Nihility Devouring Flame and Ye Luoli reacted almost simultaneously upon hearing Hun Tiandi's urgent yet resolute shout.
"Trying to run?"
Gu Yuan's gaze sharpened as crimson-gold flames surged around him, forming a towering curtain of fire that sealed off their retreat. Yet Nihility Devouring Flame let out a sinister cackle, his body abruptly transforming into a vast sea of black fire. Countless faces twisted in agony emerged from within the flames, releasing shrieks that pierced the soul.
Gu Yuan's body paused slightly, crimson-gold light flashing rapidly in his eyes as he forcibly suppressed the bizarre fluctuations eroding his mind. But in that brief delay, Ye Luoli's hunched figure had already drifted back a hundred zhang. His silver-glinting eyes fixed on Gu Yuan as his hands formed a strange seal.
Soul Skill: Eternal Instant!
Buzz!
Utterly pure Soul Power spread from his brow like an invisible tide, instantly enveloping Gu Yuan. Gu Yuan felt the flow of time around him abruptly turn thick and sluggish. His thoughts, movements, and even the surging Dou Qi within him all became ever so slightly delayed.
Though such a delay was nearly negligible to someone as powerful as him, for Nihility Devouring Flame and Ye Luoli, that instant of respite was more than enough!
"Go!"
Before Nihility Devouring Flame could gather back his Black Flame, he transformed into a streak of black light, with Ye Luoli following close behind. Like phantoms, the two broke free from Gu Yuan's entanglement and vanished in an instant into the warped transparent passage within the gates of the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion.
"Bastards!"
Gu Yuan snorted furiously, the flames around him flaring as they incinerated the invisible shackles of Soul Power. His expression, however, was somewhat grim. Although Void and Ye Luoli were weaker than him, they were still