When Chi Xue and the Jade Devouring Sky Python entered the Nine Heavens Realm, they had asked Xue Hou for dozens of high-ranked god-level stone people. Some had been crippled by the Nine Nether Soldiers, so the Jade Devouring Sky Python had stored them in its Small World to recover. They had come in handy at a crucial moment.
There were only a dozen or so stone people, but Chi Xue controlled them to intercept the energy arrows, allowing some of his Phantom Clones to survive. Those clones then fled in different directions.
That wasn't all. The Jade Devouring Sky Python controlled some of the stone people and used a secret art to compress space around Ling Tian and the others, forcing them to evade. This bought Chi Xue some time.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chi Xue's true body transferred into a clone that had already fled some distance, then began using a secret art.
As he activated the secret art, Chi Xue's already formidable aura grew even stronger and more violent, surging like a cultivator burning his soul.
After using this secret art, Chi Xue's speed suddenly skyrocketed. He was even much faster than the high-ranked god-level stone people, and the distance between him and Ling Tian's group widened once more.
As he fled at top speed, he kept creating Phantom Clones that scattered in different directions. This caused Ling Tian and the others no small amount of trouble. After pursuing the wrong targets several times, they finally lost sight of Chi Xue.
Chi Xue had escaped by the skin of his teeth once again. Knowing that it would be even harder to lure him into making a move now, everyone looked grim. Tan Tai Chang Feng couldn't help cursing. "Damn it. I never thought the Jade Devouring