Chapter 566: The Impregnable Ward (1/2)

Chapter 566: The Impregnable Ward

“What’s going on out there? Why have those Demons and Phantasms stopped searching for me?” Holed up in the hollow tree, Pei Qiqi slowly opened her eyes, fine spatial blades glowing in the depths of her eyes, as if her mere gaze carried a force that could pierce through a person’s heart.

After spending the recent period time recuperating, not only had she stabilized her injuries, but her understanding of spatial power had also risen to a new level.

None of this would have been possible if Nie Tian hadn’t showed up and drawn the Demons and Phantasms away, and she still had to consume spatial power to keep her wards up in order to hide from them.

Now, with every outsider on this entire island making Nie Tian, the Son of the Stars, their primary target, she was in a much better place.

Her battle prowess had even benefited significantly from her recent enlightenment regarding the profundity of spatial power.

PHEW! PHEW!

As a few spatial blades flashed by, a hole was cut open in the trunk of the ancient tree, and she jumped out of it.

After a brief scan with her psychic awareness, she became even more convinced that something had happened. “Something must have happened. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be sensing no outsiders at all in this area.”

“What happened exactly?” With these thoughts in mind, she swiftly flashed about in the dense forest like a bolt of lightning, searching for signs of outsiders. She hoped that she could capture an outsider or two, and find out about the situation through them.

...

Meanwhile, the people from the small alliance that had formed around Nie Tian crossed the black sea and arrived on this island.

As soon as they flew to the coastal area, their air-transportation spiritual tools started to shake violently, and lost their power.

Therefore, the Qi warriors from the Domain of the Falling Stars had to land on the coast, put away their air-transportation spiritual tools, and start marching on foot.

“Nie Tian gave me directions,” Dong Li said. “Follow me, and I’ll take you to him.”

During the past few days, she had kept in contact with Nie Tian via her Sound Stone. Thus, she was already had a rather thorough understanding of this island and the paths Nie Tian had taken.

According to Nie Tian’s descriptions, she had drawn up a map in her mind. Even though she hadn’t been here before, she had no problem getting her bearings.

Xuan Ke, Chen Hao, and Ye Qin nodded back at her and turned around to tell their clansmen to raise their guard.

Knowing what they were getting into, everyone looked rather grim, as if they were marching towards formidable foes.

“Is it really worth it to risk our lives just to save that Nie Tian person?” A member of the Gu Clan asked Gu Haofeng in a low voice, his face filled with reluctance.

Gu Haofeng also looked somewhat reluctant as he said, “Well...”

However, Dong Baijie, who was marching not far from him, overheard them, and said to the Gu Clan member, “Gu Lang, we’re all in Nie Tian’s debt, since he volunteered to come to scout out this island. None of us would have had the faintest idea of the situation here if he hadn’t come.”

“Didn’t he demand valuables in return?” Gu Lang muttered in a low voice.

Smiling, Dong Baijie said, “You’re right. He did. But did he demand anything from your clan?”

“Umm, no...” Gu Lang’s voice dropped even lower.

“There you go.” With these words, Dong Baijie turned to glance over the crowd. “In fact, none of us here gave him anything for his service. So what right do we have to sit back and do nothing when we know that his life is in danger?”

Gu Lang knew that he was in the wrong, and thus fell silent.

However, Dong Li wasn’t good-tempered like his older brother. She gave a cold snort and said with an irritated expression, “If you don’t want to go, just leave! It’s not like you’ll make a difference!”

She was consumed with the thought of rushing to Nie Tian’s aid, especially after learning that he was surrounded by outsiders.

Gu Lang making such an inappropriate comment at this moment instantly got on her strained nerves, causing her to lash out at him.

“Alright, alright.” Cao Qiushui tried to smooth things over. “We’re all from the Realm of a Hundred Battles. We should unite as one. Let’s not ruin that over some unwanted comments. Also, they way I see it, Nie Tian might not actually be in serious trouble. Common sense doesn’t apply to that guy.”