"Hoh? So there are known gangs around here, huh? So just what are we're talking about here?" Kali asked with a noticeable trace of interest.
Mortals attempting to live lavishly was nothing to her. Her standard was far too high. Even the poorest town back in her region was a million times more magnificent than any High or Middle-Class area.
But, the thought of people willingly trying to break past society's standard was a bit interesting.
She felt like those people could potentially be more entertaining than anything she had seen before.
"Ah. Well, these bunches aren't too interesting. But they're a bit troublesome. The crimes some of these gangs perform can actually make a lot of annoying buzzing noise within the city. But none of them are too powerful to warrant great attention." Amber casually mentioned.
She was just about to walk off from this area when Kali suddenly held up her hand.
Evident intrigue swirled in her eyes as she said, "Hold on. Before we leave, tell us more about these crimes and this area. People unbridled by standards are a bit more interesting."
Amber paused, tossing a slight questioning glance over to Kali. Since when did this stuffy girl show any interest in everyday dealings?
It was too strange, so Amber put a bit more thought into it. And after only a few moments, her eyes lit up just slightly.
She didn't need to hear the whole story, but her thoughts found Kali's alignment. "Ah, now that I'm thinking about it, I can see how this is far more intriguing. These guys are more upfront. Something that is far less troublesome to deal with. Alright, let's see….where should I start…."
At this moment, Amber and Kali were about to engage in an actual decent conversation where one isn't trying to provoke each other. Although, Cain knows it's mainly Kali attempting to get a rise out of Amber.
But in any case, he was silent, happy this development was occurring. Plus, he was a bit interested in the lower side of society.
Cain wasn't biassed to think nothing valuable could be obtained from this neck of the world.
Rare chances can occur anywhere, and most of the time, it's in a place you would never think to look.
Focusing his attention, Cain wanted to intently listen to Amber's various tales.
However, before he could even take another step behind her, Cain froze completely. All of a sudden, he felt like time itself stopped.
An ominous cold sensation crept into his heart, flaring his instincts to a worrying degree!
Without his input at all, Cain felt his Soul's Core directly stimulate, linking towards his Chaos Energy, pulling forth his Chaos Encahcned Sense.
Immediately in this instance, Cain's pupils contracted. He wasn't sure why this was happening or how this wasn't even occurring.
But in all honestly, he couldn't care in the slightest.
For as he could feel danger was rapidly approaching them! But, no energy or sense was targeting either him or Kali.
The chilling Killing Intent he perceived locked specifically right on to Amber!
Cain felt his heart rapidly beat, his mind running a million miles per second.
In the briefest moment, the only question surfacing to Cain's mind was, just how is only just now noticing this?!
For hours, absolutely nobody dares to leave their Senses on Amber for more than a couple of seconds. The reverence from her was too powerful.
Yet this person went above and beyond. Their intention was dark, full-on malicious. Whoever wanted Amber was going to do unspeakable things to her.
As these darks thoughts swirled in his mind, Cain already had his sets on Kali and Amber. Seeing them, his frustration increased even more. The girls were too close together, practically only an inch apart.
Whoever this malicious person is would surely grab Kali because of the impossibly close proximity.
Even more vexing about this whole situation was that nobody else even noticed this. Not the other powerful cultivators roaming the night streets, not any powerful guards in front of some stores, not even Kali or Amber, detected anything.
Everyone was going on in their merry way. This was the perfect ambush.
Cain deduced this was either the working of special Spirit Energy abilities or this person cultivates a unique manual that specializes in hiding their Aura.
Either way, it was no time to stay here.
Two seconds passed as Cain rapidly thought to himself before finally forming his decision. Then, without warning or any care, he swiped his hands out at extreme speeds, revolving his Nascent Qi simultaneously.
"Ah??"
Both Kali and Amber raised surprised squeals as Cain's hands tightly clamped on their shoulders.
That snap reaction was too fast! It nearly scared the living daylights out of them!
In an instant, both girls felt their annoyance rise. But before they could even turn around, Cain pulled the girls into his chest.
As their soft bodies mashed against him, Cain seriously said,
"We're ru-"
Before Cain could even finish saying running, an powerful sensation completely engulfed him, Kali and Amber!
