Before long, Ye Xingjue and the Other Two had split up and picked every last Demon Fox Dao Fruit fragment scattered across the Death Zone.
But that delay had cost them.
Where could they even find Li Yun now? There was no trace of him left.
Silver Fox Star was vast. Finding one person would be anything but easy.
The three of them trembled with rage.
They knew full well that their sudden attack on Li Yun had torn away any pretense of peace.
There was no longer the slightest room for reconciliation between them.
Failing to kill Li Yun this time meant they had missed their best chance to finish him. The next time they met, he would likely be coming for revenge.
The thought filled all three with bitter frustration.
"Damn it! He got away!"
"What do we do now?"
The Armored Elderly Woman slammed a fist into the void. Her face turned livid with fury, her armor humming around her as resentment and murderous rage poured off her.
The Plain-Robed Elder stroked his beard, his expression just as grim. "However far he runs, he's still on Silver Fox Star. What matters now is digging him out as soon as possible."
Ye Xingjue gripped several Dao Fruit fragments in his hand, killing intent churning in his eyes.
"The brat is injured, and he snatched some of the Demon Fox Dao Fruit fragments before us. He probably won't show himself easily now."
"I'll send people to search for him. As for when they'll find anything, that'll come down to luck..."
"Let's head back first and study these Demon Fox Dao Fruit fragments. If we can glimpse some of the Heavenly Sage's secrets and use them to advance directly to the Heavenly Saint Realm, Li Yun will be nothing!"
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