"My lord said the target had to be taken alive so we could search his soul memories. I'll use a psychic attack on him first." Even as the Spirit Reader Domain Lord attacked, this thought still ran through his mind.
But when his psychic power invaded the other party's sea of consciousness, he suddenly discovered that the black-haired young man's aura had changed. An immense presence abruptly erupted from the previously weak and unremarkable black-haired youth, as though an ancient ferocious beast had awakened and risen to its feet. That aura made even him tremble in alarm.
What shocked him even more was that when his soul-force attack landed on the other party, it vanished silently like a mud cow sinking into the sea.
The black-haired young man remained completely unmoved. Instead, he swiftly turned and charged at them with astonishing speed.
"Damn it! This brat was hiding his strength!" That was the Spirit Reader's first thought.
Before he could think further, a large number of concealed weapons appeared before the Spirit Reader Domain Lord with a whoosh. Flooded with powerful psychic force, they shot toward the black-haired youth ahead like a swarm of bees leaving their hive, filling the sky.
At the same time, two strangely shaped fang-bladed weapons, one gold and one silver, spun rapidly around the Spirit Reader. They watched hungrily, seemingly ready to strike at any moment.
The other martial Domain Lord also sensed that something was wrong. With a flash, he leaped to his companion's side, a simple black axe appearing in his hand. His gaze was sharp as lightning as he stared ahead, waiting for that man to appear so he could deliver a vicious axe blow.
Their response could not have been faster, but they had misjudged Chen Daolin's strength.
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