Go After Him!

Watching Cao Yan streak past them, Li Guanqi and Ye Feng's eyes widened! As expected! The mysterious figure behind them merely glanced at them before abandoning the chase, whirling around to tear wildly in Cao Yan's direction! Li Guanqi also noticed that the space around the figure rippled slightly, granting him terrifying speed. It seemed this was a fraction of the spatial power that Nascent Soul realm cultivators could wield. With a face full of anxiety, Ye Feng said, "Boss! What do we do..." Li Guanqi could hear the unwillingness in his voice, but both of them knew the truth in their hearts. The enemy before them was no Fang Yishan, but someone several times more formidable than Fang Yishan! A genuine Nascent Soul realm grand powerhouse! The kind of existence who could cleave mountains and sever rivers with a wave of his hand! Li Guanqi stood on the spot for only a brief moment before grabbing Ye Feng and surging toward the direction where the two had vanished! At that moment, a light seemed to kindle in Ye Feng's eyes as he looked at Li Guanqi. Yet immediately afterward, his expression tightened, and he said in a low voice, "Boss, this guy isn't someone we can match. Are we really going over there?" Li Guanqi's eyes narrowed slightly, his voice steady as he spoke. "I know." "But... we have to go!" "If I abandon Cao Yan today, would I abandon you tomorrow just because of an unbeatable enemy?" "If that's how I act, how would you choose when I need your help in the future?" "Since you are all people I chose, not a single one gets left behind!!" Rumble! With a flap of the Wind Thunder Wings, the figures of the two carved an afterimage across midair, streaking into the distance. Wherever they passed, powerful gales flattened countless towering ancient trees. At this moment, Li Guanqi said in a deep voice, "Aren't you about to break through to the middle stage?" Hearing this, Ye Feng nodded heavily and said resolutely, "I can force a breakthrough right now!" Li Guanqi said without hesitation, "Then break through now!" "Give me all the medicinal pills on you!" Ye Feng didn't hesitate in the slightest, handing over all his pills to Li Guanqi, keeping only the spirit stones and pills needed for his imminent breakthrough. Mid-flight, Ye Feng took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. Immediately, golden light surged around him, and the primal energy within his body churned ceaselessly. Li Guanqi raised his hand and shattered the spirit stones around them, the rich spiritual energy condensing into a thin layer of white mist that swirled around Ye Feng. The pill held in Ye Feng's mouth dissolved into the purest medicinal efficacy, flowing through his body. Ye Feng felt deeply gratified by Li Guanqi's decision. Though fully aware that their strength was meager, he still wouldn't give up on that glimmer of hope for survival! Or rather... he refused to abandon anyone! Li Guanqi had long known Cao Yan's background was anything but simple, yet from the very start, he had chosen to accept him. Putting himself in Cao Yan's shoes, if it had been Ye Feng being hunted down today and Li Guanqi stood by with folded hands, his heart would surely have turned to cold ashes. Fortunately, he hadn't chosen to abandon Cao Yan! Boom! Driven by Ye Feng's powerful will, the primal energy inside him surged wildly, and the surrounding spiritual energy transformed into two streams of white mist that he drew into his body. Instantly, waves of overbearing pressure continuously crested toward his breakthrough's peak. Meanwhile, the black-robed man also noticed the two rapidly catching up from behind, and a sudden flash of killing intent glinted in his eyes! "Hmph! Damned ants, having the audacity to chase after me with no regard for your own lives!" "Then I'll kill you two first before finishing him off!" Without hesitation, the black-robed man wheeled around and charged straight at Li Guanqi and Ye Feng! Seeing the black-robed man turn back, Li Guanqi turned tail and fled without a second thought. Empowered by his movement technique and the Wind Thunder Wings behind him, his speed carrying only Ye Feng was actually a sliver faster than the black-robed man. The sword lights shooting through the air were also dodged in succession under the precision of his powerful divine sense! Ye Feng's aura grew increasingly powerful, until suddenly it swelled dramatically! Opening his eyes, Ye Feng looked at the figure two hundred zhang behind them and shuddered all over. "He's coming for us!!" Li Guanqi said with a grim expression, "Contact Cao Yan!" Even as he spoke, Li Guanqi maneuvered their bodies to continuously evade the incoming attacks from behind. The terrifying sword beams were laced with fiery power; every strike possessed enough might to obliterate both their bodies and souls. Cold sweat seeped from Li Guanqi's forehead as he forced himself to stay calm. After pulling out a jade slip for a moment, Ye Feng's expression shifted slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Cao Yan turned off his jade slip! I can't reach him!" At the same time, Cao Yan, who was fleeing rapidly through midair, also noticed the commotion behind him. Seeing that the black-robed man had actually switched targets to Li Guanqi and Ye Feng with murder in his eyes, his heart clutched! His eyes reddening slightly, Cao Yan looked at those two fleeing silhouettes and murmured, "Why... why would you... We've only just met..." The more it was so, the more Cao Yan felt in his heart that he couldn't let the two die on his account. Though he hadn't known them for long, he could clearly feel the genuine kindness they showed him. That brotherhood between unrelated companions had immersed him so deeply he never wished to wake from it. Yet today... reality had dragged him right back. Indeed, with his identity, staying beside them would only plunge them into endless pursuit! This time was merely a Nascent Soul cultivator, but what about next time? Would a Soul Formation Realm grandmaster come in person to slaughter them? Cao Yan took a deep breath; he knew the two must be trying to find a way to contact him right now. Cao Yan slowly brought out all the teleportation talismans he had on him—twelve in total! He took a deep look toward the two, and then slapped the talismans onto himself! Instantly, the talismans flared brilliantly, enveloping him in an arcane glow. A roar laced with primal energy blasted across thousands of zhang! "You dog! Come kill me! Wasn't I your target?!" Whoosh! As his voice fell, Cao Yan's figure distorted slightly and vanished from midair. The black-robed man whipped his head around toward Cao Yan's direction, a look of shock flashing through his eyes. "Teleportation talismans?" "Heh, I almost forgot why you ended up in your current state." "I truly underestimated you." With those words, the black-robed man raised his hand and suddenly clenched it toward Li Guanqi and Ye Feng's position! Eyes narrowing, he barked, "Imprisonment Cage!!" Boom! Li Guanqi, mid-flight, came to an abrupt halt as if slamming into an invisible wall! The tremendous rebound sent his blood and qi surging violently, forcing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. Immediately after, paying no heed to the escaped Cao Yan, the black-robed man raised his sword and charged at the two! Li Guanqi grabbed a fistful of medicinal pills and swallowed them down; violent primal energy surged and roared within him! Having broken through to the middle Core Formation stage not long ago, Li Guanqi actually chose this very moment to attempt a breakthrough into the late stage! Handful after handful of pills were swallowed, and a searing, swollen agony immediately radiated from his dantian. Boom!