Heavenly King Liang made his decision in less than half a breath: keep running.
It was not that he had not considered confronting Feng Jun head-on. If he took advantage of Feng Jun being isolated and without support to swiftly capture him, the situation would open up.
But... Adept Ma had thought the same thing just now. He had even set an ambush and prepared three Emergence from Dust adepts to intercept reinforcements.
And everyone had seen the result: four heads.
Heavenly King Liang had always held himself in high regard and was quite arrogant, but he was not foolish enough to think himself invincible. Once he realized he was no match, he immediately fled, shouting, "Feng Jun, if you dare harm a single hair on my junior brothers and sisters, I will kill you!"
Feng Jun's laughter rang out, now several degrees closer. "Hahaha! Talking tough, but your feet are moving pretty fast. If you have the guts, stop and fight me fairly!"
How could Heavenly King Liang dare stop? When he realized that bickering had kept him from using a movement technique and the distance between them was still shrinking, he decisively activated the Heavenly Charm Movement Technique and subtly adjusted his escape route.
After fleeing forty or fifty li, he released a small Flying Boat and darted into it at tremendous speed. Only then did he shout, "Feng Jun, the Azure Steel Sect's True Adepts will soon pay you a visit!"
Seeing him board the flying vessel, Feng Jun knew he could no longer catch up. He gave a cold laugh and raised his voice again. "Azure Steel Sect True Adepts? I, Feng, will be waiting for you!"
His voice was incomparably deep and resounding, like muffled thunder rolling across the mountains and plains, followed by waves