Chapter 535 533: Lecherous Hand

"Why did you pick such a stupid subordinate?" Luo Tian asked the mysterious, blood-robed figure.

Pang Hu and Yue Linfei's expressions froze in utter astonishment.

'Luo Tian knows this mysterious, blood-robed person?'

"Luo Tian, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Pang Hu roared.

He had met this mysterious senior three months ago. The man claimed to be a pirate who was heavily injured while being hunted by his enemies.

'Luo Tian is a disciple of the Tai Yuan Sect. How could he possibly be so familiar with a pirate?'

'Luo Tian has to be bluffing!'

"Junior Luo, who is he?"

Yue Linfei asked dubiously.

"An enemy!"

A hoarse, chilling voice came from the blood-robed figure.

Hearing this, Pang Hu nearly threw his head back and laughed.

'I've led this senior's enemy right to him! When he sees how pleased he is, he might even give me a reward.'

Pang Hu knew very well that this senior possessed numerous treasures.

The expert was the reason his cultivation had soared, allowing him to break through to the Half-step Celestial Pool Realm. The senior had also given him the Soul-Swaying Bell.

"Junior Sister Yue, run!"

Luo Tian yelled at Yue Linfei.

"But how can I just abandon you and run for my life, Junior Luo..."

Yue Linfei's beautiful face was etched with anxiety and worry.

"Don't worry. I defeated your senior brother, and I can handle this person too. If you stay, you'll just hold me back," Luo Tian said.

"Alright!"

Yue Linfei hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly and turned to flee.

Pang Hu sneered.

'The senior is hiding nearby to recover. There's no way he'll just let a disciple of the Tai Yuan Sect escape!'

'Yue Linfei won't get away!'

However, Pang Hu realized the blood-robed senior hadn't made a move. He simply stood there and watched Yue Linfei get away.

"Senior... she's getting away!"

Pang Hu was dumbfounded. 'What's gotten into Senior?'

The blood-robed figure ignored Pang Hu, instead fixing their gaze on Luo Tian. "How did you figure out who I was?" they asked faintly.

Pang Hu was stunned once more. He had always assumed the blood-robed figure was an old man, a senior.

But the voice that had just spoken was soft, alluring, and distinctly female.

The blood-robed figure pulled back their hood, revealing a stunningly beautiful and bewitching face.

"That's..."

Pang Hu recognized her in an instant.

'Isn't that person Lü Hongyi, the Ninth Chief of the Dead Spirit Thieves? The heir to the Treasure of the Thief King!'

After this revelation, Pang Hu only grew more excited.

'In his eyes, Lü Hongyi might even become the next Thief King, and he would be her capable right-hand man!'

'As for Luo Tian... he stole part of Lü Hongyi's Treasure of the Thief King. He's a dead man!'

"When we were dividing the spoils, I saw that bell in this idiot's hand," Luo Tian said, answering Lü Hongyi's question.

"Aren't you afraid that I was already dead, and he got this bell from somewhere else?"

Lü Hongyi couldn't help but smile.

She didn't believe that Luo Tian recognized her just based on a bell.

Listening to their conversation, Pang Hu, who stood to the side, gradually felt that something wasn't right.

'These two are clearly mortal enemies. Why are they chatting casually like old friends reuniting?'

"How did you end up like this?"

Luo Tian asked.

"The Dead Spirit Thieves tried to control me to get all of the Thief King's treasures. I took an opportunity and escaped..."

Lü Hongyi said calmly.

She seemed to be used to all this.

The law of the jungle among pirates was just that cruel. She had been prepared for this long ago.

After Lü Hongyi escaped, she needed to find a place to recover from her injuries.

On her way, Lü Hongyi ran into Pang Hu. She disguised herself and took him as a pawn to gather intelligence for her.

"But the pawn you chose is pretty awful. You have no idea what a scene he's been making."

Luo Tian laughed.

With an "expert" helping him, Pang Hu was on top of the world, acting with utter impunity. He even started targeting disciples of the Tai Yuan Sect.

"He is terrible."

Lü Hongyi nodded in agreement.

As Pang Hu listened to their conversation, his unease grew, and a sense of crisis began to wash over him.

"Senior, please hurry up and kill this scoundrel who stole your treasure!"

Pang Hu's body was tense, his voice trembling.

Lü Hongyi's expression remained calm, and she didn't move.

"Kill him!"

Luo Tian also spoke at this moment.

WHOOSH!

A Purple Crystal Long Whip appeared in Lü Hongyi's hand. With a flick of her wrist, a chilling, violet afterimage streaked across Pang Hu's neck.

Lü Hongyi was now at the Second Layer of the Celestial Pool Realm. With sixty to seventy percent of her strength recovered, killing Pang Hu was effortless.

Pang Hu's head flew into the air, his eyes wide with horror. He could not rest in peace.

In his final moments, he suddenly realized that he had stumbled upon a world-shattering secret!

'Lü Hongyi and Luo Tian aren't enemies! They secretly worked together and split the Treasure of the Thief King!'

'Everyone had been deceived!'

Luo Tian activated his Qi Observation Technique to observe Lü Hongyi.

Above her head was a magnificent Clear Qi Pillar, grand and breathtaking in scale.

However, a dense, bloody aura was currently seeping in from all directions.

Luo Tian didn't need to think to know why.

After obtaining the Treasure of the Thief King, Lü Hongyi was being targeted by nearly every power in the Broken-star Realm. The slightest misstep would bring enemies down on her.

