Even so, the Zombie looked furious and alarmed. The moment the True Void Token stirred, he knew his whereabouts had been exposed. A host of experts would soon come to kill him...
Even at the height of his power, he would have had only a slim chance of surviving such a situation, let alone now. Tang Changsheng had guessed correctly: this expert from the Purple Dusk Heavenly Court had escaped pursuit by detonating himself through Liberation by Violence, seizing the chance to flee with a wisp of his Primordial Spirit.
It was not even a complete Yang Spirit, but less than a tenth of what he had possessed at his peak. He had hidden in this dead city, hoping to recover a little strength. How could he have expected to run into a meddler like Tang Changsheng?
Tang Changsheng's cultivation was not high, but the oil lamp in his hand was remarkably wondrous. Unable to deal with him quickly, the expert had been forced to possess a body and strike, only for Tang Changsheng to spot that something was amiss. Hatred surged through him.
That brat looks a little familiar. Did I see him on Fuyang Mountain?
The thought flashed through his mind and vanished. Back then, he had stood far above Tang Changsheng. Why would he have paid any attention to such a little insect?
If Tang Changsheng had not produced a Heavenly Court token and nearly ruined his plans, he would never have intervened. Of course, Bright Pearl would not have intervened afterward either... and he would have stumbled, none the wiser, into an even deeper trap...
Forget it. Whoever Tang Changsheng is, I'd better kill him and find another place to hide.
Grievously wounded though he was, dealing with a youngster like Tang Changsheng should still have