Devouring the Starry Sky: Cultivation Makes Me Stronger — Chapter 27

In fact, Luo Shen had been wondering the same thing.

Why was he running?

Perhaps it was because Li Yao's unreasonable, domineering image from the Original Work had been too deeply ingrained in his mind. Luo Shen simply did not dare stop and reason with him, especially when Li Yao's words kept echoing in his head: "If there weren't so many people... I'd rather kill a thousand by mistake than let a single one go."

Trying to reason with Li Yao

was no different from placing his life entirely in Li Yao's hands and hoping for mercy.

Most importantly, since Li Yao had come looking for him, it meant he had already decided Luo Shen was the killer. Having identified the killer, why would he possibly reason with Luo Shen?

"Who the hell did I piss off?!"

Luo Shen could not figure it out either.

He clearly had done nothing. He had even performed a good deed, rescuing the Yanshan Squad in the Wilderness Area. How had Li Yao still decided that he was the murderer?

"Don't even think about running!" Li Yao's voice exploded behind him.

Like rolling thunder.

The distance between them was visibly shrinking.

Although Luo Shen's force exertion had reached an astonishing 4.5 times, his physical fitness was only at the Intermediate Warlord level.

Even going all out, he could only compare to some Beginner War Gods. He was still far inferior to an Intermediate War God, let alone Li Yao, a seasoned veteran even among High-level War Gods.

Boom! Li Yao suddenly stomped both feet, leaving deep footprints in the ground before launching himself forward, tearing through the air and breaking the sound barrier.

In almost an instant, he was behind Luo Shen.

"Not good!" Luo Shen's expression changed.

His physical strength erupted. With a 4.5-fold burst of force, Luo Shen's speed instantly exceeded the speed of sound as well. But the higher one pushed their speed, the harder it became to improve. Most importantly, once his speed surpassed 450 meters per second, it could not rise any further.

But Li Yao's speed was still climbing rapidly.

I can't outrun him in a straight line! Luo Shen abruptly realized.

Thud! He shifted his footing and made a sharp ninety-degree turn, smashing through a wall and charging straight into a factory.

Li Yao was simply too fast!

Trying to compete with him in speed head-on was basically courting death!

But this was a base city, a densely built-up area. As long as he could escape Li Yao's sight for a short while and hide in some blind spot, then no matter how strong Li Yao was, he would not find him easily!

Besides, this was a base city!

The commotion from their chase had been enormous. It would soon draw the attention of the city's special operations team.

And Luo Feng had surely notified Zhuge Tao already. The powerhouses of the Limitless Martial Arts Academy would arrive soon. No matter how capable Li Yao was, he was no match for the Limitless Martial Arts Academy!

His main task now was to hold on until then.

Rumble! Li Yao smashed through the wall as well.

Wearing the Black God Suit, Li Yao did not need to care about any obstacles in his way. He could just bulldoze straight through them.

Although Luo Shen held the initiative, Li Yao was faster. Luo Shen nimbly darted through the factory, using large equipment in an attempt to shake him off.

Yet Li Yao clung to him like a parasite attached to the bone, always close behind Luo Shen.

Twenty meters... fifteen meters... ten meters!

As the distance between them narrowed to ten meters, Luo Shen's brow twitched, and he immediately sensed danger.

"Die!" Li Yao's face twisted viciously, his eyes brimming with murderous light. With a roar, he suddenly swung the saber in his right hand!

Whoosh!

It grew with the wind! Li Yao's arm abruptly stretched more than ten meters. That extended black arm held the saber and viciously slashed at Luo Shen ahead!

"Fuck your mother, are you cheating?!" Luo Shen was practically speechless.

Luckily, he had long known about this trait of the Black God Suit. He instantly shifted his steps, tapping both feet repeatedly against a massive crane. Like a rocket blasting off, he leaped up to an overhead platform and avoided the slash behind him.

Rumble!

From the sound alone, it was easy to tell just how terrifyingly powerful Li Yao's slash had been. Even that massive crane was cleaved cleanly in two, crashing down to either side.

Fortunately, it was already evening, and the factory workers had all gone to eat.

