CHAPTER 778: CHAPTER 776: REVENGE MUST BE SWIFT (SECOND UPDATE)

Yun Ran and Xie Xuzhi were captured and taken to the Main Altar. The Black Robed People over at Five Emperors Mountain are probably worried that the Special Administration Bureau might respond and launch a full-scale attack.

They swiftly withdrew their key members and anyone useful from Five Emperors Mountain.

Even if the Heavenly Book and Guardian Dragon Spirit are discovered, the Black Robed People remain unconcerned.

It’s likely that by the time their experiments succeed, the Special Administration Bureau still hasn’t pinpointed the exact location of the Heavenly Book.

However, overnight, those Special Administration Bureau folks who previously found things challenging suddenly noticed that the force that had been obstructing them had vanished.

It was as if the location truly had been an ordinary tourist spot from beginning to end, with no suspicious characters around.

Capturing people also went much smoother; the only difference was that those they caught now were all low-level members.

Some of them didn’t even know what kind of organization they had infiltrated, merely doing what they were paid for.

This almost drove Gu Yuan to frustration, letting those deeply hidden guys escape right from under his nose.

Gu Yuan glanced at the weary Wanqi Yu: "Haven’t Xuan Chu and the others gotten up yet? Also, where’s Dragon Spirit gone? I need to find him for something!"

Wanqi Yu had been exerting himself these past two days, not just wanting to help his adopted sister Yun Ran.

More importantly, they genuinely harbored grudges against those Black Robed People and wouldn’t miss the chance to retaliate fiercely.

Having not slept for two days, he yawned before speaking: "They should be up. I’ll go check, but as for Dragon Spirit, I have no idea."

Previously, after Xuan Chu and Dragon Spirit returned, they shared their findings, prompting Gu Yuan to deploy part of his men to assist.

Regarding Dragon Spirit, he merely showed up briefly and then vanished without a trace.

Dragon Spirit, who was on Gu Yuan’s mind, once again arrived at the narrow gorge along the cliff he previously fell into.

Though he had unlocked spiritual wisdom thousands of years ago, Dragon Spirit was admittedly narrow-minded.

He later shared similar sentiments with Yun Ran and didn’t consider his narrow-mindedness embarrassing, but rather prided himself on it.

Thus, not long after freeing himself, Dragon Spirit was already itching for revenge.

Revenge should be timely.

Ideas like "a gentleman’s revenge is never late" or excuses about preserving one’s strength for future efforts are pure ways to rationalize being powerless.

To this end, Dragon Spirit specifically sought out He Tu, who had infiltrated Five Emperors Mountain, and seized some sinister items from him.

Looking at the Magic Artifacts in his hand, which appeared somewhat evil, Dragon Spirit tossed them directly into the crevice.

That wasn’t all; Dragon Spirit also prepared several explosive charms, which he similarly cast inside.

"Boom!"

The initially narrow gap, which only allowed a single slender figure to pass through, spewed forth a significant amount of dust, bringing a sense of satisfaction to Dragon Spirit.

It’s undeniable that the saying "specialization is authoritative" holds weight—those Magic Artifacts from He Tu indeed proved useful.

If he had tried to destroy the Array within the abyss while preserving the entire mountain range, it would have been quite troublesome.

Dragon Spirit extended his tail to test if the Array that restricted his powers was still there.

The tail swayed twice at the crevice’s position without any discomfort.

Just as he retracted his tail, he heard a muffled sound coming from the crevice’s location.

It was reminiscent of the overwhelming crash when a structure collapses.

"Hmph, serves it right. Such a shabby place dared to exist!"

As Dragon Spirit was about to turn and leave, he suddenly heard a faint Dragon Roar—the sound was very subtle, yet Dragon Spirit was certain he hadn’t misheard.

He pondered for a moment and then chose to respond.

Then quietly waited.

After a while, Dragon Spirit heard the Dragon Roar again.

A smile quickly spread across Dragon Spirit’s face.

"I never thought I’d stumble upon a second Guardian Dragon Spirit!"

Just as he planned to follow the source of the Dragon Roar, his phone rang.

Looking at the caller ID, Dragon Spirit’s demeanor appeared rather prideful: "Why are you calling me? I’m busy!"

Evidently, Dragon Spirit felt he was the most crucial combat force in Yun Ran’s team at the moment, distracting him would just delay important matters!

Gu Yuan: ...

This Dragon Spirit fellow is just as flighty.

"Do you have any way to contact Yun Ran? I need to speak with her!"

He tried calling, but couldn’t get through, even using the Sound Transmission Talisman Xuan Chu provided didn’t work.

Gu Yuan initially wasn’t too worried; the boss was with Yun Ran, surely ensuring her safety.

However, considering the sudden disappearance of resistance at Five Emperors Mountain, and those captured being mere small fry, Gu Yuan felt uneasy.

Dragon Spirit suddenly paused, encountering the situation of not finding Yun Ran was a first.

"Let me try!"

With that, Dragon Spirit hung up the call and attempted to ’summon’ Yun Ran.

Although his Symbiotic Contract with Yun Ran was dissolved, they were already familiar with each other’s aura.

Contacting her should be easy.

In Dragon Spirit’s mind, he thought that upon finding Yun Ran, he should first bask in some glory.

At least let Yun Ran see that there was no more diligent and excellent Dragon Spirit than him.

He has to speak well of himself in front of Little Master Uncle later.

Dragon Spirit confidently initiated contact, but, unexpectedly, there was no response.

Moreover, Yun Ran’s aura had faded to the point of being almost undetectable.

"How could this be!"

The situation quickly put Dragon Spirit’s mood to rock bottom—he had never faced something like this.

Normally speaking, if even he couldn’t sense someone’s aura, there was only one possibility—that person had vanished.

If someone just vanished before Dragon Spirit’s eyes, their aura would be much stronger than Yun Ran’s aura now.

Dragon Spirit tried twice more, still unable to summon Yun Ran.

He immediately started reaching out to Ginsengfruit; finding Ginsengfruit could lead him to Yun Ran.

Perhaps Yun Ran deliberately masked her aura to avoid detection.

Yet, Dragon Spirit’s call to Ginsengfruit also failed.

This dramatically changed Dragon Spirit’s expression—he instinctively started tugging at his hair.

"Damn it! Where on earth did those two go?!"

Dragon Spirit suddenly panicked—unable to locate Yun Ran and others meant serious trouble.

He refused to believe Yun Ran had vanished, which meant Yun Ran might be caught in an extremely dire location, concealing their life force.