Published: January 1, 2025
“It’s time to make a move.
Qin Chen’s gaze flickered, and he quietly approached Xiahou Zun. This was the best opportunity; otherwise, once the opponent recovered, it would be troublesome.
Whoosh!
Qin Chen’s figure suddenly appeared in front of Xiahou Zun. Just as he was about to take action, Xiahou Zun abruptly opened his eyes. In an instant, the few corpse puppets guarding Xiahou Zun blinked and enveloped the surrounding void, completely surrounding this area of space.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The corpse puppets emitted a shocking aura, forming a strange large formation that sealed off this void. The space where Qin Chen was located was instantly confined within this large formation.
This sudden scene shocked the nearby experts, including Huo Lao and Dao Wang Mu Zhi Feng, who were focused on recovery. Had Xiahou Zun recovered so quickly?
Xiahou Zun’s expression was calm as he sharply gazed in Qin Chen's direction and sneered, “Kid, how patient you are. Why haven’t you come out yet?”
Qin Chen furrowed his brows but did not reveal his figure immediately.
Seeing this, Xiahou Zun let out a cold laugh and continued, “What’s wrong? Even at this point, do you still think this seat hasn’t noticed you? Do I need to personally invite you out?”
As he spoke, he formed hand seals, causing green murderous intent to burst forth from the eyes of the corpse puppets.
Qin Chen finally revealed a hint of surprise on his face, realizing that the other party was not just pretending and truly knew of his existence.
He decided not to hide any longer and boldly dispelled his spatial divine ability, revealing his figure.
Xiahou Zun raised an eyebrow and exclaimed, “What a brilliant concealment technique; quite interesting.”
Then, he looked toward another area of the void, where Huo Lao and Dao Wang Mu Zhi Feng were located, and coldly said, “What about those two friends over there? Still hiding?”
As his voice fell, two figures appeared; they were Xing Tianya and You Qianxue, who stood not far from Huo Lao and Dao Wang Mu Zhi Feng, coldly watching this scene.
This sudden development startled Huo Lao and Dao Wang Mu Zhi Feng, revealing shock on their faces. They hadn’t felt that someone had stealthily infiltrated their vicinity. How could they not be astonished?
Xiahou Zun sneered coldly, “Hmph, you three have been watching this place for quite a while, right? This seat didn’t pay attention, and you really thought I hadn’t noticed?”
Qin Chen looked at him and smiled slightly, saying, “You flatter me. I didn’t expect your perception to be so sharp. I just don’t quite understand how you saw through my concealment.”
“It seems you are quite confident in this spatial divine ability of yours.” Xiahou Zun appraised Qin Chen, seemingly unconcerned because Qin Chen’s aura was only at the mid-level Saint Master stage. He boldly said, “With my abilities, I indeed couldn’t see through you, but… if you were surrounded by the Ghost King Fengdu formation, then it would be a different story.”
Qin Chen suddenly realized and nodded, “So that’s how it is!”
Xiahou Zun looked at Qin Chen with indifference and casually said, “So, you little brat are hiding here intending to do something like the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?”
Qin Chen chuckled and unabashedly said, “I have a bit of that intention, but if Senior Xiahou could hand over the nine-tailed celestial fox’s spirit tool to me, I might consider whether to proceed with that or not.”
“You want the nine-tailed celestial fox’s spirit tool?” Xiahou Zun’s expression darkened, as if realizing something. He abruptly looked up and coldly said, “So it’s you three from the auction house. I remember that the Panlong Black Jade Armor was indeed taken by you. You also made a bid for the nine-tailed celestial fox’s spirit tool at the auction; no wonder your aura feels so familiar.”
He suddenly enlightened.
Earlier at the auction, he had forcefully pried into the box where Qin Chen was located but was blocked by restrictions and disturbed by the Sleeping Immortal, so he only vaguely sensed Qin Chen’s aura and knew they were only mid-level and peak mid-level Saint Masters, so he didn’t take it to heart.