How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!

"Heavenly King!" Two loud shouts came from below, accompanied by two figures rolling upwards.

Two martial arts masters soared into the air, swords and blades in hand, aiming at Lin Xiaosu. They had a premonition that something was wrong with the Heavenly King because he had suddenly stopped moving...

Their reaction was quick, but they ignored another person.

Standing atop the tree, like a celestial being, was the Saintess Qian Ling.

Saintess Qian Ling flicked her slender finger, and suddenly, two branches at the treetop below her glowed with a strange luminescence.

These two branches silently extended a hundredfold.

Whoosh!

Like the swords of unrivaled masters, they simultaneously pierced the foreheads of the two martial arts experts.

The eyes of the two experts widened abruptly, their bodies suddenly became emaciated, and in the next moment, they turned into skeletons!

Two living people, just like that, turned into skeletons from thin air.

The scene terrified everyone present...

While a bead of sweat appeared on the forehead of Saintess Qian Ling.

This move, named "Spirit Control Thousand Mountains," was the famed killing move that helped her dominate the battlefield back in the day.

Used to its extreme, all the trees in the mountains within a hundred miles circle could become sharp blades in her hand, under her precise control, she could annihilate thousands of troops in an instant.

However, today, merely two branches were enough to exhaust her.

The journey to restore her cultivation is indeed long and arduous, she wondered if refining all these six Heavenly Stars he gave her would make any difference.

Lin Xiaosu was oblivious to this scene.

He was wholly focused on executing the Divine Control Skill because what a Heavenly King said under a Subdivine Skill was too crucial for him.

Finally, he completed the control.

"What is your identity in the Nine Headed Snake?"

"Iron Blood Heavenly King!"

"Reveal all the real information about the Heavenly Kings of the Nine Headed Snake!"

"I only know Fog Heavenly King, all the orders come from her, she is..."

Boom!

The head of Iron Blood Heavenly King exploded into a mist of blood, and the headless body fell from the high building.

Below, chaos had already ensued; Wing Blade skimmed the low sky to slay adversaries, Saintess Qian Ling unleashed devastation with countless trees, leaving no one alive in the entire villa.

Ten minutes later, Wing Blade ascended into the sky, and a battleship sped over the Black Sea.

Whether this was the reinforcements from Nine Headed Snake, Lin Xiaosu did not know, nor did he care.

He only cared about one thing, to capture Fog Heavenly King as quickly as possible.

The members at the Heavenly King Level of the Nine Headed Snake are highly secretive, and in fact, they are not well-acquainted with each other; at least, this Iron Blood Heavenly King knew nothing about the other Heavenly Kings. While he excels in combat power, he is lacking in Wisdom, making him suitable as a main force for external battles, but not suitable for knowing more secrets.

However, there is one person who is certainly an exception.

This person is the Fog Heavenly King.

Because she is the intelligence gatherer.

She is also the decision-maker and organizer of major events.

Such a person must know all the real information about the Heavenly Kings.

If we're going to play, let's play big!

Capture her, and basically have all the Heavenly Kings of the Nine Headed Snake under control.

"I know who this person is!" said Saintess Qian Ling: "The fashion icon who leads the trend for women in Luoba, a global darling of the fashion world, who would have thought she is actually the Fog Heavenly King of the Nine Headed Snake?"

Lin Xiaosu nodded lightly: "The Heavenly Kings of the Nine Headed Snake hold prestigious titles in the outside world, thriving in their respective fields, which makes sense."

"If she were just a super-rich lady, it would be easy to handle her, but she is the Fog Heavenly King, the most renowned genius, actions targeting her need to be especially cautious!" Saintess Qian Ling said: "We absolutely cannot be reckless."

"Rest assured, I will be very cautious!" Lin Xiaosu said: "There are still three hours before dawn, we'll use three hours to deal with her!"

Saintess Qian Ling was a bit puzzled: "Using three hours to deal with her reflects your attention to her?"

Lin Xiaosu smiled: "Previously, we took down eight top experts, spending only two hours in total. For her alone, I'm giving three hours, isn't that enough attention?"

Saintess Qian Ling didn't know how to respond.

It seemed he wasn't wrong, based on the time calculations, his level of attention to Fog Heavenly King was unprecedented.

The time spent on her alone was 50% more than the total for the eight top experts.

But, why do I feel it's a bit laughable to measure a Nine Headed Snake Heavenly King with a few hours?

Danmai Country.

Reuters Manor.

This is a very ancient manor, with records tracing back to the Middle Ages.

It is said to be the home of vampires.

This terrifying rumor has led to the 70-acre, historically rich manor being unsellable for a long period.

Until this century, a woman renowned in Luoba State bought this manor.

Her name is Audrey.

Her brilliance was famed worldwide, having acted in films, and with just one film, she seized the crown for best actress.

She has an intimate relationship with royal families of various countries.

She is an honored guest among the world's elite—whether she's in their innermost circles, that's unknown.

