Outburst! Situ Yang Speaks Up

However, seeing that Ding Lezheng had already been forced into a desperate corner, Wei Tu no longer intended to hold back.

As the saying went, never chase a cornered foe.

But... Ding Lezheng, who had repeatedly "bled himself" dry to escape with his life, was already at death's door, a spent crossbow bolt. He was no longer the formidable foe he had been before!

When he had first fled the Netherdark Dead Sea, he had still possessed the strength to fight Wei Tu. But now—having discarded his Dharma body and burned his Dharma Aspect—he no longer posed any threat in Wei Tu's eyes.

It was time to close in on this "prey."

That was right!

From the very beginning, Wei Tu had possessed the means to intercept Ding Lezheng as he fled desperately from the Netherdark Dead Sea.

He had merely stayed behind Ding Lezheng all along to reduce the risk, waiting for him to "bleed himself dry" and "shock himself into collapse," before finishing everything in one stroke.

—Back in the Netherdark Dead Sea, he had seemed to hold victory in his grasp, but in truth, that had been his weakest period. He had not been certain that, after battling Ding Lezheng, he could emerge with an easy victory.

After using the Profound Spirit Golden Chain and Five-Element Demon-Exterminating Ring in succession, less than thirty percent of his spiritual power remained.

Fortunately, Ding Lezheng had chosen the easiest path: fleeing for his life!

It was indeed the most rational choice.

After all, no cultivator would be foolish enough to choose a life-or-death fight when the situation was unfavorable.

Only while one lived did anything else matter.

Unfortunately, Ding Lezheng had miscalculated everything.

He had not expected this newly advanced Spirit Transformation cultivator to possess escape speed no weaker than