Shi Yue's heart tightened at his words. He hadn't expected that even disguised as a Core Formation Cultivator, he still couldn't avoid suspicion.
"Understood." The Black-clothed Youth nodded. The Black Mirror blurred and dissolved into nothing.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou, please come with me. If you're not the person we're looking for, we'll let you go and compensate you with some money," the Black-clothed Youth said pleasantly.
Shi Yue hesitated briefly, then nodded.
The Black-clothed Youth was a little surprised, but didn't think much of it. The aura Shi Yue gave off was only at the Core Formation Early Stage, while he was at the peak of the Core Formation Middle Stage. On a low-level Cultivation Star, even a Core Formation Late Stage cultivator might not be his match. It was only natural that Shi Yue would comply.
The Black-clothed Youth opened his mouth and spat out a stream of black qi, which formed a Black Cloud Mass. He leaped onto it.
"Come on over! I'm much faster than you."
Shi Yue replied, and the Flying Boots beneath his feet blazed with azure light. With a flash, he appeared in front of the Black-clothed Youth.
He abruptly tapped the space between his brows. A streak of fire shot out, blurred, then transformed into an enormous Crimson Fire Phoenix that swooped toward the Black-clothed Youth.
As soon as the Crimson Fire Phoenix appeared, the temperature in the vicinity soared.
And that wasn't all. Caught off guard, with no way to evade, the Black-clothed Youth opened his mouth and spat out a thick cloud of black qi, which transformed into a Black Shield several feet tall and blocked his way.
Boom!
A deafening crash rang out as a vast sea of crimson flames swallowed the Black Shield.
"You're courting death!" the Black-clothed Youth