The four shadow guards landed at the bottom of the white mist-filled valley.
"We were tricked. The avatar is too smart to be found."
They searched for his Resurrection Force, only to find that a low-level beast emitted the aura. Obviously, the Rule Soul Avatar had arranged this.
Almost immediately, wave after wave of Resurrection Force appeared in the range of their perception.
"Damn it. He is clever! He knew that we would track his Resurrection Force."
To avoid being detected, the Rule Soul Avatar had put his Resurrection Force into several beasts. This was the only explanation for why the four shadow guards sensed so many sources of the same Resurrection Force concurrently.
Considering the situation, they were unable to locate the Rule Soul Avatar by tracking the aura of his Resurrection Force.
The only clue that would lead them to the Rule Soul Avatar was lost.
Confused and unsure of how to circumvent the deceit, the four shadow guards glanced at each other. Just then, the Immortal Lord's voice materialized. "What's wrong with you four? Why haven't you killed him yet?" he asked through his spiritual sense.
His tone was laced with anger, which reflected his dissatisfaction with the four great shadow guards.
"My Lord, this avatar is quite shrewd. He always seems to know how we would track him, and he has used that knowledge to avoid being detected."
"He is in a cave three kilometers to your north. Hurry up and kill him," the Immortal Lord instructed after a moment of silence.
"Yes, My Lord!" The four shadow guards were too embarrassed to say anything else.
"It seems as though the Immortal Lord has asked the Blood Witcher for assistance."
"That's right. Only the Blood Witcher could detect his location so precisely."
"Let's not worry about all that now. We need to hurry up and kill him before something else goes wrong."
The four shadow guards flew north as specified by the Immortal Lord. With their speed, it took them three seconds to cover the three-kilometer distance and search all places.
"I found him. He's over there!"
There was a dark cave on the north side of the valley.
The Rule Soul Avatar sat cross-legged. Even though he sensed that someone had located him, he did not stop his cultivation. Instead, his silvery eyes continued to observe universal laws.
Bang!
All of a sudden, the Rule Soul Avatar's silvery eyes disappeared, and rage surged in his cold eyes.
"Face my wrath." The Rule Soul Avatar knew that his enemies arrived.
He raised his white palm and pushed it forward, releasing the power of several majestic law forces.
Bang!
In the span of a breath, the cave exploded, and the Rule Soul Avatar flew out.
Just as he reached several thousand feet from where the cave had been, a palm suddenly slammed his chest, creating a deep print.
"It was hard to find you. Now that we have located you, don't even think about running away."
Although the Rule Soul Avatar couldn't see his attackers, he remained calm and activated his silvery eyes. Soon, he spotted four figures that were made of law silk threads.
Soon, the Rule Soul Avatar sensed that these four people's strength was far beyond his.
"Let me go." It sounded like a demand, not a request.
"Kill him!"
The four shadow guards attacked in unison, leaving no chance for the Rule Soul Avatar to escape.
Four law forces came at the Rule Soul Avatar from different directions.
The Rule Soul Avatar couldn't resist the forces. And so, he simply chose to disperse himself by dividing his body into small bits, hoping that he could survive that way.
"Block the space!"
Once the space was blocked, the Rule Soul Avatar would not be able to escape even though his body had split into molecules.
"What?" To their astonishment, the space was empty despite being locked by them.
"Damn it. He used the Hiding Law to escape."
"Separate and search for him in all directions. Remember to block the space all the way."
The four shadow guards, turned into four beams of light and flew in four directions.
As they searched, they secured the space where they had passed. Soon, hundreds of kilometers of space around them were totally fenced off.
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