Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 2430 - 2450: Wasn’t it you who caught it?

Chapter 2430: Chapter 2450: Wasn’t it you who caught it?

Master Floating Cloud and the other three were fighting a cataclysmic battle when a voice from the sky took everyone by surprise.

Someone had captured the Phoenix Fire Spirit and had already handed it over to the Great One?

Ghost True Man’s face turned pale, his eyes brimming with murderous intent, "Guo Cheng! Jiang Wenyun!"

In the blink of an eye, Guo Cheng’s three brothers and a pale-faced Jiang Wenyun appeared within Ghost True Man’s line of sight.

Seeing Jiang Wenyun, Ghost True Man’s brow immediately furrowed, could it not be them?

Upon hearing that the Phoenix Fire Spirit had been taken, Ghost True Man’s first thought was that Guo Cheng and the others had betrayed him, captured the Phoenix Fire Spirit, and delivered it privately; yet, seeing their frightened demeanor, he realized that he might have been mistaken.

"Who took the Phoenix Fire Spirit?"

Guo Cheng said with a pained expression, "I don’t know. Jiang Wenyun used the Magical Treasure to freeze the Phoenix Fire Spirit, and it only took me a few seconds to dig out the Profound Ice, but the Phoenix Fire Spirit was no longer inside it—it had already broken free of the ice."

Guo Cheng, fearing that Ghost True Man wouldn’t believe him, motioned with one hand, and the huge block of Profound Ice flew over from the distance, hovering mid-air.

Ghost True Man looked at the large hole below the Profound Ice and frowned, "You were the one who activated the Magical Treasure from below, sealing the Phoenix Fire Spirit?"

Jiang Wenyun nodded quickly, "At that time, I was sure it was well sealed, but I didn’t expect the Phoenix Fire Spirit to be so powerful that it could break through the Profound Ice in such a short time..."

"It wasn’t the Spirit that broke the ice."

Ghost True Man’s facial muscles trembled slightly, "The Profound Ice my Magical Treasure could create wouldn’t be this small... After the sealing, did you leave the underground?"

Jiang Wenyun nodded dumbly, "Yes, I went up to notify Cheng Ge and the others to start digging it out..."

Ghost True Man subconsciously clenched his fist tightly, glaring fiercely at Jiang Wenyun, "During the time you were gone, someone made a move underground, melting at least half of the Profound Ice in an extremely short amount of time, allowing the Phoenix Fire Spirit to break free of the ice and be captured by the attacker!"

Guo Cheng and the others were dumbfounded, and Jiang Wenyun looked even paler.

If he had just stayed put after sealing the Phoenix Fire Spirit, or dug it out himself, it might have taken more time, but it wouldn’t have been taken advantage of like this.

Who else could it be that knew the Earth Escape technique in this world, apart from Lin Chen?

Has that person been hiding so deep?

All this time, lying low, and now striking unexpectedly at the crucial moment, successfully capturing the Phoenix Fire Spirit.

Thinking that this person might gain freedom while he has to remain here in perpetual slavery, Jiang Wenyun’s heart felt as if it were being torn apart by a venomous snake.

Ghost True Man glared fiercely at Guo Cheng and the others, wishing he could just reach out and wipe them out, but the Great One had ordered to stop all fighting. If he were to kill now, it would mean defying the Great One’s command, and besides, killing these four would be meaningless.

"Go back!"

Ghost True Man said coldly, "I want to see who has been hiding so well!"

Not far away, Xuanhe, Lou Zihan, and Master Floating Cloud Liuyun had already met up, and they naturally heard the conversation of Ghost True Man and his group. As they looked at each other, they could see the joy in each other’s eyes.

Besides Lin Chen, who else could be the one to burrow underground?

Half of the Profound Ice melted silently and tracelessly, that was clearly the work of the Yin Yang Water Fire Mirror.

Lin Chen really did it!

Seeing Ghost True Man’s disgruntled expression, Master Floating Cloud, in high spirits, could not help but tease, "Oh dear, how did the Phoenix Fire Spirit get caught by someone else? You guys calculated everything, but you didn’t expect this turn of events, did you?"

Ghost True Man replied coldly, "What are you so happy about? Someone else captured the Phoenix Fire Spirit, and you can’t go back either. You’ll just have to stay here and be a slave forever."

Master Floating Cloud responded with a smile, "That’s alright. The sight of all your plans falling apart makes me happy already."

Ghost True Man looked at Master Floating Cloud, and then at Liuyun and Xuanhe, noticing their relaxed faces and somewhat mocking smiles, which made him deeply suspicious.

What are they so happy about?

They can’t leave either, what’s there to be pleased about?

A thought arose in Ghost True Man’s mind, and he subconsciously clenched his fist.

Could it be?

Could it be that the sneak who captured the Phoenix Fire Spirit had already joined Master Floating Cloud’s camp?

By holding them back, were they actually holding him back as well?

Ghost True Man’s face darkened as he refrained from asking further. Instead, he raced back to the camp.

Even if it was Master Floating Cloud and the others, now that the dust had settled, questioning them would only be self-degrading. It would be better to simply return to the camp, where everything would naturally come to light.

Master Floating Cloud smiled slightly and turned around, "Let’s head back as well!"

When Ghost True Man returned to the camp, he found it abuzz with activity. Everyone who had returned was gathering outside, discussing animatedly.

Ghost True Man grabbed a man abruptly and asked coldly, "Who captured the Phoenix Fire Spirit?"

The man looked surprised, "Isn’t it you? We are all guessing here. Everyone thought you had captured it..."