Flying Stars Like Rain

Ninth Lady Jiao had fled first. She was now roughly three hundred li away from Gao Xian.

For a Spirit Transformation powerhouse, that distance was already very close. Once one had attained the Primordial Spirit, even the weakest divine sense could roam a thousand li away.

But in battle, that distance was actually very great.

Being able to sense the other party with divine sense was one thing; being able to unleash spells that could threaten cultivators of the same rank was another.

Even at the Spirit Transformation level, a true clash had to be fought within ten li. Only at close enough range could one pose a threat to an opponent of the same rank.

At the same cultivation level, casting spells to attack an enemy from a hundred li away meant one's divine sense had to span that hundred-li distance, while the other party only needed to wield their mana with divine sense within a few li.

Such a battle meant the attacker had to expend more divine sense and mana, while the defender could wait at ease for the exhausted enemy. It involved contests of divine sense, contests of mana, and many other levels besides.

The shorter the distance between attack and defense, the lower the expenditure and the higher the efficiency of the mana unleashed. The farther the distance, the greater the expenditure and the lower the efficiency.

Why were Spirit Transformation Demon Race members like Monkey Three Staff and Red Spear so formidable? Because they followed the path of Unity of Form and Spirit, fighting face-to-face with their opponents. This style of battle was the most efficient and the most threatening.

Conversely, because the fighting distance was so close, Monkey Three Staff, Red Spear, and the others also bore enormous risks. When they encountered masters