Just as he entered the sect's base, Xavier Shaw suddenly stopped before reaching his cave residence.
Guy Shu, who was following beside him, also halted and asked in confusion, "Sect Master, what's wrong?"
Xavier Shaw furrowed his brows, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart. "Elder Guy, I suddenly feel uneasy."
Guy Shu nodded, "If we don't kill Joe Di, Swordcloud Sect will never find peace. He even dared to plot against the Kun Sect Master, which shows how bold he is. But this is Little Central Star—he wouldn't dare to act recklessly here."
"This is bad." When Xavier Shaw heard Guy Shu mention that Joe Di even plotted against the Kun Sect Master, he finally understood the source of his unease.
Joe Di dared to kill even the Kun Sect Master, so why wouldn't he dare to kill Xavier Shaw? If he said otherwise, Xavier Shaw himself wouldn't believe it.
"Let's go!" Without waiting for Guy Shu to react, Xavier Shaw uttered just two words and, with a flash, darted out of the base.
A terrifying aura surged in, engulfing everything. Guy Shu immediately realized what was happening and tried to follow Xavier Shaw out of the base. But he was a step too slow—just as he took his first step, a violent killing force swept over him, forcing him to retreat quickly.
It was the Ninth-Tier Deathtrap Array. Guy Shu's heart sank as he finally understood the source of Xavier Shaw's unease. Joe Di was truly audacious, daring to trap the Swordcloud Sect's base on Central Star Plaza with a Ninth-Tier Deathtrap Array. Fortunately, Sect Master Xavier Shaw escaped—once he's out, Joe Di will face endless pursuit from Swordcloud Sect.
The moment Xavier Shaw broke through the Deathtrap Array, he breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he reacted quickly and escaped just as the array closed. Had he been a moment slower, he wouldn't have been killed, but he would have been seriously injured.
Xavier Shaw had barely caught his breath when a massive foot came crashing toward him. The moment he realized that, even with his late Transforming True Stage strength, he couldn't evade this kick, his heart turned cold. With such power, even without the Deathtrap Array, Xavier Shaw was no match.
It felt as though the surrounding space was completely controlled by that kick. No matter how quickly he tried to escape, even to the ends of the earth, he couldn't dodge it. What kind of technique was this? A sudden thought struck Xavier Shaw—could this be a spatial law technique?
A shiver ran down Xavier Shaw's spine. He was certain—this was definitely a spatial law technique. If he had known earlier that Joe Di had grasped such a power, he would never have stayed here, nor opposed Joe Di. Whether Joe Di was possessed or not, anyone who could touch spatial law in the cultivation world was not someone the Swordcloud Sect could withstand.
Bang! The massive footprint struck Xavier Shaw's chest, and a tremendous force swept over him. Xavier Shaw spat out a stream of blood and was sent flying back into the Deathtrap Array.
Thud! Xavier Shaw's spirit was shattered by that kick, and a blade light from within the Deathtrap Array pierced through his shoulder blade.
"Sect Master, we're trapped by a Ninth-Tier Deathtrap Array. This person is strong enough to kill the Kun Sect Master and can even set up a Ninth-Tier Deathtrap Array—he must be possessed." Seeing Xavier Shaw blasted back in, Guy Shu felt an overwhelming sense of dread.
Just as Xavier Shaw was about to speak, worried that Joe Di might set up a Blast Array, he sensed the surrounding space begin to violently tremble.
"This is bad, there's also a Ninth-Tier Blast Array..." Guy Shu had just finished speaking when a deafening explosion erupted, the violent force distorting space itself.
Any cultivator below the Transforming True Stage was instantly torn to nothingness by the terrifying self-destruction of the Ninth-Tier Array. Only Guy Shu and Xavier Shaw's primordial spirits managed to escape, but before they could flee the blast wave, a dreadful black flame swept over them.
Even the primordial spirits of these two Transforming True experts were reduced to nothingness in the face of the terrifying black flame.
At that moment, Nexus Plaza descended into chaos. The Swordcloud Sect's base was destroyed by the self-destruction of a Ninth-Tier Array, and neither Sect Master Xavier Shaw nor Elder Guy Shu—both at the Transforming True Stage—escaped. Moreover, nearly all the Swordcloud Sect's talented cultivators who came to participate in the Starlight Nexus trial were wiped out, including top talents like Ju Qi and Ran Bushang.
After killing Xavier Shaw and Guy Shu, Joe Di quietly left Nexus Plaza. Whether or not anyone suspected him, he would not show himself.
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The Great Wild Sea was vast and boundless, and among its countless islands, Reed Isle was truly inconspicuous. If Miles Phantom hadn't given him a clear map jade slip, Joe Di doubted he could have found this place.
According to Miles Phantom, Reed Isle had a patch of reeds that lasted year-round. But when Joe Di arrived, there wasn't a single reed to be found.
