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My heart tightened. There were only so many Spirit Transformation cultivators coming and going in the world. Could there really be someone who didn't recognize me and had come looking for me specifically? After hesitating for only a moment, I immediately used Spatial Shrink to move to another location. This area was where I had buried the formation disk, so I might as well see whether they had come for me or for the disk.
The moment I landed, those Spirit Transformation cultivators unexpectedly flew straight toward me. After thinking it over, I decisively stopped. It seemed that this time, forget breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Realm—even peace and quiet were out of reach. If one Spirit Transformation cultivator chased me, escaping would already be extremely difficult, let alone a whole group. Once they surrounded and intercepted me, they only needed one of them to guess the direction of my Spatial Shrink, and I would be caught immediately!
After stopping, I slowly drifted into the air. Those Spirit Transformation cultivators soon arrived before me one after another. Before I could ask anything, the first one to arrive suddenly drew his long sword and slashed at me!
Moving at tremendous speed, the man had not unleashed his full strength. At a glance, I could tell he was merely a shadow. But since I had cultivated the Demon Transformation Art to perfection, I naturally wouldn't let him have his way. The instant he charged at me without pause, I pulled out my shield, detonated the Demon Transformation Pill, and surged into the Pseudo-Spirit Transformation Realm!
Clang!
With a muffled boom, the newcomer and I were both hurled back by our respective forces. My expression turned grim, while he let out a soft cry of surprise, clearly astonished by my smooth