In terms of flying speed, Yang Kai might not be as fast as Lei Gu, after all, there was a difference in their cultivation levels. However, Yang Kai possessed the Space Ability, allowing him to ignore the barriers of space, allowing him to instantly close the distance between them, so how could he escape?
After a few attempts, Lei Gu no longer did anything useless.
However, he was indeed cautious enough, constantly changing directions as he flew, even deliberately circling a few times in order to prevent anyone from following him.
Yang Kai also let him be and didn’t say anything, simply following close behind.
Lei Gu would never have imagined that Yang Kai would have such a method. He didn’t need to deliberately leave behind any kind of mark, and the soul connection between him and his Embodiment was the best guide.
His Embodiment could sense his existence and he could also sense his Embodiment’s existence, but outsiders would never be able to understand this invisible connection.
After two days, Lei Gu finally confirmed that there were no pursuers behind him, and only then did he set off in a certain direction.
After flying for another two days, a vast swamp suddenly appeared in front of them, stretching as far as the eye could see.
It turned out that they had arrived at the Southern Swamp. Yang Kai didn’t know if Lei Gu had come here on purpose or not, but the Southern Swamp was the first Demon Cave to appear. Since Lei Gu had come here, it was obvious he wasn’t here for no reason. Either there were other helpers lying in ambush here, and Lei Gu wanted to borrow the strength of these Demon Race masters to deal with him, or Lei Gu wanted to use the terrain here to completely conceal himself.
Either way, he couldn’t go any further.
So before Lei Gu could enter the Southern Swamp, Yang Kai’s figure flickered and blocked his path.
Lei Gu’s figure came to a halt, his hand still pressing down on Gao Xueting’s head as he coldly snorted, “What do you want to do?”
Yang Kai let out a long sigh and said, “I’ve already fulfilled my promise to you, so now it’s your turn.”
Lei Gu said lightly, “Not enough!”
Yang Kai curled his lips and said, “You’ve been running for several days now, and besides me, no one else is chasing after you. If you let my Senior Sister Gao go, I’ll let you go!”
Lei Gu snorted, “I’ll decide when to release her, it’s not up to you to decide.”
Yang Kai said impatiently, “If you don’t let me go, do you think I’ll continue to follow you? Lei Gu, don’t go too far, otherwise I’ll only doubt your sincerity. If my patience is worn out, if you don’t agree, I can only fight you to the death.”
Lei Gu frowned and turned his head to look around, muttering to himself, “Fine, since we’ve arrived here, I’m afraid no one will pursue us.”
“So, return my Senior Sister Gao to me,” Yang Kai stretched out his hand.
Lei Gu grinned maliciously, “I’ll return her to you, do you dare to accept her? Although I don’t know where you got your confidence from, now that it’s two against one, aren’t you afraid this King and your Senior Sister Gao will join forces to kill you?”
Yang Kai said calmly, “You can try!”
Lei Gu threw his head back and laughed, “Little brat, you have great skill and courage, this King admires you greatly. Why don’t you submit to my Demon Race? With your ability and courage, if you submit to my Demon Race, your future will be smooth, becoming a Great Emperor will not be a pipe dream.”
Yang Kai said with a look of disgust, “Enough nonsense, quickly release her. My patience is limited, don’t force me to act!”
Lei Gu’s smile disappeared as he coldly snorted, “Since you insist, then take it.” As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out and gently pushed Gao Xueting’s back, sending her flying towards Yang Kai.
In the blink of an eye, Gao Xueting arrived in front of Yang Kai, but before Yang Kai could act, the Demonic Qi around her body suddenly began to wildly expand, and a dangerous aura began to emanate from her body. She even opened her arms, seemingly wanting to embrace Yang Kai.
“Shameless!” Yang Kai shouted angrily. He knew that Lei Gu wouldn’t let her go so easily, just as he had said, he would even control Gao Xueting to join forces with him to deal with him, but Yang Kai had never expected Lei Gu to directly control Gao Xueting to self-destruct.
If he really allowed Gao Xueting to self-destruct, all of his efforts would have been in vain. Moreover, at such a close distance, it would be impossible for Yang Kai to escape unscathed. The self-destruction of a Second-Order Emperor Realm master was absolutely terrifying. At that time, Lei Gu could seize the opportunity to kill him.
Fortunately, Yang Kai wasn’t unprepared.
In the blink of an eye, Yang Kai’s left eye transformed into a golden vertilac eye and his Soul power surged out, wrapping around Gao Xueting like a tidal wave. At the same time, he opened his hand and gripped the Mysterious Boundary Bead tightly, activating it to open a World Entrance and a huge vortex appeared in front of his palm.
The Demonic Qi surrounding Gao Xueting’s body roiled as she plunged into the vortex, as if she was swallowed by an invisible beast, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Without stopping to rest, Yang Kai immersed his consciousness into the Mysterious Small World and then used the power of the Mysterious Small World to suppress it. Only after seeing the Demonic Qi around her body stabilize did he relax.
With a loud bang, he felt a tremendous force on his chest and abdomen, causing him to feel an incomparable pain, causing him to suddenly regain his senses and spit out a mouthful of golden blood. Although his expression was somewhat dispirited, he still used this force to retreat several thousand meters.
A few thousand meters away, Lei Gu stared at Yang Kai in shock, holding a hammer in his hand, his eyes filled with shock and doubt.
