Several dozen minutes passed before Profound Nether Divine Sovereign's consciousness swept across the vast landscape, quickly locating
A powerful aura locked onto Yan Yang.
"I wonder what matter brings the Profound Nether Divine Sovereign himself to pursue me?" Yan Yang cupped his fists and said. Just as
"Yan Yang, did you obtain any treasures from the Shadow Divine Palace? If you hand over the treasures, I can spare your life today. But if you persist in your foolishness, you know the consequences!" Profound Nether Divine Sovereign snorted coldly.
Hearing this, Yan Yang bowed slightly. "Profound Nether Divine Sovereign, I'm afraid I don't understand. I've already handed over everything I had — there's nothing left on my person!"
"Yan Yang, if you dare deceive me, then don't blame me for disregarding your master's face!" Profound Nether Divine Sovereign said with cold fury.
"I wouldn't dare deceive the Profound Nether Divine Sovereign. Please, tell me clearly — what have I done wrong?" Yan Yang cupped his fists again.
Yan Yang's calm demeanor and confident expression gave Profound Nether Divine Sovereign pause. Could it be that Yan Yang truly had no treasures on him? Then suddenly, he recalled that Yan Yang had been accompanied by someone else — a person with only Destiny cultivation. He hadn't paid the person much attention before, but now that individual had vanished, which was highly suspicious!
"Yan Yang, where did the person who was with you go?" Profound Nether Divine Sovereign furrowed his brow and asked in a deep voice.
"The person with me? You mean that Destiny-level servant?" Yan Yang blinked in apparent surprise. "Ah, you mean him. That brat started spouting nonsense the moment we came out, so I killed him in a fit of rage!"
Killed him?
As if Profound Nether Divine Sovereign would ever believe that!
That Destiny-level person at Yan Yang's side was definitely suspicious. Yan Yang must have handed the treasures over to him!
"Hmph, I don't believe a mere Destiny-level cultivator can escape my grasp!" Profound Nether Divine Sovereign's consciousness surged outward, spreading in every direction as he searched for traces of Nie Li.
In theory, given Profound Nether Divine Sovereign's power and the fact that he had already sensed Nie Li's aura before, he should have been able to locate him quickly! Yet across the entire surrounding region, he couldn't find a single trace of Nie Li!
He actually couldn't find him!
Profound Nether Divine Sovereign was furious. He flicked his right hand, and a tremendous force wrapped around Yan Yang, dragging him along as they flew through the air.
Several hours passed, and Profound Nether Divine Sovereign still hadn't managed to find Nie Li's whereabouts. A Destiny-level cultivator, no matter how fast he could fly, couldn't possibly have escaped across such an enormous area!
"Profound Nether Divine Sovereign, I told you before — he's already dead. But you simply refused to believe me!" Yan Yang said, feigning innocence.
"You're courting death!" Profound Nether Divine Sovereign's face turned terrifyingly dark as he reached through the air to seize Yan Yang.
He was venting all his fury on Yan Yang. If Yan Yang refused to reveal Nie Li's whereabouts, then there was no point keeping him alive!
Just as his hand was about to close around Yan Yang, a booming sound rang out and the force was deflected back.
A resonant voice echoed through the void: "Xuan Ming, what has my disciple done to offend you that you would strike at him with such lethal intent?"
Profound Nether Divine Sovereign's heart lurched — that old ghost had arrived! He had just been ambushed. In his current state, if he faced that old ghost head-on, not only would he have no chance of winning, he might very well be killed! He absolutely could not fight!
"Old ghost, this disciple of yours used honeyed words to deceive me — killing him would be letting him off easy!" Profound Nether Divine Sovereign naturally refused to show weakness, lest his weakened state be exposed.