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Chapter 786: Is He Coming for Me?_1

Chapter 786: Chapter 786: Is He Coming for Me?_1

Tobias Singleton was waiting for Carson Flores’s Spiritual Energy to be depleted, but with the Water-Fire Mirror acting as a Spiritual Energy reservoir and both Dragon and Logan Moss as sources of water and fire energy, theoretically, Carson’s endurance for Spiritual Energy was infinite.

Run!

Although the enemy could lock down his location within a certain range, as long as he could outrun them, there was nothing to fear!

At worst, he could make a detour and head back to Mount Kahdas.

Neither Adelaide Bautista nor Master Adelaide would just watch him get killed, right?

First, he would head to Jade Peak City to take a look. Jade Peak City was under the jurisdiction of Mount Kahdas, a majestic city with powerful inhabitants. Although Tobias Singleton was formidable, he would hardly dare to cause trouble in Jade Peak City; he wouldn’t even dare to enter it.

With the Water-Fire Mirror providing an abundance of Spiritual Energy, Carson didn’t linger and dashed all the way to Jade Peak City.

Tobias Singleton’s method of locking on to his location could only determine a wide area. Hiding in Jade Peak City, even if Tobias knew, so what?

He surely wouldn’t dare to attack wildly like Kaysen Fraley did before, forcing him to show himself.

After paying the city entry tax, Carson entered Jade Peak City.

He didn’t go to an inn but headed straight for the City Lord’s Mansion of Jade Peak City.

The City Lord of Jade Peak City was named Fu Lin, who was at the Late Phase of Transforming Spirit, with formidable strength. After Carson announced his identity, it wasn’t long before he met Fu Lin.

"City Lord Fu, I apologize for the intrusion; it’s out of desperation. I was leaving Mount Kahdas when I encountered an attempt on my life on the way..."

Fu Lin’s face changed. Carson Flores was the Direct Disciple of Master Campbell from Nutwood Mountain, and he had encountered an assassination attempt just after leaving Mount Kahdas. How would others view this if the news spread?

Mount Kahdas claims to be one of the ten great heavenly caves, yet they couldn’t even clear out the bandits right outside their own door, who would then dare to visit Mount Kahdas?

"Who dares to be so bold as to commit murder right outside the gates of Mount Kahdas?"

Carson replied, "The perpetrator was a middle-aged man in appearance, dressed in a Daoist robe, calling himself Tobias Singleton."

"Tobias Singleton!"

Fu Lin’s expression changed slightly, "How did this guy end up killing people at the doorstep of Mount Kahdas?"

Carson asked, "Who is Tobias Singleton, City Lord Fu, do you recognize him?"

Fu Lin shook his head, "I haven’t met him, but I’ve heard of him. Tobias Singleton is a Loose Cultivator known for his violent nature, with the strength of the Divinity Transformation Stage. Ordinary people dare not provoke him. Although he is bloody, he is not the kind who kills at will. Why would he suddenly strike at you?"

Carson answered, "He said he ran out of Spirit Stones, casually killing people to rob them."

"Impossible."

Fu Lin firmly shook his head, "Tobias Singleton may not be a top expert, but he does have some renown. He might need Spirit Stones, but he definitely wouldn’t commit random murders for them outside the gates of Mount Kahdas. Perhaps someone from Mount Kahdas provoked him, and since he doesn’t dare to enter Mount Kahdas, he vents his anger by killing people outside?"

Tobias Singleton wouldn’t kill for Spirit Stones?

Carson had originally thought he was just unlucky to encounter a robbery, but Fu Lin’s outright denial raised doubts in his mind.

If it wasn’t for wealth, was it as Fu Lin said, killing randomly out of anger, or was it specifically aimed at him?

Bryant James?

After dealing with Brecken James, he would certainly go to Bryant James to complain, but in the following days, Bryant James never showed himself, let alone came looking for trouble.

Was it that he disdained to trouble himself with Carson, or had he already made arrangements?

Could Tobias Singleton be set up by Bryant James?

This speculation was baseless, yet it was not impossible either.

When suspicion arose, Carson would no longer share more details with Fu Lin. After all, Bryant James was the favored son of Mount Kahdas, a star of the future, and Carson was ultimately an outsider. It was clear whom they would side with.

Better safe than sorry, lest he be stabbed in the back.

Carson posed the question that concerned him most, "After I fled, Tobias Singleton doggedly pursued me. I had lost him so completely that I could not even see his shadow, but after a while, he caught up again. He must have employed some method unknown to me..."

Fu Lin looked at Carson in shock. Carson Flores, in the Golden Core Realm, had managed to escape from Tobias Singleton’s grasp and even shaken him off without a trace?

Fu Lin wanted to ask Carson how he managed that, but then thought better of it. As the Direct Disciple of a Cave Master, it was normal for him to have one or two life-saving magical treasures. To ask might seem invasive.

After pondering for a while, Fu Lin replied, "The most likely is the Mysterious Heaven Sensing Art, but first he would have to imprint a Spiritual Imprint on you, which would then allow him to detect your rough location within a certain range."

Carson asked, "How can I confirm if I have been branded by a Spiritual Imprint, and if so, how can I remove it?"

Fu Lin answered, "Focus your mind and inspect your Dantian. If there’s a Spiritual Imprint, it will definitely be present in the Dantian. As the Dantian is the source of a Cultivator, there will be abnormalities, since it’s not something that belongs to you. To remove it, concentrate your Spiritual Energy to collide with it, to break it. Once the attached Spiritual Imprint shatters, the other party will no longer be able to sense your location."

"However, if the other party’s strength is much greater than yours, and their Spiritual Energy is much stronger, you might not be able to remove their Spiritual Imprint. But even if you can’t remove it, there is no need to worry too much; at most it will naturally disappear in less than a month."

Carson frowned. If Tobias Singleton wanted him dead so suddenly and with such a strength disparity, why would he need to use a Spiritual Imprint on him?