Chapter 682

Qin Yun and company flew through the spatial tide .

“At the speed we are flying, it will probably take twelve years before we reach our first target,” said Goumang with a smile .

“Although I’ve sneaked into the spatial tide alone in the past, I’ve never properly explored it, much less engaged in battle with experts from other universes . ” Kong Xuan looked forward to their expedition as he smiled at Goumang . “Brother Goumang, in terms of experience in the spatial tide, you have the most experience among us . You have to help me . “

Hou Yi nodded with a smile . “Give me some pointers as well . “

“I’ve only entered once in the past,” added Qin Yun .

“Are the three of you deliberately mocking me? I was just a little bolder because of my avatar,” said Goumang . “Although I’ve encountered quite a few situations, and met quite a dangerous opponent with Sword Immortal Qin and Rushou previously, that was just one opponent . In the spatial tide, any surprise can happen . One has to remember the one important thing in the spatial tide—that is to hide one’s strength! Try your best to hide your strength, for it might create miracles at a critical juncture . If one’s strength is completely exposed, it’s very easy to be targeted . “

“Although we are very powerful, it’s possible that experts from other universes are even stronger than us,” warned Goumang .

“When the difference is strength is small, it will depend on strategy,” said Kong Xuan with a smile .

In a life-and-death battle, there was no chance of a redo .

Therefore, utmost care had to be taken .

…

In the vast spatial tide, an inconspicuous rundown wooden ship was flying .

It had flags and banners, but it looked like it was in shambles .

“Hu! Hu! Hu!”

Gray auras permeated every spot in the ship, so much so that its surface was immersed in gray auras .

Within this envelopment, the ship did not emit any aura as it vanished completely .

“Whoosh~” Gray auras gathered and manifested as a blurry female figure .

The translucent figure stood at the bow as she looked far into the distance . With a smile on her face, she mused, “I killed another prey successfully . This prey sure had many treasures, especially that Demonic Saber . I wonder how many lives it has ended . It’s of great help to me, raising my strength by fifty percent . “

The woman was in an excellent mood .

Although she preyed in the spatial tide perennially, to find a treasure that raised her strength by fifty percent was very rare . After all, at her realm, to raise her strength by ten percent was difficult . The Demonic Saber suited her very well .

“Oh?” The woman suddenly looked ahead .

In front of her were four figures carefully flying through the spatial tide .

“Four lives from another universe?” The woman was instantly delighted as a smile suffused the corners of her mouth . “To have four of them join forces, it’s obvious they seldom come to the spatial tide . Their fear prevents them from taking action alone . Haha… Only weaklings will feel fear to the point of forming groups . “

The moment she saw that it was a quartet in action, she determined that they seldom visited the spatial tide .

This was because hunters in the spatial tide had to endure the misery of loneliness . Few experts would join forces to alleviate the loneliness and be able to actually trust each other .

For instance, the Three Realms had yet to produce one hunter, much less a few .

Furthermore, hunters typically had a common trait—they were extremely confident in their life-preservation means! Even when facing other-universe experts of unknown origins, they were confident of surviving . For instance, back when Qin Yun fought Fate, the outcome was Qin Yun and company fleeing . All they killed were three envoys controlled by Fate .

Every hunter was extremely difficult to deal with .

“Four prey . How unconfident are you to act as a quartet?” The woman scoffed before dissipating into gray auras and fusing into the rundown ship’s aura .

Whoosh!

The rundown ship silently approached Qin Yun and company at an extremely fast speed . The distance between them was constantly contracting .

…

Qin Yun and company were still traversing the spatial tide as Qin Yun diverted some of his attention to think about his Misty Rain Array .

Traveling was boring . Furthermore, they had traveled for eight years, still four years away from their destination .

“Whoosh . ” The wooden ship rapidly approached .

When traveling, Qin Yun, Goumang, Hou Yi also used all their means to stay alert, but they failed to detect the ship .

“Careful, an enemy is approaching . ” Kong Xuan wore his usual expression as he secretly sent a voice transmission .

“An enemy is approaching?” Qin Yun, Goumang, and Hou Yi were alarmed .

“The enemy’s covert arts are extremely impressive . Perhaps most detection means in the Three Realms would be useless against this enemy,” said Kong Xuan via voice transmission . “If not for me being present, the three of you might only have detected the enemy when the protective array was struck . If that had happened, the three of you would probably not be able to react in time . “

Hou Yi was secretly alarmed as he asked, “Where’s the enemy . What does he look like? Do you know anything about him?”

“A ship is approaching,” said Kong Xuan . “An extremely sinister and dark power is lurking within the ship . As for the enemy, I can’t find him . He’s likely hidden somewhere in the ship . “

“You can’t even find the enemy?” Qin Yun, Goumang, and Hou Yi felt their hearts tighten .

“Shall we go according to the plan?” said Qin Yun via a voice transmission .

“Yes . Both you and Hou Yi will hold back . You are our main offensive . Leave it to Goumang and me first,” said Kong Xuan . How they dealt with enemies had long been decided in their planning .

To release all their strength instantly would only scare the enemy away .

“He’s here,” said Kong Xuan . “He’s about to attack . “

“Okay . “

Qin Yun long had his Misty Rain Sword split into three flying swords which hid in his sleeves . He had already conjured the Misty Rain Array, but had its might converged . Furthermore, its range was kept small, making it envelop only a thousand feet around them, as though it was just a typical protective measure .

“Four prey huddling in a group!”

Laughter resounded above the rundown ship, but no one beyond it could hear it .

Sou!

Gray auras suddenly burst out from the rundown ship as the ship sped up . The might turned extremely terrifying as the aura released was finally detected by Qin Yun and company .

“Boom!” The rundown ship slammed over with terrifying might .

The most critical protective measure Qin Yun and company had was the Misty Rain Array . It only spanned a thousand feet .

Beyond that range, Kong Xuan and Hou Yi cast their protective array barriers, enveloping a region that spanned a hundred thousand feet, but it was relatively weaker than the Misty Rain Array .

“Oh?” Qin Yun and company were alarmed . The attacker was invisible to the naked eye, and invisible to many probing means . All they sensed was an eruption of a terrifying aura from afar, followed by a loud rumbling in the array barrier’s periphery before the barrier shattered . A large rundown ship made of black wood appeared . It was in shambles, like a ship that had been in disrepair for ages .

But at the moment the rundown ship crashed through the outermost array barrier, Qin Yun quickly enlarged the range of his Misty Rain Array .

When it spread to eighty thousand feet, the Misty Rain Array crashed into the ship, causing it come to a halt . Even the Misty Rain Array quaked, looking like it would crumble at any time . Clearly, Qin Yun was going according to the plan by deliberately hiding his strength .

“Haha, I nearly slammed the four of you to death? You sure are weak . ” A scoffing laughter sounded from the ship .

“This ship . ” Qin Yun and company found the sinister aura emitted by the ship extremely terrifying .

A total of nineteen gray chains flew out from the ship in the spatial tide . With a loud commotion, every chain became much bigger than the Misty Rain Array as they hurtled towards Qin Yun and company who were protected by the Misty Rain Array .

“Retract!”

Kong Xuan stood there as the Five-colored Divine Light flashed in the spatial tide .

The huge ship vanished into thin air the moment it was enveloped by the Five-colored Divine Light .

A huge ship? Gray chains? All of them vanished!

All that was left was a figure in the spatial tide—a white-dressed woman . She stood there in the spatial tide in a daze .

“What happened to my Nine Netherworld Ship?” She was somewhat dumbfounded .