Chapter 404: The Tracking Expert

The time it took to drink a cup of tea passed quickly. By then, Zhou Jing and Cha Wenqing had also arrived at the location where Ye Feng and Feng Song had fought earlier. They looked at the corpse on the ground in surprise.
“Feng Song actually fell?” Cha Wenqing expressed disbelief. “How is that possible? That Blade’s cultivation level is only at the Divine realm. No matter how skilled he is, it’s impossible for him to kill Feng Song.”
“It’s hard to say for sure,” Zhou Jing quickly regained his composure. “I heard that Blade has earned quite a few points in this secret realm and might have obtained some extraordinary treasures. It’s not impossible for him to kill a god-level powerhouse. Besides, from the information we had before, that kid has been wandering around the territory of god-level magical beasts lately. He might have some unpredictable tactics.”
“However, Feng Song might not have been killed by Blade. It’s possible Blade had accomplices,” Zhou Jing continued analyzing. “You must have noticed there’s a god-level powerhouse in this secret realm as well. That guy seems to have the ability to kill beyond his own cultivation level. Feng Song could have died at his hands.”
“I know that guy. I just don’t understand why, with his god-level cultivation, he hasn’t ascended to the divine realm. I’ve observed him secretly for a few days—his strength is indeed formidable. He can move freely among the mid-stage god-level magical beast groups. It’s quite possible he killed Feng Song together with Blade.” Cha Wenqing nodded. He had also noticed that god-level powerhouse named Fang Zhuo.
“Without Feng Song, we can no longer form our original Three Elements Formation. If we want to continue killing emperor-level magical beast groups to earn points, the only option is for the two of us to work together and form the Two Principles Formation. But its effectiveness is much weaker—each use can only suppress the beast group for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.” Zhou Jing frowned slightly.
“We’ll have to target beast groups with weaker defenses. Otherwise, before we can finish killing a few beasts, the suppression time will run out, and it will be difficult for us to escape.” Cha Wenqing wore a grim smile.
“Should we find that Blade to avenge Feng Song?” Zhou Jing was unsure about this.
“Of course we should. He’s already plundered everything from Feng Song. You know, the items in Feng Song’s ring are not much less than ours. We can split them evenly later.” A fierce look flashed in Cha Wenqing’s eyes. “As for that Blade, he must have exchanged for some good stuff too. We can definitely take them from him together.”
Zhou Jing, who had been observing the surroundings, glanced around and pointed in a direction. “He fled that way!”

“Let’s chase!” Zha Wenqing immediately rushed forward.
“Huh, they’re catching up…” At this moment, Ye Feng was still watching the movements of the two. He had already run far away. Initially thinking they wouldn’t be able to find him, he was about to stop fleeing when, unexpectedly, the two stopped at the spot where he had just fought and then chased after him.
Choosing another direction to flee frantically, Ye Feng knew that if it were just one person, he might still be able to deal with them, but with two, he would be at a disadvantage. Moreover, since those three could form a formation to attack together, it was possible for two to do the same. He couldn’t afford to be careless in the slightest.
After chasing for nearly another period of time, Zhou Jing stopped and, after investigating, frowned. “It seems Dao Feng knows we’re chasing him. He keeps fleeing.”
“Are you sure we’re not chasing in the wrong direction?” Zha Wenqing raised his doubt. “Even if Dao Feng is strong, he’s only at the peak of the Divine realm. His mental detection range can’t exceed ours. In places like this, our mental detection only reaches a few hundred meters—if he can get past a hundred meters, that’s already good. Besides, we didn’t find him through mental detection; we tracked him based on the traces he left. How could he know you and I have caught up?”
“That’s what I don’t understand either, but I’m sure we’re definitely not chasing in the wrong direction.” Zhou Jing spoke with confidence.
“Those two are so powerful and still managed to chase all the way here?” Ye Feng frowned slightly. “Their mental detection range should be no more than five hundred meters. How did they manage to chase from such a distance? Could one of them be skilled in tracking?”
Realizing this, Ye Feng understood that escaping would be difficult. He also wondered what method the others were using for tracking. He had been very careful to avoid leaving any traces, yet they still managed to track him down.
“I told you to chase!” Ye Feng sneered. Instantly, ten figures appeared in the sky, flying in ten different directions.
Before long, the two arrived at the place where Ye Feng had created his clones.
Zhou Jing’s confident expression vanished instantly, and he stood there hesitating for a long time.
Zha Wenqing finally couldn’t hold back and asked, “What’s wrong? Can’t find the traces?”
“It’s not that we can’t find them. That kid split into ten people again. We don’t know which direction his real self went.” Zhou Jing looked troubled.

