Seeing Lin Qiye's actions, Cao Yuan took a deep breath and slowly moved his hand away from the hilt of his blade...
After bisecting Li Shaoguang at the waist, the Headless Man showed no intention of continuing to attack Lin Qiye and Cao Yuan. Instead, he stood silently where he was, his body slightly angled toward them, dragging his Executioner's Blade as if in thought.
At the same time, an extreme darkness spread from Lin Qiye's body, enveloping Cao Yuan as well. Within that darkness, Lin Qiye deliberately blocked the sound of their heartbeats, preventing them from carrying beyond its bounds.
Seemingly having confirmed that no sound was coming from nearby, the Headless Man turned around and continued slowly shuffling forward, dragging his exaggerated Executioner's Blade behind him.
As the Headless Man's figure receded farther and farther, Lin Qiye was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when the surrounding space distorted once more.
The environment around them changed in rapid succession. Once everything stabilized, the corridor before them had become a dorm room, and the Headless Man had vanished without a trace.
Lin Qiye withdrew Absolute Darkness Divine Forbidden Zone and released Cao Yuan's arm.
Seeing that the danger had passed, Cao Yuan let out a long breath...
"Li Shaoguang..."
"Don't worry, he isn't dead." Lin Qiye seemed to know what Cao Yuan wanted to say and smiled.
"He isn't dead?" Cao Yuan froze. "But that man clearly cut him in half with one strike..."
"Just a trick of the eye." Lin Qiye shook his head. "At the instant the blade was about to strike Li Shaoguang, my Mental Power sensed the sudden appearance of two people. They instantly moved Li Shaoguang away, while also creating an extremely realistic duplicate of Li Shaoguang's body to be cut in