However, even though Chasing Wind was pressed to the ground by the giant dragon, he didn’t panic much. When he saw this bead, he instinctively felt a sense of fear.
The round bead pressing down on him gave him an extremely dangerous feeling. This feeling was not an illusion, but a threat to his life.
As such, Chasing Wind didn’t hesitate in the slightest as the attacks that were originally aimed at the giant dragon’s body instantly rained down upon the bead.
In the next instant, something shocking happened.
No matter how he attacked, he was unable to shake the bead in the slightest, much less stop it from falling to him.
It seemed like an instant, but feels like ten million years.
When the round bead landed on Chasing Wind’s body, his chest instantly collapsed and he spat out a mouthful of black blood uncontrollably. Violent energy surged into his limbs and bones, rampaging through his flesh and blood.
At the same time, the giant dragon also roared in pain as its two thousand zhang long body suddenly shrank back into its human form and sucked in the bead.
Without the Dragon Claw binding him, Chasing Wind immediately regained his freedom, enduring the pain from his injuries as he punched out.
Yang Kai, who was still dizzy and unable to control himself, was completely defenseless against this punch and was sent flying, spewing out a golden blood mist in mid-air as his aura became extremely weak.
At this moment, he was completely exhausted. Not to mention that his Small Universe’s foundation had been completely exhausted, the bead he spat out just now was his own Dragon Bead.
Back in the depths of Shattered Heaven, in the Holy Spirit Ancestral Land, when Yang Kai’s Dragon Vein had evolved into a Big Dragon, he had condensed a Dragon Bead inside his body. This was the crystallization of the Dragon Clan’s bloodline essence and also the symbol of a Big Dragon. Only a Big Dragon had the qualifications to condense its own Dragon Bead.
This thing was similar to a Monster Beast’s Core. The Core was the foundation of a Monster Beast, while the Dragon Bead was the foundation of the Dragon Clan.
When Monster Beasts encountered powerful enemies, they could release their Monster Core to defend themselves, and the Dragon Clan could do the same.
This kind of attack method was extremely simple and powerful, but the drawbacks were also obvious. Because once this was done, one would have to bear a huge risk, whether it was the Monster Core or the Dragon Bead, if they were destroyed, they would immediately die.
So up until now, no matter what kind of enemy Yang Kai faced, he had never used his Dragon Bead to defend himself. After all, he was proficient in the Space Laws, so if he couldn’t win, he could always run.
However, this time, he had really been forced into a desperate situation. The secret of the Purification Light had been exposed to Chasing Wind, so if possible, Yang Kai naturally wanted to kill him to prevent future troubles.
Small Universe’s strength had already dried up, so he could only use the Dragon Vein’s power. Facing a powerful enemy like Chasing Wind, releasing the Dragon Bead was the most powerful method.
The Dragon Bead had indeed seriously injured Chasing Wind, even causing his chest to cave in. However, Chasing Wind’s violent attacks had also caused some cracks to appear on the Dragon Bead, almost causing it to explode on the spot, and this was his final trump card.
With the Dragon Bead damaged, Yang Kai couldn’t even maintain his Dragon Vein body.
At this moment, he had already used all of his methods and was no longer capable of fighting back.
This time, he and Bai Yi had lost!
Although Chasing Wind had suffered heavy injuries, he was still alive. The only thing he could do now was quickly bring Bai Yi away from this place, but he didn’t know if he would have the opportunity to do so.
Struggling to stand up, Yang Kai’s vision became blurry and his head was constantly buzzing. Even standing there, he was unable to maintain his balance.
Bai Yi lay motionless not far from him.
Struggling to walk over, he staggered a few steps and arrived beside Bai Yi. In the end, he couldn’t hold on and fell onto Bai Yi.
Under this pressure, Bai Yi’s mouth immediately filled with a large amount of blood, her already weak aura becoming even more unstable.
Yang Kai grabbed her arm and flipped her over, placing her on his back as he struggled to stand up again. With each step he took, a bloody footprint followed, walking in the direction according to his memory towards the exit.
However, after taking a few steps, Chasing Wind’s cold voice rang out from behind him, “Where do you want to go?”
Yang Kai turned a deaf ear to this and continued walking forward step by step.
“Don’t even think about it…” Chasing Wind shouted coldly, his aura rapidly approaching Yang Kai, obviously trying to stop him from escaping. However, before he could finish speaking, he suddenly coughed violently and spat out a large amount of black blood.
As his Black Ink Blood gushed out, his entire body became like a deflated balloon, his momentum rapidly weakening, and in the blink of an eye, it had almost disappeared.
However, the coughing became even more violent as he spat out large mouthfuls of blood.
Yang Kai stopped in his tracks and turned his head to look back. In his blurry vision, he saw Chasing Wind’s miserable appearance.
At this moment, Chasing Wind was half-kneeling on the ground not far away from him, with a pool of black blood in front of him that had almost condensed into a river. There were also blood arrows shooting out from all the wounds on his body, obviously unable to suppress the wounds on his body.
“Haha!” Yang Kai wanted to laugh, but the sound he made was extremely hoarse. This was truly the saying ‘Heaven never seals off all paths’.
Originally, he had thought that the only option left for him was to flee, but who would have thought that the situation would change so drastically, and the roles of hunter and prey would instantly change.
