The Unparalleled Sword Emperor Chapter 2601 - 2576: Tracking!

"Heavenly Dog True Person and Shen Qin, right?"

"Where might they be heading off to in such a hurry?"

Lin Bai asked with curiosity.

Right away, Lin Bai advanced a step to pursue Shen Qin.

Yet the warrior in black clothes next to Lin Bai seized him and spoke in a chilly tone, "What do you think you're doing?"

Lin Bai responded, "I noticed them dashing away—something must have come up. I'm going to take a look!"

The black-clothed warrior replied coldly, "That's none of our business. Stay out of it! Besides, what trouble could Envoy Shen Qin and Senior Heavenly Dog run into? Watch out, or you'll bring disaster on yourself!"

Anxiety flickered across Lin Bai's face. He shook free from the black-clothed warrior's hold and rushed ahead.

The black-clothed warrior swiftly overtook him, barring Lin Bai's path, and declared coldly, "I warned you—don't stick your nose into others' affairs!"

Lin Bai glanced back at the black-clothed warrior. In his right eye, a mesmerizing flower bloomed, while a chilling smirk played on his lips.

"Y-you... who in the world are you?"

Spotting the murderous intent in Lin Bai's gaze, the black-clothed warrior sensed a formidable foe and bellowed.

"You've shared plenty of info with me. As thanks, I'll ensure your end comes swiftly and painlessly!" Lin Bai sneered darkly at the black-clothed warrior.

"Are you with the Feng Family?" the black-clothed warrior demanded, terror in his voice.

"The Feng Family? Hah, no, I'm not one of their warriors..." Lin Bai replied with sinister menace.

The black-clothed warrior scoffed, "A pathetic peak Yin Saint Realm warrior like you, stirring up trouble before me? You must be courting death!"

"Time to meet your end!"

With a cold snort, the black-clothed warrior drew a combat blade from his storage bag and swung it fiercely at Lin Bai.

Lin Bai stood motionless, neither evading nor blocking the descending strike.

In that split second, Lin Bai lunged forward, materializing before the black-clothed warrior instantly. His hand shot out, ripping through the chest and yanking out the still-beating heart.

"I promised you wouldn't suffer!"

Lin Bai grinned, clutching the black-clothed warrior's heart.

Shock filled the black-clothed warrior's eyes as he stared at Lin Bai. Life faded from his gaze, and he crumpled lifeless to the ground.

With that, Lin Bai spun around. The demonic flower in his eye receded, and he bolted after Shen Qin.

Deep in the Poison Dragon Forest, Heavenly Dog True Person led the way, Shen Qin trailed him, and Lin Bai followed Shen Qin.

At the same time, the Demon Body relayed a transmission to Lin Bai's original body.

Beyond the Poison Dragon Forest, in a nearby town's inn, Lin Bai's true body had been meditating to recover spiritual power. Now, he opened his eyes slowly, stared toward the Poison Dragon Forest, and murmured coldly, "The Demon Body spotted Shen Qin, and he's exiting the forest's core zone? Away from the Wending Realm powerhouses' safeguard—this is the perfect chance!"

Lin Bai's true self positioned himself by the inn window, gazing at the moon overhead, then vaulted out, soaring on flying swords directly into the Poison Dragon Forest.

On this occasion, Lin Bai moved solo, without summoning Lan Yuxin or Hu Xiner.

Propelled by the flying swords, Lin Bai plunged straight into the Poison Dragon Forest.

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Lin Bai's Demon Body shadowed Shen Qin's swift flight through the Poison Dragon Forest, noting how Shen Qin ventured ever farther from the forest's heart, distant now from the Wending Realm experts.

"We're beyond the shield of those Wending Realm warriors."

"Now's the moment to strike."

Lin Bai hung back behind Shen Qin. Sensing no Wending Realm powerhouse within a hundred miles, the demon flower in his Demon Body's eyes unfurled, unleashing a tyrannical aura that spread outward.

Just then, Shen Qin came to a halt.

Noticing Shen Qin's odd behavior, Lin Bai held back from any hasty action.

After pausing for what seemed like ages, Shen Qin pressed on.

"What's his game?" Lin Bai puzzled. He quickened his pace to the spot Shen Qin had left, looked up, and beheld a colossal ancient tree looming ahead.

This massive tree's trunk demanded a hundred arms to encircle, its branches blotting out the heavens.

It stood as the mightiest tree in the Poison Dragon Forest.

Lin Bai watched Shen Qin approach beneath the ancient tree, contemplate briefly, then circle it in a deliberate pattern.

Lin Bai observed Shen Qin's motions intently.

Soon, after several circuits around the trunk, the ancient tree trembled, splitting open a fissure in its vast bark like a gateway.

Joy lit Shen Qin's face as he warily entered the fissure.

Once inside, the fissure sealed shut seamlessly!

After a brief wait, Lin Bai emerged from hiding, drew near the ancient tree, recalled Shen Qin's steps, and mimicked them, circling the tree accordingly.

"Clockwise, eight full turns!"

"Counterclockwise, nine turns!"

Replicating Shen Qin's technique, Lin Bai orbited the ancient tree repeatedly.

Abruptly, the tree quaked, and a fissure appeared.

Lin Bai positioned himself at the opening, squinted into the pitch-black interior, furrowed his brow, and muttered, "A magic circle hides here—what lies within? Why has Shen Qin come?"

"Is he pursuing Heavenly Dog True Person?"

Lin Bai whispered.

Then, Lin Bai sent a message to his true body before stepping carefully into the fissure.

Inside the fissure, darkness and chill enveloped him.

Yet Lin Bai sensed the passage sloping downward into the earth.

Deeper in, light glimmered ahead.

Ghostly green lamps on the passage walls lit the path.

"This spot feels utterly strange!" Lin Bai advanced with utmost caution!

As Lin Bai crept forward warily, a heated quarrel erupted from ahead.

"Shen Qin, why are you here? How did you discover this location?"

"Hah, so the fabled Good and Evil Real Man of the East Continent was buried here!"

"That sword... could it be Good and Evil Real Man's Impermanent Divine Sword?"

"Shen Qin, leave now—this isn't for you. Otherwise, I'll slay you on the spot!"

"Senior Heavenly Dog, why not hand it over? I've grasped the way to trigger the Life and Death Talisman—believe me, I could melt you into sludge instantly!"

Shen Qin's words left Heavenly Dog True Person speechless for a prolonged moment.

Seizing the chance, Lin Bai edged to the passage's end, concealed himself in shadow, and spied a compact stone room ahead. There, a skeleton sat in cross-legged meditation!

Before the skeleton lay a dust-covered longsword, roughly three feet in length and two fingers broad. Even caked in grime, Lin Bai felt an overwhelming power throbbing from it.

This blade's might exceeded typical Extreme Martial Spiritual Artifacts!

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Ps: Two more chapters dropping tonight, probably past midnight. Didn't want you all waiting, so here's three upfront!