Though Wang Yu was fleeing, he knew full well that his speed was a weak point, and that there was no way to make up for it in the short term. Sooner or later, he would be caught.
Because of that, he paid close attention to the Foundation Establishment Cultivator chasing him from behind.
This concerned whether he could leave or not.
The reason he had fled toward Spider Mountain was partly because it was close. If he was no match for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he could still use Spider Mountain's protective formation to preserve his life. When the time came, he could call out the Light Gauze Female Cultivator at Late Stage Foundation Establishment, and the crisis would be resolved.
Only, if he did that, the Flood Dragon Inner Core in his hands might not necessarily remain safe.
"Fight first. If I can't win, then run.
"Drag it out as long as I can. This man has gone through a great battle, so his True Essence reserves definitely aren't enough anymore. Consumables like talismans should also be almost used up."
The facts were exactly as Wang Yu had thought—even more favorable to him.
The Black Scale Shield was used to deal with the energy spears that shot at him from time to time from behind. By cleverly borrowing the force of their shockwaves, his speed became another thirty percent faster.
It was just that even a high-grade magical artifact could not withstand several attacks from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
The distance between them kept shrinking.
After dragging it out for almost half an hour, it finally could not hold on anymore. The Black Scale Shield looked like a twisted, warped piece of scrap iron, and during one block, it was completely ruined.
Wang Yu did not feel distressed