In the boundless darkness, Gu Qingshan flew onward without pause.
Sometimes, to speed up, he used Shrinking the Earth into an Inch, crossing vast distances in a single bound.
—But he still didn't dare use it too often.
He had used the Asura divine skill to unleash three consecutive sword strikes earlier, and the toll on both his body and mind had yet to be fully replenished.
Everything ahead was unknown. He didn't know what monsters he might encounter, so Gu Qingshan carefully conserved his strength.
In the darkness, he sent out his divine sense. Aside from the wall overhead, whose edge he couldn't find, there was nothing.
After a moment's thought, Gu Qingshan simply flew upward and followed the ceiling.
From time to time, he swept his long sword across the wall, leaving marks and Teleportation Arrays behind.
That way, he could mark his position and return here from farther ahead at any time.
—If everything went smoothly, of course, he wouldn't need these precautions.
But if anything else happened, the Teleportation Arrays would let him respond with ease.
After flying for a little over an hour, Gu Qingshan sensed that he was getting close to the Seven-Colored Spear.
He summoned both swords, letting them hover at his sides as he stayed on guard.
Suddenly, his mind stirred.
Something was catching up from behind.
Gu Qingshan stopped moving forward.
He stood still and waited in silence.
The other party came quickly, entering the range of his divine sense almost in an instant.
The Twin Girls.
One wore black, the other a white robe. Both wore masks.
A few breaths later,
they were standing before Gu Qingshan.
"Black and White Twin Snakes..." Gu Qingshan murmured to himself.
The black-clothed masked girl's killing intent was plain to see. She demanded, "How