569 Dare Not Move (1/2)
At the top of the mountain outside of the city, the man clothed in white who hailed from the School of Kismet State, and had appeared once previously, stood up abruptly. Disbelief flooded his expression alongside extreme surprise as well as unspeakable rage and grief.
”All traces of Elder Yan and the Providence Flag have disappeared!”
His face instantly turned as white as paper, followed by a flush of panicand the inability to react properly.
What did it mean for the both of them to disappear together?
Although he asked the question, he knew full well what it meant.
Although proficient cultivators possessed the capability to suppress and even temporarily remove their own traces, alongside the spirit item that owned a similar instinct, there was only one situation that the disappearance of both could happen.
The person, dead; the flag, destroyed!
It was only when both perished at the same time could their traces vanish simultaneously. There was no other possibility besides this.
”What cultivation base does Elder Yan have? Even when you consider all the masters in the world, he should still rank right at the top! Even if Ling Xiaozui and Dugu Chou were to collaborate and target him, the most they can do is make Elder Yan leave; they would be hard-pressed to kill him! Who is it then, who has such a capability to thoroughly defeat Elder Yan?”
”As for the Providence Flag… It is a spirit gem that subdues the continent's providence; it hasn't been damaged for thousands of years. It is the true epitome of invincible; even when it is struck by lightning, the flag would hardly be damaged. How then, can this be?”
”What… What is going on?”
The man dressed in white wore intense fear in his eyes.
He had thought of something else. To kill the one who could terminate Elder Yan easily and crush the Providence Flag, it would not such a simple task, like that of slaughtering a chicken.
”Oh my God…”
The man turned pale as a sheet.
”I must report this to the school at once! Why didn't I think of this before? Why did Elder Yan suddenly come here bringing the Providence Flag? Could the objective of his trip be the cause of his demise?”
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Throughout this single day, Yun Yang had been shocked, dumbfounded, charmed, surprised, and had even lamented and regretted his actions due to the many turns of events. It could be said that he had been through a rollercoaster ride of emotions, the feelings running into each other and colliding into a complex mix. He could hardly calm himself down, but it was also the same for the others!
The dark clouds had vanished all of a sudden after it had appeared so violently, gushing forward to blanket heaven and earth. It had drawn back even more abruptly, unbelievably fast. One could only catch glimpse of the entire process, before it was quickly over.
The entire Tiantang City was puzzled, shocked, and in disbelief.
All the martial people, the assassins, and the schools or sects were stupefied.
No one understood what had just taken place, but all of them were certain that something must have happened.
When the inky mass descended, everyone could feel the arrogant and irresistible force contained within. It was real, it was not a fraction of their imagination; how could such a powerful source vanish in an instance?
On a hill outside the city's southern sector, two silhouettes had appeared, without prior warning or preamble. Upon their arrival, the trace of the Providence Flag inside the city disappeared. Both of them exchanged glances, only to see the deeply embedded fear in each other's eyes.
It was an emotion far too foreign to the both of them. Even when they had gone against the Nine Supremes back then, there was no fear, despite the knowledge that it would be a tricky manoeuvre. However, at this point in time, they felt the gnawing fangs of fear.
”Killed?”