At Sea

On the Sea

He had feared death since childhood, and every Gu worm on his body was meant to keep him alive.

Then, as his status rose, he fiercely seized every opportunity and raked in a fortune, further improving his life-preserving abilities.

He was even confident that if he encountered a Break Apex Master, though he could not defeat them, he would still be able to escape.

He had once used his connections to conduct some experiments on this matter, and Cloud-Hidden Sage had cooperated with him in completing them.

The Life Gu that allowed him to survive by stealing a new life was his greatest means. Only when he encountered an enemy he absolutely could not handle could he use it.

And that man in black was precisely an enemy he absolutely could not handle, to the point that none of the methods on his person had been of any use. He could only passively use his Life Gu.

Therefore, that black-clad man's strength was surely among the very best in Break Apex.

After hearing Ainuo's account, Cloud-Hidden Sage's heart tightened as well, and he did not doubt him in the slightest.

After all, he had dealt with Ainuo before and understood this fellow well. He had never seen anyone more afraid of death than him.

To actually force him to use his Life Gu—this was no simple matter.

Cloud-Hidden Sage immediately sent word to the several nearby Break Apex guardians, then personally selected some capable trusted aides and dispatched them to Hunxi Valley to investigate the situation.

Before long, the other Break Apex Masters responded one after another, gathering together through the Spirit Gate passage.

No one harbored any suspicions about this. Under methods like Chen Duan's, no one dared to be careless.

In less than half a