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"How did you detect it?"
"That wisp of demon blood was hidden within him. As long as he doesn't release that power, no one can sense it — not even a Martial Ancestor-level powerhouse. But don't forget who I am. I'm from the Divine Blood Demon Fox clan. Our ability to sense bloodlines is something ordinary humans can't compare with," Wuya Zi said proudly.
Nie Li nodded. The Divine Blood Demon Fox was a very mysterious race, and even Nie Li couldn't fully grasp what powers they possessed. Even in some ancient texts, descriptions of the Divine Blood Demon Fox clan were exceedingly scarce.
Unless a powerful demon race elder agreed and willingly helped, humans had no way of obtaining the power of a Demon Blood Ritual.
"Could it be that a demon race powerhouse helped him complete the Demon Blood Ritual?"
"I feel that his demon blood wasn't obtained through a Demon Blood Ritual. I'm not sure of the specifics though," Wuya Zi said, shaking his head with a bitter smile.
"Is there any way to investigate more thoroughly?" Nie Li looked at Wuya Zi and asked.
"Unless I tie him down and use our Divine Blood Demon Fox clan's secret techniques on him. But that's too difficult. In that clash just now, I found that I actually couldn't beat that kid. Although I can protect myself just fine — if it came to a real fight and I fully activated my bloodline power, I might not be inferior to him — catching him would be practically impossible," Wuya Zi said. "Besides, I have no idea what level of power he might unleash once he fuses with a Demon Spirit and activates the demon blood inside him."
After hearing Wuya Zi's words, Nie Li was silent for a moment, then said: "Then forget it. Kill off all his underlings first. Leave just him — let him fend for himself."
It seemed that eliminating Long Tianming was virtually impossible. In that case, he might as well have Wuya Zi handle what he could accomplish.
"That's easy. Just wait for my good news!" Wuya Zi said, and struck once more.
Nie Li gazed into the distance at Long Tianming, his eyes deep and unfathomable. In his previous life, the collapse of the Feather God Sect was likely inseparable from Long Tianming. Later, Long Tianming had gone to the Ancestral Land of Heavenly Gods, and a hundred years after that, the Ancestral Land of Heavenly Gods was burned to nothing by golden flames — Nie Li didn't know whether that was connected to Long Tianming as well.
Long Tianming hid himself deep. The deeper Nie Li dug, the more he realized Long Tianming was no simple character.
Nie Li could always sense a vague threat emanating from Long Tianming.
"Nie Li, what did you discover?"
"It's nothing. Just be careful around Long Tianming from now on. Especially you — you'd better keep your distance from him. The farther, the better," Nie Li said.
"Why?" Xiao Yu was a bit surprised. Why specifically her?
"Just do as I say," Nie Li said. Xiao Yu's body concealed her parents' consciousness. If Long Tianming ever discovered it, it could bring about all manner of trouble. Some things, when the time wasn't right — Nie Li felt it was better not to tell Xiao Yu about them yet.
Why should I listen to you? You can't even give a reason. Nie Li is really too bossy, Xiao Yu grumbled inwardly, but she still gave a soft "Mm" in acknowledgment.
Meanwhile, Wuya Zi was already at work. Although Long Tianming was stronger than Wuya Zi, Wuya Zi was from the Divine Blood Demon Fox clan — his speed was something Long Tianming simply couldn't keep up with. After several ghost-like sneak attacks, the people around Long Tianming fell one after another.
Thirty-some people became twenty-some, then dropped to a little over a dozen, until finally only he and
Long Tianming was so furious smoke was practically rising from the top of his head. He tried several times to catch Wuya Zi, but all he ever saw were Wuya Zi's afterimages. Wuya Zi clearly had no intention of confronting Long Tianming head-on — he kept ambushing the people around him, leaving Long Tianming unable to guard against every angle.