High in Emptiness.
A radiance like the blazing sun flared to life.
Metal Spirit Threads streaked across the heavens, flashing wildly as they closed around the Immortal Lord and tore at him.
Lu Chaowu was blown away.
The Imperial Capital's defensive Grand Array sprang into action, but the turbulent Spiritual Power crashing down from Emptiness compressed it until it nearly shattered.
Fortunately, the battle was far away.
And fortunately, the Imperial Capital's defensive Grand Array was of the highest order and ran without pause. Only then did it withstand the shock wave.
The explosion ended.
The Immortal Lord was drenched in blood. Half his face had been stripped to bare bone, yet he was still alive.
"Which Immortal Species attacked me from the shadows? Come out and die!"
He roared.
The sky was clear, without a breath of wind.
Lu Chaowu looked around as well. He wanted to know who had pulled off such an attack without anyone noticing.
But no one appeared.
Seven or eight breaths passed.
Not a ghostly shadow in sight.
The Immortal Lord dipped a finger in his blood and drew several Runes in midair. He sneered.
"Won't come out? Fine. The next time you strike, I'll catch you!"
The Runes glowed bloodred, flashed a few times, then vanished.
Some kind of defense, it seemed!
Xu Yuan's eyes darted about. Suddenly, he called out:
"Go."
At his command, the gauntlets vanished.
A line of faintly glowing text appeared:
You assigned the Immortal-Slaying Gauntlets to team member: Lu Chaowu.
I can't afford to provoke you, but I can give someone else equipment. That should be fine, right?
Xu Yuan pondered in silence.
Then Fate Deception quietly surfaced again.
This time, it required him to eat five meals a day.
That was easy enough, but the