Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World -
Chapter 871: Chasing Shadows
Chapter 871: Chasing Shadows
On the other side of Silent Echo Valley, Dalamadur and Taejin Yun, after emerging from Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, headed in the direction where the Gu King showed a reaction.
Their speed was already not slow, but Dalamadur still found it insufficient and wanted to fly directly over to catch Taejin Yun, who could sense their position.
Fearing that he would end up alone and be silenced by Dalamadur afterward, Taejin Yun came up with excuses to deflect the issue, and just to placate Dalamadur’s anger, he quickened his pace.
After traveling several hundred miles, Taejin Yun suddenly stopped.
"What’s wrong now?" Dalamadur looked at Taejin Yun with displeasure.
Taejin Yun’s heart shook, and cold sweat involuntarily flowed down his back as he suddenly realized that the Gu King hidden in his embrace was stirring restlessly.
The Gu King only reacted to the Heavenly Dew; if the direction they were pursuing was correct, the Gu King would remain calm. Its sudden agitation indicated that they might have veered off course.
"It’s nothing," Taejin Yun, not daring to let Dalamadur notice, could only continue to deflect and changed direction again. However, after flying a distance, the Gu King still remained restless.
Taejin Yun had to change direction once more, but the Gu King’s response remained the same, and cold sweat immediately trickled down his forehead. He had switched multiple directions without straying too far from the previous ones; even if Pixiu suddenly changed its course, it shouldn’t have deviated significantly.
These three directions had the highest probability of success; it was nearly impossible to make a mistake. Other directions were out of the question since Pixiu wouldn’t be foolish enough to approach them.
In this situation, there was only one possibility: the opponents had used some means to prevent the Gu King from sensing the Heavenly Dew.
"Are you toying with me?" Dalamadur’s anger had been suppressed to the extreme, and after being led in circles by Taejin Yun, it finally erupted, unleashing a powerful pressure that instantly bore down on Taejin Yun.
Taejin Yun felt sweat bead on his forehead, visibly sliding down and disappearing into his collar.
The bones in his body cracked audibly, but only he could hear them; the immense pressure he was under was palpable, with the oppressive aura of Dalamadur focused solely on him.
This was a tremendous humiliation!
"I’m not playing you, my lord; it’s just that Pixiu has suddenly found some way to block my tracking."
Taejin Yun suppressed the humiliation in his heart, his eyes lowered with a cold murderous intent; one day, he would take revenge for today’s humiliation.
"Blocking your tracking?" Dalamadur’s peculiar pupils revealed a hint of mockery. "What use do I have for you then?"
Seeing Taejin Yun targeted by Dalamadur, no one else spoke up to defend him.
Dalamadur left them alone simply because they come from major sect, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t dare to act against them. Any big move could leave him vulnerable to other demonic beast, after all there were more than just Dalamadur lurking on Silent Echo Valley.
Taejin Yun sensed the killing intent emanating from Dalamadur and hurriedly explained, "It’s only temporary."
Dalamadur snorted coldly, and Taejin Yun’s face instantly drained of color; his spiritual core was attacked by Dalamadur’s divine sense.
"How can I trust you? What if you just lead me in circles again?"
Taejin Yun gritted his teeth. "Once I find a way to locate Pixiu again, I can guide you there. Without my method, you wouldn’t be able to find Pixiu in such a vast area like Silent Echo Valley."
Being too weak would only encourage Dalamadur to take further advantage; he understood that the initiative was still in his hands.
"Are you threatening me?" Dalamadur’s gaze darkened as it fixed its eyes on him.
"I wouldn’t dare. I’m simply stating the truth," Taejin Yun replied calmly.
Dalamadur’s murderous gaze lingered on him for a while before it coldly snorted, "I’ll reluctantly trust you one more time, but this is the last chance. If you dare to deceive me again, I will not let you off easily!"
Taejin Yun’s expression fluctuated, but inside, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He hadn’t expected Pixiu to possess the fruits of the Heavenly Dew Incense Tree, nor had he anticipated that the Heavenly Dew had already been eliminated; he merely thought they had employed some special technique.
Having escaped one disaster, Taejin Yun moved forward while secretly urging the Guy King.
Time passed little by little. The sun hung high in the sky, slowly descending toward the west, and Silent Echo Valley sank into darkness, with only the moonlight piercing the gloom, creating numerous pale gray holes in the shadows.
Dalamadur grew increasingly impatient. It could kill Taejin Yun, yet it chose to spare him because it knew all too well how formidable Pixiu’s Breath Pearl was after multiple encounters with its kind.
The Breath Pearl was a treasure of the Pixiu clan and one of the items it desperately wanted. With this object, it wouldn’t need to dwell on Silent Echo Valley anymore; it could suppress its beast aura using the Breath Pearl and enter the Mystic Void Continent at will, even ambushing other demonic beasts without them being aware.
But as Taejin Yun had said, if it killed him, it would never find Pixiu that could use the Breath Pearl to conceal its aura. Missing this opportunity would make it even harder to encounter one next time.
It could no longer wait. It needed both Pixiu and its forbidden land!
"How much longer? I don’t have that much patience!" Dalamadur’s eyes burned with suppressed fury.
Taejin Yun had already sensed the overwhelming killing intent, which was thick enough to cut. He knew Dalamadur was on the verge of losing control, and he was anxious as well; even now, the Gu King was still agitated.
Dalamadur’s green eyes glinted eerily in the dark as it slowly approached Taejin Yun.
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