Seeing Zhou Yanfei and the other Demon Sealers kneeling on the floor, their faces twisted in grief as if they had just witnessed the slaughter of their entire families, Yuan spoke, "By the time I defeated the traitors and reached the vault... the treasures were already gone. I’m sorry."
"..."
None of the Demon Sealers responded.
"Though I did encounter the thief, who was on his way out. He was at the fourth level of God Ascension, so there was nothing I could’ve done to stop him," Yuan added.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanfei slowly turned to face Yuan, his eyes narrowing sharply.
"You encountered the thief... and survived? No, something’s not right. You don’t even look injured, not in the slightest. It’s almost as if he let you go without even trying to kill you."
He paused, voice hardening.
"No thief in their right mind would go through all that trouble to infiltrate our vault... only to leave an eyewitness behind."
"That’s—"
Before Yuan could say another word, Zhou Yanfei suddenly lunged from his kneeling position, his hand shooting toward Yuan’s throat, overflowing with uncontrolled killing intent.
"You—!"
His actions were too sudden, and Yan Hara failed to react in time. By the time she even realized what was happening, Zhou Yanfei’s fingers were already at Yuan’s neck.
As for Yuan, he stood still, almost as if he also failed to react. However, his eyes were following Zhou Yanfei’s movements perfectly. It wasn’t that he couldn’t react. He simply didn’t move on purpose so Zhou Yanfei could hit him.
In the very next instant, Zhou Yanfei’s hand reached Yuan’s neck, fingers tightening as if to rip his throat out. But just as he made contact, his movements froze.
However, it wasn’t because Zhou Yanfei had a change of heart, or that he’d suddenly snapped out of his subconscious assault.
"What in heaven’s name...?" Zhou Yanfei muttered, staring at his hands frozen around Yuan’s neck, eyes wide with disbelief and confusion.
Despite pouring nearly all of his strength into the strike, he couldn’t harm Yuan in the slightest. In fact, it felt as if his fingers had slammed into solid diamond.
Zhou Yanfei was currently at the third level of God Ascension, and even though he didn’t use Celestial Qi in his strike, it should’ve been more than enough to slaughter a Golden Immortal like Yuan with extreme ease.
Yet, he couldn’t even damage the skin on Yuan’s body, much less kill him.
"Haa..." Yuan released a soft sigh before speaking, "You should really let people finish their sentences."
"I—"
"You old bastard! What do you think you’re doing?!" Yan Hara kicked Zhou Yanfei in the face right as he opened his mouth, sending him flying into the empty treasure pedestal.
"Master Zhou!"
"Leader!"
The Demon Sealers exclaimed in shock after seeing their leader sent flying.
"I-I’m okay..."
Since Yan Hara only used her natural strength, Zhou Yanfei only sustained minimal injuries.
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