The Most Powerful Bodyguard

"Can he erode my mind? Or will he be tainted by Demonic Qi?"

Ao Tian hurriedly asked.

He was truly a bit scared.

Sure enough, the hand that casually held the Blood Ball was quickly encased in a layer of solid ice.

"No, and he won't."

The elder shook his head but firmly pointed at the Blood Ball and said:

"This is a demon, just not tainted by Demonic Qi."

"You can understand it as Demonic Qi being water, and this thing is a vessel for it."

"Damn it!"

"Scared the hell out of me."

"But I must first clarify one thing."

So Ao Tian continued to ask:

"What is this thing? Why are you speaking so vaguely, be straightforward!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but once again stare intently at the Blood Ball in his hand.

But Yang Yan understood.

"Are you saying that this thing is normally fine, but will immediately assimilate when encountering Demonic Qi or dark energy?"

"Yes."

The elder nodded seriously.

Ao Tian rolled his eyes and turned to leave. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He was very clear that Demonic Qi and dark energy naturally have the ability to assimilate everything.

"It not only assimilates but can immediately..."

Ao Tian didn't hear the rest because he was already far away from Yang Yan and the others.

In Ao Tian's view, as long as it's not a real demon, there's nothing to worry about.

As for the words of that elder from the Dusk Race, he didn't pay much attention at all.

Firstly, because of his confidence in his own strength.

Secondly, because of his inner arrogance.

Even if it is a demon, what fear does he, the great Ice Emperor Ao Tian, have?!

From this point on, the group of five who came to the Arctic split into three, each heading in a different direction.

What Ao Tian didn't hear, Yang Yan understood clearly.

With his composure, even he couldn't help but look more solemn after hearing it.

If it's really as the elder said, things might not be as simple as he imagined.

But the top priority right now is still to rescue the elder and Clan Leader of the Dusk Race.

Yang Yan didn't dwell too much on this matter and waved his hand:

"Let's go, let's set off too!"

After saying that, he looked at the elder of the Dusk Race.

After all, the Arctic is so vast, and he's no god. His Divine Thought can't cover the entire area.

Currently, he has no clues about their whereabouts and naturally needs to seek help from this human GPS guide.

"I can sense their aura in the east, faint and elusive."

The elder looked towards the direction of the rising sun and said in a deep voice.

Yang Yan felt both helpless and somewhat fortunate.

He thought this guy was a precise navigator, but it turns out this is the best he can do.

Still, it's better than nothing.

At least it's better than having no clues and looking for a needle in a haystack.

The main thing is that it doesn't overlap with the paths of Ao Tian or Ruyan, so the arrangement of splitting up wasn't wasted effort.

"Alright, let's go!"

Yang Yan stepped forward, about to set off, but noticed there was no movement behind him.

Looking back, he saw Zhuge Wushuang helplessly looking at the Dusk Race elder.

Yang Yan slapped his forehead, realizing he had been caught up in future plans and forgot that the elder had difficulty walking.

With a flick of his finger, a sacred light enveloped the elder.

At the same time, a pair of light wings sprouted from his back, with a halo above his head.

Despite only wearing a cloak, he looked just like an angel.

Except his age was quite advanced, and this appearance didn't match an angel at all!

The elder of the Dusk Race gave Yang Yan a surprised glance, seemingly amazed by Yang Yan's method.

Clearly, he only now realized that he had underestimated this young oriental man who looked just over twenty years old.

"What is it? Old man, let's hurry up and go!"

From behind, Zhuge Wushuang urged with her longsword, bypassing the elder to follow Yang Yan.

But she suddenly turned her head and smiled, asking:

"By the way, what's your name? Or how should we address you? We can't keep calling you 'hey, hey'!"

The elder was stunned for a moment, then said:

"My name is Sass, Sass Mandala."

Zhuge Wushuang smiled and nodded, saying no more, and quickly caught up with Yang Yan.

Sass, watching the two from behind, once again fell into deep thought.

He clearly saw, with every seemingly ordinary step they took, they actually covered dozens of meters.

In just a brief moment, they had put a long distance between them.

"This young man's strength is probably nearing the pinnacle of the Emperor Realm, right?"

The self-proclaimed elder of the Dusk Race, Sass, rubbed his eyes, finally believing this fact, then with a thought, skimmed swiftly across the ground towards the two.

In the following three days, Yang Yan led the way, Wushuang followed, and trailing behind was the elder of the Dusk Race flying low to the ground.

This trio didn't know how far they traveled eastward, but they still hadn't found the target.

The only thing pushing them forward was Sass's somewhat excited voice:

"We're close, we're close, I can feel the aura increasing; they're very near to us."

Thus, everyone quickened their pace.

Another half day passed, yet Yang Yan still found nothing.

Honestly, with their speed, the Arctic, though vast, should have been traversed by now if they kept heading east.

Throughout this frozen land, a mysterious force continually lingered, causing varying degrees of spatial distortion.

Even implementing the Secret Technique like Shrinking Inches, they had only searched about half of this area.

Just then, Gongsun Ruyan and Fu Changjian suddenly informed Yang Yan via Secret Technique, that they had found a new stronghold, though unclear about its particulars.

Yang Yan coldly smiled upon receiving the message

"Let's move; remember this spot for next time, we'll search directly from here. First, let's head to Ruyan's side."

Yang Yan turned around and instructed.

Zhuge Wushuang showed a worried expression, looking at Yang Yan and asked:

"Your Highness, is there a critical situation where Ruyan and Changjian are?"

Yang Yan gently shook his head:

"There's no situation, just the target has been found."

Yang Yan responded, then looked at Sass.

Over the past few days, he had gained some understanding of this elder ranked ninth.

According to him, aside from a Clan Leader with supreme authority, the Dusk Race also had nine elders who held high status.

Yet, judging by his actions following Yang Yan over these few days, he was rather disappointing.

As soon as Sass regained his footing, he quickly asked:

"Why did we stop? Searching a little further ahead, we will reach it, I can sense..."

Yang Yan took a deep breath and said gravely:

"Just follow us. Oh no! You, your strength is really too weak."

With that, he actually grabbed Sass's shoulder and shouted softly:

"Let's go!"

In the next moment, two dazzling white lights soared into the sky…