Chapter 282: A Traitor?

In the dark space, Master Seer stood before the slumbered giant dragon while holding the Monarch's profound core in his hand tremblingly. His face was full of excitement, and his mind was filled with the bright future prospect.

He calmed down after taking a few deep breaths. "My Lord, I'll help you now." 

As his voice fell, a gloomy Abyssal Energy vehemently burst out from his body, filling the entire space. At the same time, the Monarch's profound core in his hand began to rotate from slow to fast, becoming a spinning shadow. 

In the next moment, a powerful Abyssal Energy gradually released from the profound core, and it was quickly absorbed by the slumbered dragon in front of him. The absorption speed was neither fast nor slow; it was streaming steadily.

Master Seer's expression turned solemn, staring at the slumbered dragon attentively without blinking his eyes. A find droplet of sweat started to appear on his forehead, and his body was entirely drenched a few seconds later.

The slumbered dragon did not only absorb the energy from the profound core but also absorbed all the energies that Master Seer had released. Its aura slowly increased as time passed by bit by bit. The whole process lasted for a full hour before the profound core on Master Seer's palm had dissipated into a pile of dust.

Master Seer panted heavily and fell to his knees. He was utterly exhausted, as all of his strength was completely drained. However, the excitement in his face did not fade away, and it even grew more assertive.

A while later, the slumbered dragon suddenly had a slight movement. Its body shook slightly, and its wings gradually expanded out. It was as if the dragon was about to awake… Unfortunately, this movement only lasted for a few seconds and stopped, returning to its original motionless.

Master Seer's complexion kept changing a few times. He let out a long sigh a moment later as he muttered to himself. "It's not enough… I have to increase it…."

He sat on the ground to recover his strength and called out for Soul Eater.

"What's your instruction, Master Seer?" Soul Eater asked respectfully. He took a glance at the slumbered dragon with a touch of disappointment on his face.

"How is the preparation?" Master Seer asked calmly, but Soul Eater could feel a trace of urgency in his voice.

"Crimson Reaper has come back earlier with enough of blood sacrifice. Everything is ready on Mountain Destroyer's side. As for Abyssal Devourer, he just sent the news back reporting those ants found a way to activate the grand formation." Soul Eater replied. A cold glint flashed across his eyes as he continued. "However, their struggle would be useless soon."

Master Seer was silent for a while before saying. "Call them back. We will start the ritual right away."

Soul Eater instantly became excited when he heard this. He hurriedly replied. "Yes, Master Seer."

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"You said they had encountered the profound beast tide?… Weird, it's like someone is intentionally controlling the profound beasts to avoid us. Why?" Qin Yuyan kept expressing her doubts upon learning the situation on Tian Jiuyi's side.

Qin Yiran's eyes flickered as she gave her opinion. "I feel like they are avoiding Yun Lintian especially. This might be Abyssal Devourer's deed. He probably thinks it's useless to send those profound beasts to us. After all, he had experienced Yun Lintian's strength once."

Qin Yuyan suddenly enlightened, but the doubts on her face did not disappear entirely.

"According to your statement, it means they have monitored us for all this time and perhaps aware of our plan… If that's so, it doesn't make sense at all. They should stop us at all costs, right?" Qin Yuyan said.

Qin Yiran went silent immediately. It was true, as Qin Yuyan said. Yun Lintian's plan could bring catastrophe to Abyssal Devourer and his group. Shouldn't they try to stop Yun Lintian with all they have?

"It's useless to think about it. We should finish our plan as fast as possible. Once it is completed, we would have the ability to fight them. It wouldn't be too late to think about it again at that time." Yun Lintian interrupted their thoughts and increased his pace.

Naturally, Yun Lintian had thought about these possibilities already. It was just that he could not figure out how did the enemy manage to monitor them. 

According to Tian Jiuyi's words, the enemy couldn't grasp absolute control over the surveillance formation, and with Tian Jiuyi's secret action, they had no way to observe his group… How could they know his movement then?

As for why they didn't send anyone over to interrupt his plan, Yun Lintian believed they had possibly found a countermeasure already… But what is their countermeasure? Yun Lintian couldn't think of anything except for destroying the formation he had set up. 

He was confident the enemy could not mess with it because they didn't know the formation diagram. If they blindly committed one mistake during the progress, the whole formation here might disappear, and people outside would be able to enter this place. It meant they would be surrounded by all forces.

All of a sudden, a weird conjecture appeared in Yun Lintian's mind. He turned to Qin Yiran and Qin Yuyan. "Can the two of you tell me your experiences from the first time you've stepped into this place?"

The two girls didn't hide anything and told Yun Lintian everything from the beginning. 

Qin Yuyan's experience wasn't out of the ordinary. She first met a few profound beasts upon arriving in this place and then encountered Chu Mi hours later. Afterward, they had traveled around the outer area until they heard a loud explosion and went to check on it. 

As for Qin Yiran, it was so simple. She went straight to the center area of the forest without rest and met Yun Lintian later.

After listening to their experiences, Yun Lintian went silent, pondering over the matter.

Meanwhile, Qin Yiran and Qin Yuyan tried to figure out why Yun Lintian asked them this question.

Suddenly, Qin Yiran seemed to think of something and asked with a solemn expression. "Are you thinking there's a traitor among us?"

Qin Yuyan's eyes widened open, and then thought it was possible… But who?

Yun Lintian glanced at Qin Yiran. Neither admit nor deny.