725: Chapter 725 The Powerful One Who Was Secretly Following!

Room 110.

Qin Yan pushed open the door and walked into the room.

The space inside the room was about one hundred square meters—not too big, but not too small; it was enough for one person to live in.

The walls were a soft, elegant off-white, engraved with dense, intricate runes that flickered with faint light.

These runes were defensive runes inscribed by a Spirit Array Master, capable of reinforcing the room's sturdiness and resisting external impacts.

This way, even if the giant ship encountered an attack while in flight, the room would not shake violently.

Moreover, a Martial Artist could Cultivate inside the room without worrying about damaging it.

Qin Yan came to the center of the room and sat cross-legged.

He closed his eyes, sinking his consciousness into the Blood Demon Nest, his gaze turning toward the location where Xiao Hei was.

Inside the Blood Demon Nest, the dim blood qi and Devilish Qi surged slowly.

Xiao Hei floated there quietly, its branches swaying listlessly.

Seeing Qin Yan enter, Xiao Hei immediately became excited.

Its branches shook violently, and the intent it transmitted was full of joy.

"Qin Yan, the spirit talismans you asked me to refine are already done!"

Xiao Hei transmitted its voice, sounding somewhat proud.

Having said that, Xiao Hei waved its branches, and five pitch-black spirit talismans instantly appeared in mid-air.

Those five spirit talismans were pitch-black, with a dark luster flowing across the surface of the talisman paper.

Qin Yan sank his consciousness into these five spirit talismans, and soon, the information about them appeared in his mind.

There were only two types of these five spirit talismans—three were defensive spirit talismans, and two were offensive spirit talismans.

The defensive spirit talisman was called Dark Protection, a seventh-tier Medium Grade spirit talisman.

When used, the Darkness Power would form a black shield around the user, with a defensive limit capable of blocking a full-strength strike from a seventh-rank Middle Stage Grandmaster.

The shield lasted for thirty breaths; during this time, the user could move and attack freely, and the shield would automatically absorb damage from the outside.

After thirty breaths, the shield would dissipate, and the spirit talisman would become ineffective.

The offensive spirit talisman was called Dark Spear, a seventh-tier Low Grade spirit talisman.

When used, the Darkness Power would condense into a pitch-black spear in front of the user; the spear was about a zhang long and incomparably sharp.

Its power was equivalent to a full-strength strike from a seventh-rank early stage Grandmaster.

The spear could only be used once and would dissipate after hitting the target.

Coupled with the Dark Dragon talisman that Xiao Hei had previously refined for him—a seventh-tier Medium Grade, which could summon a Dark Dragon to launch an attack upon use, with power equivalent to a full-strength strike from a seventh-rank Middle Stage Grandmaster.

Now, Qin Yan had three Dark Protection talismans, two Dark Spear talismans, and one Dark Dragon talisman, with a total of six spirit talismans on his person.

Three for defense, three for attack.

The three defensive spirit talismans could block three Grandmaster-level attacks; the three offensive spirit talismans could launch three Grandmaster-level attacks.

With one attack and one defense, used in coordination, it was enough for him to have the power to protect himself in front of a Grandmaster.

His survivability had greatly improved.

Qin Yan nodded in satisfaction.

With these spirit talismans, his confidence for this trip to the Guhen Kingdom had increased a bit more.

At the same time, Qin Yan could not help but marvel at Xiao Hei's strong talent.

During the last refinement, only one out of ten talisman papers had succeeded, a success rate of only ten percent.

At that time, Xiao Hei had just started, its technique was clumsy, and it lacked experience, so failure was the norm.

But this time, it had refined different spirit talismans than before—Dark Protection and Dark Spear, both of which were seventh-tier spirit talismans, and their difficulty was not much lower than the Dark Dragon talisman.

Out of twenty talisman papers, it had actually succeeded five times, reaching a success rate of twenty-five percent!

This progress was simply exaggerated.

In just over ten days, the success rate had risen from ten percent to twenty-five percent, an increase of one and a half times.

In the profession of a talisman master, this speed of progress was extremely rare.

Most talisman masters needed years of accumulation to go from beginner to proficient; it took decades of honing to go from proficient to mastery.

Yet Xiao Hei, having only practiced for a dozen days, had crossed the path that others would take years to complete.

If those talisman masters who had toiled for decades heard of this speed of progress, they would cry themselves to death!

They had worked hard for decades, yet their success rate might not even be as good as a "newbie" who had just started ten days ago.

It was not that they were not working hard, but that the gap in talent was too great.

"Qin Yan, be careful; I can sense that an expert is following you in the shadows."

At this moment, Xiao Hei spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yan frowned slightly.

"Following me? Xiao Hei, are you sure it's not following Jiang Li?"

He asked.

He had no background, no forces; how could anyone be following him in the shadows?

If anyone was being followed, it should be Jiang Li, right? Jiang Li was the legitimate daughter of the Jiang Family; it was reasonable and logical for there to be Family experts protecting her from the shadows.

"It is definitely following you. I have felt it since you arrived at the Lingyun Shipyard. Of course, there is also an expert following Jiang Li, and their aura is very strong."

Xiao Hei continued, its tone certain.

Following me?

Qin Yan suddenly thought of something and said, "Could it be the Holy Land expert who was secretly protecting me before?"

Back when he was still an Outer Court Disciple, he had encountered interception by Xing Yu and Elder Qin, who wanted to do him harm.

Later, the two apologized to him, their attitudes very humble.

From this, he deduced that there was a Holy Land expert secretly protecting him from behind.

Now it seemed, that was indeed the case!

"Xiao Hei, can you sense the strength of the expert in the shadows?"

Qin Yan asked, feeling a bit curious.

What Realm was the Holy Land expert who was secretly protecting him?

"I cannot. My perception cannot get close to them, or it will be easy for them to discover me. However, if they get close to you in the future, I might be able to perceive their strength."

Xiao Hei said.

Although its perception was powerful, the other party was clearly also an expert.

Forcing a perception would only expose itself.

"I see."

Qin Yan realized, not continuing to press the question.

However, immediately after, Qin Yan discovered a problem: "Xiao Hei, you can sense the expert in the shadows, but will that expert in the shadows also be able to sense your aura?"

This was a very realistic question. If Xiao Hei's perception could discover the other party, could the other party's perception also discover Xiao Hei?

If the other party's perception discovered Xiao Hei, would they detect Xiao Hei's Devilish Qi?

If they detected it, then he would be in big trouble.

"Qin Yan, you can rest assured about this."

Xiao Hei explained, its tone carrying a hint of confidence.

"I can sense the other party's existence because I Cultivate a secret technique that can greatly enhance perception. And my perception is shielded by the Darkness Profundity; as long as the expert is not someone whose strength far exceeds mine, they will not detect me."

The Darkness Profundity could not only help Xiao Hei and Qin Yan Cultivate, but it could also shield perception and hide auras.

Darkness itself was a symbol of concealment and shielding; using the Darkness Profundity to shield perception had excellent results.

"Moreover, I am using Dark Spiritual Power, not Devilish Qi. Even if the other party really senses my aura, they will not detect the Devilish Qi on me, unless they extract me from your body."

Xiao Hei's tone was relaxed.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yan finally set his mind at ease.