months in seclusion while consolidating his cultivation, which had now reached the peak of the second stage.
He was very close to ascending to the stage of Domain Expansion, the stage where the spiritual core was finallypleted, thus beginning the creation of one''s inner world.
In other words, the start of one''s domain.
This stage would elevate him even higher in the ranking ofmanders, and he would finally enter the Top Ten of the strongestmanders of the base.
It might not seem like much, but it was already a point of pride to be amander in the top 15.
This meant that you were several levels higher than the othermanders, and consequently, your influence in the base was also greater.
In fact, within the base, there were many squads, but those with amander at the spiritual rank numbered slightly less than 50.
Most of thesemanders were at the first stage, with a few near or already at the second stage.
That said, these were still the majority.
The minority consisted of those at the peak of the second stage and even the third stage.
In fact, only 30 people were at the peak of the second stage, with only 10 at the third stage and one at the fourth.
Beyond this, there was the direct promotion to general of an army ofmanders, and such a person would be sent back to their home to be reassigned to another base as a general.
Currently, the Top Ten was entirelyposed ofmanders at the third stage of the spiritual rank, with those at the peak of the third stage making up the Top Five, among whom Jing Xia held the second position, second only to themander who had reached the fourth stage.
Although many believed that in a life-or-death battle between the top two, Jing Xia had a greater chance of winning, it was also true that the firstmander had hidden cards up his sleeve, so no one could be truly certain.
That being said, the firstmander had at least four soldiers at the first stage of the spiritual rank in his squad, whereas Jing Xia had only one, and for this reason, she was ranked second.
Naturally, whether she was first or second did not really matter to her. After all, she relied solely on her strength, not on the prestige and influence that came with her position.N?v(el)B\\jnn
Xue Sha, who was now on the verge of entering the third stage, would finally enter the Top Ten, and this would make him much more influential in Red Moon City.
But who would have imagined that just as he was rejoicing over this fact, the news of the death of a promising member of his family would reach him?
And not just any promising member, but the most promising one in his family.
The one closest to bing another squadmander.
This almost sent him into a rage, destabilizing his cultivation base, which was at a critical point.
"Tell me who the hell dared to kill a member of my Xue family. I will personally skin him little by little, and then kill all his rtives in front of him, and then feed them to my demon hounds," he said, furious, almost causing the entire Xue family manor to tremble.
He was currently in seclusion when a servant arrived to deliver the news.
He could barely contain himself.
He never would have thought that someone would dare do such a thing in Red Moon City.
This was not only an affront to the Xue family but also to him, amander of one of the most powerful armies in the base.
To him, it was no different from spitting in his face, and this naturally did not sit well with him.
The servant standing before him, trembling from the suppressive killing intent, was struggling to remain conscious.
Straining to hold himself together, he spoke with difficulty and said:
"P-Protector, the person... who killed the young master was Commander Jing Xia."
The servant struggled to resist the overwhelming killing intent and, in the end, couldn''t finish his words properly, copsing unconscious.
But although he couldn''t say it clearly, the other party managed to understand whom he was talking about, and as soon as he heard it, all the anger he had disyed just moments ago vanished, reced by fear as he cursed.
"How the hell did he manage to offend that person?" He knew very well who the secondmander of the Red Moon City base was, and as such, he was also aware of her strength.
He knew that if she wanted, she could destroy his entire family, including himself, without too much effort. Thus, he was terrified by the news.
That being said, he still had a glimmer of anger remaining.
He knew that if the other party hadn''t made a move yet, she most likely wouldn''t destroy the entire family.
''That woman might be worse than a demon in battle, but she doesn''t dirty her hands more than necessary,'' he thought, knowing well how Jing Xua usually was.
Everyone knew this, but that didn''t mean they were any less cautious when dealing with her.
After all, everyone has a limit, and if pushed beyond that limit, there''s no turning back.
No one wanted to make her reach that limit, and Xue Sha knew that this time, the member of his family hade very close to it.
Although the death of the family member was a cause for anger, it was even more infuriating that he was powerless against her now, and he knew full well that he would remain so even after advancing to the next stage.
Bam!
He punched the ground out of frustration, causing cracks to appear all over the floor, spreading across its entirety.
The floor was paved with tiles made of a very durable material, yet a single punch had caused them all to crack quickly.
But this didn''t matter to Xue Sha, who continued to ponder what to do for a while before finally making a decision.
With his expression still dark, he stood up and, looking in a certain direction, took a step, disappearing silently.
He had no intention of epting this humiliation with his head bowed, but he also knew that if he went to bother her, it would only lead to the end of his family, and no one would help them. Therefore, he had to resort to another way to seek his revenge.
A way he would prefer not to use under normal circumstances.