Chapter 56: A Single Slash, and Heaven and Earth Shatter
In the dead of night, Bai Yan's eyes flashed with a piercing cold light, like two frigid stars hanging in the night sky. They glittered with spirit, as if they could see through every demon and monster.
Whoosh!
The sound of something slicing through the air rang out as a black shadow shot from the darkness and fled rapidly into the distance.
Having been discovered by Bai Yan, the man did not linger for even a moment, nor did he dare engage Bai Yan. He chose to flee outright.
"Trying to leave? Did you ask me first?"
A trace of coldness curled at the corner of Bai Yan's lips. The instant he moved his foot, his figure abruptly became a streak of afterimage and vanished from where he stood.
Just then, the bright moon was concealed by dark clouds. The earth fell into darkness, and even the bustling Yongtang City was shrouded in this Sudden Arrival of darkness.
Beneath the dark clouds, a black shadow used an exquisite Lightness Skill to dart and shift across the rooftops, moving with astonishing speed.
Each time his toes lightly touched a roof tile, he could shift five or six zhang through empty space. When he landed, he was utterly silent, making not the slightest sound.
Such movement was nimble and uncanny, truly resembling a ghost.
In the Martial World, he was already a first-rate master of Lightness Skill.
Yet this master was currently fleeing for his life, cursing his parents for giving him two legs too few.
Because right behind him, a dazzling streak of lightning was in hot pursuit.
With every flash, the lightning crossed eight or nine zhang, far outstripping the black shadow.
At that speed, the lightning should have caught