A shadow of doubt crept into Joe Di's heart, and he immediately sent his spiritual sense to probe the area. Soon, he detected a natural concealment barrier. In Joe Di's opinion, even a Ninth-Tier spiritual sense might not penetrate this natural restriction. It seemed Miles Phantom had been cautious—cultivators hidden within such a barrier would be impossible for ordinary people to find.
When Joe Di's spiritual sense penetrated the barrier, his heart sank—Di Dee and Frank Fields were gone. He could clearly sense Di Dee's cultivation aura, meaning she hadn't left long ago.
With Di Dee's strength, she couldn't possibly leave Reed Isle alone for the vast Great Wild Sea. Something must have happened.
Joe Di's spiritual sense swept across Reed Isle, and within moments, he found traces. They weren't signs of battle, but evidence of a tribulation.
Joe Di was extremely sensitive to lightning tribulations—he could even absorb lightning sources for cultivation. With a single touch, he knew these tribulation marks were from a Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation.
It seemed Di Dee's talent was simply too strong, and with all the cultivation resources Miles Phantom provided, she managed to undergo the Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation in such a short time.
Neither Di Dee nor Frank Fields could set up an array, so they must have faced the tribulation out in the open. Such a tribulation would surely attract attention.
Joe Di forced himself to stay calm. He couldn't sense any trace of Di Dee or Frank Fields' deaths here, which meant they were still safe for now. Even Miles Phantom probably hadn't expected Di Dee to undergo the Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation so quickly.
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Who took Di Dee and Uncle Frank away during her tribulation? The Great Wild Sea was endless—if there was any power in these waters...
Suddenly, three words flashed through Joe Di's mind: Destiny Isle.
When it comes to powers in the Great Wild Sea, the foremost is Destiny Pavilion on Destiny Isle. He had once thought of hiding from his enemies there—Destiny Pavilion is a Ten-Star sect. Once on Destiny Isle, even the Five Grand Sects wouldn't dare act recklessly.
Di Dee and Uncle Frank once cultivated on Destiny Isle, but trouble arose between Miles Phantom and Destiny Pavilion. When Miles Phantom left, he took Uncle Frank and Di Dee with him, and Destiny Pavilion naturally knew of their close ties. They may have been searching for Di Dee and Uncle Frank across the Great Wild Sea all along, but Reed Isle's barrier was too well hidden to find.
Once Di Dee underwent her tribulation, she would inevitably be discovered.
Thinking of this, Joe Di wasted no time and sped toward Destiny Isle.
So what if it's a Ten-Star sect? If they dare to capture Di Dee, don't blame him for being ruthless.
Joe Di's spiritual sense was equivalent to the eleventh tier, and with his spiritual sense escape technique, he appeared at the outskirts of Destiny Isle in no time.
Destiny Isle's protective array was a peak Ninth-Tier Guardian Array—Joe Di had encountered it before, called the Spiritlock Barrier. It could gather spiritual energy and provide powerful defense.
Inside the island, restrictions abounded. At least two extremely powerful auras fluctuated within, each stronger than Miles Phantom.
Joe Di wasn't intimidated by Destiny Isle's strength—he didn't hesitate to send his spiritual sense inside. With his eleventh-tier spiritual sense and mastery of array and restriction techniques, he pierced through countless barriers. At that moment, Destiny Isle held no secrets from him.
Within half a stick of incense, Joe Di's spiritual sense landed on a commercial building. In its underground level, Di Dee and Frank Fields were imprisoned, but hadn't suffered much.
Sure enough, Di Dee had reached the first level of the Nascent Soul stage, and Frank Fields had entered the early Golden Core stage. Frank's talent wasn't high—if Joe Di hadn't helped him open the Starstream Vein, he'd probably still be at the Qi Refining stage.
Knowing Di Dee and Frank Fields hadn't suffered much, Joe Di's anger softened a little. He mingled with the crowd entering Destiny Isle and, without waiting for an identity check, slipped into the commercial building. The protective array couldn't stop him—an eleventh-tier spiritual sense could easily hide from even Ascendants, let alone ordinary guards.
The seventh-tier restriction in the commercial building was formidable for others, but to Joe Di, it was no different from an open door.
"Ah Jiu, how did you get captured too?" Di Dee jumped up in alarm when she saw Joe Di enter, having no idea what to do.
Joe Di smiled, "Di Dee, do I look like I was captured?"
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In the guest room at the top floor of Destiny Pavilion's annex, a slightly plump middle-aged man stood respectfully before a young cultivator, his attitude deferential and humble.
The youth tapped his fingers on the table for a long while before asking, "Are you sure that Di Dee has Sacred Spirit Eyes and a Heavenborn Root?"
"I'm certain, absolutely certain. In ten thousand years, no other genius like her will appear. If the True Domain learns of her talent, they'll go absolutely mad," the middle-aged man replied with conviction.