“Which route do you think has a higher chance of success? Let’s go after that one!” Chao Wenqing hesitated for a moment before making this suggestion. “If we can’t find him, let’s just let him live a few more days; we’ll definitely run into him eventually.”
“Let’s split into two groups—it’ll increase the chances of finding him!” Zhou Jing looked at a few of the routes, appearing somewhat hesitant, but still replied.
“That might not be wise. That kid is extremely strange. He could kill Feng Song, and if we split up, he can still take care of us!” Chao Wenqing was worried.
“If we’re sure we’ve found the real him, we can notify each other, and the other person can rush over right away. Feng Song was killed because we arrived too late. If we had gotten there earlier, maybe he wouldn’t have died.” Zhou Jing didn’t seem to take Ye Feng too seriously.
“That works too.” Seeing Zhou Jing’s words, Chao Wenqing’s concerns were largely dispelled, and he immediately agreed.
“Then let’s choose these two adjacent routes!” Zhou Jing pointed to two nearby directions. “Brother Chao, you go straight ahead. If anything happens, contact me. I’ll go in the other direction. If I find him, I’ll let you know too. These two routes are close to each other, so even if we go thousands of miles apart, we won’t be too far from each other and should be able to reach in time.”
“Okay, I’ll do as you say!” Chao Wenqing also admired Zhou Jing’s tracking skills and had no major objections to his plan.
“Did those two actually split up?” Ye Feng raised his eyebrows slightly. He had thought that, with Feng Song’s example, they would never split up and let themselves be defeated one by one. Yet, just his simple trick of creating a clone had easily separated them. “Since that’s the case, I’ll play around with you guys a bit more!”
Not long after they split up, a message came through Chao Wenqing’s communicator. He took out the communicator and saw that it was Zhou Jing who had sent the message.
“He can’t have reached the real Blade so quickly, right?” Chao Wenqing was slightly surprised before opening the message. “Brother Chao, if the two of us stayed together, Blade would never show up so easily. Only by splitting up will he come after us actively. That’s why I suggested splitting up earlier.”
Chao Wenqing frowned slightly and sent a reply to Zhou Jing, “Are you saying that Blade wants to wait for us to split up before defeating us one by one?”

“That’s right. When Feng Song was still here, I knew exactly which routes the Blade Splitter used to leave. But the path Feng Song took wasn’t any of those routes. Under normal circumstances, he would never have encountered the Blade Splitter. The only explanation is that the Blade Splitter knew he was alone and actively sought him out to kill him and steal his treasures!” Zhou Jing’s reply to this message shocked Cha Wenqing.
“Are you saying the Blade Splitter will also come after us?” Cha Wenqing asked immediately.
“Exactly. As long as we’re far enough apart, he’ll definitely attack. You should know that even if we still have just one crystal core from an imperial-level magical beast, it’s worth billions or even trillions of points to him. The two of us are like moving treasure chests to him,” Zhou Jing replied.
“How is that possible? In this secret realm, with such strong mental suppression, how could he detect our movements?” Although Cha Wenqing knew Zhou Jing made sense, he was reluctant to believe it.
“I guess he might have exchanged for some treasure here that allows his mental power to remain unaffected.” After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Jing gave his guess—this was the only explanation he could think of at the moment.
“If that’s the case, it’s indeed very possible!” Seeing this message, Cha Wenqing had to admit that Zhou Jing’s speculation was likely true. “So what should we do?”
“We’ll let him do as he wishes and attack!” Zhou Jing seemed to already have a plan.
“But if he could kill Feng Song, he surely has a way to kill us too.” Cha Wenqing didn’t understand what Zhou Jing was thinking.
“I have a special technique to deal with this situation. You don’t need to worry. No matter who among us he targets, as long as we can lure him out, that will be the moment he perishes!” Zhou Jing seemed very confident.
“Brother Zhou, please don’t let me down. If I really die this time, the Blade Splitter’s next target will definitely be you. The two of us could form a Yin-Yang formation to defeat him. If only one of us remains, the other will soon meet the same fate.” With no other choice, Cha Wenqing agreed. He knew that in this situation, even if they didn’t provoke the Blade Splitter, he would eventually come after them. Since he could kill Feng Song, he could certainly kill them too. Moreover, after obtaining a large amount of points from Feng Song, the Blade Splitter would surely set his sights on them as well. In their eyes, the Blade Splitter was a dangerous element that had to be eliminated.

“I certainly know the stakes. Calm down too—Dao Feng is doomed to die today! Let’s just wait to divide up his treasures!” The message from Zhou Jing finally calmed Cha Wenqing a bit.