Chapter 3743: Deeply Hidden

The old man seemed frightened as well; he was supposed to feed the prisoner, but seeing him go mad, he didn't dare approach and simply waived his dinner, grabbed the food and retreated.

Ye Liuyun hadn't intended to bother with the prisoner, but when he inadvertently glanced with his Golden Pupil, he found he couldn't see the prisoner's realm nor his Soul, clearly blocked by some treasure.

He hadn't cared at first, yet the prisoner seemed to sense his presence, struggling even more violently and continuously roaring.

"Crazy?"

Ye Liuyun mourned him silently in his heart, then left the old man's side. He never wanted to get involved in these scum's lives or deaths.

But halfway down the corridor he suddenly stopped.

"The only inmate in this stronghold whose realm I couldn't discern is that prisoner! Could he be Guǐ Sòu?"

Though the speculation sounded absurd even to himself—no one would torture themselves into that state just to hide their identity.

Yet there were no other clues. He had already scanned every living person in the stronghold, comparing their Souls, so he could only verify this prisoner first.

Moreover, a prisoner whose body hides his realm and Soul with a treasure is already a strange case. Others can't see it, but his Golden Pupil can.

The prisoner also detected him, indicating he can wield True Essence, or his Divine Soul Power is stronger, and his realm is far higher; otherwise he couldn't notice Ye Liuyun cloaked in an Invisibility Cloak.

Though doubtful, he still followed the old man out of the dungeon.

The dungeon's space is cramped; if that prisoner truly is Guǐ Sòu, there'd be no room to dodge in a fight, so a Clone Puppet would be needed.

At that moment, the old man unusually left the dungeon and went straight to Han Tong.

"The team leader told me to tell you, if there's no blood feast today, everyone here will have to atone with blood!"

Upon hearing this, the Clone Puppet and Han Tong narrowed their eyes.

"Who exactly are you? Do you know where the team leader is?" Han Tong asked the old man per Ye Liuyun's orders.

"I'm just a split of the team leader, delivering a message. The deputy team leader knows the leader's temperament and abilities. If he said it, he can do it!" the old man said firmly.

The Clone Puppet, without a word, pressed a threatening aura on the old man, its Soul surged into his Sea of Consciousness and began a Soul Search.

Strangely, the old man claimed he knew nothing, as if a command had just appeared in his Sea of Consciousness ordering him to find Han Tong. He was clueless about Guǐ Sòu's whereabouts.

Ye Liuyun still suspected that the only one who had contact with the old man was that prisoner; he had used his Golden Pupil to verify the other dungeon guards, none of whom were Guǐ Sòu.

Even if Guǐ Sòu can change his appearance, Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil can see the Soul. If Guǐ Sòu were cautious enough to alter his Soul's appearance and truly possessed that skill, Ye Liuyun would indeed be unable to find him.

The Clone Puppet forced Han Tong to seize the old man, then rushed to the dungeon. Ye Liuyun sent Bà Tiān and Qian Meng to follow, in case Guǐ Sòu's Divine Soul Power proved overwhelming and they could lend a hand.

Ye Liuyun didn't join the fray, knowing his strength was insufficient; he stayed outside, summoned Qiong Qi and Gu Changhong, and set up Formations around the dungeon to prevent Guǐ Sòu from escaping when the fight broke out.

He was now certain that the person in the dungeon was ninety‑nine percent Guǐ Sòu.

"He's really hidden deep—so ruthless even to himself!"

Sure enough, when the Clone Puppet entered, the prisoner's attitude changed abruptly; his body shivered, chains fell off, he ripped off a human‑skin mask, revealed his true face, shed his disguise coat, and put on clean clothes.

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At this moment the Clone Puppet also saw Guǐ Sòu's true realm and Soul shape.

He is now at the peak of the Sixfold Cave Heaven realm, with a slight aura fluctuation, apparently about to break through to the Sevenfold Cave Heaven. His Soul has only two soul sources, but combined they are far stronger than the Clone Puppet's Soul. Still, he's no match for the trio of Clone Puppet, Bà Tiān, and Qian Meng.

"Never thought I'd be discovered by you at the end! If I hadn't broken through at the crucial moment, you'd never have found me!" Guǐ Sòu said calmly to the Clone Puppet.

Qian Meng immediately cast an illusion, but it seemed ineffective against Guǐ Sòu. The Clone's Red Eye also tried an illusion on Guǐ Sòu.

Guǐ Sòu merely smiled: "Your illusion does nothing to me."

"You're so confident—think you can beat the three of us?" the Clone Puppet asked Guǐ Sòu.

Unexpectedly, Guǐ Sòu nodded seriously: "Hmm, winning isn't guaranteed, but a mutual loss is very possible! Don't think just because your realm is higher that you have the advantage; my situation is a bit special.

Still, I don't think you need to fight me to the death, do you? You just want this stronghold, right? I'll give it to you!

If you let me smoothly break through to the Sevenfold Cave Heaven here, I can even give you some resources. Of course, if you make things difficult, I can leave right away!"

Guǐ Sòu's demeanor was so calm that Ye Liuyun wondered if he had some special trump card.

"Oh? What special ability do you have? Tell me. If it can threaten me, I'll agree!" the Clone Puppet added.

To subdue Guǐ Sòu, Ye Liuyun knew they must be able to suppress him; a confrontation was inevitable. Someone like Guǐ Sòu would never voluntarily become a slave or serve others.

"You can see for yourself!" Guǐ Sòu seemed to know that without showing any power, he couldn't negotiate with Ye Liuyun.

At that moment, Qiong Qi, waiting outside, shouted, "Bad, the stronghold's Formation is changing on its own."

He immediately called Gu Changhong to set up a Defense Array beside him.

"Do as he says!"

Ye Liuyun urged the still‑dazed Gu Changhong.

Meanwhile, the Demon King suddenly told Ye Liuyun that the blood pool had burst out of the Cave.

Ye Liuyun looked up and saw the blood pool hovering atop the mountain, growing larger and gradually enveloping the entire stronghold.

"Is this a treasure? Why didn't I notice it?"

Ye Liuyun was still curious; even with his Golden Pupil he couldn't tell that the blood pool was actually a treasure.

Guǐ Sòu spoke from the dungeon to Ye Liuyun: "I told you, I might not be able to beat you, but killing me won't be that easy either."