An Chen and Yu Tianyao had walked for four hours.
The soul power in the air had also grown somewhat turbulent.
"It's just up ahead."
Yu Tianyao spoke for the first time in those four hours.
An Chen nodded and pushed aside the bushes ahead.
After only a few steps, An Chen suddenly stopped, pricking up his ears to listen closely to something.
Yu Tianyao stopped as well. He said nothing, merely watching An Chen.
Only after a while did An Chen turn back and whisper to Yu Tianyao, "Wait. There seem to be people ahead."
Yu Tianyao's brows knitted tightly. "Could they be other soul masters? That shouldn't be a problem, should it?"
An Chen's eyes darkened, and he shook his head. "They're here to hunt soul beasts too, but from what I overheard, they seem to belong to the Five Great Heretical Sects."
"The Five Great Heretical Sects? Those people with unusual abilities who've appeared on the continent recently?"
An Chen nodded.
"Come on. Follow me, and tread lightly."
With that, the two slowly made their way forward.
Soon, a noisy clamor reached them from ahead.
An Chen, who was in the lead, gestured for Yu Tianyao to stop.
An Chen shifted slightly aside, revealing the scene ahead.
The two hid behind the trees. In a clearing some twenty meters ahead, a group of people had gathered and were arguing endlessly, while only one person stood to the side, watching quietly.
"They all look like ordinary soul masters, don't they?"
"Look at the skin of the one who isn't speaking, and the others' eyes," An Chen pointed out.
Yu Tianyao looked closely and noticed that their eyes were all somewhat dark, occasionally flickering with starlight.
As for the silent man, beyond his eyes, several patterns flowed across his