News of Death

Connor Hawke searched frantically around him, attacking wildly in every direction. His reckless blows even struck the hidden tower underground.

"Madman!" Evan Yang exclaimed in shock.

"What happened?" Warren Dugald asked, confused.

"He's attacking the surroundings. Maybe he thinks we're hiding somewhere," Evan Yang sighed.

"Impossible. I believe in him—he'll definitely survive." Wyatt Wolf refused to believe Evan Yang had just disappeared.

"Nothing's impossible. Sigh, I thought our Free Alliance would finally have a genius, but now it's gone—and the Sky‑Piercing Tower disappeared too." Vice Alliance Master Grant was helpless, even regretting letting Evan Yang enter the Death Crystal Field.

Seeing Vice Alliance Master Grant so convinced Evan Yang was dead, Wyatt Wolf said helplessly, "Vice Alliance Master, I believe he'll come back someday."

"Senior Connor, even a small mistake could get us killed," Master Terrence Skyspirit replied with an awkward smile.

Because of Evan Yang, years ago Vice Alliance Master Grant came out of seclusion and did many things. Now that hope was gone, he could only return to closed-door cultivation.

As a result, the Free Alliance's presence on the continent immediately dropped again. If before, thanks to Evan Yang, the Free Alliance clashed with House Blue, now it fell silent once more.

When many of Evan Yang's friends heard the news, they refused to believe it. They believed in Evan Yang, believed he wouldn't just disappear.

Everyone looked at each other, secretly cursing in their hearts.

"I don't believe he just died like that!" Benson Blue really couldn't believe Evan Yang had fallen into the crack.

"You know how dangerous those cracks are—even you wouldn't survive if you went in, right?" The Blue Clan Patriarch received the news and felt relieved, finally rid of that troublemaker Evan Yang. Now House Blue could focus on dealing with Demon Sect and seizing power.

"That's true, but... I just can't accept not catching him myself." Benson Blue had two conflicting feelings: part of him hoped Evan Yang was dead, but he also wanted him alive so he could teach him a lesson.

"My meaning is simple. They're somewhere around here, so to find them, everyone needs to pay attention to every spot nearby and look for anything unusual," Connor Hawke said to the group.

Everyone could only accept Connor Hawke's suggestion, checking everywhere, even every patch of ground beneath their feet.

Inside the tower, Evan Yang cursed inwardly. If this kept up, they'd be discovered sooner or later. He was now thinking about how to escape.

Connor Hawke was convinced Evan Yang had used some treasure to slip from his sight, just like last time in the sea region.

Everyone searched for most of the day, but for Evan Yang inside, every moment felt like a year.

This was the smallest size Evan Yang could shrink to at his current cultivation. Trying to get smaller would be difficult. When he saw the person discover the tower, he appeared with a swish, grabbed the tower, and ran quickly.

As the chase continued, only Connor Hawke was left behind Evan Yang.

Evan Yang cursed inwardly, "Why can't he just slow down a bit!"

That was why Connor Hawke hadn't immediately caught up to Evan Yang.

Even so, Evan Yang still felt the other was fast. If this were an ordinary place, Evan Yang would have been caught long ago by this Spirit‑Wandering peak expert.

"If I don't run, I'm an idiot!" Evan Yang replied.

"I have to widen the gap. Otherwise, I'll be caught sooner or later." Evan Yang knew the distance between them was shrinking, even if just a little, but if it kept up, he'd definitely be caught.

The two chased each other for most of the day. Connor Hawke was only five or six steps behind Evan Yang. His face was grim, already driven mad by Evan Yang, sword in hand, spiritual power gathering on it.

Evan Yang could sense the terrifying power ahead. Just as he was thinking how to dodge, a black spatial crack appeared before him.

"Not good!" Evan Yang shouted, quickly stopping, and the sword followed right behind.

Was he really about to die here? Evan Yang was shocked. At that moment, the spatial crack ahead seemed to be struck by a powerful force, splitting wider and faster. Even the space beneath Evan Yang's feet tore open. Before he could react, he fell right into the crack.

The crack then closed, and a sword was left stabbed into the ground where Evan Yang had vanished.

The crack is like a disintegrator. Once someone enters, it splits them apart—even late-stage Spirit‑Wandering experts are torn to pieces, let alone Evan Yang, who's only just reached early-stage Spirit‑Wandering.

Some who knew Evan Yang sighed inwardly—a genius ruined just like that.

When everyone heard Evan Yang appeared inside the Death Crystal Field, they were all shocked. And when they heard he'd fallen into a spatial crack, their expressions became even stranger.

"No, he won't. He'll definitely be fine." Jiang Xin was trembling as she spoke, especially since she knew a fair bit about spatial cracks, but she still couldn't believe Evan Yang would die like that.

Anyone with eyes could see that Evan Yang had almost no hope of surviving.