Chapter 436: Scarlet Ape Arrives (1/2)

“It’s only a piece of his consciousness, rather than himself in the flesh.” Lu Yun stared darkly in the direction where the figure had disappeared.

“What was that?” Qing Han was in an equally foul mood. If Lu Yun hadn’t driven that thing out with a talisman, she never would’ve known there was something foreign in her body. Not even Empress Myrtlestar had noticed.

“It’s the soul planting technique of the shamanic race,” Lu Yun said in a chilling tone. “It seems that Dusk Province isn’t as united as I thought it to be. There are traitors among us.”

He immediately contacted his Envoys of Samsara to search through Dusk Province with a fine tooth comb. Only someone Qing Han knew and was close to could’ve approached her without raising the alarm.

Lu Yun didn’t spell things out to avoid hurting Qing Han’s feelings.

“Is this how Wu Tulong, Mo Qitian, and Zi Chen died?” Quick-witted as she was, Qing Han immediately connected the dots.

Lu Yun nodded silently.

“The technique is extremely complex. A powerful soul has to be used as the conduit, and it’s very difficult to refine the seed.” He lowered his head in contemplation. “Unless...”

Rumble.

Just as some sort of conclusion was in reach, a loud explosion ripped through the air and a violent tremor shook all of Jadeite Manor. Countless formations shattered and cracks snaked across the luxurious walls

Lu Yun’s head snapped up, his Spectral Eye shooting thin beams of black light as he looked outside.

“Surrender our clan traitor or be razed to the ground along with the manor!” announced the cold voice of an origin dao immortal. As one of the most powerful clans in Lazuli Major, it only made sense that the Mo Clan would possess an origin dao immortal.

“I… since when did I become a traitor?!” Mo Chenfeng went white and threw up a mouthful of blood, a heavy heart weighing him down.

“Hehehe, don’t worry, kid,” Ge Long offered in reassurance. “That old guy outside is an origin dao immortal. His dao fruit will protect him from soul planting.”

Mo Chenfeng’s face was as pale as a sheet. Blood continued gushing out of his mouth and his greying eyes showed no will to survive.

Traitor?

A traitor of the Mo Clan?

As one of the elite core disciples of the Mo Clan, Mo Chenfeng had been infused with thoughts of clan loyalty and collective benefit in every aspect of his life since he was young. Obedience and loyalty had marked his childhood, and to be a Mo suffused every fiber of his being. It was devastating beyond words to suddenly be deemed a traitor.

If the Mo Clan considered him a traitor, there was nothing he could do to change that. This was also the worst thing possible that could ever happen to him.

Lu Yun and Qing Han came up to him and the latter shoved a pill into his mouth to stabilize his condition, but Mo Chenfeng didn’t even try to consume the pill.

Bam!!

There was another great explosion outside the manor, collapsing countless structures and the last of the formations.

“Bastard!!” Lu Yun flew into a rage. That old fucker had just gone and destroyed the manor for no good reason! Not even the most cowardly of men would take that without putting up a fight!

“Kill that pig, Ge Long!” snarled Lu Yun.

“This, this old servant can’t, milord...” Ge Long wanted to break out into tears. He might have demonstrated great power when killing arcane dao divines, but when facing an origin dao immortal, he would be nothing but a punching bag.