Chapter 310 - 284: Shadow Escape Technique

Chapter 310: Chapter 284: Shadow Escape Technique

Jiang Xu, like the Spirit-Devouring Insect, was stunned.

He had no idea how the man had suddenly vanished.

In fact, when he had arrived near the trap, Jiang Xu had already used his Spiritual Eye Technique to discover the massive Array shrouding the area ahead.

At first, Jiang Xu was extremely cautious and observed it carefully.

At a glance, the Array appeared fraught with danger and quite terrifying.

But upon closer inspection, Jiang Xu discovered the Array actually posed no threat to him.

Based on the books about Arrays that Jiang Xu had read, this type of Array could be considered a kind of Illusion Array.

They all targeted the Spiritual Power of whoever entered them.

However, ordinary Illusion Arrays would cause those who entered to fall into an illusion, unable to break free and return to reality.

This would render their physical bodies unresponsive to external stimuli, leaving them at the mercy of others.

This Array, however, didn’t seem to trap people in illusions. Instead, it directly controlled their consciousness, causing it to stagnate.

This type of Array was much more powerful than a typical Illusion Array.

But it couldn’t affect those with high levels of Spiritual Power.

In other words, the Array either had no effect at all, or its effect was extraordinary.

As for Jiang Xu,

even before reaching Foundation Establishment, he had already developed Divine Sense.

His Divine Sense was now comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator. Furthermore, with the Sea of Consciousness Shield inside his Sea of Consciousness, defending against such an attack was no problem at all.

So, Jiang Xu had swaggered right into the Array, using himself as bait while secretly releasing Insect to ambush the man.

The result did not disappoint.

As expected of an Ancient Exotic Insect, Insect was incredibly effective.

Coupled with the element of surprise, it had immediately subdued the middle-aged cultivator. Just as the man was about to die, devoured until not even bone fragments remained, he had suddenly vanished without a trace.

If Jiang Xu hadn’t sensed the residual bits of flesh inside the Spirit-Devouring Sub-Insects, he would have suspected that he had unknowingly fallen under the Illusion Array’s influence.

Jiang Xu activated his Spiritual Eye Technique. His pupils contracted slightly, and the colors of his surroundings seemed to fade into the background, replaced by a field of vision of unprecedented clarity.

Ahead, a mangled, bloody body was moving at High Speed through the shadows. Its escape was swift, covering several miles in the blink of an eye.

’Such a fast escape speed!’

Jiang Xu had no time for further thought.

He lived by a simple principle: don’t start a fight, but if you do, you must eradicate the enemy, root and stem.

’This guy must know I’m not Liang Fan now. If I let him escape, the consequences will be endless.’

In fact, Jiang Xu had chosen to ambush him with the Spirit-Devouring Insects precisely to ensure there would be no mistakes.

’But who could have known he possessed such a powerful Escape Technique?’

Jiang Xu reflected on this as he cast the Light Body Spell and shot forward in hot pursuit.

At the same time, he used a piece of the man’s flesh to cast the Seeking Technique, firmly locking onto his position.

Chase!

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The middle-aged cultivator’s mind was in turmoil as he fled for his life. His heart hammered like a war drum, a tempest of fear and anger raging within him.

Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his clothes, soaked through, clung to his body like a leaden weight.

Just moments ago, he had felt the Grim Reaper’s touch. The mysterious cultivator controlling those bizarre Exotic Insects had been a hair’s breadth from rendering him completely defenseless, a hair’s breadth from death itself.

While desperately pushing his remaining Spiritual Power to maintain his high-speed escape, he frantically wracked his brain for any clue about his attacker.

’Anyone who can control such terrifying Exotic Insects must have an extraordinary background.’

His thoughts drifted to the Demon Spirit State, bordering the Youxian Sea. Many Exotic Demon Beasts lived there, and it was home to more than a few cultivators skilled in the Insect Manipulation Skill.

’Could this enemy be from the Demon Spirit State, infiltrating the Youxian Sea with malicious intent?’

’Or is he a spy, sent by one of the clan’s sworn enemies? Someone who infiltrated us long ago, lying in wait to deliver a devastating blow?’

The middle-aged cultivator’s mind raced, cycling through one terrifying possibility after another, each sending a chill down his spine.

A powerful sense of crisis washed over him. He decided that, no matter what, he had to report this to the Clan Leader as soon as possible.

’A person who can control such fearsome Exotic Insects and has managed to hide within the clan until now must possess extremely covert methods and be part of some unfathomable conspiracy. The potential harm is enough to overturn the entire Sun Clan!’

At that moment, the middle-aged cultivator no longer cared about his own safety or the consequences he might face for his own actions being exposed.

His expression was grim.

If he reported tonight’s events to the Clan Leader, what he had done would inevitably be exposed. He might even face the clan’s most severe punishment: the Earth, Fire, and Nether Water Punishment.

But none of that mattered now.

He understood that compared to his own life and honor, the safety and continuation of the clan were paramount.

That mysterious cultivator, with his control over such bizarre and powerful Exotic Insects, was lurking within the clan. At any moment, he could bring a devastating disaster upon them.

He could not stand by and ignore such a hidden threat, nor could he allow it to remain at large.

The middle-aged cultivator gritted his teeth. Feeling the heavy weight of responsibility on his shoulders, he raced toward the clan estate.

As he executed the Shadow Escape Technique,

even as his body became a swift shadow streaking through the darkness, he didn’t forget to cautiously glance back with his Pupil Technique, checking for pursuers.