Feigning Weakness Before the Enemy

Lei Weiyue soared into the air and gave chase eastward. After pursuing for a little over a hundred li, she vaguely spotted three figures on the distant horizon.

Of the three figures, one was in front and two were behind.

She recognized the two in the rear as Lei Da and Lei Hu.

Lei Weiyue's spirits lifted, and her speed immediately increased.

After another forty-odd li, her spiritual sense could already encompass the three people ahead.

"Where do you think you're running?"

Lei Weiyue shouted, raising a hand and pointing forward. A stream of spiritual power shot out, heading straight for Song Wen at the very front.

Song Wen had also noticed Lei Weiyue behind him and put on a panicked expression.

A large amount of blood mist suddenly erupted from his body, and the aura he gave off abruptly strengthened, swiftly reaching that of a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator.

His speed also surged, nearly matching that of a Foundation Establishment peak cultivator.

At the same time, he lowered the tip of his sword and dove toward the dense forest below, as though he intended to use the woods as cover and wait for a chance to shake off Lei Weiyue.

"Eh, this seems to be the devil path's Blood-Burning Secret Art. Could this person be a devil cultivator?" Lei Weiyue muttered softly.

With a thought from her, the stream of spiritual power she had fired immediately changed direction and pursued Song Wen like a shadow.

As that stream of spiritual power drew nearer and nearer, the blood mist swirling around Song Wen suddenly changed, gradually condensing into a blood-red shield.

"Boom!"

The spiritual power struck the shield.

To Lei Weiyue's great surprise—

The shield did not shatter. Instead, it successfully blocked the attack. However, the tremendous force contained