Silent Infiltration

The room was silent, with only faint moonlight streaming in from outside the window.

He did not light a lamp. He merely stood still for a moment as his Spiritual Sense quietly spread out like invisible tendrils, carefully sweeping through the entire room and an area several dozen yards around it.

After confirming there were no traces of surveillance or spying, he raised his hand. His ten fingers formed seals with the speed and grace of butterflies flitting through flowers. Strands of pale golden light spilled from his fingertips and silently merged into the surrounding walls, doors, windows, and floor, finally forming a complete barrier that sealed off all auras and prying eyes.

Only then did Xiao Yun let out a slight sigh of relief.

"Time to go," he murmured.

With a thought, a dark and profound power that seemed capable of devouring all light surged from within him—it was the Shadow Power he had condensed through comprehending the laws of shadow.

This power differed from Soul Power. It was more concealed, purer, and enough to completely hide his form in the night, making even his aura nearly undetectable.

His body melted into the shadows of the room like dissolving ink, eventually vanishing completely. Only the faint glow of the barrier remained, proving that someone had once been here.

Spirit City remained brilliantly lit beneath the night sky, yet the air was thick with tension and solemnity.

Teams of silver-armored guards patrolled the streets with weapons in hand, their footsteps hurried yet orderly as their vigilant gazes swept every corner. Flying Soul Masters occasionally streaked across the sky, releasing detection soul skills to search for fugitives who might be in hiding. The city gate had long since been closed, the guards atop the city walls had been tripled, and all