"Good grief, that concealment technique really is brilliant. If I hadn't been secretly deploying Detection Mechanism Devices along the way to gather fluctuations in the surrounding spiritual waves, I never would have noticed!"
Li Chen's brows rose slightly as he noticed a figure flash through the distant mountains, swift as lightning.
But a moment later, he relaxed.
Whatever secret art or technique it was, if it had not exceeded Foundation Establishment, it was still on the same level as him.
Among those of the same level, some were strong and some weak, but none could escape the basic rules of a contest between peers.
He had not pinned his hopes on anyone showing mercy. Instead, he seized the initiative, becoming the oriole waiting behind the mantis as it stalked the cicada.
Yet shortly afterward, as Li Chen concealed his own aura and secretly followed, he suddenly discovered that the other person was not Master Artisan Yang at all, but a stranger he did not recognize.
Did I get this wrong? Is this just an unrelated passerby?
That did not match his expectations. For a moment, he could not make up his mind about what to do next.
Just then, however, the man suddenly accelerated to catch up with the Disguised Puppet flying ahead. He reached into his robes and drew a dark red, cone-shaped blade from his chest.
What is he trying to do?
Alarm bells rang in Li Chen's mind. Even from so far away, where it was difficult to see clearly, he could detect a subtle yet terrifying aura spilling from the weapon. Merely looking at it seemed enough to stir an ominous premonition deep in his heart.
Good grief, that's an assassination weapon from the Other Continent-a Godslaying Arrow!
The Godslaying Arrow was actually a godslaying spike,