Regardless of whether they are film celebrities, socialites, or the distant Daxia elite thousands of kilometers away, all take pride in having afternoon tea with her.

Her words became the golden phrases of the self-media era.

Her attire is the trendsetter for the entire world.

She bought this ancient castle manor, which is rumored to be inhabited by vampires, leaving the world a beautiful story of seamless fusion of modern beauty and history.

It was already late at night, but a hall within the castle was brightly lit.

Through large floor-to-ceiling windows, one could clearly see the shadow sitting at the highest point of the hall, amidst the haze, still possessing a certain breathtaking beauty.

Beneath the castle, many people were present. From the outside, it seemed that a grand banquet was taking place inside.

Standing at the top of a large tree, Saintess Qian Ling's eyes twinkled: "It's basically verified; she indeed should be the Fog Heavenly King. The protection in this castle is much tighter than Iron Blood Heavenly King's Black Sea Villa."

Lin Xiaosu nodded lightly.

Saintess Qian Ling's gaze slowly shifted: "Maybe we should adjust our strategy and not aim for total annihilation, just target the Fog Heavenly King!"

In the Iron Blood Heavenly King's villa, they fought a total annihilation battle.

In the Black Sea villa, all Genetic People were wiped out, and the Iron Blood Heavenly King was also executed by his subordinates, in an interrogation that even made Saintess Qian Ling's heart skip.

She knew very well that this was the marvelous use of Subdivine Skill.

And Subdivine Skill made even her, "the knight of past glory," feel unfamiliar and fearful.

Heaven bears witness; as the extraordinary blend of ancient Heavenly Pride combined with modern Heavenly Pride, seldom can anything escape her understanding. Yet Subdivine Skill is an exception.

She felt sensitive to Subdivine Skill also because, in the Heavenly Blood Coffin, she had a life-and-death duel with a mysterious secondary deity master; her current status is thanks to "the grant of Subdivine Skill."

A strand of Lin Xiaosu's voice entered her ears: "Your plan is correct! Today, we target only the Fog Heavenly King!"

Saintess Qian Ling said: "Then you and Wing Blade will launch a main attack suddenly, I'll hold the rear!"

Her designed plan was the optimal strategy; Lin Xiaosu and Wing Blade would strike fast, with two against one, killing the Fog Heavenly King at lightning speed, while she played with the large tree in the manor and used it as a rear-guard barrier to block the pursuers.

However, Lin Xiaosu shook his head lightly: "The person in the hall is a fake!"

With one sentence, Saintess Qian Ling's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Without any surprises, this castle was set up for us as a trap. If we make a move against this fake Heavenly King, she might be willing to blow up the entire castle, erasing us completely."

Saintess Qian Ling's eyes suddenly widened: "The whole castle is in the scope of destruction?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

"There are at least a hundred people inside! And most of them are real people!"

"Do you think the Hydra Snake King cares about the death of a hundred people?"

Saintess Qian Ling stared blankly at him: "Why are you so certain this Fog Heavenly King is fake?"

Lin Xiaosu smiled slightly: "You and I are comrades on the same boat; I won't hide from you! This was the target of the strategy we set by Tashan Lake."

Back then, by Tashan Lake…

Saintess Qian Ling's heart surged: "That strategy… you had me gather nine Wood Flowers to gift the Nine Headed Snake's high-ranking members. You told me a vague saying at that time: to take, one must give first."

"The real reason is… as long as they consumed the Wood Flowers you gave them, I can clearly sense them within a twenty-kilometer radius!"

Saintess Qian Ling exhaled softly: "Because my Wood Flower carries the unique aura of your Pleated Heavenly Star, so you can clearly sense it?"

"Yes!" Lin Xiaosu replied: "In Jiangcheng, I killed the Shadowy Heaven King because he carried the aura of the Wood Flower. Just now, we killed the Iron Blood Heavenly King; he had this aura too. But sitting in this hall is the Fog Heavenly King, who, though appearing entirely like the image in photos and videos and being treated by people as suitable for her identity, doesn't have this aura."

Saintess Qian Ling had no hold on her emotions.

Back then, his unexpected move troubled her for a long time.

But she decoded only its peculiarity without getting its real meaning.

She acted on the scheme because of the Wisdom saying, "to take, one must give first."

But now, he revealed the true essence.

He knew very well that once the Nine Headed Snake's upper echelon got the Wood Flower that can instantaneously heal injuries (excluding decapitation), they would certainly use it on the absolute upper echelon and could not afford any loss.

The Heavenly Kings were the prime choices.

And his real aim was to utilize the "twenty-kilometer precise sensing" magical ability to pre-set a death noose around these absolute top echelons.

Such a layout, targeting mind and heart, with preemptive control.

How ingenious?

This admiration was not just about tactics but also quietly split off a little divergence…

If the Wood Flower, which carried only a tiny bit of his aura, he can accurately locate, then how precise would his sensing be for the Pleated Heavenly Star Tear itself?

He must know where the Pleated Heavenly Star is located in her body.

Thinking of this, Saintess Qian Ling's heart was in turmoil…