The canopy of the Star Dou Great Forest blotted out the sky and sun, while the air was filled with the damp scent of rotting earth and a faint trace of blood.
"What the hell is going on?"
Liu Yuan frowned tightly as he leaped through the dense forest at full speed.
His chest rose and fell slightly, while the icy-blue glow of the Qilin Precious Technique flickered beneath his feet, maintaining his incredible speed.
Yet even so, he could not shake the cold sensation of a venomous snake staring straight at his spine.
"Is he an Evil Soul Master with sensory abilities? How can he know our direction so precisely?" Vina lay on Liu Yuan's back, her expression grim to the extreme.
Her spiritual power had continuously extended behind them, but she discovered that the enemy was not searching through sight or aura. He was tracking a deeper kind of mark.
Liu Yuan indeed felt extremely frustrated.
The distance between them had clearly widened considerably earlier, and throughout their escape, he had used Soul Power to suppress every trace of his and Vina's aura. He had even forcefully sealed away the smell of their sweat with Soul Power.
Yet the Seven-Ring Soul Saint behind them could always accurately correct his direction, clinging tightly to their trail like a nail.
Judging by their current distance, they would be caught in less than half an hour.
"Should we gamble again?" Fine sweat seeped from Vina's palms as she looked at Liu Yuan's Double Pupil, keeping her voice low.
As Liu Yuan weaved through the thorny brush, he decisively shook his head. "No. He's a Seven-Ring Soul Saint, while I'm only Level 39. Between us lie three major ranks: Soul Ancestor, Soul King, and Soul Emperor."
"The gap is too enormous. It