Chapter 1080.
Chapter 1080 – Stand-in
Shattered Candle said modestly, “But it’s just a little favor, by the way, Lord Long Yu don’t need to remember, do you need me to help out and catch the little thief?”
Long Yu smiled faintly, “No need, just a small thief at the beginning of the Earth Demon realm, I can do it myself.”
Saying that, a brilliant aura flashed in his eyes, he turned his head to look in the direction where Xu Chuniang was and casually waved out a piece of black flame.
The speed of the black flame was extremely fast, and almost the instant it appeared, it had already spread in front of her, encircling where she was.
Under the burning of the black flames, in just a few breaths, Xu Chuniang’s body was ablaze with large flames, and immediately afterward, the places on her body that were burned by the black flames turned into ashes inch by inch.
Long Yu’s eyes stared, and after realizing that something was wrong, he raised his hand and withdrew the black flame.
Shattered Candle was also a bit surprised, she flew forward, and after carefully observing “Xu Chuniang’s” body, which was only half burned by the black flame, her eyes flashed with amazement.
“This isn’t her original body, but a double! What a clever tactic, actually able to trick our senses under our noses without us realizing it!”
She didn’t even realize when the other party had left.
Shattered Candle hesitated a little, and took the initiative to show his goodwill, “To be able to startle Your Excellency to personally come out, that little thief must not be easy to deal with, if there is a place where we can be of use, feel free to command.”
Long Yu had his hands behind his back, and after using his demonic thoughts to probe the direction that Xu Chuniang had fled in, his expression was calm.
“A mere body double technique is nothing more than a small trick that can’t be recognized, she can’t get away for such a short time, I’ll take note of this token of your appreciation.”
As soon as the words fell, his figure disappeared in place.
Horned Star stared at the direction Long Yu left for a while, and transmitted his voice to Shattered Candle and Wooden Feather, “How do I feel, this matter is not as simple as he said? If it’s just to catch a thief, with Long Yu’s identity and strength, there’s no need for him to personally take action.
That human female demon named Xu Chuniang definitely has some sort of ulterior secret on her.”
Mu Yu pondered thoughtfully, thinking of the previous encounter with the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, where two Earth Demon Post Realm demonic cultivators died, and that Xu Chunniang, who only had the cultivation of the Earth Demon Beginner Realm, had survived instead.
Now that he thought about it, this matter did have some irregularities, her luck was too good.
Shattered Candle saw what was going on in Horned Star’s mind and faintly said.
“Don’t hit on her, no matter what secrets that person has, it’s not something we should be concerned about, we don’t have the luxury of offending an opponent like Long Yu over this matter.”
Horned Star snorted lightly, still somewhat refusing to give up, “No matter how strong he is, he is only one person, the three of us joining hands, we may not be afraid of him, aren’t you curious about the secrets on that Xu Chuniang?
To be able to make someone like Long Yu chase him alone into the void, it’s enough to see a lot of problems.”
“You’re right, but don’t forget our identities, and the purpose of this trip out of the city.”
Shattered Candle signaled him to look behind him, “It would be fine if it was just the three of us who left the city this time, but the four of them, unlike those who were recruited temporarily to make up the numbers, are the official members of the Demon Hunting Team.
If we take them out of the city, we have to bring them back in one piece, more is better than less.”
Horned Star also knew that Shattered Candle’s approach was correct, he was just a bit reluctant.
“Alright, all listen to you, who let you have the highest cultivation, Long Yu has already gone far away, it’s hard to catch up now.”
Shattered Candle nodded lightly, “In that case, let’s go as well.” While a few people chatted, Xu Chuniang and Long Yu chased and fled, and had already vanished thousands of miles away.
As early as when she noticed Long Yu leaning towards the Demon Hunting Team, Xu Chuniang realized that it was not good, taking advantage of the fact that the crowd’s attention was not on her, and after temporarily fabricating a stand-in mannequin instead of the real one with the power of the Laws, she decisively chose to run away.
The double doll was exquisite, and at first glance, it didn’t look any different from her real body, and when she didn’t make a move, she was still quite capable of bluffing.
But once the stand-in dummy encountered an attack, the other party would realize that something was wrong, so the time that the stand-in dummy was able to fight for her was also extremely limited.
Feeling the powerful divine soul that was always in hot pursuit tens of thousands of miles away, Xu Chuniang tensed her mind, constantly pondering on countermeasures.
If the one chasing after her was just an ordinary Heavenly Demon Realm demonic cultivator, it would be fine, she might not necessarily lose if she used all her means.
But this person was different, through the special sensing between her and the double dummy, she heard the conversation between Long Yu and Shattered Candle.
Those who could make the Heavenly Demon Middle Realm Shattered Candle so respectful were definitely not ordinary people, and their strength should not be underestimated.
Without a last resort, she was unwilling to engage the other party in a hard fight.
One had to think of a way to get rid of him.
Just as Xu Chuniang was thinking hard about a way to break the situation, Long Yu, who was behind her, once again sped up.
Xu Chuniang’s mood became heavier and heavier. At this rate, she would be caught up in a few hours at the most, and by then, the situation would only become even more unfavorable as the demonic energy in her body ran out.
She detached a strand of demonic thoughts to probe into the Stargazer Disk, and after exploring the nearby terrain, she changed directions and evaded towards the Ice Thunder Valley recorded in the Stargazer Disk.
Noticing Xu Chuniang’s movements, the corner of Long Yu’s mouth slightly hooked, a hint of coldness appearing on his face.
The Ice Thunder Valley was filled with a large amount of Ice Thunder Force, a naturally dangerous place, and there were some Extra-Terrestrial Heavenly Demons and Heavenly Demon Realm Devil Cultivators that would head to the Ice Thunder Valley at certain specific times to utilize the naturally formed Ice Thunder Force in the valley to refine their bodies.
However, right now is the time when Ice Thunder Force is frequent, with the cultivation of that Celebrity Female Demon, even if she escaped into the Ice Thunder Valley, she wouldn’t be able to support herself for long.
Thinking of that double doll from earlier, Long Yu’s eyes flashed with a contemplative look.
He asked himself to keep his movements hidden, so logically, before he showed up, the other party should not be able to detect his intentions.
But why, not only did this woman sense the crisis in advance, she even deployed a double doll to buy herself time to escape?
When exactly did she realize that something was wrong?
Long Yu thought back to his two dead subordinates, could it be that those two idiots did not do their job properly, not only did they put their own lives on the line, but they also leaked his plan?
The more Long Yu thought about it, the more he thought it was possible, and he couldn’t help but mentally reexamine his opponent’s strength.
He should have thought of it long ago, since that human female demon was in possession of a superior demonic skill, her strength was naturally not comparable to an ordinary Earth Demon Realm, and it was not surprising that she was able to kill those two people, it was because he was careless.
A touch of greed flashed in Long Yu’s eyes, and he became more and more eager for the demonic power in her body.
With the superior magic power, he might be able to use it to break through the bottleneck and break through to the Demon King Realm.
Long Yu lightly exhaled and suppressed the excitement in his heart, firmly locking onto the aura in the distance, and once again accelerated his recluse speed.
(End of chapter)