Chapter 509

Chapter 509: Even Petty Villains Dare Cause Trouble
The image shook for a moment, then the blurry scene slowly became clear. Several rows of furry heads appeared in the bronze mirror, their tender faces filled with confusion and pain.

Ancestor Sui Bian said in surprise: “Then that Old Man did not lie to us! Bookworm really was captured by the Giant Spirit Bear Beastmen! Let us go save him now!”

“Sui Bian, do not be so hasty.” Senior Xiu Yu said softly: “Since we know Bookworm is not in mortal danger, our top priority is to find a way to leave here safely. The people from the underground black market will definitely not let us go easily.”

Senior Ling Long also nodded in agreement: “Xiu Yu is right. We should first throw off their pursuit, then make long term plans.”

Although Ancestor Sui Bian was anxious, he knew they were right. He could only suppress the impatience in his heart and ask: “So what should we do now?”

After discussing it, they decided to rest and recover for one night and then leave the next evening.

The following night, under the cover of darkness, they quietly left the courtyard and slipped into the crowd of the Myriad Realms Treasure Market.

The Market District was still as lively as ever. Various cries to sell goods and haggling over prices rose and fell. No one seemed to notice their presence.

They carefully made their way out of the Myriad Realms Treasure Market, then boarded Senior Ling Long’s Starship and flew toward the depths of the starry sky. It was so smooth it felt unbelievable.

“Could this be a little too…”

Before Ancestor Sui Bian could finish speaking, their Starship suddenly shook violently.

A terrifying creaking sound came with it.

The hull began to warp and twist. The space inside kept shrinking, as if it would be ground to dust in the next instant.

“Move, now!”

Senior Ling Long made a snap decision. She opened the hatch and called for everyone to leave at once.

Just as they rushed out of the Starship, they felt a power like Heavenly Might descending from above, as if the power of the entire starry sky had gathered onto their bodies.

Senior Xiu Yu reacted extremely fast. She immediately split off a portion of her Spirit Power to shield Yu Zhao, but even so, Yu Zhao still felt a suffocating sense of dying in that brief instant.

Hong Wei’s injuries had not healed to begin with. Struck by this force, she immediately coughed up blood, and even her fur dimmed a little.

Senior Ling Long said coldly: “Even petty villains dare to stir up trouble!”

Her voice exploded in the starry sky like thunder, and the surrounding space shook violently with it.

In the next moment, countless figures emerged from the darkness and surrounded Senior Ling Long and the others.

Ling Long spotted several familiar faces among them, only their numbers were now several times greater than before.

The three people at the front had fierce auras, actually no weaker than Senior Ling Long’s.

A young woman in a black Daoist robe curled her lips into a cold smile and said: “Ling Long, you were not content to throw your weight around in the Celestial Firmament Realm and actually dared come to the Myriad Realms Treasure Market to run wild. You really are seeking death.”

An old man with a withered face said in a sinister tone: “Do not waste words with them. We will hold Ling Long. The rest of you hurry and grab these people. Do not let a single one escape.”

Before his words had even fallen, the three of them attacked at the same time, besieging Senior Ling Long.

Senior Ling Long gave a contemptuous laugh. Instead of retreating, she charged forward and fought the three of them head on.

However, the others were having a hard time.

Ancestor Sui Bian and Old Black Daoist fought with all their might, but two fists could not beat four hands. They slowly began to struggle to hold on.

In the midst of the fierce battle, no one noticed that the Starship they had come on was quietly drifting farther and farther away from them under the violent impact of Spiritual Energy.

After a while, as she fought under the combined attacks of the three experts, Senior Ling Long’s figure suddenly stiffened, revealing an obvious opening.

The eyes of the black robed old man flashed. His figure vanished, and in the next instant, he appeared behind Senior Ling Long. His right hand, sharp like a blade, suddenly pierced through her Dantian.

Strangely, there was no spray of blood.

Instead, Senior Ling Long’s figure began to fade, then scattered like a cloud of smoke, disappearing into the air.

“Hahaha… huh?”

The old man’s laughter cut off abruptly.

“Not good!” The face of the black clothed young woman changed. “We were tricked!”

Before she finished speaking, a series of muffled booms rang out.

Yu Zhao, Ancestor Sui Bian, Old Black Daoist…

One figure after another faded away in midair.

Only then did the three of them realize they had been played.

The group they had been fighting with for so long was actually nothing but illusions.

“Damn it!” The old man’s face turned ashen. “They already slipped away like a golden cicada shedding its shell!”

Gritting their teeth, they looked into the distance and just in time saw that warped Starship slip into a quietly opened Space Rift, disappearing without a trace.

Furious roars echoed again and again in the starry sky.

At the same time, inside the Starship.

Ancestor Sui Bian was laughing so hard he was almost bent double: “Did you see their faces? That was too funny! They really did not suspect anything at all!”

Old Black Daoist also wore a smile: “It is all thanks to Yu Zhao for actually coming up with this idea and fooling them. Otherwise, even if we did not die this time, we would have lost a layer of skin.”

“Ancestor is praising me too much. It was Senior Ling Long’s credit. Without Senior’s Spirit Power, I could not have cast an Illusion Art that could fool them.” Yu Zhao said.

Because of the limits of her body, Yu Zhao could only use a tiny fraction of her true strength and naturally could not use any truly advanced Illusion Art.

So she thought of borrowing Senior Ling Long’s body to cast the spell.

Fortunately, Senior Ling Long trusted her enough that she did not reject Yu Zhao’s soul. Only then were they able to successfully complete the plan.

“You are all amazing. Everyone deserves praise!”

Ancestor Sui Bian showed no restraint with his compliments, praising them wildly until Senior Ling Long ordered him to shut up, and only then did he quiet down.

“Is Senior Hong Wei’s injury serious?”

Yu Zhao looked worriedly at Hong Wei.

Hong Wei forced a smile: “It is nothing, just a small injury. I will be fine after I rest for a while.”

Senior Ling Long glanced at her, then took out a pill and handed it over: “This is a healing pill. Take it first to stabilize your injuries.”

Hong Wei accepted the pill and nodded gratefully: “Thank you.”

After she swallowed the pill, Ancestor Sui Bian once again brought up the serious matter: “Do you know where the Giant Spirit Bear Beastmen live?”

“We do not, but the beastkin definitely do. If we catch a few beastkin and ask, we will be able to find out.” Old Black Daoist answered.

Ancestor Sui Bian felt that this made perfect sense and looked at Old Black Daoist in surprise.

Old Black Daoist said with some embarrassment: “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Old Black Daoist, I always thought the thing on your neck was just for show. I did not expect it to actually be useful sometimes.”

Old Black Daoist froze for a second before realizing that Ancestor Sui Bian was mocking him. Enraged, he reached out to grab Ancestor Sui Bian’s neck.

“Enough, stop messing around. Rest for a while. We are about to leave the Spatial Passage.”

With Xiu Yu stepping in, the two of them finally quieted down.

However, after the Starship had flown for about half a stick of incense, Senior Xiu Yu’s brows furrowed slightly: “Something is wrong. Under normal circumstances, we should have left the Spatial Passage already, but we are still inside…”

She paused, and her expression suddenly changed.

“Someone has tampered with the Spatial Passage!”