Boom!
Third Master Yuan Guǐ, like a man made of waterweed, moved with astonishing speed. Black drool streamed from his mouth as he pounced fiercely at A'li, only to strike the phantom of the Profound Yellow Tower with a dull thud and be sent flying by its rebounding force.
The tower phantom's rebounding force was immense, instantly knocking the monster's mouth crooked and tearing its lips apart. The scattered stench of river filth spread everywhere.
No matter what Third Master Yuan Guǐ had consumed over the years, granting him cultivation comparable to a Seven-Ring quasi-Saint, each time he leaped at A'li and opened his mouth to devour her during the pursuit, the Exquisite Pagoda's overwhelming defensive power sent him reeling back in disarray.
"Should this junior call you Third Master Yuan, or River Mother Saint? Since you dislike my master, go find my master then. Why, as a Saint, do you lack the courage and only dare trouble a junior like me...?"
A'li's jade-like face had gone somewhat pale, but her tongue remained sharp. She seized the chance to expose Third Master Yuan Guǐ's true nature and disrupt his mind.
"You little brat, do not show off your silver tongue! That master of yours, heh heh, is merely a Human Race remnant. He is destined to turn to ashes in this Great Calamity. Why would he be in my eyes!"
Suddenly having his nature revealed by A'li, Third Master Yuan Guǐ froze for a moment, even slowing down. Seeing A'li take the chance to flee swiftly and pass through two Mirror Worlds in succession, he laughed in fury and accelerated after her.
"This master and disciple are both crafty! But once I devour the Qingyun lineage's eldest disciple, I can peer into the 'Dao' of you, Daoist Qingyun, from within