Xiao Yan only had one Shadow Piercing Needle stored now—just one chance! He had to first feign weakness, use the signs of wanting to escape to mislead Mu Gu, patiently wait for the right moment, and deliver a single fatal blow. That was Xiao Yan's plan.
Mu Gu was, after all, a Dou Zun powerhouse who had spent years within the Soul Hall. He had certainly seen plenty of such sinister and bizarre methods. If Xiao Yan wanted to succeed, he needed even greater patience than Mu Gu.
Mu Gu's sensitivity surpassed even Xiao Yan's expectations. As he continued pursuing Xiao Yan, an uneasy premonition arose within him. Years of experience told him that ominous feelings during battle never came from nowhere.
"Can't drag this out any longer, lest more trouble arise."
Mu Gu clenched his withered claw, and the ground exploded with a boom. Dozens of pitch-black soul chains burst forth like upturning earth dragons. Thick black mist seeped from between the links, while the tips of the chains transformed into vicious ghostly heads that let out piercing shrieks. This strange collective howl could instantly shatter the soul defenses of anyone below the Spiritual State Soul. Even Chen Xian and the other two in the distance turned pale after merely feeling the aftershock.
Xiao Yan, who was being relentlessly pursued, suffered the worst of it. As the sound waves struck, his body stalled in midair, and an unnatural buzzing filled his ears. Yet Xiao Yan made a somewhat absurd move—he stomped fiercely through the air once more, changing direction again in midair.
"Does the rat Yao Chen taught only know how to run?!"
Before Xiao Yan landed, he twisted around sharply for a second time. His Spiritual State Soul condensed into an invisible heavy hammer, and with a point