Subjected to this heavenly pressure that seemed capable of annihilating his domain within a fraction of a moment, Domain Lord Li dared not make a move.
Di Tanxue left the domain behind with no further obstruction and advanced towards the Cardinal Highway, where his carriage was waiting, at a moderate pace.
Despite the increasing distance, his senses were still focused at the two teleportation formations within the domain, keenly observing every development that took place after he brought forth the shocking phenomenon in the sky.
The churning of the clouds in the sky and precognitive feeling of a disaster approaching were a tell-tale sign of an eventual rainfall. It was only that this time, it was not natural but something caused by Di Tanxue deliberately letting his mind go out of control.
And Manager Huang was able to sense it!
"Imperial Vessel… it's an Imperial Vessel!"
He roared in his mind as an intense light of greed flashed in his eyes. Unaffected by the phenomenon in the sky as a racial trait of Blood Elf, Manager Huang chose to go all-in at this moment.
Earlier today, when Di Tanxue had visited the Gentle Rain merchant store, Manager Huang had sensed his abnormality the moment he went up to the second floor.
A Blood Elf was the natural predator of Soul Devouring Phantoms. Their food, strength, mental stability and even their very existence was dependent on these Phantoms of the past.
Any common Blood Elf might've been misled by the cloak of concealment Di Tanxue wore but with Manager Huang being a Blood Elf of a noble lineage, how could he not smell out the existence of such a special Phantom at such a close proximity.
Did this fool think he wouldn't be found out? Or was it a trap?
No matter the case, Manager Huang's response was predetermined.
"I must capture him at any cost!"
If not for him intuitively recognising that he couldn't match the opposite party in strength, Manager Huang would've attacked the fool right inside the merchant store.
Left with no choice, he made use of his connections to ask for aid from one of the powerhouses of his Northern Shao family. In addition, he also hired plenty of mercenaries to ensure his target couldn't run away while he teleported his helper inside the domain.
But now, Manager Huang regretted his decisions.
He regretted not going all in from the very beginning!
It was an Imperial Vessel! If only he had known it earlier!
Manager Huang steeled his heart and took out a communication medallion that only his immediate family members possessed. With a beep, the medallion was connected to the person he hated the most in this world.
"Haha, it's you, Son! Why suddenly contact this old woman?"
A sweet feminine voice came from the other side. Normally, just hearing this voice would've been enough for Manager Huang to frown from disgust but right now his mind was too preoccupied to register anything unrelated.
"Imperial Vessel, the phantom I intended to hunt today turned out to be an Imperial Vessel!"
Hearing these words, there was silence on the other side for a moment which was soon replaced by a loud command of deployment.
"We'll be right there;"
This time, it was a calm masculine voice on the other side and the communication channel was cut off with a beep, but nobody present was able to hear it as the teleportation formation behind Manager Huang rang twice, rearranged itself and burst out with an eye-blinding radiance at the same moment.
Within a blink of an eye, the radiance spread to cover the void above the Flaming-Crescent domain as a whole and the next moment, the void fluctuated with many silhouettes appearing within.
If earlier it was just a single person being teleported with Manager Huang bearing the cost from his side, then now it was not ten, not hundred and not even a thousand but instead a multitude more being teleported with them all paying a part of the cost for teleportation!
In the annals of history, this day would be recorded as the day the seventh seat of the 14-seats Council, the Northern Shao family had chosen to teleport all of its top powerhouses in a remote corner of the Northern Continent!
Witnessing this scene, the domain lord appeared to be on the verge of spitting blood out of humiliation and anger. But Manager Huang on the other side remained composed even amidst great excitement.
He did not think even for a moment that it might be an overkill for a whole noble clan to come forward just to hunt down a single person.
He wouldn't be surprised even if all fourteen seats of the 14-seats Council, the seven noble clans and the seven noble corps, were to arrive at this moment.
For an Imperial Vessel it would all be worth it!
"Hahaha!"
Imagining the future, a deluded expression surfaced on the face of Manager Huang… a cold headed merchant with more than a hundred years of experience under his belt.
Far away, Di Tanxue himself had quite a similar expression under his hood. With a noble clan of Blood Elves being teleported at this location, the ensuing chaos was easy to imagine.
Envisioning all the chaotic possibilities, a certain twisted side of Di Tanxue, one that wished for death and chaos upon the world was greatly stimulated. Not to mention…
"Hahaha, fabulous! Absolutely fabulous My Lord!"
Young Hero Li in the appearance of the feeble old man operating the second teleportation formation laughed with great relish.
His lord's ingenuity was truly impressive! But the more impressive his lord was, the more impressive should he himself be as his lord's loyal subordinate!
The old man tweaked the second teleportation formation and made some arrangements. Since a noble clan of Blood Elves was about to arrive, how could he be lacking in hospitality?
He would greet them with an equally powerful force! It would surely make a good impression in his lord's eyes!
Witnessing all of the old man's actions, the maniacal smile on Di Tanxue's face grew more intense. His expression seemed to be screaming; 'Burn, destroy, let everything return to ashes!'
But the very next instant his expressions returned back to a cold-aloof one as if the malice earlier were a lie.
And a lie it was, indeed. To be precise, it was the myriad souls of pilgrims inside him affecting the destructive urges typical to the cultivators of elemental way of blood.
It was not something to worry about in the short run.
Letting out a sigh, Di Tanxue increased his pace of flying and reached the Cardinal Highway within no time. Right where Di Tanxue had left Young Master Xu Tian's carriage, the disposable carriage he had hired was waiting patiently.
"Start the carriage, we are headed towards the Northern Port."
As Di Tanxue boarded the carriage, the teleportation process was simultaneously completed inside the Flaming-Crescent domain.