Chapter 1572: A Sudden Turn of Events (Part 2)

Although Zhao Ya and Wei Ruyan's strength was far from Teacher Yang's, their powers were special; in a real fight, even he might not be able to do anything about them.

With such strength, they couldn't even send a message before being taken away. Unless... I used the Hall Master Token, or an Ancient Saint personally acted, otherwise, it's hard to imagine anyone else capable.

"Eye of Reason!"

He focused his mind and looked around.

Then he frowned, his face turning grim.

"Can't find any trace?"

The ever-reliable Eye of Reason had failed him this time.

Before, whenever he investigated, he would always find clues and sense something amiss. But now, nothing was left, as if the people had vanished into thin air.

"Your two students are not weak. To take them away without leaving a trace, the perpetrator must be extraordinarily powerful, rare in this world!" Dream Sword Saint also looked serious.

"Could it be the work of the Spirit Race?"

Zhang Xuan couldn't help asking.

"The Spirit Race has a strong killing aura that's hard to conceal. The traces of this battle lack that aura. By normal reasoning, it shouldn't be them... Of course, if an Ancient Saint acted, it's hard to say!" Dream Sword Saint nodded.

"Ancient Saint..."

Zhang Xuan's face darkened.

Although the Master Teacher Hall had some conflicts with him, they had been resolved. They wouldn't settle scores later and do something so disgraceful.

For other forces to achieve this, they would likely have to use their ultimate trump card!

However, these Ancient Saints didn't have much time left. The possibility of them capturing his two students was also not very high.

Aside from the Spirit Race's Emperor, he couldn't think of who else would do this.

"Don't panic. First, conduct a thorough investigation. Maybe we can find something. The priority is to determine who captured them and whether their lives are in danger." Seeing his son's anxiety, Dream Sword Saint said.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

When it involved his own people, he became flustered. She was right; the most important thing was to confirm whether they were safe. Otherwise, panic was useless.

He carefully circled the area along the traces left on the mountain range, examining every spot.

"Found anything?"

Dream Sword Saint looked over.

Zhang Xuan shook his head: "The other party seems very skilled at concealing traces, or they vanished into thin air, leaving nothing behind!"

Whoever took Zhao Ya and Wei Ruyan used some method that even the Eye of Reason couldn't find any useful information.

"I noticed something!" Dream Sword Saint said gravely. "Based on the battle traces, the attacker used only two moves to capture Zhao Ya and Wei Ruyan, not allowing them any resistance."

"Two moves?" Zhang Xuan's face twitched.

"Yes. There are many small pits on the ground, looking chaotic, but only two large pits. The first has an extremely low temperature. I examined it carefully; the cold around here emanates from this pit, indicating Zhao Ya used her power here!"

Dream Sword Saint pointed, and Zhang Xuan indeed saw a slightly larger deep pit, its temperature much colder than the surroundings.

"After unleashing her power, she tried to attack the opponent, but was instantly defeated. The scattered power formed the surrounding pits... So it can be concluded that Zhao Ya used her strongest power but still couldn't withstand the opponent's single move."

Following her inference, Zhang Xuan looked and saw the surrounding pits spreading outward like a spider web, formed by a single attack being countered, with no trace of a second strike.

"Wei Ruyan's pit can be analyzed similarly. Moreover... if I'm not mistaken, they attacked simultaneously but were easily crushed by the opponent!"

Dream Sword Saint explained, her heart also filled with shock.

One person suppressing two top experts, not even allowing them to resist... Who could it be? And what was the purpose?

Didn't they know this would thoroughly offend the Icefield Palace, the Poison Hall, the Saint Son Hall, and even the Zhang Clan?

After all, these places all had hidden means; otherwise, they couldn't have stood for tens of thousands of years.

"Clan Leader!"

Just as the two were speculating who would dare do this, a Zhang Clan elder flew over.

It was the one who had previously sent a message to the Eighth Elder.

Zhang Xuan turned around.

"Reporting to the Clan Leader, the Yuan Family has sent word that their young clan leader... has also been taken!"

The elder quickly cupped his fists.

"Yuan Tao was also taken?" Zhang Xuan nearly exploded.

"It's a message from the Yuan Family elder..." The elder hurriedly handed over a jade token.

Zhang Xuan glanced down and clenched his fists.

The message was the same as Zhao Ya's abduction: the entire family couldn't resist, and they didn't even see who the attacker was before the person disappeared.

"Where is the Yuan Family?"

Zhang Xuan looked at the elder before him.

"I know where it is... Here's the exact location!"

Dream Sword Saint pointed, and a thought was transmitted.

"Let's go!"

Having confirmed the location, he took out the ninth-level array flags again and set up a teleportation array.

Whoosh!

The two vanished from the spot.

The next moment, they arrived at the Yuan Family's territory.

"Clan Leader Zhang, Dream Sword Saint..."

Soon, the Yuan Family head welcomed them into the main hall.

"It was a person in a long robe. I didn't see the exact face. He looked like a master teacher, but not quite. When he arrived, he grabbed Yuan Tao in one move, and no resistance was useful. This is our clan-protecting array; he broke it with a single palm strike..."

The Yuan Family head pointed upward.

Zhang Xuan and the others looked and saw a palm print on the roof, neat and clean, with the array seals around it torn apart like solid fabric.

Aside from array flags, arrays have no physical form and can undergo various changes. To tear them apart like silk that can't rejoin... This was too terrifying!

As a top family, the Yuan Family's array gathered the wisdom of countless people. Even among ninth-level arrays, it was considered top-notch.

Even a Great Sage巅峰 would find it hard to break it in one go. The opponent tore it apart with a single palm... and captured Yuan Tao, who had activated his bloodline... This was more than terrifying!

It was simply unbelievable.

"Even Teacher Yang... might not be able to do it!"

Dream Sword Saint's lips trembled.

The couple had fought Teacher Yang and knew his strength. Since she said this, it seemed Teacher Yang indeed couldn't do it.

"This person... could he be an Ancient Saint?"

Zhang Xuan couldn't help asking.

Teacher Yang, at the peak of Great Sage, was one of the strongest on the continent, almost unrivaled below Ancient Saints. If even he wasn't a match, then it could only be an Ancient Saint.

If this strength was confirmed, it could only be the Spirit Emperor, no one else.

"No... I know the aura of an Ancient Saint. This person hasn't reached that level!"

The Yuan Family head shook his head.

"Not an Ancient Saint, yet so strong? This..."

Zhang Xuan's heart trembled: "Could it be... he also has Confucius's blood, making him invincible below Ancient Saints?"