Above Anbo Lake, the young Profound Scholar stood within the rift, holding a black Jade Talisman.
The moment he noticed what was happening overhead, he reacted with extreme speed. He spun around in midair and flicked his sleeve. The rift, which had not yet fully opened, abruptly snapped shut. A flash of blue light took him away, and he vanished at once. Clearly, he had fled to the other side of the rift.
But he failed to notice that, before the rift closed, a streak of purple light flew in from afar and followed him inside.
Chen Chuan merely glanced at it and did nothing to stop it.
There was no need to deal with the rift just yet. With Purple Qi following him, Chen Chuan would know where the other party had gone. Even without the core artifact used to open it, he could still tear open the rift with the Snow Monarch Blade.
He turned his gaze toward Prince Yuan. From his previous observations, he believed Prince Yuan might possess the Secret Diagram Bloodline.
He did not know beforehand what abilities his opponent possessed, nor what path he followed. If it was a Variant Appearance, then due to the presence of Exotic Power, many offensive methods might not necessarily gain an advantage even if they landed. They might even backfire.
So he began with a probe, using Spiritual Impact against him. If it worked, he could drive him away and prevent him from entering the rift. At the same time, he had prepared for the strike to fail. Whatever the outcome, he could decide his next move based on the opponent's specific response.
Yet from the method Prince Yuan had just used to block him, the density of his Spiritual Fire, and most importantly, the faint outline that