Chapter Ninety-Three: The Divine Seeking Art

Skyfall City.

That night, beneath the sky above Skyfall City, countless tiny black specks suddenly appeared. Joined together, they formed a dense, drifting mass that stood out starkly in the moonlight as it slowly made its way toward the Misty Pavilion.

Many expert warriors within the city looked up and were astonished to discover that those specks were in fact a strange kind of demonic beast.

Some fifty black specks, heavy as storm clouds, descended gradually toward the Misty Pavilion.

As they drew nearer, many sharp-eyed warriors could see that the specks were actually enormous bats, each seven or eight meters long, jet-black from head to toe, with green faces and fangs like blades. They looked like fiends flown up from the underworld, hideous and terrifying.

A faint dark aura coiled around each bat, evil and eerie, carrying a chilling, sinister presence.

Upon each of those giant bats sat a warrior, all with cold expressions, like reapers of life, their bodies steeped in a thick stench of blood.

On the foremost bat sat a middle-aged man whose face was crisscrossed with scars, so grotesque that he looked terrifying at a glance.

The scars on his face were like writhing worms, covering his cheeks and extending down to his neck, as though no patch of skin on his body was smooth.

An overpowering stench of blood radiated from him. Anyone who drew near was driven nearly sick by it.

Fifty-one Greenblood Demon Bats slowly descended from the sky and came to rest in the Misty Pavilion's courtyard.

The Pavilion Lord, Kuro, had already led the important figures of the pavilion to await them. The moment the visitors landed, he hurriedly knelt on one knee and said respectfully, "Kuro of the Misty Pavilion pays respects to Lord Xiao."

Xiao Hanyi, seated on the leading Greenblood Demon Bat, strode forward at an unhurried pace.

As he approached, the faces of the people from the Misty Pavilion all turned ugly. They bowed their heads and forced back the urge to retch, not daring to look at him.

One by one, the Shura Blood Guards from the Yang family of the Endless Sea also dismounted from the Greenblood Demon Bats and followed behind Xiao Hanyi into the Misty Pavilion.

Outside the pavilion's square, the Greenblood Demon Bats stood with their green eyes flashing savage, venomous light as they roved over the warriors in the courtyard who were kneeling flat on the ground, as though they had a keen interest in human flesh.

The warriors on the ground, stared at by the bats, all looked terrified and uneasy.

Xiao Hanyi sat down in the main seat inside the Misty Pavilion with the air of a ruler and cast a cold glance at Kuro. "How is the matter progressing?"

"My lord... my lady went to the Dead Silence Marsh. The position of the Heavenly Gate is there, and the treasure map has already been joined together," Kuro said with great fear and trepidation.

"I didn't ask about that!" Xiao Hanyi's expression turned icy.

An invisible force suddenly burst forth within the pavilion.

That power instantly bound Kuro, as though an unseen giant hand had clamped around his throat and lifted him into the air, slowly dragging him before Xiao Hanyi.

"Father!"

"Master!"

Kuro's family members all looked stricken with fear. They glared at Xiao Hanyi in fury, as though ready to fight to the death.

Several Shura Blood Guards looked on with cruel smiles. One of them glanced at Kuro's family and said, "My lord, shall we wipe out Kuro's whole house?"

"Lord Xiao!" Kuro struggled and coughed, clutching his throat in terror. "Lord Xiao, we've done everything we can! Give me a little more time, and we will definitely find Yang Hai!"

"Next time, remember not to feed me empty words." Xiao Hanyi stared at Kuro from point-blank range and gave a cold snort.

Bang.

Kuro fell from the void and landed on both knees. Trembling with fear, he nodded repeatedly and hastily explained, "Everyone in Skyfall City named Yang Hai has already come to the Misty Pavilion, but none of them were the person we sought. We are searching the neighboring cities outside the capital, and there should be news very soon."