Otherwise, judging by that attack, Li Yao's slash might have claimed several lives!

"A High-level War God really is terrifyingly vicious!" Luo Shen glanced at the destruction below from the corner of his eye, swallowed with difficulty, and continued running along the platform without daring to stop.

That had been a massive crane, yet it had not been able to withstand even one slash from Li Yao.

One could only imagine

what would happen if that strike landed on him!

A High-level War God could surpass 256,000 kilograms of raw force with a single punch. As a veteran High-level War God, Li Yao's raw punching strength was likely over four or five hundred thousand kilograms. Add his force exertion on top of that—even if he could not achieve Luo Shen's 4.5-fold burst, even two or three times would mean a single punch exceeding one million kilograms!

That was over a thousand tons!

And Li Yao's earlier slash had been extended through the Black God Suit. Since it had stretched more than ten meters, its speed and power were only half of their normal level.

"Don't even think about running!"

The black arm retracted. Li Yao launched himself upward, leaping high into the air as the sabers in both hands slashed down at Luo Shen.

"Are you sick? I didn't kill your son!"

He dodged desperately, shifting left and right.

Li Yao's offensive was too fierce. Luo Shen was already struggling to hold on. His opponent's speed and strength completely crushed him. Forget a direct clash—even being grazed by an attack would be unbearable.

"If it wasn't you, why are you running?"

Li Yao, in his crazed state, became even more violent. Again and again, he extended his arms, the sabers carrying violent gusts of air as they repeatedly hacked at Luo Shen.

If the factory environment had not been so complicated, with all its large machinery, Luo Shen likely would not have lasted thirty seconds.

"Are you sure you want to go against the Limitless Martial Arts Academy?"

Luo Shen barely dodged a slash, circling behind a large machine tool once more as he shouted, "I've already been confirmed as a recruit of the Elite Training Camp! You have no evidence, yet you want to kill me based solely on your own suspicions. Are you saying you don't take our Limitless Martial Arts Academy seriously?"

He gulped down breaths of air, forcing himself to evade another slash from Li Yao that pierced through the machine tool and shot toward him.

He had already lost track of how many times he had used Lightning Flash.

"Forget being a member of the Elite Training Camp. Even if you were Hong's son, you're still dead today!" Li Yao slashed fiercely with the saber in his hand, tearing a huge gash through the heavy machine tool.

Luo Shen's expression changed.

Li Yao was really fucking insane!

And where the hell were the people from the Limitless Martial Arts Academy? If they did not come soon, they could collect his corpse!

He wailed inwardly, but his feet did not slow in the slightest. His Perfect Level Movement Technique at Grand Perfection unfolded as he moved like a swimming fish through the battered factory, desperately avoiding Li Yao's attacks.

Li Yao kicked with his right foot, sending a broken chunk of metal machinery hurtling toward him like a cannonball.

Luo Shen instinctively dodged.

Perfect Level Movement Technique has reached Grand Perfection. Comprehend Unity of Man and Nature!

A mechanical reverberation suddenly boomed in his mind, making Luo Shen's evasive movement stiffen. Li Yao, who had been watching him intently, noticed at once.

"Let's see how you dodge now!"

His speed erupted instantly. Like an afterimage, he appeared before Luo Shen in a flash, his saber crashing down from his right hand!

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"Hmm?"

Two sabers slashed down in succession, yet both unexpectedly missed. They did not even touch a single hair on Luo Shen's body.

"Playing tricks!" Li Yao frowned.

He had clearly seen Luo Shen nearing the end of his strength just moments ago, his body on the verge of collapse. How could he have recovered in such a short time? This had to be Luo Shen's final burst before death!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Yet Li Yao slashed repeatedly again, only to miss every time.

Watching Luo Shen's movement technique, Li Yao's pupils contracted. He said in shock, "An Artistic Conception Level movement technique?!"

Artistic Conception Level!

Across the entire world, even among War Gods and those beyond the War God level, very, very few possessed a movement technique of this level—let alone Luo Shen's current Unity of Man and Nature realm!

Unity of Man and Nature was a special state!