Under this sensation, all surrounding sounds instantly vanished. Complete silence covered everything for only a split moment.
Then, a chilling voice drilled into the trio's ears.
"Vampiric Clan Amber Hiyashi. Stay for a bit."
This voice was like that of a demon. It was terrifying to simply listen to; a weak will cultivator would almost faint on the spot.
Amber froze entirely, feeling like she was thrown into the depths of a freezing hell lake.
Her Martial Heart may exceed her peers, but her mind couldn't suppress a crawling fear. She forgot entirely that she was currently being held tightly by Cain. All her mind focused on was getting the hell out of here now!
Kali similarly was caught entirely off-guard. Although, her expression turned grave. For the first time since coming to the Heaven Sky Planet, this was the most serious she had ever been.
At the same time, Cain didn't react at all. He instantly circulated a massive abundance of Nascent Qi and attempted to move his legs. His hands clutched down on Amber, and Kali like his life absolutely depended on it.
He didn't know where or he should leave. But anywhere far away from here would be the best!
However, even though Cain's reaction time was near perfect, even though his speed approaches the Profound Soul Realm, the person locking on to him simply had the entire element of surprise and better speed.
As Cain lifted his leg off the ground, a black light shot right at him, instantly arriving in front of his face.
In the black light was a black ring. And at that moment, streams of Spirit Energy shot out the ring, instantly covering Cain, Kali, and Amber!
'Chi!'
With a light noise, the black light flashed and teleported away.
Without any resistance, Cain, Kali, and Amber had vanished under the Spirit Energy black flash.
As the black flash dispersed, the trio was gone.
But, the strangest part was that absolutely nobody in the street reacted. It was Cain, Kali, and Amber were never at that spot in the first place.
….
A powerful distortion of space wrapped around Cain, Kali, and Amber. The trio was utterly helpless to resist this distortion. It was far too powerful. The only option they had now was to brace themselves for the force of teleportation distortion.
However, the distortion didn't last long. Only a moment passed, and the teleportation distortion cleared away.
In that instance, Cain flung his eyes open, uncaring about his current scenery, and immediately tried to summon his Draconic Lightning Aura.
But as he tried it, an absolute look of horror crossed his face. He couldn't stimulate his Nascent Qi at all!
Hell, forget his Nascent Qi; he couldn't even move his body at all!
Cain didn't need to sense it; he could feel it. A powerful cultivator's energy tightly locked right onto him, preventing him from moving even a single muscle.
This was the sensation of absolute suppression!
Cain's horror only increased. Absolute suppression was only possible if a cultivator was several great realms higher than one.
Even though Cain was a late-rank Nascent Formation cultivator, he would still be unable to suppress a Spirit Opening cultivator into immobilization with his mere Aura.
The difference in power wasn't at a massively extreme level. However, for realms far above the Profound Soul Realm, it is undoubtedly possible to suppress a mere Nascent Formation cultivator.
This was due to a variety of reasons. One of which is that Qi experiences tremendous evolution at far higher realms. Furthermore, one's comprehension of Qi and Aura would also undergo evolution, allowing them to assess extraordinary arcane abilities.
'This-just how? I planned out everything right. It should be impossible for us to ever get so brazenly attacked. Especially with Amber! Just who has this high of a death wish?'
Cain didn't know what mistake he took that led to this point. But he didn't have the time to analyze it now.
He needed to focus on getting Kali, Amber, and himself the hell out of this mess.
And one option immediately surfaced in his mind.
"Nng….? What the hell? What just happened? That was surely Spirit Energy?" Close to Cain's right side, Kali groggily opened her eyes.
She came to the scenery of a slightly dark and rusted jungle. But before she could make heads or tails about this, a look of bewilderment exploded on her face.
"Shit! I can't move! This is absolute suppression! What the hell is going on?!"
A burst of Killing intent seethed within Kali's eyes. But she was frustratingly helpless to overturn the situation besides showcasing her emotions.
"What covered us was a Spirit Ring teleportation. I have seen it used several times before. Someone is actually crazy enough to target me and get you two involved."
Amber's calm voice cut into the atmosphere. Now, all of her lethargicness and casualness were gone.
It was like an entirely new person had appeared.. Amber was intently concentrated, her eyes showcasing pure Killing Intent.