Xu Ying's heart jolted. He turned and ran, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye, leaving only Changsun Shenghai standing there, utterly bewildered!
He was a gentleman, warm and polished as jade. Although he had endured many hardships in his youth, compared with Xu Ying, he still fell far short in adaptability and broad-mindedness.
Suddenly, Xu Ying came roaring back, seized his hand, and dragged him into a mad sprint. "Run—!"
The old and young corpses in the two coffins opened their mouths and gulped down the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy. In an instant, countless stars flew over and exploded one after another, transforming into pure energy that tumbled into their mouths!
Changsun Shenghai looked back, only to see that the star river they had drawn over moments ago had already been consumed by more than half.
At the same time, the starry sky itself began to fall and shrink, as if these two corpses were two enormous black holes, tearing space-time apart, kneading it into a ball, and swallowing it whole!
Space-time was also a Great Dao. It, too, could be devoured!
"Dao Master!"
Changsun Shenghai came to his senses and cried out, "The ones who escaped the tower were the corpses of Dao Masters!"
Xu Ying set him down and shouted, "Who cares whether they're Dao Masters or Buddha Masters? They're all here to take our lives. Move!"
Changsun Shenghai immediately sped up. The two of them fled with all their might, one ahead of the other.
They moved incredibly fast. With each step, space-time contracted; they chased the sun and moon, with the sun and moon within arm's reach, crossing the distance effortlessly.
Yet behind them, space-time continued shrinking, so the distance between them and the Heaven and Earth Elegant Tower did not