“Old woman, I didn’t lie to you, did I?” The emaciated old man’s eyes lit up.
“You finally did a good thing!” The old woman nodded in response.
After a brief pause, she continued, “I heard that these two girls were specifically instructed not to be touched. Have you thought about how to explain this later?”
“There’s nothing to explain. Once we succeed, we won’t have to worry about them at all!” The old man replied nonchalantly.
“That’s true!” The old woman nodded again.
As they spoke, the two walked over to two stone pillars.
“What are you going to do?” Ivy frowned.
“Don’t be afraid, girls. It will be quick, and you won’t feel any pain.” The old woman’s eyes gleamed as she looked at them.
“Old woman, hurry up, so nothing unexpected happens!” The emaciated old man urged.
“Alright!” The old woman responded.
“What exactly are you planning?” Harleen had a very bad feeling.
“It’s nothing much, just borrowing your bodies for a while!” The old woman sneered.
As she spoke, the old woman’s soul detached from her body and swiftly entered Ivy’s forehead.
At the same time, the emaciated old man also detached his soul and entered Harleen’s body.
Clearly, they intended to take over Harleen and Ivy’s bodies for their rebirth!
“Ugh…” The next moment, both Harleen and Ivy frowned deeply.
Their faces contorted with extreme pain, veins bulging on their foreheads, blood vessels expanding more than twice their size, and their breathing became erratic, fluctuating between strong and weak.
Suddenly, Harleen heard the old man’s voice in her mind.
“Little girl, don’t worry. I will take good care of this body from now on. You can rest in peace!”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden pause.
Then, a voice full of shock echoed: “How is this possible? How can your soul be so strong…”
And then there was silence!
Harleen’s mind fell into a dead silence; the old man made no further sound.
“Ugh…” Harleen groaned and then fainted.
Beside her, Ivy was in a similar situation. The old woman struggled within her body for a moment before letting out a miserable scream and falling silent.
Ivy opened her mouth with difficulty but couldn’t utter a word before also falling unconscious.
At the same time, the bodies of the old woman and the emaciated old man collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
This was a classic case of trying to go for wool only to come home shorn. They attempted to possess Harleen and Ivy’s Crystal Spirit Physique but failed miserably, losing their souls in the process.
Shortly after Harleen and Ivy fainted, hurried footsteps echoed at the door.
A black-robed elder led four men into the room; these were the same four who had left earlier.
“Hmm?”
The group entered the hall and was instantly bewildered by the scene before them.
“What happened?” The black-robed elder turned to one of the men and asked.
While speaking, the elder released his spiritual power to probe the situation and frowned deeply.
“I don’t know,” the man shook his head. “After the two Revered Envoys came in, they drove us away. I don’t know what happened afterward.”
“Grand Elder, what about the two Revered Envoys?” another man asked.
“They’re dead!” the black-robed elder replied.
“Dead?” The men exclaimed in unison, their faces showing fear.
They knew very well that if news of this got out-that two Revered Envoys had died here-the consequences would be disastrous!
It would be an absolute catastrophe!
“Grand Elder, with the strength of the two Revered Envoys, how could they have died?” After a long pause, one of the men asked with difficulty.
“I don’t know!” The black-robed elder frowned deeply.
He truly didn’t know because he couldn’t find any injuries on the bodies of the emaciated old man and the old woman.
This matter left him completely puzzled!
After thinking for a moment, the black-robed elder waved his hand, releasing a gust of wind that turned the bodies of the emaciated old man and the old woman into a mist of blood, which quickly dissipated.
“Listen up! The two Revered Envoys were never here. You have never seen them. Do you understand?” The black-robed elder turned to the four men and spoke sternly.
“Understood!” The four men nodded vigorously in unison.
“Grand Elder, what should we do with these two?” After a pause, one of the men pointed at Harleen and Ivy.
“Take them to the backyard and keep an eye on them. No one is allowed to see them without my permission!” The black-robed elder instructed.
He then added, “Watch them closely. If anything goes wrong, you four will pay with your heads!”
“Yes, sir!” The four men responded loudly again.
… The next morning.
Billy and his group ate something casually before heading to a starship station in the east of the city.
Upon arrival, they paid a certain amount of king-grade spirit stones to charter a starship to Black Rock Nebula.
Initially, the station manager refused to go to Black Rock Nebula no matter what. It was only after Stout offered double the price that he reluctantly agreed.
The captain this time was an elder named Luca Adams, who was at first-rank Entering Dao Realm.
“Elder Luca, hello. Are you from Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce?” Billy asked after the starship took off.
“Indeed!” Luca Adams smiled and nodded. “More than eighty percent of starships and Teleportation Arrays in Akabuchi City belong to Akabuchi Chamber of Commerce.”
After a brief pause, he looked at Billy. “You must have just arrived in Akabuchi City recently?”
“What makes you say that?” Billy asked back.
“Although Akabuchi City is full of talented geniuses, it’s rare to see someone like you who has reached sixth-rank Otherworldly Realm at around thirty years old.” Luca Adams smiled again.
“I may be ignorant, but if Mr Billy were from Akabuchi City, I would have heard about you.”
“Elder Luca flatters me!” Billy smiled. “To be honest, we did just arrive in Akabuchi City not long ago.”
“What brings you so determinedly to Black Rock Nebula?” Luca Adams asked.
“We have some personal matters to attend to,” Billy replied with a smile.
“Do you know much about Black Rock Nebula?” Luca Adams asked again.
“Not much,” Billy replied. “What do you know about it?”
“I’ve been to Black Rock Nebula twice,” Luca Adams said with a hint of dread on his face.
“Both times were similar to this trip; someone chartered a starship to go there.”
“And then?” Stout asked.
“Both groups paid for round trips but only took one-way journeys,” Luca Adams responded.
“What do you mean?” Stout pressed further.
“Isn’t it obvious?” Felicia interjected.
“They never came back!”