The Sprouting

"Whoosh!"

Baili Qingfeng's figure flew rapidly toward Xia City.

Star Track City was not far from the Heavenly Que Mountain–Red River Valley area, only a little over six hundred kilometers away. But Xia City lay across the entire Xia Kingdom, making it an astonishing one thousand three hundred kilometers away.

Running one thousand three hundred kilometers at a speed comparable to a hundred-meter sprint would consume far too much stamina. To preserve his strength, Baili Qingfeng's optimal speed was between one hundred and fifty and two hundred meters per second. If he maintained two hundred and fifty meters per second, he could last at most half an hour before panting heavily. Even if he gritted his teeth and kept running, he could only hold out for an hour.

But this time was different. Someone was chasing him from behind—and not just anyone, but a Half-Step Legend and a supreme powerhouse!

Moreover, that supreme powerhouse's aura was vast and majestic, faintly carrying a profoundness ordinary people could not discern. In terms of explosive speed, he was hardly inferior to a Half-Step Legend. Clearly, he was no ordinary man.

Faced with such terrifying opponents, Baili Qingfeng did not dare confront them head-on without armor.

"Jingshan, the Only Church, Heaven's Gate? Or the Steel Empire, Glorious Empire, and Golden Eagle Empire?"

Thoughts flickered through Baili Qingfeng's mind.

After spending these days with Bai Tianqi of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, he had learned from Bai Tianqi how many top experts there were in the world today.

The martial path in the main world had only developed for a hundred years. In that century, only a little over a hundred supreme powerhouses had emerged, while the number of Half-Step Legends could be counted with perfect clarity.

The five super empires, the three super factions, and