The Demon with Holy Radiance

What confused him was that after locking onto the auras of those rats, eight crimson spots had appeared.

But one of the spots had locked onto the guy with the weakest Cultivation Level. Yet when his clone pursued him, the spot vanished for no reason. It seemed unable to lock onto the source of the aura. ’How could such a thing happen?’

Right now, five of the rats had been caught, two had escaped, and one was still missing.

Should he kill them on the spot? Or should he bring them back to the Central Sect to report? Xuan You hesitated.

「Ten Soldiers State.」

Yang An had already left the borders of Chongwen State far behind and was heading toward Earth Demon Cliff.

Traveling at full speed, he had already covered nearly half the distance.

With his Light and Shadow Escape Technique at full power, bolstered by his Dao of Destiny Technique, his speed couldn’t quite match that of the Insect Dao, but it wasn’t far off.

Yang An wasn’t worried about himself, but about the other members of the Scripture Defector Association.

Although their Cultivation Levels were still low, every one of them, aside from Wen Yin, was an Innate Flesh Mushroom. If they were given time to grow, while they might not become invincible among those at the same level, they would still be one of the top two strongest combatants in their realm.

If the Scripture Defector Association suffered heavy losses because of this, his and the Workshop Master’s plan would be severely impacted.

And this was without even knowing what the Workshop Master needed so many Innate Flesh Mushrooms for.

However, the Workshop Master also received the messages that White Bird sent to the Tree of Flesh and Blood. If the Workshop Master could intervene and help the others escape, that would be for the best.

Just as he was thinking this, Yang An suddenly noticed a crimson mark appear on his body. It was like a long kite string, with one end tied to him and the other stretching back in the direction he came from—toward the Golden Dipper Divine Sect in Chongwen State.

’I’ve been targeted!’

Yang An immediately assessed the situation.

He hadn’t expected the Grand Elder of the Golden Soul Sect to have such a move up his sleeve. It had caught him completely off guard.

He had originally thought that by erasing everyone’s aura in the small Forbidden Land, he could buy the others more time to get away, making it more difficult for the Golden Soul Sect to find them.

But this guy could actually lock onto them directly.

’Is he using a cheat? An aimbot, no less!’

Realizing he was locked on, Yang An immediately stopped and looked at the crimson mark extending from his body.

He reached out and his hand passed right through the crimson mark as if it were nothing. He didn’t get any information from his Identification Ability either.

’This means the crimson mark is a manifestation of a Technique or the Power of Rules, not a Magical Treasure or a physical object. It can’t be broken by direct means.’

Yang An tried using his Illusion Technique. In essence, the crimson mark was locked onto his aura, but he found the Illusion Technique was useless. He tried other methods as well, but nothing worked.

The crimson mark had locked onto him tightly. At the same time, Yang An could sense a strange presence rapidly approaching from the other end of the mark. The people from the Golden Soul Sect were clearly on their way.

Unable to sever the connection between the crimson mark and himself, Yang An thought for a moment and quickly came up with an idea.

’Logically, if this crimson mark is locked onto me, doesn’t that mean its other end is locked onto my pursuer? The Grand Elder of the Golden Soul Sect, Xuan You!’

Thinking of this, Yang An decided to launch a preemptive strike.

He clasped his hands together, and the fused fragment Golden Sun appeared on his forehead. Immediately, his entire body began to radiate a dazzling light.

"Blood Disaster Technique!"

Yang An immediately activated the Blood Disaster Technique, which he had never used since mastering it.

As a Curse Type Technique and a form of Light Magic, the conditions to activate the Blood Disaster Technique were not strict.

A Curse Technique could be cast as long as there was an object with some connection to the target—even a single strand of hair or a scrap of clothing carrying their aura would suffice.

The next second, the light radiating from his body seemed to be compressed. The intangible crimson mark became the sole conduit for this torrent of light. In an instant, the light turned from white to red, becoming a bloody hue identical to the mark itself, and shot outward.

The already vibrant crimson mark now looked as if it were soaked in blood, appearing like a savage, bloody gash across the sky.

The light from Yang An’s body poured out of the Forbidden Artifact Fragment, endless and inexhaustible.

If he wished, the Blood Disaster Technique could even concentrate most of his Light Magic into a single point to directly curse an enemy.

At this very moment, the other end of the crimson mark was burning away like a lit fuse, rapidly closing in on Yang An.

But a sudden red glow covered the crimson mark and abruptly extinguished its burning tail. It then exploded in a dazzling flash of red light, dyeing the entire world blood-red.

Xuan You’s clone, which had fused with a Fierce Beast, was forcibly expelled from the crimson mark. The light engulfed it and detonated, catching even Xuan You completely by surprise.

The instantaneous burst of power directly caused Xuan You’s clone to collapse. The light even distorted the surrounding space, showing signs of collapsing in on itself.

Xuan You’s expression turned grim as he watched his clone disintegrate and dissolve. The unexpected attack had completely disrupted his rhythm.

"A curse? And a Light Magic Technique!"

This was just a clone. Although its Cultivation Level was far from his true body’s, it could still instantly kill a Zombie God with ease.