The Elite Imperial Guards surrounded His Majesty three layers deep, yet the Emperor seemed somewhat annoyed, "Move aside, you're blocking my view of the show."
At the same moment, Owen Bertram also lost his sense of the female stealth cultivator. This was a rare occurrence in the Wood Dynasty, similar to the Five Elements Escape Skill, yet even more elusive. However, its shortcoming was apparent - it couldn't be deployed over long distances, and it would expose its user as soon as they moved.
Shinobu appeared right above Owen's head in the void, but it was not her figure that was revealed first, but a sparkling chokutō, aimed directly at the back of his head.
An eerie dark green flame burned at the end of the chokutō, seeming deadly to the touch!
