Whoosh!
At this moment, Xia Ping had fled tens of millions of kilometers away and landed atop a gloomy mountain peak.
He could still sense Keli and the others pursuing him from not far away, chasing him relentlessly.
Of course, he also knew that a Saint's will had been imprinted upon his body. With his own strength, he could erase that trace of will, but doing so would alert Minerva Saint and expose his identity. There was no need for that.
In truth, from the very beginning, he had sensed Minerva Saint's aura lurking deep within the void. Thus, he had never intended to kill Keli and the others, choosing instead to flee.
Xia Ping had even pretended to be outmatched and used up the talisman Sophia had given him, thereby shaking off Sophia's surveillance. It was a plan that killed several birds with one stone.
Still, Sophia really was ruthless. He had clearly done her a huge favor, yet she had abandoned him without a second thought and made him the target for Minerva's vented fury.
Sure enough, not a single Saint of the Illusion Race was trustworthy. Every last one of them was cold-blooded, selfish, and ruthless.
Fortunately, Xia Ping had never placed any hopes on these people from the start. In this world, the only one he could rely on was himself—and that was the most dependable thing of all.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!
At that moment, Jacob, Keli, and the others finally caught up. In an instant, they surrounded Xia Ping from all sides, sealed tight as water, without the slightest gap through which he could escape.
"Kid, run! Weren't you good at running? Go on, run for me now and let me see!"
Keli bellowed, glaring at Xia Ping as killing intent boiled over.
Because of