In the shadows, a figure watched the Jiang family head flee and the Tianji Holy Land grand elder fall. His face twitched involuntarily. He thought to himself. “This group’s combat strength is terrifying. They are comparable to a major power!”
This person was none other than Array Saint Mu Bosang.
The four great powers knew Lin Xiao had returned to Yang State and about the Canglong Gate teleportation array. Naturally, he knew too and had come along.
He had stayed hidden, waiting to reap the benefits.
Or seize the items from the blood demon body and storage ring. After all, their main target was Lin Xiao.
Yet he never imagined the four powers’ experts would lose two killed by the blood demon body and others combined, one fleeing, one still struggling bitterly.
There was no chance for him to profit.
“Getting the items from the blood demon body will be difficult.”
Mu Bosang sighed long and finally muttered helplessly. “Four together, plus that skeleton, unbeatable. The Spirit Phoenix clan lurks in the shadows too. If I don’t leave soon, even I could be in danger.”
In the end, Mu Bosang activated his array and departed the area.
Beyond the ten-li radius protected by the array barrier at the Canglong Gate Holy State branch, the surrounding hundreds of li of mountains had nearly been levelled.
The Hong family grand elder truly had many trump cards. Even with Lin Xiao’s four plus one skeleton besieging him without destroying his skeleton, it took quite some time.
But in the end, no matter his techniques, he could not withstand the four’s combined assault. They beat him to death alive. His intact skeleton remained.
Qing Yan used the Devouring Heaven Demonic Disc to absorb all the blood from the Hong family grand elder’s body, storing it temporarily.
Lin Xiao stored the desiccated corpse in his storage ring.
As for the storage ring, Huo Ruyan removed it, ready to divide the spoils.
The Canglong Gate Holy State branch people were all stunned. Grand elders from three great powers fallen. This would overturn the heavens.
These were the second-in-commands of three overlord powers. In such a short time, three had died.
It was almost unbelievable. The entire continent would surely shake and boil.
“We should leave first and divide the spoils later. Though the array can protect us for now, if the great powers surround us, we’ll become trapped beasts, unable to escape.”
At this point, Dragon Slaughter Heaven said to Lin Xiao and the other two.
“Though Spirit Pool Island has some ties to Lin Xiao, with grand elders from three powers dead, completely offending four great powers plus the Ji family, will Spirit Pool Island truly shelter us?”
Huo Ruyan asked.
“Spirit Pool Island has internal factions. Before, if An Miao were not in seclusion, staying there a while might work. As for Ximen Haoyue, I cannot read him.”
Lin Xiao shook his head too.
Qing Yan said nothing. The demon frog clan had barrier qi. Going to their territory could indeed provide shelter for a time.
But if the great families besieged, it would fall sooner or later. He did not want to bring disaster to the demon frog clan.
“I have spoken with Ximen Haoyue. Before, we could temporarily hide there. But now, the situation has changed.”
Dragon Slaughter Heaven said.
Then he switched to divine sense transmission to the three. “I hold the sect master’s special sensing item. Once it reacts, it means the sect master’s message. We can directly attack a certain place. But the timing is not yet ripe.”
“Attack a certain place?”
Qing Yan was puzzled. Were these people planning something even bigger?
But humans were too complicated. He could not guess.
Lin Xiao understood perfectly. Attacking a certain place meant assaulting Tianji Holy Land’s Tianji Demon Suppression Tower.
They simply avoided saying it openly out of caution towards Qing Yan.
With their current strength, they were still lacking.
After all, opening the sixth layer of Tianji Demon Suppression Tower required the combined efforts of the great powers.
Even if they surprise-attacked and defeated Tianji Demon Suppression Tower experts, they might still fail to open the sixth layer and rescue his mother.
Moreover, the tower’s experts would resist. The great powers might arrive.
Even Tianji Holy Land could have an old monster like the Ji family’s. Without enough power, it was not yet time to move.
The Canglong Gate sect master had wide connections. He was likely contacting allies now.
Waiting for the right moment could take who knew how long.
If short, hiding on Spirit Pool Island was fine. If long, that was another matter.
“I know a place. Before reaching Martial Saint, I passed through it. Deep in the forest between Yaochi Holy Land and the Xiao family in the northeast of Holy State. Few people go there. Truly hidden. We might remain undiscovered for a year or two. Only, the place is rather eerie and dangerous.”
Huo Ruyan suddenly said.
At this, even Lin Xiao was surprised. Besides the northwest of Holy State, Huo Ruyan had been to the northeast too. Her experiences seemed even harsher than he imagined.
Mentioning the Xiao family stirred coldness in Lin Xiao’s heart again.
That was his mother’s birth family. Yet they had joined outsiders to suppress her. Though some factions in the Xiao family had helped his mother.
He trusted the Xiao family not at all. He placed no hope in them.
On the contrary, he harboured anger towards the Xiao family too.
When he entered the teleportation array from the southeast domain, Burial Sect master had urgently transmitted at the end. Xiao Chen of the Xiao family could be trusted, for some reason.
But he would never seek any Xiao Chen.
Instead, he would prove to the Xiao family their decision back then was wrong. He would seek justice for his mother.
“We are now in southeast Holy State. Going northeast is far. Using teleportation arrays, we will surely be spotted. How do we get there?”
Qing Yan asked.
“If there truly is a hidden place, it is a good choice.”
Dragon Slaughter Heaven agreed. “Spirit Pool Island has a teleportation array towards Tianji Holy Land. We can use it to reach Spirit Pool Island fastest, then secretly enter another array to the northeast. This will confuse pursuers.”
“Settled then!”
Lin Xiao finally said.
He trusted Huo Ruyan’s safety judgment.
If she said the place was hidden, it must be true.
With their current situation, no place was truly suitable.
Though the continent was vast, the five great powers had many methods. They might track them.
A hidden spot would let them settle for a while and focus on raising strength.
Lin Xiao planned to refine the eighth-grade initial spirit rush pill.
Though meant for breaking to eighth-grade initial spirit controller.
But now, urgently needing combat strength, he had to use it to reach seventh-grade advanced spirit power.
Otherwise, reaching seventh-grade advanced would take unknown time.
Refining that pill would likely take long.
Thus, he needed a hidden place too.
Plus, he needed to refine two more battle skeletons. At least two months.
Once two battle skeletons were made, their strength would rise greatly.
The four communicated via divine sense. Quickly, no one else knew.
Now, the four flew before Yu Wei and the others. Lin Xiao cupped hands in apology. “Elders, senior and junior brothers, Lin Xiao has brought trouble to you all. We take our leave!”
Yu Wei shook his head. “The weak are prey to the strong. That is all. No need for guilt.”
“Elder Yu, these people…” Dragon Slaughter Heaven glanced worriedly at the crowd.
“The great powers target only you. They will not trouble these people. Rest assured. I will arrange for them.”
Yu Wei said.
“Then we trouble Elder Yu. This place is unsafe to linger. We depart first.”
Dragon Slaughter Heaven said.
Yu Wei nodded. He did not detain them. He knew leaving was clearly best for them.
After all, no matter how strong the defensive array, it only protected.
The great powers would send even stronger people. Staying trapped forever was no solution.
After bidding farewell, Lin Xiao’s four immediately set off towards Spirit Pool Island.