The aftereffects of Chasing Wind’s Secret Technique had completely erupted! He had been waiting for this moment since his fight with Chasing Wind!
In fact, Chasing Wind’s momentum had been constantly weakening, and if it weren’t for this, Yang Kai wouldn’t have been able to hold on for so long. Even so, Yang Kai had paid a huge price to fight him to the bitter end.
At the last moment, the Dragon Bead had been damaged and he no longer had the strength to fight. On the other hand, Chasing Wind still had some strength left and the outcome of the battle had been decided. If he didn’t leave now, he would die.
Whether or not he could escape this place with Bai Yi was not something he had much confidence in. He could only say that everything was up to fate.
At such a critical moment of life and death, with the blessing of the Heavens, Chasing Wind fell down. Perhaps it wasn’t just luck, but Bai Yi’s desperate attack and Yang Kai’s desperate attempt to take out the Dragon Bead had accelerated the backlash of Chasing Wind Secret Technique.
His Secret Technique was extremely powerful, so the backlash it received was also extremely terrifying.
At this moment, among the three people in the Secret Realm, Bai Yi’s aura was the weakest. After sacrificing herself to block Chasing Wind blow for Yang Kai, she had fallen unconscious.
Chasing Wind’s aura was almost nonexistent, slightly stronger than Bai Yi’s, but not much stronger, and it was still weak. It seemed that even Chasing Wind was unable to withstand the backlash of this Secret Technique.
On the other hand, Yang Kai’s aura was the strongest as he staggered forward, his strength almost completely drained. It had to be said that this was a huge irony.
Squatting down, Yang Kai gently placed Bai Yi down and walked towards Chasing Wind. His steps were still unsteady and his body was crooked, as if a strong gust of wind would blow him to the ground.
Halfway through, Yang Kai summoned his Azure Dragon Spear and dragged it across the ground, letting out a piercing screech.
Chasing Wind was still coughing up large mouthfuls of blood, as if he was about to spit out all the blood in his body, but when he heard the sound, he looked up and a look of panic immediately appeared in his eyes.
He struggled to stand up, turned around, and slowly walked away from Yang Kai while shouting, “Don’t come over!”
How could Yang Kai pay any attention to him? Seeing him like this, he suddenly felt a burst of strength and quickened his pace, gently saying, “The spear will end this matter soon, don’t run!”
'It would be a miracle if I didn’t run!' Chasing Wind cursed in his heart. If he was caught, he would definitely die. However, although he wanted to distance himself from Yang Kai, his current condition was extremely poor, and his speed of escape was as slow as a tortoise.
The dignified Territory Lord had fallen to such a state today, and Chasing Wind almost wanted to cry.
Yang Kai also didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Today’s battle had been full of twists and turns, but in the end, it had turned into this situation.
One was a Territory Lord while the other was a Seventh Order Open Heaven cultivator. Now, their pursuit and escape was even worse than an ordinary person’s.
At this time, any cultivator would be able to kill these two.
Under his survival instincts, Chasing Wind moved away step by step, each step leaving behind a bloody footprint, the same with Yang Kai.
The winding road of blood transformed into a strange scenery.
The backlash from this Secret Technique was indeed quite strong. A moment later, Chasing Wind’s figure staggered and he fell to the ground, using his hands and feet to slowly move forward.
Just as he was in despair, he suddenly heard a sound from behind him. Turning his head, he saw that the pursuing Yang Kai had also fallen to the ground and was just like him.
“Why working so hard?” Chasing Wind said sincerely, “Why don’t you and I both recover for a while before making any further plans?”
Yang Kai’s voice was weak as he laughed, “Don’t even think about it, when I get close enough, I’ll stab you to death!”
Chasing Wind said, “I’m afraid Bai Yi is about to die. If you don’t take care of her, when she dies, you will definitely regret it!”
Yang Kai remained unmoved, “Don’t worry, as long as she is still breathing, I can save her and kill you first.”
Chasing Wind coldly snorted, “Everyone’s condition is about the same now, it’s hard to say who will live and who will die.”
As the two of them spoke, they also continued to rush forward, but their speeds were about the same, neither increasing nor decreasing the distance between them. From the looks of it, it was quite unrealistic for Yang Kai to catch up to Chasing Wind.
Realizing this, Yang Kai suddenly stopped and stared forward.
Chasing Wind’s heart skipped a beat. Although he didn’t know what Yang Kai was doing, he instinctively felt that something was wrong and quickly rushed forward.
After a while, Yang Kai grinned, “You’re finished!”
Saying so, the Small Universe’s door suddenly opened in front of him and in the next moment, a figure rushed out.
This person was a half-grown old man, holding a sharp sword in his hand. As he charged forward, he was slightly stunned, as if he was still in a daze, but he quickly locked onto his target and rushed towards Chasing Wind.
Chasing Wind was stunned. To be honest, after fighting with the Human Race for so many years, he had never seen such a weak Human Race. The Human Race on the Black Ink Battlefield had at least a Fifth Order Open Heaven cultivation, but this strange fellow who had appeared was not even at the Open Heaven.
Was this the Emperor Realm?
As a Territory Lord, Chasing Wind naturally had some understanding of the Human Race’s situation. He knew that the Human Race had Nine Ranks of Open Heaven, and under Open Heaven, there were many Ranks, including the Emperor Realm.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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