"You think luck will always be this good, and her soul can erupt every time?" Blood Demon laughed.
Evan Yang agreed—if tragedy struck one day and her soul didn’t awaken in time, they’d be killed first. Without her body, her soul’s combat power would drop drastically. For now, he could only pray he recovered before encountering anyone from the Nether Sky Realm.
But the more you hope for something, the more likely something unexpected happens. The people from the Nether Sky Realm returned with an army and appeared in that city, then started a massive sweep searching for Evan Yang and Megan Rain.
Evan Yang’s Divine Sense naturally detected this. Right now, he was thinking about how to summon Megan Rain back, maybe even hide with her. But Megan Rain had no clue about the danger approaching—she was still out hunting in the mountains.
"Sigh, this body is so old and useless—it’s practically dead." Evan Yang realized his body was like trash now; he couldn’t even run out and call for help.
The people in the city entered the noodle shop, even interrogated those inside. Megan Rain and Evan Yang had already left, but no one knew that. Even though the whole shop was searched, they didn’t find Megan Rain or Evan Yang, which made them furious.
"You think they escaped? I don’t believe it—a frail old man and an ordinary girl couldn’t have gotten far." someone said, then ordered the search radius expanded, combing the area.
These cultivators flew overhead, Divine Sense spread wide, like a swarm of locusts blanketing the sky, searching for Evan Yang and others.
"No time left—but my body just won’t cooperate." Evan Yang muttered gloomily.
Megan Rain was still hunting. Suddenly she noticed the sky nearby was dark and heavy—at first she thought it was about to rain, but on closer look, it wasn’t clouds at all; the sky was full of cultivators.
Those cultivators quickly spotted Megan Rain hunting on a small hill in the woods.
As soon as they found Megan Rain, they immediately reported to the two squad leaders. The two were overjoyed, flew over at once, and after confirming it was really her, shouted, "Haha, it's her! Everyone, surround the area!"
Megan Rain frowned. She recognized two of them—they were the ones who had captured her and Evan Yang before. Five others had died, but these two had survived and now brought so many more people.
"Who are you?" Megan Rain cried in alarm as she saw the cultivators encircle her.
"Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is—today you die! Everyone, kill her! No matter what, don't let her wake up!" one of them ordered coldly.
The people around didn’t know the details, but since the order came from above, they had no choice but to attack an ordinary girl. Countless attacks locked onto Megan Rain.
Such attacks could grind a mortal body to powder. Just as the attacks arrived, Megan Rain threw back her head and shouted, "You ants! Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll send you on your way!"
Yellow light burst out around Megan Rain—her soul had awakened again. She gripped her artifact bow, swept it across the ground, and in an instant, a huge swath of people fell, blood flowing like a river.
"That... that was so fast!" one of the two survivors gasped in shock at the scene before him.
"You two managed to escape before, and now you come right to me? Looks like your lives are mine to take." The true Megan Rain sneered coldly, her bow locking onto the two of them.
The two were scared out of their wits and shouted to the others, "Go! Take her down—she can't hold out much longer!"
After witnessing what happened, the survivors knew only killing this girl would let them live, so they attacked in a frenzy. The two leaders, knowing they couldn't handle her, fled again in a panic, and the army was quickly wiped out.
The yellow light around Megan Rain flickered and faded—she collapsed into unconsciousness. When she woke, she found herself lying in a pool of blood, horrified, and rushed back to the cave, where she found Evan Yang lying there.
"Grandpa Yang, I don’t know why, but so many people died outside," Megan Rain said.
Evan Yang replied, "Don’t worry. Those people came to kill you—they must have been killed by someone who saved you."
"How come someone always saves us? Who is that person, really?" Megan Rain asked suspiciously.
Evan Yang smiled. "You’ll understand someday. For now, we’d better leave. Some people escaped—next time, things might not be so simple."
"Grandpa Yang, how do you know some people escaped? Did you see it? But weren’t you lying here?" Megan Rain asked doubtfully.
"I couldn’t go out, but I could hear the commotion outside. Just now, I heard our mysterious savior chasing those people," Evan Yang replied with a smile.
"I see. All right, let’s hurry and leave—too many people died here." Megan Rain couldn’t even count the bodies outside, so she quickly helped Evan Yang out of the cave.
But with an ordinary girl supporting an old man, their pace was slow. After half a day, they had only crossed a few hills before stopping to rest.
