The moment he finished speaking, he stomped hard against the steep cliff face beside him. As loose stones rattled down, the pale golden Dou Qi around him abruptly solidified.
The next instant, his body transformed directly into a dazzling golden remnant shadow, shooting toward Hun Ya and Hun Li. He was several times faster than when he had been strolling leisurely before, and even the air was torn apart with a faint, piercing shriek.
Hun Ya and Hun Li suddenly sensed a crushing pressure behind them. That familiar golden Dou Qi aura rapidly closed in, making their hearts tighten. They instinctively turned around, only to see that golden figure had become a streak of light racing toward them. The distance between them had already shrunk several times over!
"Not good! He's speeding up!" Hun Li's voice cracked in terror. Dou Qi surged wildly beneath his feet, and he wished his parents had given him two more legs as he fled desperately forward.
Hun Ya did not even have time to catch his breath. His face turned increasingly pale as he squeezed out the last of his strength to drive his Dou Qi, trying to widen the distance.
But their desperate speed was not worth mentioning before Xiao Ling's golden streak of light.
In the blink of an eye, that golden figure had caught up behind them. Even the scorching heat radiating from his Dou Qi clearly bore down upon their backs.
Seeing that escape was impossible, a ruthless glint flashed through Hun Ya's eyes. He abruptly spun around and raised a hand, violently flicking his sleeve. Three chains wreathed in dense black aura shot out from within, their surfaces entwined with wisps of gray mist. They traced three bizarre arcs through the air as they lashed toward Xiao Ling behind