Chapter 318: Crisis Lurking in Dark Corners (2/2)

Back then, Nie Tian had witnessed Ning Yang’s formidable power, even though they had been separated by a seven-colored river of light.

As the “chosen one” of the Heaven Palace Sect, Ning Yang’s battle prowess far exceeded that of the other late Greater Heaven stage Qi warriors.

Now, as he thought about it, Ning Yang probably would be as fierce and deadly as Li Langfeng, if not more.

However, Ning Yang was much younger than Li Langfeng, which meant he had much more potential than Li Langfeng.

The news of Ning Yang appearing in the Realm of Split Void came as a great threat that weighed on Nie Tian’s mind. He believed that once his identity was exposed, Ning Yang would seek him out in no time.

“From the information we’ve acquired, Ning Yang is in the Realm of Split Void now. After all, only such a special place would be out of the reach of the Heaven Palace Sect. Even we would have to go through great trouble to find a person here.” Hu Rong frowned as he added, “As for his current location, we don’t know for sure, and we can’t tell if he’s here for you, or to escape from the Heaven Palace Sect’s network.”

After a moment of pondering, Nie Tian said, “I have a feeling that I won’t be able to hide my true identity for long.”

“You won’t need to,” Hu Rong said with a smile. “You’ll only need to hide your true identity until you finish refining the first fragmentary star mark. When you do that, even if your true identity hasn’t been exposed, we, the Spirit Condor, will spread the word that you’re Nie Tian.”

“What?! Why would you do that?” Nie Tian asked with a puzzled expression.

“So that Ning Yang will show up and come for you,” Hu Rong said with a serious face. “In the Realm of Split Void, as long as Ning Yang changes his appearance, adopts another identity, and keeps a low profile, even we will have great difficulty finding him. If he doesn’t show up, we won’t be able to have the third fragmentary star mark transferred from him to you.

“Only you will be able to tempt him to stop hiding and take the initiative by attacking you.

“Of course, you won’t need to worry about your safety. We’ll make arrangements to make sure you’re safe. When you’ve refined the first fragmentary star mark, you can come and find me here. I’ll find you strong allies so that you’ll be able to deal with Ning Yang together.”

“I see,” Nie Tian said, glassy-eyed.

“Alright, try not to concern yourself with other matters, and focus solely on refining the first fragmentary star mark.” With these words, Hu Rong called off the ocean-blue light screen, opened the door, and signaled to Nie Tian that he could leave.

Then, Nie Tian walked out of the room with a complicated expression on his face.

It was already the middle of the night.

Walking down the chilly, desolate street that was filled with a foul smell, Nie Tian frowned as he continued to mull over the overwhelming information he had just learned from Hu Rong.

Just as he was about to walk out of the block, he took note that a man was sitting at a corner of the street. In the darkness, the man’s glittering eyes never left him.

As he stepped closer, the man waved at him, and beckoned for Nie Tian to come closer.

Nie Tian first came to a stop, and then examined the man with a Heaven Eye.

“Early Greater Heaven stage!” After learning the man’s cultivation base, Nie Tian’s expression flickered slightly as he secretly raised his guard.

After all, he didn’t have the confidence to beat a Greater Heaven stage expert yet, so the man was a threat to him.

On second thought, he was now in Shatter City, where the Blood Skull kept a close watch on everything happening in every corner. Once a battle broke out, Blood Skull members would immediately detect the violent clash of spiritual power, and arrive at the scene shortly afterwards.

With a thought, Nie Tian quietly formed a chaotic magnetic field around him and walked slowly towards the man.

The man grinned as he said, “Long time no see.”

Nie Tian suddenly went blank as he looked the man up and down with rapt attention. Then, he asked, “Have we ever met?”

The man glanced around. When he was convinced that no one was around, he took off his mask and showed his real face. Flabbergasted, Nie Tian called out, “Dong Baijie!”

At that very moment, the man put the mask back on with lightning speed and hastily explained, “Wait! Calm down! I’m not here to get things back from you or seek revenge.”

As he said these words, he rapidly put a bracelet of holding on the ground, and stepped backwards with a smile on his face. “Consider what’s inside to be a gift from me. I wish we can be friends from now on.”

By standing at least 50 meters away from Nie Tian, Dong Baijie seemed to be showing Nie Tian that he didn’t have any ill intentions, so that Nie Tian could put his mind at ease.

With great caution, Nie Tian walked to where Dong Baijie stood earlier and picked up the bracelet of holding from the ground. Then, he sent a wisp of psychic awareness into it.

There was a mask and approximately 300 stones that contained star power within the bracelet of holding.

“There will be occasions where that mask will come in handy. As a matter of fact, you should have been wearing a mask like this since the day you came to the Realm of Split Void.” Dong Baijie gave a low laugh as he continued, “As for the Star Stones, consider them a token of my good intentions. I know you’re in need of them, so please take them.”

Before Nie Tian could say anything, Dong Baijie added, “I’ve come to make friends with you, and that’s all. You can rest assured. I’m a discrete man. Your secret is safe with me.”

With these words, Dong Baijie turned around and flashed into the next block. Within seconds, he disappeared from Nie Tian’s sight.