[[[A TERRIFYING EXISTENCE]]]

After completing everything he wanted.

He quickly made his way back. He decided to use his shadow. It was now daytime and he didn't want to raise any suspicions.

Just as he exited his shadow when he got to the caravan. An unimaginable pressure assaulted him. His body was instantly pressed to the ground.

It felt like gravity had increased by a thousand times.

Everything around him was being affected by the pressure. The ground started to shake, all the trees including the caravan got destroyed in an instant.

Crow and the girl were not faring well either. They were both experiencing the same thing.

Cruden frantically looked around hoping to find the culprit. It was then he looked up and his eyes caught something in the sky.

He had just started to take his step into the cultivation world. The existence before could trample him with one look and there were many existences like that in the world

A woman In blue was slowly floating down. Coldly looking at him. When Cruden and her eyes met his body involuntarily shuddered.

An icy coldness filled his entire body, even his bones. Threatening to freeze him.

His mind almost shattered from the gaze. The darkness instinctively reacted protecting him.

One word kept playing in his mind. Danger, Danger, Danger. He was afraid.

This was fear. The woman before him was dangerous. He looked at the woman. She was a beautiful woman. Looking to be in her mid-20s.

The malicious energy from the woman was stifling. Even without that, he could tell that this woman had killed many. Her presence was not as terrifying as it master but he still felt like he couldn't breath

Cruden didn't know that what he was experiencing was the woman's killing intent mixed with her spiritual sense but Crow knew too well.

Crow also knew that he was doomed. This was not just any expert. This was an expert above the core formation stage!

They had really messed up. They had gotten the attention of a dangerous expert. The girl had fallen unconscious but she was the least of crow's worries

He looked on with great difficulty trying to understand the situation. He realized the woman's focus wasn't on him but entirely on Cruden

"Who are you, what devil tribe are you from and what are you doing in these lands!?"It's evident in her voice, the woman struck a threat ...

At the end of her voice, her pressure increased further, pressing Cruden harder into the ground. Then it disappeared.

It was a clear warning not to lie. This woman was so terrifying plus the constant coldness he felt

Cruden got up with great trouble, body dripping sweat but before he could fully stand, her pressure reappeared. he was once again forced to his knees.

He looked up again only to be met by her cold eyes

"Kneel!" the woman's voice rang out. Her demeanor matched her cold voice.

"When addressing this lord, stay kneeled!".

When Cruden heard the devil tribe, he was lost for words but he answered the question as best as possible "My name is Jack and that is all I know, I am not from a tribe. I am from Greensparrow"

"May I have your greatness' name?"

Cruden would never disclose the town he was from. He knew that the best lies had a mixture of lies and truth. He had used this skill many times growing up to survive.

The woman's eyebrow twitched. She believed the boy was lying. This boy was strange. He looked so weak and frail and his cultivation was only at the first stage yet he could use a high-level technique.

"That technique you were using is clearly a high-level technique from the devil sect called ghost shifting steps. How you're using it is a bit limited. So I'll ask again" this time with every word she said her pressure would increase.

She was a bit surprised to see a little boy but she did let her guard down

Cruden now knew it was impossible to talk with this woman. He had to escape but he did not want to leave Crow and the girl.

After killing the fat man and absorbing the evil energy. His level had long peaked. He looked at his panel

LEVEL 20

He knew that with this power it was. It was not enough to battle the woman before him. So he had to act fast. He had a plan

He used his darkness energy to create a hole under his feet and enter the ground. He wanted to save Crow and the girl while the woman's attention was locked on him.

He needed to distract her for his plan to work.

"Your greatness, I am not from the devil tribe. Please hold your hand. I don't know this shift ghosting step you speak of. If I had knowledge of the devil tribe and any devil tribe member I would be sure to tell your greatness"

The woman did not doubt her judgment. She flew in closer.

Encore!, a distinct clap sounded. Would you be so kind?

"To show me that trick again…."

But before she could finish speaking Multiple black spikes charged out from the ground toward the woman. The woman snorted and the spikes all froze and disintegrated.

She looked around but didn't see the boy or his friends but she was not phased. Her spiritual sense rushed out scanning the area.

Instantly, Bewilderment flashed in her eyes. They had completely vanished from her spiritual sense.

Aaahhhhh she gaps, fascinating Technique.

Not a trace of him was found but she did not give up. She sat cross-legged, swallowed a pill, and took out an ancient artifact. It was. Purple pendulum with dark edges. She threw it up in the air and pointed at it. Its purpose was to help amplify her spiritual sense.

The boy was too particular, the boy attacked her and there was no Qi fluctuation. Was it an illusion? Even if it was. She would have still been able to notice the manipulation of Qi.

She sat down in thought going over all the information she knew about devil cultivators while continuing to check the area.

"They are forever banned from crossing the crimson sea to this territory so what does this strange boy represent? Are they planning a rebellion ?" She said as her mind raced.

They were once humans in the past but now they are vicious and cruel existences who possess warped personalities and tend to lose control when agitated.

This was because they cultivate death Qi. The technique was not perfect. It was formed from the resentment, anger, and hopelessness of those killed.

"I must not let him escape".She thought.

At the same time, Cruden was dashing away in his shadow along with Crow and the girl. They were moving at extreme speed.

Cruden didn't care how taxing it was but that was also the least of his worries. There was no air in the shadow and the girl had begun to gasp for air.

He was now in a dilemma.

He gritted his teeth hard. he did not want to face that woman. in addition, he was currently injured from the last battle he had. not that he could put up a fact.

Crow decided to speak out "I know what our thinking here and I know you want to play the hero but think before you act"