"What's there to be afraid of? At the Sky-Breaking Shuttle's speed, they can't catch up. Besides, you're not showing your real face. Who could recognize you?"
As soon as Xiaoyaozi finished speaking, dozens of streaks of escaping light appeared in the sky ahead, blocking Shi Yue's path.
More than a dozen gleaming magic treasures came hurtling toward Shi Yue: flying swords, flying knives, flames, and a gigantic seal. Their assault was terrifying.
Shi Yue furrowed his brow and pinched a spell. The Sky-Breaking Shuttle blazed with light, and ripples spread through the air. A black hole about a zhang across appeared out of nowhere, and the shuttle darted into it and vanished.
Rumble!
A thunderous boom rang out. The magic treasures struck empty air.
More than ten li away, ripples spread through the air, and a streak of silver light emerged from the void.
A great many streaks of escaping light appeared in the sky, converging from all directions as if they were endless.
"Boy, this won't work! Tearing open space takes a great deal of magic power. You'd better escape underground. There are too many pursuers in the sky; they'll wear you down to death," Xiaoyaozi advised.
Shi Yue knew he couldn't keep wasting his strength this way. He pinched a spell, and the Sky-Breaking Shuttle flashed as it descended to the ground.
He put away the Sky-Breaking Shuttle, flicked his wrist, and sent the Elk Beast out of the Spirit Beast Bracelet. Then he leaped onto its back.
A flash of yellow light, and the Elk Beast carried Shi Yue underground, disappearing from sight.
Shi Yue's move hadn't escaped the notice of the Yinmo Sect disciples. They notified the three Spirit Transmutation Cultivators and pursued him underground.
The underground terrain was complicated, and it hampered divine sense. Shi