Lu Ye felt a slight pain in his chest. To his shock, several Defense Spirit Patterns had shattered.
The next instant, a terrifying force surged through his hand, nearly making him lose his grip on the Star Beast's arm. With a few struggles, it broke free!
At the same time, his long saber slashed down!
A strange squeal rose from beneath the magma, and the ferocious aura swiftly retreated.
Lu Ye steadied himself and, amid the rush, glanced at his chest. Blood was seeping through his clothes. He had clearly been injured in that sneak attack, but he could tell it was only a flesh wound. The Defense Spirit Patterns had blocked the fatal blow for him.
Looking at the Crag Mountain Saber again, he saw a streak of bright red blood on its edge.
With a cold snort and not the slightest hesitation, he plunged into the magma.
Let's see where you can run now!
He hardened his heart. No matter what, he had to eradicate this future threat today. Otherwise, with this fellow always watching him, how could he peacefully nurture Mystic Fire in the future?
Two figures, one ahead and one behind, sped deeper into the Crimson Giant Star. Neither was slow.
Though the Sunlight Star Beast was panicked, it was not disordered. Lu Ye had pursued it like this once before a few days ago, but it had shaken him off in just a few moves.
It had thought this time would be the same.
Yet, to its surprise, no matter how hard it tried, the danger behind it clung like maggots to a bone, impossible to shake off.
This chase and flight lasted several days. Man and beast had long since plunged to some unknown depth within the Crimson Giant Star. The surrounding temperature was