Surviving as a Genius on Borrowed Time

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A heavy silence descended.

The spectators from the martial world surrounding the Golden Master’s residence, as well as the great masters of the Thirteen Heavens, who had awkwardly stood on the scattered remnants of the formation, all fell silent.

It was clear that an extraordinary event had just unfolded.

The young man, who had created a dreamlike atmosphere simply by standing, had vanished without a trace.

Along with dozens of martial artists who had been captured as offerings for the human sacrifice, and the top-tier warriors from the Golden Master’s and Ten Arts Master’s forces.

Originally, everyone should have vacated the area. That was the purpose of the great plan. It had been orchestrated by none other than the "Four Heavens' Golden Master" herself.

Swish.

Her sleeve fell loosely to her side.

Her slightly pursed lips did not utter a word, and her eyes sank with a dry, almost lifeless quality.

That alone froze the surroundings. It was as though the invisible hand of a giant had descended upon the residence, not allowing anyone to move. It was more than just internal energy—there was something beyond that.

The only ones capable of breaking the silence were the peerless masters who had reached the heights of martial prowess.

“Listen.”

The figure standing beside her, guarding the formation, spoke.

After calling the Golden Master’s name and falling into a brief silence, the Ten Arts Master slowly spoke again.

“What happened? I felt a thread-like energy leaking from the body of that foolish child from Tang. It’s during the final stages of the grand plan.”

“…It was taken.”

“He took control of the ability to control the formation?”

“Yes.”

“How could this happen? No, how could you lose control of it? Even if that brat had some kind of hypnotic power over people, how could a weakling like him…?”

“He’s powerful. I don’t know his true nature.”

The Golden Master murmured quietly.

The eyes of the Ten Arts Master, as well as those of the warriors stationed in the open area, widened.

The elite warriors of the Thirteen Heavens, who knew the Golden Master’s temperament and mannerisms well, knew that she never praised anyone’s martial skills, not even the high-ranking martial artists of the left and right guards.

“Could it be that neither of the leaders felt the energy he was emitting...? How profound is his energy control technique?”

“It’s on the level of the Reverse Spirit Technique. We were thoroughly deceived.”

“Did you send one of your top masters from Ipwang Fortress to engage him?”

“That’s absurd. The royal family’s elite warriors couldn’t afford to handle such a situation. If we wanted, we could have destroyed their branch in the Four Heavens and they wouldn’t have said a word.”

“Could it have been the small sect leader from the Righteous Path? The Suncheon Immovable, Yulhа. After all, not every peerless master could just meddle with such a formation.”