Xu Yi ignored the pursuing crowd and simply drove the dragon boat onward at breakneck speed.
Half an hour later, two more dragon boats joined the pursuit. They had received word, lain in ambush early, and come to surround him.
Xu Yi steered the dragon boat around the blockade and continued racing north.
Just then, shouts rang out behind him. "Xu, you can't escape! You signed the challenge letter. Anywhere you run in the Chaotic Star Sea, you'll be found. I speak for Hong Yun Hall. I urge you to join us—it's the sensible choice."
Xu Yi pretended not to hear and kept racing north.
At that moment, four dragon boats could hold back no longer and closed in from ahead and behind.
Suddenly, Xu Yi shot up from the dragon boat. His body became a stream of clouds, chasing the stars and racing the moon; he vanished and returned in an instant. Four earth-shaking booms followed, and all four dragon boats were reduced to fragments. More than a hundred figures spilled out. They stood dumbfounded in midair, watching Xu Yi steer his dragon boat away. No one dared pursue him again. Not even a word was spoken.
Xu Yi's display had been far too terrifying. Dozens of Yin Venerable experts had attacked at once, unleashing dreadful energy orbs that seemed capable of tearing heaven and earth apart. Yet, relying on his demon body, Xu Yi had easily evaded them and shattered all four dragon boats right before their eyes.
Xu Yi fled several hundred li in one breath. At last, more than a dozen dragon boats caught up, but no one dared approach too closely. They all hung back, waiting for his demon body to fade.
After another three hundred li or so, the effects of Baomu Qionxiang finally