In an instant, the ten at the very front, Xu Yi among them, leaped calmly across the wind belt.
The next moment, several cries rang out. Seven bloodied figures in succession burst out of the wind belt, leaping dozens of yards ahead of everyone in an instant.
Then all seventeen figures shot forward. At this crucial juncture, there was no more cooperation—only competition.
Fortunately, everyone knew where to draw the line. No one attacked anyone else; each simply brought their own abilities to bear.
Xu Yi had assumed that even without counting the few who had Swift Body Talismans, he would surely be able to claim one of the three remaining spots with ease.
After all, his True Fire Malice was no trifling matter. With it to propel him, he should easily outpace the others.
Who could have guessed that when the race of escape speed truly began, he would end up among the last. By the time he arrived, thirteen of his peers had already made it ashore and successfully claimed a cushion.
Before he could settle onto his cushion, he clearly saw the jade bands on the arms of the first ten ring out. Their scores appeared, then vanished at once. Still, he had made out the number: "One hundred."
When Xu Yi settled onto his cushion, his jade band showed no reaction.
Xu Yi was certain that among the five prefectures of the Huai character faction, Huaixi Prefecture had taken first place, and that it had also sent through the most people. The reward had not been activated yet, he suspected, because the other four prefectures had not arrived.
But at that moment, Xu Yi was not thinking about points. He was still wondering how every one of those people had moved so fast. If they were