Xia Wuji spent over an hour before finally nearing the hiding place where Liu Ye was located.
This meant he would soon be able to slay Liu Ye beneath his sword and earn the qualification to become an Inner Court Disciple.
But suddenly, Xia Wuji, who had been moving through the barren mountains at astonishing speed, came to an abrupt halt. His figure flashed as he shifted sideways.
"Whoosh!"
A sharp, piercing howl tore through the air.
An arrow plunged into the ground.
The arrow contained tremendous primal energy. It exploded with a thunderous boom, blasting a huge crater into the earth.
If Xia Wuji's mental power had not detected the arrow's deadly attack and allowed him to evade it, he would have had to bear the full force of the arrow head-on.
"Oh? Quick reflexes."
"To have killed Chu Yang and Chu Jue of the Great Chu Imperial Family during the examination on the Great Chu Dynasty's side, and even slaughtered a group of noble descendants from the Great Chu Dynasty... It seems it wasn't luck. You really do have some ability."
A cold, mocking laugh rang out.
Xia Wuji looked toward the source of the voice. The Princess of the Great Liang Dynasty, Liang Ying, and two men from the Great Liang Dynasty appeared in his view.
One of them held a great bow, clearly a lower-grade first-tier spirit weapon.
Liang Ying was at the eighth level of the Primal Energy Realm and was skilled in illusions and bewitching the hearts of others.
One of the men was also at the eighth level of the Primal Energy Realm. He held a lower-grade first-tier long saber, whose edge gleamed with icy light.
The man holding the lower-grade first-tier spirit weapon longbow was at the sixth level of the Primal