The Transcendent Experts didn't even have time to activate their protective magic before the frenzied attack swallowed them. The three Divine Embryo experts were unmatched in escape speed; they avoided the heart of the storm and survived.
After unleashing an attack with the Jade Plate, Xu Yi didn't dare waste a moment. He immediately activated his second Teleportation Talisman and escaped to this place a thousand li away.
He knew this temporary escape would buy him no more than a moment's respite. If he couldn't find a way to remove the mark soon, a tragic end too horrible to contemplate awaited him.
As soon as the talisman's power ran out, Xu Yi manifested the Water-Flowing Monkey Form and plunged into the vast sea.
The first time he had used a Teleportation Talisman to escape, he had manifested the Soaring Ape Form and streaked through the air. He had done so because he suspected that powerful demonic beasts might be lurking in these waters.
Now it seemed the threat from his pursuers far outweighed the danger of encountering demonic beasts.
Between two evils, choose the lesser.
The moment Xu Yi entered the sea, he headed straight for its depths. He extended his senses to their full reach, cautiously probing the waters below as he plunged deeper and farther at top speed.
At the same time, he kept turning over ways to break the deadlock. But in his desperation, no solution came to him.
He had analyzed the situation carefully. If he fought head-on, he would only have to expend more Jade Plates and strange talismans, then use his last Teleportation Talisman to escape a thousand li and buy himself another brief respite.
But that wouldn't solve the fundamental problem.
Just as Xu Yi was racking his brains, his senses caught a