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"Who? Who is it?"
Hearing the voice but seeing no one caused the hair on Ying Changkong's entire body to stand on end.
This was too eerie!
One had to realize that he was a dignified Two-Star Dou Huang powerhouse.
Now, someone had actually managed to touch down right beside him without being discovered? Ying Changkong was certain that even a low-level Dou Zong powerhouse could not achieve such a feat!
"Could it be a mid-level Dou Zong powerhouse or higher?"
When this thought popped into Ying Changkong's mind, a drop of cold sweat couldn't help but trickle down his forehead. However, Ying Changkong asked himself: when had he ever offended a powerhouse of such a level?
He might be arrogant, but that didn't mean he was a fool!
Even against factions backed by a Dou Huang, he generally wouldn't offend them unless absolutely necessary, let alone offending a power that possessed a mid-level Dou Zong or higher.
However, facing the formidable enemy and the blustering, yet inward-cowardly Ying Changkong, the person who had just spoken seemed to be intentionally teasing him and did not speak again, nor did they reveal their figure.
This invisible sense of pressure made Ying Changkong's breathing become rapid.
"You idiots, what are you still standing there for? Go search everywhere..."
Just as Ying Changkong briefly regained his senses and wanted to order his subordinates to search for that mysterious existence, he suddenly discovered something that made him feel even more terrified.
That was, the several subordinates originally inside his tent had, at some unknown point, all started bleeding from their seven orifices and died silently. Keep in mind, not long ago, they were still reporting the gains and losses of this secret realm exploration trip to him!
Under this horrific atmosphere, Ying Changkong felt like he was going to go crazy.
For the current Ying Changkong, every second felt like a year.
"Who? Who exactly is it? Come out, get out here! I'm going to kill you!"
Finally, this silent fear completely crushed the last straw of Ying Changkong's inner resolve. It wasn't that he actually had the confidence to take down the person in the dark; it was simply that because of the fear in his heart, he was venting in all directions.
After all, Ying Changkong knew in his heart that a person who could silently sneak into his tent and kill his subordinates without him noticing was definitely not someone he could contend with.
However, precisely because he didn't know where the person in the dark was currently located, he was afraid!
This was equivalent to a form of psychological pressure.
Sometimes, the unknown is the most terrifying!
This enemy in the shadows had clearly only said one sentence, but the invisible pressure placed on Ying Changkong even exceeded the pressure of being directly beaten into a heavy injury!
At this moment, Ying Changkong truly felt that moving was bad and staying still was also bad; he didn't know what to do anymore.
That was why he roared at his surroundings, venting the fear in his heart. Of course, Ying Changkong was a Dou Huang powerhouse after all. While he was roaring and venting at his surroundings, he actually had his own little scheme.
That was to explode his Dou Qi without any inhibition!
Correct, Ying Changkong knew he was being targeted by an enemy in the dark, and running away right now was definitely impossible. So, if he wanted to save himself, what should he do?
The answer was simple.
Explode his Dou Qi and attract the people of the Luo Yan Empire, who were stationed not far from the Black Eagle Bandit Group's camp.
Only in this way would he have a sliver of a chance to survive!
At this very moment, Ying Changkong truly and desperately wished that the various factions of the Luo Yan Empire had set up their camps a bit closer to his Black Eagle Bandit Group!
If that were the case, he believed that such a change occurring at the Black Eagle Bandit Group's station would have attracted others long ago. Unfortunately, all of this was the Black Eagle Bandit Group's own doing.
Their reputation was too foul; who would want to huddle so close to them?
Doing so would only result in attracting trouble for no reason and being loathed by others. One could only say that if he had known this day would come, Ying Changkong might not have been so arrogant in the past.
However, Ying Changkong had been exploding his Dou Qi for no less than three minutes, yet not a single person had arrived near the Black Eagle Bandit Group's station!
Under normal circumstances, even if the other factions of the Luo Yan Empire were a distance away, they would certainly be able to rush over within one minute. But now they hadn't, which clearly indicated a problem!
Ying Changkong's expression had become increasingly grim.
Because of this point, Ying Changkong had obviously realized it himself.
Finally, the person in the dark spoke once more.
"How about I give you a bit more time to wait and see if the others from the Luo Yan Empire will come to save you?"
The voice of the hidden person carried a hint of playfulness.
At the same time, this caused Ying Changkong to fall into complete despair. He knew that to overcome the current crisis, he could only rely on himself. As for reinforcements, he clearly wouldn't be able to wait for them.
If no accidents occurred, the person in the dark had already isolated the Black Eagle Bandit Group's station from the rest of the area.
"Who exactly are you? My Black Eagle Bandit Group should have never offended a powerhouse like your Excellency. If my subordinates and I truly offended your Excellency unintentionally, I am willing to hand over my entire net worth to apologize to your Excellency!"
This was the only self-preservation method Ying Changkong could think of at this moment.
That was to spend money to avert disaster!
Regardless of why the other party had come, admitting fault first was never wrong!
"Yo, Ying Changkong, you really are a busy man who forgets things easily. It's only been a day since we last met, hasn't it? What? Can you not even recognize my voice anymore?"
As the hidden person spoke again, inside the tent, a flickering figure began to slowly become solid.
It was no one else but Xiao Lin!
Ever since Ying Changkong had dropped those harsh words to threaten him, in Xiao Lin's eyes, the opponent was already a dead man.
Offending him and then threatening him—did the opponent still want to live? Keep dreaming!
Therefore, on the night before the people of the Jia Ma Empire and the Luo Yan Empire each went their separate ways, Xiao Lin quietly sneaked into the station of the Luo Yan Empire's Black Eagle Bandit Group.
Relying on Xiao Lin's terrifying Heaven Realm soul strength, he entered the Black Eagle Bandit Group's station so openly that not a single person could discover his figure.
Similarly, those subordinates in Ying Changkong's tent were all killed by Xiao Lin using soul strength to directly crush their brains.
Finally, Xiao Lin used his soul strength to shield the tent where Ying Changkong was located, making it so the Dou Qi he exploded could not be perceived by anyone else from the Luo Yan Empire.
It had to be said that a Heaven Realm soul was indeed useful.
Eerie and silent—these were the characteristics of soul strength.
Ying Changkong was merely a measly Two-Star Dou Huang; his soul strength was still in the Mortal Realm. How could he possibly discover Xiao Lin, who possessed Heaven Realm soul strength?
One must know that for those who were not alchemists, many people only gained a superficial understanding of soul strength once their power reached the Dou Zong level.
Only at the Dou Zun level would they have some defensive means against soul strength attacks. Against a low-level Dou Huang like Ying Changkong, Xiao Lin could completely crush the opponent relying on his Heaven Realm soul strength!
After Xiao Lin proactively revealed his figure, Ying Changkong's eyes grew wider and wider. By the time he finally recognized Xiao Lin, his mouth had opened wide enough to swallow a whole egg.
"No, impossible! How could it be you? You are merely a measly One-Star Dou Wang; how could you possibly have this kind of strength that surpasses a mid-level Dou Zong?"
The moment he saw Xiao Lin, Ying Changkong's worldview was completely reshaped. He had thought of countless possibilities, but the only one he never considered was Xiao Lin!
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