"Sigh, it’s all because my legs don’t work that we’re so slow," Evan Yang sighed.
"It’s all right, Grandpa Yang. I’ll help you—don’t worry," Megan Rain said.
"Mm." Evan Yang nodded, but inside he was worried about those Nether Sky Realm people. After suffering such losses, they definitely wouldn’t send ordinary squads again—maybe a Nether Sky King would come next.
Evan Yang’s guess proved right. When the two survivors slunk back, they reported to their superior. The boss above them finally lost patience and cursed, "Useless! You can’t even handle a mortal!"
"Great King, she’s just too terrifying—one shot and over half our men were wiped out," one subordinate said.
"Looks like I’ll have to go myself. But we’ll have to wait half a day for the other Nether Sky Kings to arrive," the man said.
"Great King, why don’t we go first? If we kill her, won’t the artifact bow be ours alone?" one man suggested.
Their Great King, who already had this idea, laughed and said, "Exactly! Let’s go—we’ll handle everything before the others arrive."
So this greedy Great King set off with just his two subordinates to track down Evan Yang and Megan Rain.
Walking speed couldn’t compete with the three flying pursuers. Soon, a figure dense with Nether-Origin Force appeared behind Evan Yang and Megan Rain.
"Hello there," the Nether Sky King greeted with a smile.
"Who are you?" Megan Rain exclaimed in shock. Evan Yang had already guessed the man’s strength—he must be a Nether Sky King.
"Me? Looks like Dream Deity, your memory really is failing—you don’t even recognize me anymore," the Nether Sky King laughed.
"I don’t know you," Megan Rain replied.
"Me? Haotian Jade, the Sixth Nether Sky King, who once greatly admired the Dream Deity," he said with a smile.
"I don’t understand these titles. Anyway, I don’t know you, so stop bothering us," Megan Rain said. Though she was just a mortal, her courage was impressive.
"Looks like you really have forgotten everything. Let me help jog your memory," Haotian Jade said, extending a hand. Nether-Origin Force flew out and bound Megan Rain.
Under the disturbance of Nether-Origin Force, Megan Rain’s soul erupted again. When her true self appeared, the two subordinates quickly retreated, watching in terror.
Haotian Jade smiled when he saw this. "Dream Deity, long time no see."
"So you found me after all, Haotian Jade! Sixth Nether Sky King! Not crippling you back then was a huge mistake," Megan Rain said.
"Back then, thanks for sparing me—but today I won’t be so merciful. After all these years, I wonder how much power your soul can muster in a mortal body," Haotian Jade replied with a smile.
"I let you go before, but I won’t let you go today. Want to see how much power I have? Try my artifact bow!" Megan Rain drew her bow, holding it for a long time to gather strength—this time, she meant to strike Haotian Jade hard.
Haotian Jade felt the bow’s power, but it wasn’t as strong as back then. That’s why he dared to stay, drawing his sword to intercept the attack and seize the bow.
"Die!" Megan Rain shouted. A powerful arrow shot toward Haotian Jade, who swung his sword fiercely at it, aiming for the arrow.
The two forces clashed, and after a moment, Haotian Jade couldn’t withstand the arrow, stumbling back a few steps. Still, compared to before, he was much stronger—he couldn’t even block a single arrow back then.
"Haotian Jade, that was just the first arrow. You know I have a Tenfold Chain—each shot gets stronger. Don’t think blocking the first arrow is impressive," Megan Rain sneered.
Haotian Jade knew Megan Rain really had the Tenfold Chain ability. He was terrified. "Hmph, you can’t escape. I may lose today, but soon other Nether Sky Kings will arrive—then you’ll die for sure."
Sensing Megan Rain’s power, Haotian Jade knew he’d lose if he kept fighting, so he quickly slipped away. Megan Rain didn’t pursue; after they left, she collapsed, gasping for breath.
"Are you all right?" Evan Yang asked, curious that Megan Rain hadn’t fainted this time.
"I don’t have much time left. You heard our conversation earlier. I don’t expect you to do anything, but when my soul sinks back into her body, I need you to help me," Dream Deity said.
This was the first time Dream Deity spoke directly to Evan Yang, so he asked curiously, "What do you need?"
"Find a place to hide—the more secure, the better. Don’t come out, and ideally stay hidden for ten days or half a month," Dream Deity said.
"Understood," Evan Yang replied. He knew what she meant; she was very weak now and couldn’t fight other Nether Sky Kings. The only option was to hide.