The peaks on either side swept backward.
Little Red skimmed the treetops, the fierce winds from its wings pressing branches and leaves flat. Su Yu stood on its back and looked behind him. Tao Lie and Qi Chongyue had already followed them into the mountain pass.
A dark red saber gleam tore through the air.
Boom!
The slope behind them split open, and swathes of forest tumbled down with the earth and rocks. Little Red folded its wings, slipped between two ancient trees, then shot out of the pass.
The view ahead suddenly opened up.
Little Red gave a long cry and spread its crimson wings fully, its speed surging!
The wind whistling toward them grew shrill, and the forest below swiftly fell away.
A trace of delight appeared in Su Yu's eyes.
At full speed, Little Red was actually so much faster than it had been on their journey here!
Behind them, Tao Lie noticed the change as well.
At first, only a few dozen yards had separated him from Little Red. After pursuing it for some distance, he had not closed the gap at all. Instead, he was falling farther and farther behind.
Tao Lie's expression gradually darkened.
He was already driving his true essence to its limit, yet he still could not catch up!
That Crimson Feather Bird was clearly only a peak fourth-tier demon beast, not even a quasi-fifth-tier one. How could it be this fast?
"Something's wrong with that demon bird."
Qi Chongyue's voice was grave.
Birds were naturally adept at flying, but an ordinary Crimson Feather Bird could never achieve such speed, even at the peak of the fourth tier.
Tao Lie stared ahead, the fury in his eyes mounting.
Lu Qian had just died before his eyes. If he could not even stop