He moved swiftly through the forest, maintaining a relatively steady pace so the pursuers behind him would not fall too far behind.
"It seems taking out a few Holy Temple Guards worked pretty well..."
The Rebel Leader, wearing the appearance of an unremarkable young man, stopped and hid behind a large tree. He then opened the data interface and searched for a useful weapon.
Fleeing blindly would only arouse the Holy Temple Guards' suspicions... Conversely, making a few timely kills and creating the illusion that he intended to use the forest's terrain to launch a counterattack would make it easier to draw more of the Holy Temple's forces into pursuing him.
"I hope that guy can find the Peach Blossom Spring smoothly..."
The Rebel Leader muttered to himself.
Just then, a terrifying beam of intense light appeared in front of the Rebel Leader. In an instant, the tree's shadow stretched out to an extreme length... The Rebel Leader's pupils contracted sharply.
Boom--!!!
Smoke, air distorted by the intense heat, and a trench nearly a hundred meters long!
The Rebel Leader silently dispelled the protective shield around him, his expression grim... The attack's power far exceeded that of the Dragon-shaped Guard.
In the Divine Realm, there was only one entity capable of wielding power on this level. The answer was obvious—the Holy Temple Apostle.
Looking up, he saw someone in black full-body armor sitting astride a metallic Dragon-shaped Guard in midair.
Just as expected!
The Rebel Leader's expression darkened. In an environment like the Divine Realm, the Holy Temple Apostle practically possessed an unbeatable mechanism.
He could not fight it head-on. He could only adopt evasive tactics and maneuver around it.
Having made up his mind, the Rebel Leader did not look back. He activated his maximum auxiliary acceleration and plunged