And he could already see that Lü Hongyi's future held a perilous, desperate plight.

"I see a bloody disaster in your future. It might be caused by some of the Pang Hu Thief Gang's actions. You should relocate as soon as possible."

Luo Tian advised.

'He and Lü Hongyi had conspired together to get the Treasure of the Thief King, after all. It would be disastrous if she exposed him before she died.'

"A bloody disaster?"

Lü Hongyi looked slightly surprised. 'Luo Tian knows about this stuff too?'

Recalling Luo Tian's performance in the Thief King's Treasure Land and considering her own current predicament, Lü Hongyi was mostly convinced.

But where should she flee to?

"I have a suggestion. Only by getting far away from the Broken-star Realm can you be safe. You can come back later when you have the ability to protect yourself," Luo Tian said.

"Where?"

"Go deeper into the Cosmos... to the Pale Ring!"

Luo Tian's tone was certain.

Lü Hongyi's face lit with understanding, and she immediately smiled. "You certainly know a lot."

She had obtained some of the Void Thief King's memory fragments, so she knew about the Pale Ring.

The former Void Thief King had planned to establish the fourth major Overlord Level power and extend it towards the Pale Ring!

"That's a good suggestion. I'll take it."

Lü Hongyi turned and left.

"This time, you owe me a big favor,"

Luo Tian shouted.

'If it weren't for his warning, Lü Hongyi would likely have fallen into a desperate situation and perished before long.'

...

After resolving everything, Luo Tian also left, preparing to head to the Celestial Mountain Realm.

But not long into his flight, Luo Tian ran into Yue Linfei.

"Junior Luo, you're alive? That's great!"

Yue Linfei was surprised and excited.

It turned out that after escaping a short distance, she had sent a distress signal and prepared to rescue Luo Tian, so she hadn't gone far.

"Junior Luo, where are you heading?"

Yue Linfei asked.

Luo Tian's flight path was not towards the Tai Yuan Sect.

"To the Celestial Mountain Realm, to visit my master," Luo Tian said truthfully.

"Can I come with you and see? Then we can return to the Sect together."

Yue Linfei asked, her bright, limpid eyes wide.

'Luo Tian didn't know why Yue Linfei wanted to tag along. Her master, Yan Yufeng, and his master, Mu Yunshi, were enemies.'

...

「One and a half months later.」

Luo Tian and Yue Linfei entered the Celestial Mountain Realm.

This realm contained seven colossal, towering peaks. It was a place where the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi converged, and the peaks were collectively known as the Seven Great Celestial Mountains, each occupied by one of seven super-factions.

The Celestial Mountain occupied by the Mu Family was named Mu Hai Celestial Mountain.

With Yue Linfei accompanying him, their journey was relaxed and pleasant. They took in the sights and enjoyed the scenery.

Inside a bustling city, Luo Tian and Yue Linfei walked side by side.

"We'll reach Mu Hai Celestial Mountain in less than two days," Luo Tian said with a faint smile.

A faint trace of sadness touched Yue Linfei's face.

'She wished they could have traveled and enjoyed themselves for a few more days.'

"Brother Luo?"

A voice suddenly came from behind.

Luo Tian turned to see a graceful and noble woman in a blue dress, who seemed to have an ethereal air about her.

It was Jiya'Er, the young woman Luo Tian had met on his way to the Mu Family. He had even traveled with her group to get there.

"Miss Ji, what are you doing here?"

Luo Tian had a good impression of this woman.

"Brother Luo, someone is following me..."

Jiya'Er approached, her delicate brows knitted in distress as she looked at him with a plea for help.

"Miss Ya'Er, don't walk so fast..."

A man in a gold robe, with several guards in tow, strode over.

The gold-robed man was rather handsome, but his arrogant expression and upturned lips gave him the air of a spoiled rich kid.

When the gold-robed man got closer, he glanced at Luo Tian but, assuming him to be just another member of the Ji Family, promptly ignored him.

"Miss Ya'Er, I fell for you the moment I saw you. Why don't we go to the Drunken Pavilion Tower for a few drinks?"

As he spoke, the gold-robed man reached out to grab Jiya'Er's hand, utterly without restraint.

Jiya'Er immediately dodged.

The gold-robed man's brow twitched and his face turned cold. "I suggest you do this the easy way," he snapped. "If you provoke this young master, your entire Ji Family will pay a price you can't afford!"

After speaking, the gold-robed man reached for Jiya'Er again.

But suddenly, an invisible, ice-cold aura burst forth, directly knocking the gold-robed man back several steps.

"Keep your filthy hands to yourself!"

Luo Tian spoke coldly.

He was disgusted by the man's behavior. Besides, he knew Jiya'Er; there was no way he would stand by and do nothing.

"You bastard, you dare meddle in this young master's business? Do you have a death wish?"

The gold-robed man glared.

Several guards immediately stepped forward, their gazes cold, a faint killing intent spreading from them.

But in the next moment, the gold-robed man's gaze fell on Yue Linfei, who was standing beside Luo Tian. His eyes lit up instantly, and he licked his lips.

"Halt!"

The gold-robed man raised his hand, making the guards stop.

"Well, well, kid, you're quite lucky with the ladies. A pity you won't get to enjoy it. Scram now and leave this beauty behind, and this young master will let you off the hook."

The gold-robed man waved his hand impatiently.

He could hardly wait to spend a wonderful night with the two peerless beauties before him.