Chapter 435 - Manager of the Foreign Plane (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Lonemoon conjured a seal to send Shortie back to the sect. Then, he followed Yi Qing into the portal. The scene before their eyes hanged. Under the night sky, they saw Shen Ying still sitting quietly on the mat Yi Qing had left her on. She was still hugging her little immortal boat and her eyes brightened when she spotted them.

The two of them visibly relaxed and walked over. But before they could fully relax, a foreign male voice sounded.

“So this is where she’s hiding.” Suddenly, an overwhelmingly strong force swept past the both of them from behind. They jumped and drew their swords, but they could not do anything to defend themselves against the formidable force. As it swept past them, they fell to the ground and spat out blood.

The portal that was closing up suddenly ripped open, as if someone was physically tearing it apart. A man in black robes stepped through it. He looked surprisingly average. He had a wide-set face and average looks – the kind that would help him blend into a crowd of people. The only thing exceptional about him was the frightening aura radiating forth from his body. It was different from the two assistants they had met earlier. It felt like a top-grade kind of aura that nobody would be able to defend themselves against.

This was the manager of the foreign plane!

“It’s no wonder that I could not find her despite turning the entire small world upside down. Thank you for leading the way – now I know that she’s here.” The man laughed. He was being extremely sarcastic to the both of them.

Their hearts sank. They had been way too careless. This man was hiding on purpose. He knew that the two of them would look for Shen Ying – that was why he quietly followed them until he got what he wanted.

“Daddy, Mommy…” Baby Ying looked confused. Her young mind could not process what was happening. Upon seeing the two of them fall down to the ground, she immediately got up and tried to walk toward them.

“Master! Don’t come over!” Yi Qing shouted.

“Little Ying, be good, don’t move,” Lonemoon instructed, his tone slightly panicked.

Indeed, Little Ying halted and did not move. BUt the man had already turned to look at her. He broke into an evil grin. “So the manager of your plane…” He narrowed his eyes, as if he was slightly disappointed. A moment later, he continued pointedly, “is so weak! I thought that given the assistants’ powers, the manager would be particularly exceptional. I didn’t expect that she would turn out like this. Could it be… she gave the both of you all her powers?”

The man thought that he had figured out the reason and looked at Shen Ying in utter contempt, like she was already a dead girl. “This plane chose someone as simple as her to be its manager. It’s fated to become mine.”

As he spoke, he walked toward Shen Ying. With each step he took, the killing intent and frightening aura around him seemed to grow stronger. The divine realm was threatening to fall apart from the pressure that this man was emanating. It began to shake. Even the plane tree in the middle was swaying from side to side. Its leaves were wilting, as if someone or something was sucking all the energy out of it.

“Master!” Yi Qing used all the energy left in his body to charge forward and stop the man, but he could do nothing against the formidable force. No matter how hard he tried to get up, he remained pinned to the ground. Faintly, he heard the sound of his internal core breaking into pieces. Master… Master!

“Shen Ying…” Lonemoon was beginning to panic. He had no backup plan. Not only was his body in pain, his internal core was being crushed into pieces by this formidable force as well. In a weak manner, he called out, “Run, Shen Ying…”