Chapter 433: The Stubborn Yin Tianci

Chapter 433: The Stubborn Yin Tianci

The best hunters often presented themselves as prey; as expected, the second Heaven Immortal was easily preyed upon. He thought he had control of the situation right up until the Divine Seal of Dazheng fell on his head. Everything was over then.

"Strike now!" Xiao Nanfeng whispered.

"Got it!" Lady Yaoguang replied.

The cursebane sword thrust toward the sealed Heaven Immortal.

"You damned brat, I won't let you off! Die!" the Heaven Immortal roared.

With a swing of her sword, Lady Yaoguang beheaded him in a spray of blood, killing his physical and yin bodies both.

"Another one down," Lady Yaoguang replied with glee.

She retrieved the white-robed Heaven Immortal's storage treasure and carefully combed through it. As expected, she picked up another arhat armor.

"Nanfeng, this isn't a bad strategy. Let's continue," Lady Yaoguang said expectantly.

Xiao Nanfeng frowned, then ultimately shook his head. "I'm afraid we can't."

"Oh? Why not?"

"Both Heaven Immortals were blinded by greed and attempted to harm me, but their expressions right before their death were different. The first died with fear and despair; the second, with hatred and vengeance."

Lady Yaoguang thought for a moment before her eyes opened wide. "You mean that he might have an avatar? That's why he wasn't fearful of death?"

"That's right."

"In that case, as long as the crown prince of Dayin has someone with an avatar by his side, they could communicate easily. We've been exposed!" Lady Yaoguang surmised.

"That's right. We can't stay here any longer. The crown prince of Dayin and his subordinates will be on guard, and it'll cost us too much to take them on now. A single moment of carelessness could kill us. Let's go," Xiao Nanfeng said.

"Very well!" Lady Yaoguang nodded.

The two cultivators packed up and departed immediately.

Not too long later, the crown prince of Dayin, Yin Tianci, arrived with five Heaven Immortals in tow.

"Your Highness, Xiao Nanfeng and Holy Maiden Yaoguang are gone. There's no one around," a Heaven Immortal reported.

"This is the Goat Yanluo's capital?" Xiao Nanfeng exclaimed.

"Why is it a pile of ruins?" Lady Yaoguang was surprised as well.

The cultivator who had been stationed by the capital said, "Didn't either of you hear about the commotion two days ago?"

"Of course we knew about the battle at Wu. City Lord Xiao manufactured the whole commotion!" the other cultivator said.

"At Wu? We haven't received word of that yet. There was a huge battle here as well."

"Oh?" Xiao Nanfeng replied curiously.

"The Tiger Yanluo appeared out of nowhere, leading countless tiger-headed humanoids to slaughter the goat-headed humanoids here. The Tiger Yanluo rushed into the sea of ice that the Goat Yanluo set up, absorbing it all even as Heaven's Hand attacked him. As he evaded Heaven's Hand, he continued the absorption until he found a coffin with the Goat Yanluo's cursed spiritual avatar within," the cultivator reported.

"The Tiger Yanluo got here before us, then?" Xiao Nanfeng frowned.

"The huge commotion roused the attention of the Rabbit and Rooster Yanluos, who attempted to fight for the Goat Yanluo's cursed spiritual avatar. Unfortunately, they were too late. The Tiger Yanluo had already begun to absorb it, and the resulting fight, along with the attacks from Heaven's Hand, razed the city to the ground. The Tiger Yanluo took advantage of the commotion to flee."

"No wonder these three Yanluos weren't present at Wu. So the Tiger Yanluo had been waiting for an opportunity to strike all along!" Xiao Nanfeng's frown deepened.

Just then, a rumble came from the heavens in the distance.

The cultivators looked over to see a Heaven's Hand destroying cursed effigies left and right.

"It's been attacking cursed effigies for two days now, but no Yanluo Lord has come to deal with it yet."

The Heaven's Hand crushed whatever cursed effigies it came across, turning them into piles of ash that dissipated with the wind. They didn't regenerate.

"It's a good thing for the people that this is happening. Come on, let's head to the Rabbit Yanluo's capital of Mao," Xiao Nanfeng said.

"Very well!" Lady Yaoguang nodded.

The procession headed straight for Mao.

They waited by the outskirts of the capital and observed it from afar.

A large number of rabbit-headed humanoids were scampering back and forth, as though they were particularly busy.

"It's too dangerous here, and your mother's nowhere to be seen. I don't think we should stay long. Why don't we return and await news of your father first?" Xiao Nanfeng suggested.

Lady Yaoguang sighed, but nodded. "Very well!"