Chapter 529 - 229: In Full Public View, Vanished Without a Trace
Chapter 529: Chapter 229: In Full Public View, Vanished Without a Trace
Many Cultivators immediately scrambled outside, eager to see what was happening.
They were immediately stunned to see three figures standing in the distant sky. Without any conscious effort, the Spiritual Qi around them spontaneously formed small vortexes.
A powerful pressure permeated the air, and translucent barriers had been erected in all directions.
The Void Cloud Light Barrier, personally set up by Dai Fei’ang on the spot, was far stronger than the one previously inside the Relic.
"Heavens, it actually alerted three True Monarchs!"
Someone exclaimed in shock, then immediately clapped a hand over their mouth.
"What a spectacle!"
Someone secretly took out a Memory Stone, wanting to record the scene.
"Supreme Elder?"
Wen Suruo’s heart leaped with joy as she saw True Monarch Zhiqin in the distance. She immediately sent a Divine Sense transmission, trying to request aid for Xiao Chen.
’This is a Qilin Child who already has one foot in the Nascent Soul Realm! He’s absolutely worth the sect’s full protection.’
"Fellow Daoist Zhiqin, I need an explanation."
Sensing the Divine Sense fluctuation, Dai Fei’ang turned to look. If he didn’t receive a reasonable explanation, he would, at the very least, be detaining Wen Suruo for interrogation today.
The only reason he was still talking instead of attacking was that, in his eyes, the culprit was already a fish in a barrel.
True Monarch Zhiqin hesitated for a moment before decisively relaying the contents of the transmission she had just received.
’A future Nascent Soul True Monarch is, after all, not yet a Nascent Soul True Monarch.’
Wen Suruo stood frozen on the spot. ’How could it have come to this?’
"Good. Just wonderful!"
Dai Fei’ang’s eyes widened in sudden realization, his pupils contracting sharply as he stared intently at Xiao Chen. "No wonder you could break through my methods. No wonder... So you’re a Half-Step Nascent Soul."
"Golden Light Wanderer, is it? Speak! Who is your master?"
Besides dealing with the primary culprit, he also planned to find the Hidden Dao Lineage that had nurtured Xiao Chen and settle the score.
For one thing, killing a single person wasn’t enough to avenge his precious grandson.
For another, since enmity had been forged, it was best to pull out the problem by the roots.
"Tsk!"
Xiao Chen scoffed. "Enough with the useless talk. I’m standing right here and you still don’t dare to make a move. What a useless old fossil!"
"I gave you a chance and you failed to grasp it!"
"This is so boring. I have urgent business in the Jingkong Sea, so I won’t be playing with you today. Farewell!"
As he spoke, he bent his knees, feigning a forward charge, but actually unleashed a Condensed Fire Palm upon himself.
That’s right. Xiao Chen seemed to be charging forward, but he had actually struck himself.
’I’m surrounded by barriers, so a direct escape is impossible. I have to trigger the Blade of Night first and then make a run for it.’
’Since my opponent won’t attack, I’ll just have to do it myself. Better to get this over with quickly and avoid any new complications.’
At the same time, Xiao Chen didn’t forget to sow some misdirection before he left, hoping to draw some animosity toward the Jingkong Sea.
Everyone present was startled by his words.
"Hmph. It’s merely a Blinding Technique. You dare show off such petty tricks in front of me?"
Dai Fei’ang snorted coldly and immediately thrust out his palm, intending to capture the arrogant braggart.
A pair of giant, pitch-black hands materialized before him, instantly swelling to hundreds of feet long. Coming from the left and right, they moved to envelop the flames, more than large enough to cover them completely.
However, when the giant hands closed, they grasped nothing but air.
After a burst of fiery light erupted from Xiao Chen’s body, he vanished without a trace, right before everyone’s eyes.
"What!"
Dai Fei’ang’s expression changed. His hands rapidly formed a series of spell signs as he immediately mobilized his True Essence to reinforce the surrounding Void Cloud Light Barrier. At the same time, he pushed his Divine Sense to its limits to probe the surrounding space.
However, this was neither a Blinding Technique nor a Stealth Technique, so naturally, it could not be perceived by him.
"Heart Eye Tracking!"
Seeing this, Sacrificial Bone True Monarch, who stood to the side, extended his right hand and covered his eyes with it. Muttering an incantation, he cast his Investigation Secret Technique, but ultimately found nothing.
"Hmm?"
Even True Monarch Zhiqin was startled. Her eyes widened, filled with confusion and shock.
She hadn’t detected how Xiao Chen had left at all, and now she couldn’t locate him either.
’A living, breathing person just vanished into thin air like that?’