The Three-Inch Little Man

[What an arrogant bunch...]

As his gaze swept over the representative objects, Deception Rabbit truly felt the power and dominance of the Guifang Kingdom for the first time.

The symbols included sacrificial statues, the fangs of wild beasts, and indescribable objects covered with various strange Talisman Incantation...

So now the question arises: which of these is actually the spirit of the Nüman?

Can you find it?

Quickly finding a secluded spot, E'tu transformed back into its original form Deception Rabbit in a low voice.

The next second, Deception Rabbit's shadow suddenly rose up and transformed into a tiny person about three inches tall, roughly the same size as him.

"Let me try it out; this is my first time using this avatar form."

The voice went from muffled to clear, and Li Boyang's voice clearly came from the mouth of the tiny man.

"Sound... and then perception..."

As Li Boyang continued to adjust the body structure of the three-inch-tall figure, a pair of jet-black eyeballs gradually took shape.

Unlike the eyes of ordinary living beings.

These eyes have only rudimentary visual function, yet they can see things that normal creatures cannot.

The specific structure of these two eyes is based on the third eye between Li Boyang's eyebrows.

Given the unique characteristics of the three-inch figure, it is still possible to recreate some of Li Boyang's original abilities.

For example, the special perception of Yuan Qi...

"Then you'd better hurry, I'm getting a little scared."

Perhaps it was because of the solemn and majestic atmosphere of the main hall, or perhaps it was because it was the first time doing something so dangerous...

Deception Rabbit felt his legs trembling, and his tiny body shook along with them.

"Don't panic, you're only slowing me down."

Seeing this, Li Boyang quickly spoke up.

His true form is still thousands of miles away; he only appeared here by relying on the flow of Sha Qi and the resonance of his shadow.

"I'll try, but these things are beyond my control."

Trying her best to control her trembling legs, Deception Rabbit was well aware of the seriousness of the situation.

Unfortunately, rabbits are naturally timid, even after they become spirits.

Fortunately Deception Rabbit had seen a lot of the world and had his own principles.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even dare to do something so dangerous.

"Alright! I think I've seen the Nüman!"

As if in response to Li Boyang's words, a pottery jar not far away suddenly moved.

Immediately afterwards, the tiny figure broke free from the Deception Rabbit's shadow, and with a few rolls and climbs, arrived directly beneath the pottery jar.

"Wait for me!"

They quickly followed, Deception Rabbit was equally agile.

If there hadn't been no shadow behind him, this scene wouldn't have been considered terrifying.

"This is..."

I looked up at the ceramic jar on the cabinet.

Deception Rabbit immediately noticed the eerie and mysterious symbols on the surface of the pottery jar.

For some reason, Deception Rabbit sensed a kind of hidden, terrifying power in those symbols.

This is the Deception Rabbit talent, an innate ability to Seek Fortune and Avoid Calamity fortune.

When E'tu first met Li Boyang, it was Deception Rabbit because of this ability that he remained vigilant.

"Those are Maxims Talismans, a special kind of powerful script."

Recognizing the essence of those symbols at a glance, Li Boyang took the initiative to explain.

"This world isn't just full of idiots after all..."

"Besides the Witch of the Huai River, others have also become aware of the existence of higher-dimensional writing."

They carefully examined the dubious-looking Witch Law and Talisman Incantation.

What Li Boyang is unsure of now is whether these Talisman Incantation were bestowed by the Gods of the Five Directions or were developed by the successive priests of the Guifang Kingdom.

If it's the former, would forcibly breaking the seal alert the Gods of the Five Directions?

What should we do next?

Watching the tiny figure circle the pottery jar again and again, the nervous Deception Rabbit finally couldn't help but ask a question.

"If this continues, we'll be discovered sooner or later."

Just as the tiny figure was observing the pottery jar, Deception Rabbit noticed that the guards outside had begun to change shifts.

According to Xuan Hui, the guards here change shifts every half day, and then a female slave will come in to clean once.

Therefore, the interval between the two shifts of guards was the only opportunity for the two to steal the Nüman's soul.

"It seems there's no way to study it in detail..."

Having also noticed the changing of the guards outside, Li Boyang could only sigh regretfully.

"Get ready to run! I don't think we'll get out of here so easily."

Before the words were finished, the tiny figure suddenly leaped up and transformed into a shadow, enveloping the pottery jar once more.

Sizzle...

In an instant, the pottery jar seemed to sink into a swamp, and was swallowed up by the shadow.

When the shadow returned to the Deception Rabbit's body, the once peaceful ancestral temple trembled violently.

"Who!?"

Accompanied by a roar that seemed to come from nowhere.

Four of the five deity statues directly above the temple opened their eyes simultaneously.

However, thanks to Li Boyang's reminder, Deception Rabbit had already prepared to escape.

Without the slightest hesitation, Deception Rabbit instantly transformed into an eagle and flew out of the nearest window.

Crack...

In this era where wooden structures are widely used.

A mere wooden window could not possibly block the eagle that the Deception Rabbit had transformed into.

But just as the eagle crashed through the window, the nearest statue struck first.

Boom!

A terrifying bolt of lightning struck directly from the sky.

Thus, the eagle, which was about to escape the temple, was forced to retreat, narrowly missing the deadly lightning.

"Deceiver? How dare you..."

"No, it's the Red-Haired Ghost! How dare you come here to die!"

The moment the eagle turned around in astonishment, it saw the statue leaping down from the altar and crashing into it with lightning speed.

"Roaring Heaven Clan?"

"So this is what you looked like as a mortal?"

The shadow beneath their feet suddenly rose, and the tiny figure that Li Boyang had transformed into blocked the fatal blow for the eagle.

Boom...

The hall shook again, and visible cracks appeared in the ground.

The cracks were as dense as a spider web and were spreading rapidly in all directions.

And this is the price to pay for confronting a tiny person head-on.

The statue of the Roaring Heaven Clan was forcefully knocked back onto its altar.

Besides the other four statues, the other memorial tablets and skulls were overturned on the ground, turning the originally orderly layout of the hall into chaos.

"Let's go! What are you all standing there for!"

Startled by Li Boyang's words of disappointment, Deception Rabbit finally came to his senses.

Having learned from its previous experience, this time the Deception Rabbit didn't transform into an eagle, but instead became a smaller, faster hummingbird, flying towards the window.

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