“You can leave!” Billy sheathed the Celestial Blade at his waist and turned to walk towards Casey and the others.
“Hmm?” The man in the blue robe didn’t expect Billy to let him go.
After a slight pause, he continued, “You’re not going to kill me?”
“Before I change my mind, it’s best for you to disappear immediately!” Billy replied.
“May we meet again!” The man took a deep breath and stood up from the ground before disappearing into the mist.
“Boss, why didn’t you kill him?” Judge asked after the man left.
“He doesn’t deserve death!” Billy shook his head.
“And with his current injuries, he won’t pose any threat to us for at least a month!”
“Alright!” Judge responded.
“Casey, keep going in this direction. There’s a red mangrove forest about thirty to forty kilometers away. Take Night Orchid and the others there to wait for me.” Billy instructed Casey.
“Boss, our injuries are not serious!” Azure Fang replied. “We can split up and look for Harleen and Ivy…”
“Don’t go!” Billy interrupted him.
“I suspect that not only us but also people from the other three empires have encountered this storm. The crowds are likely scattered.”
“We don’t know the specific situation here right now. It’s too dangerous for you to split up.”
“Okay!” Azure Fang and the others didn’t insist further.
Their cultivation was still too weak, acting recklessly would only cause unnecessary trouble for their Boss.
In this environment, ensuring their own safety was already a great help to their Boss.
“Stout, when you reach the red mangrove forest, give each of them a kylin fruit. Hurry up and refine them!” Billy then turned to Stout and said.
“Okay!” Stout nodded and took out the beast core of the giant python from his bag and handed it to Billy. “Boss, here’s the beast core for you!”
He was well aware of Billy’s situation. Due to his special physique, cultivation resources like spirit fruits and spirit stones didn’t have much use in improving his cultivation. For now, only high-level beast cores could be somewhat useful.
“Good!” Billy took the beast core. “You can go now!”
“Okay!” Casey and the others responded and headed forward.
After the group left, Billy activated the Heart Sutra of the Azure Void and began refining the beast core as he walked. With his current cultivation, refining a fifth-rank Divine Beast’s beast core was trivial, and he completed it in less than a quarter of an hour.
However, this level of beast core was already difficult to directly help him break through levels. Unless it was from a high-level divine beast, its effect would be minimal.
Time passed quickly, and two hours flew by in the blink of an eye.
Billy searched the surrounding hundred kilometers but still couldn’t find Harleen, Ivy, or Azure Dragon, nor did he see any trace of them. During this process, he encountered several bunches of people from the other three empires.
This confirmed his previous speculation that not only them but people from all four empires had been affected by this storm.
“Rascal, what are you up to?” After walking for a while, Billy heard a woman’s voice ahead.
The voice sounded familiar to Billy. After thinking for a moment, he recognized the owner of the voice.
The woman was one of the two princesses of Ice Cloud Empire he had a brief encounter with at the entrance to Forbidden Phantom Valley.
“Hehe, Princess Victoria, it’s quite a coincidence that we meet here!” A slightly mocking voice sounded, belonging to Karsen Henderson, Prince Nelson of Sheardal Empire.
“Do you remember what I told you at the entrance? I advised you not to push me away. More friends mean more ways!”
“Forbidden Phantom Valley is full of unknowns. You never know when you might encounter danger and need a friend’s help. Do you believe my words now?”
“Karsen Henderson, I warn you, if you dare to act recklessly, I guarantee you will die miserably!” the woman named Victoria Richards replied angrily.
“Hehe, if I were you, I wouldn’t be so tough right now!” Karsen Henderson’s voice came again.
After saying that, he changed the subject. “You should be very clear that you are alone now. In front of the three of us, you have no chance of winning!”
“Even if we kill you here, no one will know it was us, right?”
“Karsen Henderson, what exactly do you want?” Victoria Richards continued.
“I’ve always admired you and wanted to become close friends with you,” replied Karsen Henderson, his eyes boldly scanning her, his Adam’s apple occasionally bobbing.
“Today, we unexpectedly meet here by fate, so I hope Princess Victoria can fulfill my wish!”
“Karsen Henderson, you’re just a scoundrel!” Victoria Richards exclaimed, her face flushed with anger.
As she spoke, she drew her blade and two blade lights stabbed towards Karsen Henderson. At the same time, she swiftly moved backward.
She didn’t fear Karsen Henderson; if it were a one-on-one fight, she was confident she could defeat him within ten rounds.
However, Karsen Henderson had two followers by his side. One of them, a man in his forties, was already at the seventh-rank Divine Realm. The other, although relatively weaker, was already at the fifth-rank Divine Realm. She herself was only at the fifth-rank Divine Realm and couldn’t contend with the three of them.
Boom! The man at the fifth-rank Divine Realm flicked his wrist, and a blade light blocked Victoria Richards’ attack.
“Hehe, do you think you can escape?” Karsen Henderson sneered.
Before he finished speaking, the man at the seventh-rank Divine Realm had already caught up.
“Stay!” he shouted as he moved, sending a palm imprint towards Victoria Richards.
Though he didn’t intend to take her life, if this palm strike landed, she would probably be seriously injured.
Boom! Just as the man’s attack was about to hit Victoria Richards, a curved blade light intercepted his palm strike.
“Who are you?” The man stepped back a few steps, frowning slightly as he looked not far behind Victoria Richards.
“Are all of Sheardal Empire’s people like you?” Billy emerged from the mist.
Originally, he hadn’t intended to meddle in other people’s business, especially since there was still no sign of Harleen and Ivy. However, encountering such a situation, he couldn’t just ignore it. Moreover, Victoria Richards and her sister had left a decent impression on him at the entrance.
“It’s you?” Karsen Henderson, who had just approached, exclaimed in surprise.
“Thank you for saving us, sir!” Victoria Richards also recognized Billy and thanked him with a bow.
As she spoke, she was quite surprised. She had probed Billy’s cultivation level at the entrance and found him to be at the late stage of the fourth-rank Divine Realm. So, at that time, apart from being surprised by Harleen and Ivy’s demeanor, she hadn’t paid much attention to Billy and his group. After all, the fourth-rank Divine Realm was only average among those who entered Forbidden Phantom Valley this time.
But now, Billy had easily blocked the attack from the seventh-rank Divine Realm expert, which naturally surprised her.
“It’s nothing,” Billy waved his hand and then turned to Karsen Henderson with a serious tone.
“Listen, I don’t have time to waste with you here. If you think the three of you can deal with me, then make your move now! If not, then take your people and disappear!”