"Can't we leave the Undying River right away?" Xue Ling'er asked.
"No. The Undying River's will has descended. If we insist on fleeing, it'll only catch up faster," the Great Priest replied.
"Then what do we do?"
Xue Ling'er's face paled with worry for Hua Yunfei and Jiang Ruoyao. "Master, I remember you said there's a Hegemon Grade being behind Sister Yao. Why don't we ask her to call on that person?"
When they had defeated Li Xuan Old Ancestor earlier, Hua Yunfei had said there was a Hegemon Grade being behind Jiang Ruoyao.
Hua Yunfei shook his head. "No need. I have someone behind me, too."
Jiang Ruoyao said, "I can ask the person behind me to step in."
Hua Yunfei looked at Jiang Ruoyao. From what he could tell, the person behind her was most likely the reason she had become like this.
Would Jiang Ruoyao have to pay a price to ask that person to step in?
"Let me ask instead."
Since Jiang Ruoyao wouldn't let him intervene, he could only do his best to keep from causing trouble for the Jiang Ruoyao she was now.
"I'll ask." Jiang Ruoyao suddenly insisted, looking at Hua Yunfei. "You don't need to. The person behind me will be enough."
Hua Yunfei furrowed his brow. "Don't tell me you're planning to..."
Jiang Ruoyao's expression was icy. "If it won't stop chasing me, I'll have someone wipe it out. So what if it's the Undying River?"
Hua Yunfei fell silent.
That did sound like something this version of Jiang Ruoyao would do.
"Sister Yao wants to destroy the Undying River?"
Xue Ling'er's mouth fell open. "Is the person behind Sister Yao really that powerful? From what the Great Priest said, even Hegemon Grade beings wouldn't be able to move freely in