Even though the soul energy Adrian absorbed was powerful, it was far from overwhelming in his eyes. It had merely restored his strength to the latter stages of the Divine Stage. He’d devoured the soul power of several individuals, but the influx left him somewhat overloaded.

Suddenly, Adrian sensed approaching energies from a distance. With a cold gleam in his eye, he raised his hand, casting a complex formation outside the cave to serve as a powerful illusion and hide his presence. He needed a moment of undisturbed recovery and had no desire for further confrontation.

Meanwhile, the forest outside buzzed with people relentlessly looking for Adrian. As a full day passed without any trace of him, some had stationed guards at every exit from the forest to make sure that he would not escape.

Inside the mountain cave, Adrian’s gaze sharpened as he detected shadows moving about outside. If not for his formation, he would have been discovered long ago. He muttered, “Fools. They're so int