With his earth-type ability, Bai Yang was practically a fish in water underground. Still, traveling beneath the earth was nowhere near as fast as moving through the air, and his speed was severely restricted.
He took Lan Xin down more than ten thousand kilometers. Perhaps Tianyuan Star was simply too large and its crust too thick, because he never encountered any underground lava.
At this depth, all was cold and black, without sound or light. The silence felt like exile, stirring an inexplicable loneliness in the heart. Fortunately, Bai Yang and Lan Xin were together, so the feeling wasn't too strong.
Lan Xin's cultivation was insufficient, and she wasn't a divine path cultivator, so she couldn't sense the outside world. As he carried her through the earth, Bai Yang said, "Chu Tianya is following us from the surface. At this depth, his attacks can't hurt us anymore. If he forcibly blasted through such a thick layer of earth, he'd leave his own country in ruins wherever he went. He shouldn't do that unless he has no other choice."
"Then, Brother Bai, if we keep going deeper underground, won't we be able to escape Chu Tianya's sight?" Lan Xin said, her eyes brightening.
The surrounding rock turned to powder and flowed like water, pushing the two of them forward. Bai Yang shook his head. "That's exactly what worries me. If it looks like we're about to disappear from Chu Tianya's sight completely, he might come after us underground, no matter the cost... Wait, Brother Lan just gave me an idea. Let's go deeper!"
As he spoke, Bai Yang took Lan Xin farther down.
Lan Xin's mouth twitched. "Brother Bai, didn't you say Chu Tianya would come after us at any cost if we did that?"
"No. I just realized that if