Lan Tian fled madly through the forest, crushed stones and dead leaves scattering beneath his feet.
The rustling behind him surged closer like a tide. The venomous Soul Beasts pouring out from the valley entrance had pursued him a considerable distance. Driven by the Empress Medusa's hissing cries and steeped in poisonous mist, they tirelessly chased after him.
As he ran, he quickly activated his Soul Skills.
The field of light from Sun and Moon Shine Together spread outward as he ran. A golden glow enveloped his entire body, combining with Spring of Vegetation and Endless Life in a triple overlay to rapidly restore the Soul Power reserves that Giant Wood Burial had depleted by more than half.
Soul Power flowed back through his body at an astonishing rate. In only a few dozen breaths, he had recovered nearly thirty percent, and his breathing gradually steadied.
But the pursuers behind him would not give him time to fully recover.
The bushes to his left suddenly exploded apart, and a dark-green Jade-Scaled Viper shot out, its venomous fangs aimed straight for Lan Tian's throat.
Without even turning his head, Lan Tian fired the already-condensed Rasengan in his right palm precisely to the left. The instant the golden sphere struck the viper's head, it shredded the entire thing apart. Dark-green fluid splashed onto the nearby tree trunks, releasing sizzling corrosive sounds.
His feet never stopped as he used the Rasengan's recoil to continue charging forward.
Two poisonous scorpions darted out from a crack in the rock wall on his right, their hooked tails curling toward him as they stabbed down.
Lan Tian's Blue Silver Grass vines burst from the ground, weaving into a dense net that caught both scorpions. The vines tightened and crushed them, and the sound of cracking shells was