Grudges Forged (Two Chapters Combined)

The huge waterspout was astonishingly destructive. After rampaging through the area, it left the already-disastrous plaza even more battered and ruined.

"Roar...???"

Once the dust settled, the White-Scaled Bone-Spur Beast leader spread out its mental perception, searching for Chen Zhiyuan's whereabouts, but found nothing.

Although the waterspout's destructive power was astonishing, it was absolutely impossible for it to instantly kill Chen Zhiyuan, who possessed Third-Order Initial Stage cultivation.

And now that it could not find Chen Zhiyuan's whereabouts, there was only one possibility.

Chen Zhiyuan, who had allowed himself to be swallowed by the waterspout moments ago, had successfully escaped using some unknown method.

"Roar..."

The detestable enemy had vanished without a trace. Standing in the pouring rain, the White-Scaled Bone-Spur Beast leader could only roar furiously again and again, venting the anger in its heart.

In the distance, on an empty street.

Rainwater fell from the sky and splashed onto the ground, forming puddle after puddle.

One of those ordinary-looking puddles suddenly glimmered with pale golden light. Then, a figure leaped out of it.

"Crack."

Once Chen Zhiyuan appeared, the spirit artifact hanging around his neck immediately shattered.

Having used the spirit artifact to escape through the water and flee the battlefield, Chen Zhiyuan turned to glance toward the place where he and the White-Scaled Bone-Spur Beast leader had fought fiercely, then hurried toward the city gates.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

At the gates of the Ancient City, hurried footsteps rang out along the street.

If one looked down from the sky, one could see many treasure hunters rushing along the streets leading to the city gates.

The already-unpleasant weather had suddenly taken a turn for the worse, unleashing torrential rain. This caused every treasure hunter searching for treasures in the city to stop their expedition and return to