Yan Chihuo fled at full speed. Only now did the power of that drop of Qilin blood truly reveal itself. Though the Fourth Protector's avatar was only at the Tribulation Stage, its escape speed was no weaker than the original body's, naturally far surpassing Yan Chihuo's. Yet Yan Chihuo's body, reforged by the Qilin blood, was now more than twice as fast.
His physical body had already been extraordinarily powerful due to the Demon Immortal Fruit, and his escape speed far exceeded that of cultivators at the same level. Now that it had doubled again, bolstered by his three heads and six arms, he immediately matched the Fourth Protector's speed. The Fourth Protector had originally thought that, given enough time, Yan Chihuo's strength would fail and he would surely be unable to keep going.
Who could have known that Yan Chihuo's spiritual power was so pure and profound, not the least bit inferior to his own? Although Yan Chihuo was only at the middle Tribulation Stage and was indeed lacking in some respects, the spiritual power within that drop of Qilin blood had not yet been exhausted. It remained hidden within his body, normally impossible to detect, but as his spiritual power circulated at high speed, it was gradually stimulated, bit by bit.
Yan Chihuo did not notice this abnormality within his body. He only felt his blood surging through his veins; not only was his spiritual power not being depleted, it was instead growing ever greater. He was baffled as well. These three heads and six arms consumed an enormous amount of spiritual power.
He had no time to ponder the reason and could only focus on fleeing for his life. The more the Fourth Protector pursued, the more astonished he became. He thought to himself, "No wonder Qilin