While Snake Lance Douluo was busy searching for Qi Dao, Qi Dao flew on his sword. With the Heaven-Deceiving Cloak, he crossed hundreds of miles and returned to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
At last, he was much safer.
Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts rarely appeared on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. With Qi Dao's current strength, he faced little danger there.
By evening, Qi Dao had safely returned to the town where he had stayed before.
He and Li Luo had spent a night in town, so he went straight to the hotel where they had stayed.
To his surprise, he saw Li Luo as soon as he entered.
Li Luo was in terrible shape. His face was deathly pale, and his left sleeve hung empty.
At first, Li Luo thought his eyes were playing tricks on him. Then he realized it really was Qi Dao and exclaimed in delight, "Qi Dao, you really are alive!"
"By sheer luck. But Senior Li Luo..." Qi Dao looked at Li Luo's empty left sleeve.
Li Luo waved it off. "It's nothing. Just an arm. If it's gone, it's gone. What matters is that you're alive."
As he spoke, lingering fear flashed through his eyes.
If something had happened to Qi Dao in the Star Dou Great Forest, Li Luo did not know whether Snake Lance Douluo would be in trouble. But once he returned, he would probably have to pay for it with his life.
Fortunately, Qi Dao had returned unharmed.
A trace of curiosity soon appeared in Li Luo's eyes.
"Young friend Qi Dao, how did you escape from the other man?"
Hunted by a flying Soul Master at the Soul Emperor level, Qi Dao should have had little chance of surviving.
Qi Dao paused to