Chapter 400 (1/2)

Chapter 400: Search

Translator: Yukidaruma Translations Editor: Yukidaruma TranslationsThe female assassin nodded. However, the battlefield continued to be encompassed by endless smoke and dust. The sand and earth, which had been blasted into the air earlier, were now falling back down, filling the air with sand and blocking off the visibility.

Therefore, the two Sand Country assassins had to search through the battlefield bit by bit. They did not dare to use their abilities to push away all the smoke since they did not know the current situation, nor did they know how many people could manage to survive.

If they were to use their abilities to clear up the battle scene, they might possibly be the first ones to expose themselves and become everyone else’s target.

Therefore, the two of them walked through the battlefield slowly. Wherever they passed by, the sand would ripple out in all directions like probing waves, scanning the surrounding situation.

“Oh, right. ” With a wave of his hand, the sand under the old man’s feet trembled, and a sand coffin rose up. Then it went through a series of changes and revealed Lilia’s head. “I almost forgot about her. Mmm? To think that she’s still alive even after such an intense battle? What a strong vitality.”

From the start of the battle, they had placed Lilia into the sand coffin and buried her underground. They had thought that she would come to be of use when they were up against Fang Xingjian, but they had not expected everything to happen so quickly. Before they could react, the battle was practically over.

“Do we still have to bring her along?” The female assassin frowned. “Let’s just kill her.”

The old man shook his head. “Just in case, it’s better to bring her along with us. She can be a hostage.”

At another side, Yaris pushed the boulder, which weighed several tens of tons, off his body with a loud bang. Then he crawled out from the ground.

“To think that Sasa still had such a move hidden up his sleeve.” Yaris let out a breath and looked at the fluttering smoke and dust in the area. He frowned and said, “This sword attack was far too close to Fang Xingjian. Even if he managed to survive it, he’s probably suffering from heavy injuries. I must find him quickly and save him.”

Thinking of Sasa’s earlier sword attack which seemed as if it was going to destroy the world, a cold shiver ran through Yaris’ body. If he had been in Fang Xingjian’s position earlier, there was no way he would have been able to block that sword. So, it was expected for Fang Xingjian to be seriously injured or even on the verge of death.

With this in mind, Yaris raised his palm, and streams of sparks came forth. Then just as he was about to sweep the smoke away, he suddenly came to a stop.

“There are too many enemies here. Sand Country assassins, Sasa… and the monster from Terrene Shrine whose life or death remains unknown.

“If I take action immediately, I’ll probably be surrounded and attacked.

“So, all I can do is search carefully in the dark for traces of Xingjian.”

Thinking of this, Yaris walked slowly into the smoke, toward where he recalled Fang Xingjian to have been. On the way, he continued to scan the surrounding situations with his Heaven’s Perception.

At another side, a small snake slithered out slowly from underground. The snake was of a dark green color and had a very smooth skin. It seemed to be a new-born.

However, if one were to take a closer look at the small snake’s eyes, one would be able to see hints of viciousness, brutality, and fury.

‘That damned Fang Xingjian. To think that he has actually swallowed Divine blood essence? Who on earth gave it to him?’

Thinking of how he had been defeated in the hands of Fang Xingjian and of how the army of dragons he had painstakingly gathered had been completely wiped out, the small snake’s eyes filled with pain, as if his heart was dripping blood.

This snake was the feminine-looking young man, who had a large part of his body totally destroyed by Fang Xingjian. After that, he had also suffered from the impacts of the aftershock from Sword Saint Sasa’s ultimate move. This caused his body’s structure to be left with only this little bit.

However, he was only able to accomplish this transformation because he was a member of the Terrene Shrine. He was able to freely modify and reconstruct his body, displaying extremely powerful vitality.