"What a deep bond fate has woven between us!"
A trace of surprise, a trace of mockery, and a trace of-killing intent appeared on [True Lord Youtan]'s mature, alluring face. "This time, you even dared kill one of mine right before me! You've crossed me repeatedly. Such nerve! I'm no longer what I once was, either. Let's see where you can run this time!"
She reached out, drew [True Person Lieshan]'s corpse toward her, and put it away. With a twist of her water-snake waist, she transformed into an incomparable streak of black light and immediately gave chase.
The black light was so fast, so fierce, and so chilling that it seemed capable of devouring daylight. Wherever it passed, the sky dimmed.
Just then, white light flashed, and [Daoist Jingyuan] quietly appeared behind [True Lord Youtan].
He had originally come to watch the show and see what was so special about a cultivator who could make True Lord Youtan come personally.
But then-his expression changed as well.
His divine sense penetrated space, "watching" that fleeing streak of purple, azure, and gold escape light. His eyes narrowed involuntarily, shock and disbelief flashing through his pupils.
"It's actually him?!"
He recalled the person [Senior Brother Tianzhu] had once mentioned through gritted teeth. It had been the first time he had seen his senior brother lose his composure so badly, and the memory remained exceptionally vivid.
Supposedly, that fellow had not only ruined the grand scheme his senior brother had planned for over a century, but had also escaped his grasp. Worse still, as a mere Core Formation cultivator, he had injured the [second Nascent Soul] sent after him!
If word of this got out, it would shake the entire Eight Kingdoms Region.
And the chain of events that followed had left [Senior