A blood-colored crystal suddenly appeared in Song Wen's hand.
The instant the crystal shattered, a hundred identical figures surged out of Song Wen's body.
Song Wen's speed also instantly rose to the limit of a Mahayana cultivator.
All hundred figures chased in the direction Jikong had fled, but they traveled at different speeds—some fast, some slow.
Song Wen had done so deliberately.
They were trail markers left for Yuan Rong, Feng Zhongli, and Xuan Li, so they could follow.
Although Song Wen had used Blood Shadow Thousand Illusions, perhaps because his cultivation was a full two minor realms below Jikong's, and because Jikong had also used a one-time escape treasure, Song Wen was still somewhat slower than Jikong.
Before long, Jikong's figure vanished beyond the distant horizon.
Yet Song Wen did not give up. Instead, he activated the Dream-Floating True Eye and followed the traces of spiritual power Jikong had left behind.
After some time, Song Wen's escape speed gradually slowed, and the illusions behind him, indistinguishable from the real thing, slowly faded away as well.
The effects of Blood Shadow Thousand Illusions had ended.
Song Wen immediately took out another blood crystal and used Blood Shadow Thousand Illusions once more.
When Song Wen flew above a Lake, he suddenly discovered that Jikong's lingering aura had vanished.
Song Wen's gaze darkened as he coldly stared at the Lake below, which spanned no more than ten thousand li.
He did not rashly dive into the water. Instead, Blood Tide surged forth beneath his feet, spreading across the heavens and earth in an instant, like the Sky River pouring down from above.
A torrential crimson flood poured into the Lake.
The Lake water was immediately forced aside, overflowing from all four shores and rushing into the distance.
Soon, the Lake had been