Chapter 438: Master of Stealth?

Chapter 438: Master of Stealth?

As night fell, a light drizzle began to fall from the night sky.

Several kilometers away from Cloud Sea Cliff, in the mountains, stood two figures, one tall and the other short.

The tall and sturdy young man had messy hair, and around his neck hung a string of divine energy beads like the ancient court officials' ceremonial beads.

There were countless beads!

In his hand, he also held a golden staff, exquisitely crafted with a large ring at the top and smaller rings below, occasionally emitting crisp sounds.

"Dinglang~ Danglang~"

The sturdy young man, holding the golden staff, paced back and forth under a large tree, looking impatient.

His surroundings were filled with bursts of irritable energy.

The shorter figure was a middle-aged woman, with a sword and a knife at her waist, and a string of divine energy beads around her neck, also quite a sight!

Among the various divine energy beads, there was one the size of a ping-pong ball, quite extraordinary.

In the pitch-black environment, the woman's expression was solemn, and her body was tense, seemingly wary of the young man.

Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly heard a faint sound.

"Flap Flap Flap~"

It was the sound of a bird flapping its wings!

"Hu~" The woman's hand stirred with energy, and she picked up a white feather that emitted a faint white glow.

In the dim light, the young man and woman saw a black crow in the foggy rain.

"Boss!" The black crow spoke in human language.

The sturdy young man was impatient, holding the staff, and banging the staff handle on the ground, "What's going on? Is this a sect? What kind of believers do they have? How many people are there?"

The young man asked in rapid succession, causing the black crow to stammer.

"You son of a bitch!" The young man suddenly lashed out, grabbing the black crow tightly as if crushing it, "What are you stalling for? Talk!"

The middle-aged woman was startled, seeing the irritable young man beside her, and quickly shouted, "Shi Guangwei!"

The woman's shout had a powerful effect, making people feel refreshed and clear-headed.

The young man named Shi Guangwei finally let go.

The black crow immediately flew backward and transformed into a human form.

He was a middle-aged man, and his eyes showed fear towards Shi Guangwei, stammering, "I didn't see anyone. The fog on the mountain is too thick, and I dare not get too close to observe."

"You have Shadow Concealment! What are you afraid of?" Shi Guangwei's suppressed anger surged again, "Who can discover you?"

Seeing the situation turning bad, the middle-aged man quickly said, "Boss, no one dares to advance alone on the coast. There must be a force on the mountain, at least a team."

"Do you want to die?" Shi Guangwei laughed in anger, took a step forward, grabbed the man's collar, and shook him hard, "Why do I need you to tell me this? I'm asking you how many people they have and what kind of believers they are!"

The middle-aged man gulped, his face turning pale, and he tried to lean back.

A wave of terrifying energy pressed down on him, making it hard to breathe. He quickly looked at the woman beside him, his eyes full of pleading.

Finally, the middle-aged woman spoke, "Go and investigate again! Find out the defensive situation on the mountain, the approximate number of people, and their strength!"

"Guangwei, let him investigate again," the woman's tone softened, and she stepped forward, gently pulling Shi Guangwei's arm.

Shi Guangwei's anger rose, and he glared at the middle-aged man, "I'll give you one more chance! Last chance! Get out!"

The middle-aged man didn't dare make a sound, immediately transforming into a black crow and entering an invisible state.

"Flap Flap Flap~"

The sound of flapping wings grew fainter as the invisible black crow flew into the dark rainy night.

At the same time, on Cloud Sea Cliff.

In the eastern-central area at the top of the cliff, stood a towering tree.

The tree had thick branches and lush foliage.

Hidden among the dense branches was a tall figure, a woman with a long braided ponytail that wrapped around her neck and chest.

Luo Ying quietly wiped her divine bow, connecting with the spirit of the divine weapon.

The Asha Sect did not have night vision techniques, and since nightfall, Luo Ying had become a "blind" person.

Fortunately, divine weapons did not rely on eyesight to observe the world. In the dark environment, the Multicolored Bow could provide some assistance to its owner.

However, Luo Ying did not entirely rely on the divine weapon.

As a Second Rank Deity, the Asha Sect's divine techniques were formidable!

Luo Ying possessed a domain technique - Canglong Sea Domain! At this moment, within a radius of a hundred meters around her, countless small water droplets were constantly appearing and falling, disguising themselves as raindrops and blending into the rainy night.

Each droplet could collect intelligence within the domain and clearly feedback information to her.

The divine technique, Canglong Sea Domain, not only had water droplets but also small Canglongs swimming within the domain.

The water droplets and small Canglongs had the same effect, collecting domain intelligence and purifying all abnormalities within the domain. Compared to the dense water droplets, the small Canglongs had better purification effects.

At this moment, Luo Ying did not release the small Canglongs but instead had them hide on the tree branches.

After all, a swimming dragon in the rain would be too conspicuous and easily noticed.

"Hmm?"

Luo Ying was connecting with her divine weapon, and the hand holding the bow tightened slightly.

Something was happening?

What is it?

Luo Ying's brows furrowed slightly, her eyes tightly closed as she carefully perceived her surroundings.

