The six of them fled through the Withered Wood Forest in a panic. Gray-white trunks flashed past on either side, and the dead branches underfoot crunched to pieces.
A loud crack rang out behind them as tree trunks snapped. The Green-Scaled Viper Python had emerged in pursuit.
It was moving far too fast.
Its fifty- or sixty-meter-long body slithered over the ground, its scales scraping against the earth with a harsh hiss. Its head weaved between the dead trees, amber slit pupils fixed on its prey.
The distance between them was shrinking fast.
Song Chen was second to last, with Shen Yuan ahead of him.
He could feel the terrifying Blood Qi pressure drawing closer. Even without activating the Eye of True Sight, he could sense the snake's exact position.
But he didn't speed up right away. Instead, he repeatedly examined the Green-Scaled Viper Python's wounds with the Eye of True Sight.
Something was wrong. Very wrong.
That was also why Song Chen had been willing to scout ahead. He'd noticed something was off from the start.
The Green-Scaled Viper Python kept closing in.
A hundred meters. Eighty...
Song Chen knew he had to speed up.
He took a deep breath, and his Blood Qi erupted. Two wings of wind appeared behind him, abruptly boosting his speed to a whole new level. It was the Mastery Realm's Wings of Gale.
In an instant, he passed Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan's eyes widened. A gust of wind swept past her, and Song Chen shot ahead at a speed completely at odds with his Blood Qi of 35.
"You..."
Song Chen didn't stop. He accelerated again.
He passed Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan looked as if he'd seen a ghost. Even he, a seasoned poison user, felt a hint of instinctive fear at the