"Give me the Blood Spirit Crystal." Xiao Hanyi pondered for a moment, then reached out.

The Blood Spirit Crystal that Xia Xinyan had left on Kuro suddenly flew out from his body and landed directly in Xiao Hanyi's hand.

"Everyone except Kuro, get out!" Xiao Hanyi said calmly after taking the crystal.

"All of you, leave!" Kuro hurriedly signaled to his family in the room.

With that look, the room soon contained only the people Xiao Hanyi had brought.

"I don't have the luxury of waiting for your news." Xiao Hanyi snorted. "The Xia family is indeed painfully slow. It took them so long just to find one person, wasting my time."

As he spoke, Xiao Hanyi touched the Blood Spirit Crystal and abruptly closed his eyes.

A vast divine sense, centered on him, suddenly spread outward, covering all directions of Skyfall City.

Inside the crystal in his hand, rainbow light flared brilliantly, and a series of faces flashed by, each with a different expression. Those faces swept through the crystal like phantoms, none lingering for more than three seconds.

"The Soul-Seeking Art!" Kuro's expression changed drastically, and he was secretly shaken.

The Soul-Seeking Art was a mysterious secret technique that relied on divine sense to locate a person. So long as one possessed flesh, bones, or even a strand of hair from the target, the caster could find them within the range of their divine sense. The farther the caster's divine sense could spread, the wider the search.

With his eyes closed, Xiao Hanyi's immense divine sense gradually enveloped the entire city of Skyfall.

Within Skyfall City, every warrior who had reached the Nirvana Realm and could form a sea of consciousness could clearly feel a terrifying divine sense hovering above the city like a god.

Many of the city's powerhouses were shocked.

The strength of this divine sense exceeded even Northern Underworld Wounds by more than a little, having actually covered the entire city of Skyfall and still showing signs of spreading farther outward.

At once, the experts of the five great families felt threatened. At such a sensitive moment, the clan heads exchanged messages with one another, none of them knowing exactly what the Misty Pavilion intended to do.

The Soul-Seeking Art continued.

That terrifying divine sense was like a tornado, sweeping across the whole of Skyfall City with the Misty Pavilion at its center. Wherever it passed, no living thing in the city could escape detection; every being was examined in turn.

Suddenly.

Blood light burst from the Blood Spirit Crystal. Strange points of light gathered together, and a plump face appeared within the crystal.

The image inside the crystal was clear.

The man was in the barren wilderness west of Skyfall City, seated inside a carriage and apparently making his way toward the city.

Xiao Hanyi opened his eyes abruptly.

"Who is he?"

"Stone Strong's adopted son, Yang Hai!" Kuro's face changed as if in disbelief.

"It's him."

Xiao Hanyi rose to his feet at once, and his figure vanished from the pavilion without a trace.

A moment later, the sound of Greenblood Demon Bats tearing through the air suddenly came from outside the Misty Pavilion.

An hour later, Xiao Hanyi returned with a bewildered Yang Hai in tow.

"Who are you? Hmph! Are you here on behalf of the Mo family?" Yang Hai was still fairly calm, but when he saw Kuro, his expression changed and he said angrily, "Kuro! So your Misty Pavilion has allied with the Mo family? What are you all doing? Weren't the three of us cooperating to search for the treasure map? What exactly do you want?"

Kuro smiled bitterly and awkwardly cupped his hands. "Two different matters, two different matters."

"Shura Blood Guard captain Xiao Hanyi of the Yang family greets Young Master Hai." Xiao Hanyi bowed. "There are some matters Young Master Hai is not aware of. Allow me to explain them to you."

With neither arrogance nor servility, Xiao Hanyi explained that secret matter concerning Yang Hai in full, and then said, "Young Master Hai, the clan head is presently dealing with the chaos within the Fourth Demon Domain, and so he sent me to bring you home. Back then, the clan head used his divine power to tear open the void and send you out of the Fourth Demon Domain. He has always kept you in his heart. Unfortunately, after the clan head left the Fourth Demon Domain, he was also grievously wounded and has spent all these years in bitter cultivation to recover..."