Gao Xueting had disappeared right under his nose! He couldn’t help wondering if he had seen wrongly.
Using Gao Xueting’s self-destruction to deal a certain amount of damage to Yang Kai and then taking his life, this plan could be said to be foolproof, unless Yang Kai didn’t care if Gao Xueting lived or died.
However, under his watch, Yang Kai didn’t show any signs of dodging, and Gao Xueting’s sudden disappearance just before she was about to self-destruct had surprised him a little. His reaction was also fast, so even if he had made a mistake in this step, he still rushed forward and struck Yang Kai’s chest while he was distracted.
This was his full-strength strike with all his cultivation. A Second-Order Emperor Realm master would definitely not be able to survive and would definitely be smashed to pieces.
What surprised him even more was that Yang Kai actually didn’t die. Although the sound of his bones breaking rang out and his chest caved in, his aura becoming incredibly weak, he still managed to survive.
It wasn’t until this moment that he realized he had underestimated the strength of Yang Kai’s physical body. Having personally witnessed Yang Kai transform into a half-dragon, he naturally understood that he had underestimated Yang Kai’s strength.
But now that things had come to this, Lei Gu had no intention of retreating. Even if this little brat in front of him possessed a Space Ability, how long could his heavily injured body last? The Southern Domain’s plan had failed, all of it had been ruined by him. How could Lei Gu allow him to live freely? He would definitely kill him here.
As their eyes met, Lei Gu’s killing intent soared and his eyes became cold and sharp. Yang Kai’s aura fluctuated and his face became pale, but he still grinned fiercely. This smile didn’t seem to affected by his injuries, but instead caused him to spit out another mouthful of golden blood.
Holding the Hammer in his hand, Lei Gu pointed it towards Yang Kai and said, “Kid, you’ve ruined this King’s plans. Today, you’ll die without a doubt!” As soon as he finished speaking, the Hammer transformed into a streak of light and arrived above Yang Kai’s head in an instant, bringing with it a destructive force.
Before the attack arrived, the void shattered and cracks appeared.
Yang Kai took a deep breath and raised his hand, summoning the Mountain River Bell and sending it flying towards the Hammer.
With a loud bang, a shockwave visible to the naked eye spread out, like an invisible blade that split the world into two. The Mountain River Bell flashed wildly as it was sent flying and the Hammer was blocked.
Yang Kai, on the other hand, couldn’t hold on any longer and fell down, crashing into the swamp. With his face covered in dirt, he didn’t dare to remain in place and quickly flew up into the sky, putting away the Mountain River Bell and turning around to flee.
When a tiger falls to the ground, it is bullied by a dog, when a dragon swims to the shallow waters, it is played by a shrimp. Yang Kai was filled with grief and indignation.
If he had been at his peak, he wouldn’t have been afraid of Lei Gu even if he was a Third-Order Emperor Realm master. If he had been lucky, he might have been able to kill him. But just now, in order to suppress Gao Xueting’s self-destruction, he had been forced to delay for a moment before he was struck in the chest by Lei Gu’s Emperor Artifact, causing all of his organs to shift. If it weren’t for his half-dragon body, he would have been smashed to pieces.
Even so, Yang Kai’s current injuries were still quite serious. The 3rd order Emperor Realm had used the full power of the Emperor Artifact, so how could it be so easily withstood? The Emperor Qi in his body was slightly blocked, making it difficult for him to attack. Even if he used the Mountain River Bell to block the other party’s attack, he would only be barely able to survive.
If he didn’t flee now, once he was entangled with Lei Gu, he wouldn’t be able to escape, causing him to feel somewhat annoyed. If he had known earlier, he would have hidden Liu Yan in the Mysterious Small World. With Liu Yan as his trump card, Lei Gu wouldn’t have been able to bear the consequences. As long as he could delay until the reinforcements arrived, Lei Gu would die. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the chance to do so before.
Now, he could only rely on himself to deal with Lei Gu.
As he was fleeing, the wind behind him roared and a terrifying pressure descended from the sky. Yang Kai looked up and immediately had the urge to curse.
Above his head, a dense number of hammer shadows came crashing down. It was obvious that Lei Gu was truly angry and wasn’t prepared to let him leave alive.
Yang Kai took a deep breath and endured the pain all over his body as his Space Laws surged.
The sky full of hammer shadows smashed down, creating huge holes in the ground. Yang Kai was also smashed to pieces, but Lei Gu’s eyes suddenly shifted to the other side.
Not far away, Yang Kai’s figure suddenly appeared, obviously using his Space Ability to avoid the fatal attack.
Lei Gu cried out in anger. He had long heard that those who were proficient in Space Abilities were best at escaping, and now that he saw it, he knew that its reputation was not in vain. However, from the distance Yang Kai had teleported, he could tell that the other party was truly an arrow at the end of its flight and wouldn’t be able to use such a life-saving method more than a few times. He immediately flew into the sky and chased after Yang Kai like a maggot, shouting, “Kid, where do you think you’re going?!”
When Yang Kai heard this, he was quite happy. He was a bit worried that Lei Gu wouldn’t come after him, but if that was the case, he could only turn around and try to entangle him. That would be too dangerous, and if he wasn’t careful, he could easily lose his life. At this moment, Yang Kai’s current condition made it impossible for him to fight with his full strength.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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