Too smooth! Everything was going far too smoothly, as if it were all staged.

If things are going this smoothly, something must be wrong. Saint You Heng keenly sensed that something was amiss, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on what it was.

In fact, he wasn’t the only one. Su Han had the same premonition, but even his Nine Heavens Eye couldn’t reveal any clues.

Foresight Character Secret!

Su Han fell silent and swiftly activated the technique to peer ten seconds into the future. In that vision, however, nothing happened. Everything was normal.

He didn’t give up. He repeatedly activated the Foresight Character Secret, continuously looking ten seconds ahead. He felt that something momentous was bound to happen today. The current quiet was unsettling, like the calm before a storm.

Finally, after using the technique for the thirteenth consecutive time, Su Han spotted an anomaly. In the vision of the future ten seconds away, he saw a familiar figure.

The Swordsaint! Back in Cang City, the Swordsaint and Lan Yi the Female Saint escaped, and all trace of them vanished. We thought they’d left the region long ago, but to think they’re still here, hiding in Qingzhou... It seems they’re plotting something.

"The Swordsaint is here! We need to go, now!" Su Han quickly sent a Divine Sense transmission to warn Saint You Heng.

Saint You Heng’s heart leaped in shock. He hadn’t sensed the Swordsaint’s aura at all, but if Su Han was saying this, he must have a good reason.

"Let’s go!" Saint You Heng waved his hand, and a wave of Holy Light enveloped Su Han, preparing to teleport them away.

However, at that exact moment, countless red Holy Patterns materialized all around them. They interwove with blinding speed, forming a massive, inverted bowl that slammed down and trapped them both inside. There was, however, a ten-meter-wide gap in the Holy Patterns. Standing within that opening were four figures.

Su Han was no stranger to two of them: the Swordsaint and Lan Yi the Female Saint.

As for the other two, one was at the Heavenly King Realm Ninth Level and the other was at the Supreme Realm Third Layer. The one at the Heavenly King Realm Ninth Level was a man in his thirties who wore a Daoist robe, held a black-and-white compass, and exuded a mysterious aura. The white-haired elder beside him, at the Supreme Realm Third Layer, seemed more ordinary and was likely the true person in charge of this outpost.

"The Divination King... and Azure-Blood Venerable." Saint You Heng’s eyes narrowed as he stared at the two men. He recognized the elder as the head of this outpost, a formidable figure in his own right.

Compared to Azure-Blood Venerable, however, the Divination King posed a far greater threat. Although this man was only at the Heavenly King Realm Ninth Level, he had a significant reputation as the favored disciple of the Great Saint of Divination. He was an expert in the art of Deduction and was incredibly difficult to handle.

Saint You Heng glanced at the red Holy Patterns filling the space, and his heart sank. These patterns were extraordinary, possessing the power to seal space-time itself. They trapped them here and prevented him from teleporting away. He quickly guessed their origin: they had to be the work of the Great Saint of Divination.

The so-called Great Saints were the elite of the Saint Realm. Only powerhouses who had surpassed the Saint Realm Ninth Layer, a mere half-step from the Great Emperor Realm, could claim such a title. The Great Saint of Divination was one of the top experts in the Demon Slayer Sect, renowned throughout the entire Eastern Region for his prophetic abilities.

It seems the Demon Slayer Sect isn’t full of fools. The moment we prepared to wage war, they responded and set this trap. This wasn’t just to target Su Han, but to deal with me as well. After all, this is a war between two major powers. I was too careless! Saint You Heng admonished himself. He had assumed the Demon Slayer Sect would just have to grit its teeth and accept its losses, but the sudden declaration of war had thrown his plans into disarray. His failure to adapt his tactics had led both him and Su Han right into this ambush.

"I am very curious. How did you detect us? Logically, not even a Saint should have been able to sense our presence," the Divination King said, his expression indifferent. He showed no apprehension toward Saint You Heng, a Saint Realm powerhouse, and instead acted as if victory was already in his grasp.

This time, the Great Saint of Divination had personally performed a deduction, foreseeing that Su Han and Saint You Heng would come here. He had then sent the Divination King with his treasured artifact to set this ambush. The Swordsaint and Lan Yi the Female Saint had been summoned by him. As for Azure-Blood Venerable, being a member of the Demon Slayer Sect, he would not dare defy a command from the Great Saint of Divination.

Everything had been proceeding smoothly. The four of them had used the Great Saint’s artifact to conceal all traces of their presence, rendering them undetectable even to Saint You Heng. But unexpectedly, Saint You Heng had sensed something was wrong and tried to flee with Su Han, forcing them to reveal themselves.

"Power of Time!" Saint You Heng didn’t answer the question. He attacked instantly, unleashing a wave of temporal energy in an attempt to blast through the Holy Patterns and escape. However, the moment his power touched the red patterns, it dissipated into nothing, not even causing a ripple.

"Saint You Heng, don’t waste your energy," the Divination King said calmly. "These are my master’s Heavenly Evolving Saint Runes. They can seal space-time, creating a self-contained prison. Unless your strength surpasses my master’s, you cannot break through."

He wasn’t the least bit worried about Saint You Heng damaging the Holy Patterns. Since the Great Saint of Divination had sent them, he had naturally provided them with a foolproof plan. Saint You Heng and Su Han were now like turtles trapped in a jar, with no hope of escape. The only regret was that Saint You Heng’s vigilance had forced their hand too early, preventing the Holy Rune Great Formation from being fully completed and leaving the gap where they now stood.

But it doesn’t matter. Once we seal this gap, Su Han and Saint You Heng will have nowhere to run. This battle is ours to win.

"You Heng, you injured me that day. Today, I will have my revenge!" The Swordsaint was a middle-aged man in black, slender yet standing as straight as a sword. He had sharp brows and a jade-like complexion, and he exuded an aura of the sword so potent that the very space around him seemed to rupture and crack.

WHOOSH!

He reached out, and a Cold Iron Holy Sword instantly appeared in his grasp. A fierce Sword Intent erupted, sending a deep chill through everyone. It felt as if countless blades had been unsheathed throughout the world, ready to descend and slay their foes at any moment.

"Come, You Heng! Let me be the one to kill you!" Gripping the Cold Iron Holy Sword, the Swordsaint flickered and charged directly at Saint You Heng. A terrifying Holy Might flooded the heavens and the earth, severing space-time wherever it passed, its sharpness utterly peerless.

"We cannot let this Holy Rune Great Formation close! I’ll handle the Swordsaint and Lan Yi the Female Saint. You avoid Azure-Blood Venerable and go for the Divination King! Once he’s dead, this formation can’t be completed!" Saint You Heng knew a battle was unavoidable. He relayed his plan to Su Han via Divine Sense as he summoned the Nether Serpent Holy Chain into his hand, striking first at Lan Yi the Female Saint to prevent her from getting a free shot at Su Han.

Soon, a great battle erupted between the three Saints. At the same moment, Su Han activated the Character Technique of Motion and charged straight toward the Divination King.

Old grudges and new—they all end today!