Through the continuously falling water droplets, the outline of a bird was imprinted in her mind.

A bird?

The Holy Spirit Mountain Realm appeared to be brimming with vitality, but it was all an illusion. The lush, verdant mountains and forests did not have any flying birds or beasts! More importantly, the Divine Weapon, Multicolored Bow, had not detected the bird's presence! This meant that the bird's concealment technique was astonishing, even hiding its energy fluctuations.

How could this be possible?

Any follower, even without using a divine technique, would have some aura fluctuation.

Luo Ying's mind raced, and she quickly came to a conclusion—Crow Follower!

The Crow Sect's divine technique, Shadow Concealment!

This technique, before the River Rank, could only make the user invisible, but it couldn't hide the scent on their body.

However, the River Rank Shadow Concealment allowed Crow Followers to become true masters of concealment, not revealing any aura or energy at all!

Unfortunately for the Crow Follower, who should have been completely undetectable, they encountered a Flame Gate Sect's all-knowing general within the realm!

"Enemy attack!" Luo Ying shouted sharply.

She kept her eyes tightly closed, drawing her bow and arrow according to the bird-shaped outline outlined by the fine water droplets.

"Twang!"

The bowstring trembled.

The sudden sound was very jarring in the rainy night!

The black crow, like a bird startled by an arrow, had a look of terror in its eyes.

Discovered?!

The sound of the bowstring. Is it an Asha Follower?

The already anxious Crow Follower immediately panicked, flapping its wings frantically to fly away from the area.

A Second Rank Deity Asha Follower was far beyond what a Crow Follower could contend with!

The fact proved that the Crow Follower should indeed be panicked!

A series of water arrows rapidly approached, finding the completely invisible crow in the foggy rain.

Asha Divine Technique, Heaven Connecting Beads!

"Flap Flap Flap~~~"

The black crow flapped its wings wildly, its heart almost leaping out of its chest.

But no matter how fast it flew, it couldn't outpace the arrows!

"Pi!"

The crow, flying erratically, was pierced in the wing by the leading arrow.

"Hu~"

The invisible black crow finally leaked energy, instantly breaking free and leaving behind a substitute with a pierced wing in mid-air.

Crow Sect Divine Technique, Shadow Substitute!

Luo Ying remained expressionless, ignoring the desperately struggling crow and instead searching for any other possible enemies.

Confidence came from absolute strength!

Sea Rank Divine Technique, Heaven Connecting Beads, could shoot 32 arrows in one go.

Not fewer than the wind blades of the North Wind Sect or the flying swords of the Sword Sect!

And certainly not slower than swords or knives!

"Ya~~~"

The Crow Follower, in a panic, couldn't help but scream.

The Heaven Connecting Beads divine technique did not have an auto-tracking effect.

But before shooting the arrows, Luo Ying covered the Multicolored Bow with a layer of water mist—Sea Calming Bow!

The arrows shot by the divine technique, Sea Calming Bow, possessed an auto-tracking effect!

"Pi~ Pi~ Pi~"

The Crow Follower frantically used substitute techniques, leaving one after another in mid-air.

It looked very cool!

Unfortunately, each of those substitutes represented a significant energy expenditure by the caster.

"Swoosh~ Swoosh~!"

The rapid arrows pierced through one black crow after another.

"I surrender, don't kill me, I surrender—"

The terrified begging voice suddenly stopped.

A Water arrow pierced the black crow's head!

The Crow Follower could only use the divine technique, Shadow Substitute, if they had not suffered a fatal injury.

But the arrow that pierced the bird's head immediately cut off any further struggle.

"Pi! Pi! Pi!"

Dozens of arrows pierced back and forth, leaving the black crow no chance to fall straight down.

It was pierced and flying sideways, its skeleton ruthlessly devastated.

In this process, the black crow also transformed back into human form, its body riddled with holes!

"What's going on?" Lu Ran arrived under the tree.

"A Crow Follower came to investigate, I suspect there are enemies nearby!" Luo Ying's voice echoed from the tall tree.

The countless water arrows shattered and dissipated, leaving a skeleton riddled with holes, which fell heavily to the ground.

"From which direction did he come?"

"From the east, flying over from the sea side."

Lu Ran quickly flashed to the tree, continuously observing, but the world was shrouded in thick fog, blocking the view.

He had a somewhat displeased expression, and asked in a deep voice, "Are there any enemies around?"

Wanting to advance peacefully in the Holy Spirit Mountain Realm, is it really that difficult?

Luo Ying immediately responded, "Haven't discovered any yet, Sect Leader. Should I search around the Canglong Sea Domain?"

"Go ahead, report any situation promptly." Lu Ran's figure flashed again, standing beside the corpse.

He flipped his palm, summoning a black fog.

Soul Splitting Demonic Spell, Soul Prison!

The soul captured by the Netherworld Eye was immediately intercepted.

"You and you all," the black fog had a face of sheer terror.

It was clear that the man hadn't yet recovered from the fear of death.

Lu Ran looked at the soul in his palm, his expression becoming increasingly gloomy:

"You really know how to pick a time, don't you?"

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