Overly Cautious Xue Ye

(Fifth watch)

A crescent moon swept past the exquisite corner towers, casting a hazy yellow glow within the high walls.

The palace complex within the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace appeared mysterious and silent. From afar, the deep-red palaces seemed embedded in the earth, their glazed tile roofs exposed like golden islands.

By then, Yang Ming had long since changed his attire. Dressed in a black robe and wearing a red Demon Mask, he had assumed the identity of the Sky-Blasting Gang's leader, who had not appeared for many days.

With the help of the Mangekyō Sharingan's Intangibility, Yang Ming could freely pass through the various palaces, smoothly avoiding the tightly patrolling imperial guards.

It had to be said that, as the heart of power in the Heaven Dou Empire, the farther inward Yang Ming went, the more alarmed he became. The Spirit Masters he had seen alone numbered no fewer than a hundred, with quite a few Soul Ancestors and Spirit Kings mixed among the imperial guards.

The higher a Spirit Master's rank, the more varied their use of Soul Power became.

These Spirit Masters would repeatedly sweep their surroundings with Soul Power. Once they detected anything unusual, they would warn the others.

If some petty thief truly wanted to force his way into the imperial palace, he would not only have to evade the imperial guards made up of ordinary people, but also this net-like Soul Power search. It was by no means an easy task.

Fortunately, these Soul Power searches were only conducted along the paths and would never probe inside the palaces, giving Yang Ming a chance to catch his breath.

Yang Ming had no idea how many palaces he had slipped into. In his eyes, most of them looked more or less the same.

However, this