The Demon with Holy Radiance

Yang An had just used his Light and Shadow Escape Technique, reappearing a kilometer away. Seeing that the newcomer was merely a Zombie God, he raised an eyebrow. His gaze swept the area, and he discovered a Glazed Tower in the distance.

On his way here, Yang An had deliberately bypassed areas with Glazed Towers to avoid having his aura detected.

What he hadn’t expected, however, was that he had somehow failed to sense this particular Glazed Tower in advance.

’Is it because this place is close to Broken Armor, a border region, and therefore different from other places?’

But the other party was just a Zombie God. Yang An only wanted to leave the Treasure Temple Domain as quickly as possible and couldn’t be bothered with him.

He didn’t linger. Activating his Light and Shadow Escape Technique again, he vanished, reappearing several kilometers away. He didn’t even want to waste time attacking the Zombie God.

The Zombie God Zen Master guarding the Glazed Tower had simply been following protocol, intending to warn off anyone who trespassed in the area.

He hadn’t expected the man to teleport a kilometer in an instant, completely ignoring him. He immediately sensed something was amiss.

’Trying to run?’

The Monk immediately gave chase without hesitation, attempting to intercept Yang An.

Yang An had no intention of dealing with him, but just as he was about to activate his Escape Technique again, the Monk unexpectedly transformed into a giant bird, catching up in the blink of an eye.

The bird’s beak opened, shooting out a swarm of black specks that were about to rain down on him.

’You’re courting death!’

Killing intent flared in Yang An’s heart. He decided to end this quickly.

In an instant, countless rays of Golden Radiance materialized from thin air, piercing the giant bird’s body and turning it into a pincushion.

BOOM!

The spike-like rays of Golden Radiance exploded, swallowing the incoming black specks whole.

Yet, from the very center of the explosion, a sinister black lotus suddenly flew out, completely unaffected by the blast.

The black lotus transformed into a robust Monk. His jet-black eyes stared straight at Yang An, a smile spreading across his face.

"I knew I had the right person, Your Highness the Buddha Prince!"

It was only with the newcomer’s sudden appearance right before him that Yang An finally sensed his terrifying aura.

’Compared to this man, the Zombie Gods I could kill aren’t even worth mentioning. This guy... is from the Insect Dao!’

’Great Virtue Temple actually sent a Bodhisattva after me. No wonder I’ve been feeling so uneasy.’

Without a moment’s hesitation, Yang An vanished on the spot, fleeing desperately in the direction of Broken Armor.

Watching Yang An rapidly disappear, Hai Yun hovered in mid-air, looking completely unconcerned.

He chuckled, and another ripple spread from his body. A black, illusory image of Yang An appeared right where he had briefly paused.

This black phantom was much more solid-looking than before.

"You can’t escape."

Hai Yun took a step, instantly appearing before the black phantom. He pulled a Buddhist Bead from the flesh of his own arm and, with a casual strike of his palm, slapped the bead into the illusion.

At the same time, Yang An, who had already used his Light and Shadow Escape Technique to reappear several kilometers away, felt his entire body jolt as a wave of excruciating, inexplicable pain washed over him.

It was as if his body had suddenly frozen in space. He began to twist and decompose, and even the Bow Lady on his person started showing the same signs.

In the blink of an eye, his physical body disintegrated into countless black threads that flew back toward the place he had just fled.

Before Hai Yun, an immense suction force emanated from the black phantom. Countless black threads flew in from the distant horizon, pouring into the illusion and re-forming into Yang An’s body.

"Perhaps you don’t know this, but when facing a master of the Insect Dao, running is not a good choice."

Seeing the look of horrified astonishment in Yang An’s eyes, Hai Yun smiled in deep satisfaction.