Less than three days after Huo Hai left, Silver Thunder Venerable tracked him down again. Without the ring's seal, the exposed ghost qi was extremely conspicuous. Besides, Huo Hai had not cleaned it away completely.
This was no oversight on Huo Hai's part. He was deliberately telling Silver Thunder Venerable that he had already reached the Southeastern Region. How could he not resent being hunted all this way? Even if he could not hurt Silver Thunder Venerable, making him sick with frustration would do. Since Huo Hai had traveled so far, it took Silver Thunder Venerable three days to finally come within sensing range.
Looking at the cluster of energy, a flicker of anger passed through Silver Thunder Venerable's eyes. "Huo Hai, you dare think so little of me? This time, you're dead." Huo Hai had fled the entire way, while he had pursued him. Silver Thunder Venerable did not believe Huo Hai could pose any threat to him.
In truth, despite having spent all his time in the Ghost Medicine Sect, Silver Thunder Venerable knew little about this corrosive type of ghost qi. It was a special ghost qi sealing method that only a handful of people specifically cultivated, designed to seal an opponent's power.
Unfortunately, this sealing method worked wonders on those with lower cultivation, but had little effect on those at roughly the same level. Had the gap between their cultivation not been so enormous, it would never have suppressed Huo Hai's power to this extent. Thus, Silver Thunder Venerable had no idea that Huo Hai could not unleash his full strength.
A mere third-level Spirit Venerable, and one without any special abilities at that-in Silver Thunder Venerable's eyes, Huo Hai had nothing going for him besides being a little faster. As long as he could find