"The Endless Sea? The Yang family?" Yang Hai stared blankly, his eyes confused, as if he could not accept it all at once.

He stood there, his expression changing continuously, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.

Then he suddenly recalled the test he had taken with Stone Rock in the gravity chamber some time ago. During that test, his arm had been cut, yet he recovered completely before Han Feng did. That was clearly the mark of an extremely formidable martial soul.

Now that he heard Xiao Hanyi say all this, he was nearly certain that the man's words were true.

Still, he had long since grown accustomed to everything in the Commerce Alliance. Stone Strong had treated him well over the years, and Stone Rock, his son, was here too. Moreover, he himself was not a warrior...

With so many concerns weighing on him, Yang Hai's mind was heavy. He did not wish to leave for the Endless Sea and begin life anew.

After a long, long silence, Yang Hai shook his head. "I do not wish to go to the Endless Sea. I have never cultivated martial arts in my life, and even if I possess an Undying Martial Soul, it is far too late for me at this age. I am used to this place, and I do not wish to begin again in the Endless Sea. Go. Consider me already dead."

"Young Master Hai!" Xiao Hanyi said sharply, then spoke in a grave voice. "As a son of the Yang family, you should be fighting for the clan in the demon domains!"

After a pause, he added, "Though Young Master Hai is no longer young, there is no need to worry. The clan head had long anticipated that you might never have cultivated martial arts. Thus, he specially prepared a 'Undying Creation Pill' for you. This saint-grade pill is enough to transform your bones and flesh! Entering the Hundred Calamities Realm within ten years would be as easy as lifting a hand!"

"An Undying Creation Pill!" Kuro cried out in alarm, then urged Yang Hai, "Young Master Hai, the Undying Creation Pill is one of the seven rare wonders of the Endless Sea. One pill can truly turn everything around and change even your talent itself! Young Master Hai, cherish this chance!"

A saint-grade pill!

Among the three great Medicine Kings of Medicine King Valley, all were only spiritual-grade alchemists and absolutely incapable of refining a saint-grade pill.

Not even in the Fire Blaze Empire, the Divine Protection Empire, or the Commerce Alliance had a saint-grade pill ever appeared!

A saint-grade pill truly possessed miraculous power, capable of seizing creation from heaven and earth.

Xiao Hanyi's words, together with Kuro's, stirred Yang Hai deeply. Tempted by the saint-grade pill, his expression shifted uncertainly, hesitation and conflict written all over his face.

"I have never cultivated martial arts since childhood. If I suddenly became a warrior now, I fear I would not be able to adapt."

After a long silence, Yang Hai looked at Xiao Hanyi and said, "After my wife passed away, my heart died with her. I no longer have any grand ambitions. However, my son Stone Rock is in the prime of youth. He likewise possesses an Undying Martial Soul, and also the petrification martial soul of the Stone family. Though he did not cultivate for seventeen years, he miraculously stepped into the third level of the Innate Realm in just one year. Perhaps that Undying Creation Pill of yours should be kept for him."

"Stone Rock!"

Kuro cried out and said to Xiao Hanyi, "Lord Xiao, Stone Rock is indeed outstanding! Young, full of limitless potential, and with a tenacious spirit and great drive!"

"Seventeen years old, dual martial souls, third level of the Innate Realm." Xiao Hanyi murmured to himself, and his eyes gradually brightened. "Where is he?"

"Deathly Silent Marsh, Valley of Extreme Yin," Kuro answered ingratiatingly.

"Young Master Hai, let me meet Stone Rock first before saying anything else." Xiao Hanyi bowed to Yang Hai, then suddenly vanished from sight once more. His voice carried in from outside the Misty Pavilion: "Move out, to the Dead Silence Marsh!"

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