As soon as he emerged from inside, Huo Hai sensed two concealed auras. Had his perception not been exceptionally keen, he would never have detected them. "The Death Soul Sect really does value this place."
What Huo Hai had not expected was that, despite being at war with the Life-Breath Sect, the Death Soul Sect had not withdrawn its Spirit Emperor experts from here. Instead, it had added two more, one of whom had even reached the third-level Spirit Emperor stage. A single Spirit Emperor from the Death Soul Sect was worth several from other sects. Controlling undead in battle was no joke; fighting groups was what they did best.
Still, Huo Hai had no intention of provoking them now. Last time, he had caught them off guard, which was why they had assumed the Life-Breath Sect was responsible. If he did the same thing again, the Death Soul Sect could hardly avoid turning its suspicions toward the Nether Soul Grotto.
If they really discovered something, many things would become difficult to manage once Huo Hai stepped out of the shadows and into the light. The Death Soul Sect had an expert in the seventh-level Spirit Emperor realm-at least one that was publicly known.
With his current cultivation, Huo Hai was not particularly worried about a seventh-level Spirit Emperor from an ordinary sect. Killing such an opponent with his own strength would be difficult, but defeating one would be easy. Against the Death Soul Sect's experts, however, he dared not act recklessly. Heaven only knew how many high-level undead they possessed, or whether they had any eighth-level Spirit Emperor undead. Huo Hai could not afford to strike carelessly.
Shrouded in Little Butterfly's illusion, Huo Hai easily left the Death Soul Sect's territory. Once outside, his lips curved upward. "Heh, I