The barrier above Wei Gu's head suddenly dissipated.
His figure turned into a streak of black light as he gave chase after Jian Xiao.
"Gong Tianzong, go kill Ye Nan. A mere Rogue Cultivator dared to provoke our Six Baleful Hall—he must not be allowed to leave the Source-Qi Death Domain alive."
Wei Gu's voice drifted through the air, but his figure was already hundreds of miles away.
Beside him, the black wolf Void Demon opened its gaping maw, revealing nine vine-like long tongues as it let out a piercing howl.
The howl bored straight into Jian Xiao's ears from a thousand miles ahead.
Jian Xiao had clearly prepared for this. A jade tablet suddenly appeared above his head.
The jade tablet blossomed with silvery-white radiance, enveloping an area thirty meters around him.
The black wolf Void Demon's divine-sense attack had virtually no effect on Jian Xiao.
However, as he diverted his attention to activate the jade tablet, a spear several meters long was already closing in.
The spear was pitch-black throughout, condensed entirely from pure corpse qi.
A three-foot flying sword abruptly appeared behind Jian Xiao.
A cold gleam flashed across its blade as it slashed at the spear like a startled swan skimming past.
Clang—
With a clear sword cry, the black spear was split apart in a single stroke, turning into corpse qi that scattered in all directions.
Yet the whistling sounds of "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." continued without end.
Spear after spear tore through the air toward him.
Jian Xiao could only keep driving his natal flying sword to block them.
Though these spears could not threaten his life, together with the black wolf Void Demon's divine-sense attacks, they severely hindered his escape speed.
Yet there was nothing he could do.
Although only a thousand miles separated