Saint Slayer!
Su Mu slightly squinted his eyes, looking towards the oasis deep in the Great Desert, as was his habit to first contemplate the worst-case scenario.
Once he kills the madwoman in the oasis, even if on the surface it appears flawless, a thorough investigation during that period would reveal what Sima Jingshu had been involved with.
This would lead to suspicion on the missing Phantom Demon, as well as on him, Su Mu, since he was also a suspect.
Tracing further back, it would become evident that both the Phantom Demon and the Second Pillar Beast Demon Fenrir met with accidents during his journey to the Imperial Capital.
Moreover, Su Mu is currently unsure whether the world's Martial Saints possess some kind of secret technique akin to the powers of Desolate Thought; even a trace of such ability would render the search for clues plausible.
