Not a single one would escape

But there was no time to worry about all that now. Huo Hai had just slipped into a wondrous state, using Spirit Serpent Movement almost instinctively. His body had darted sideways at incredible speed, but afterward, he felt sore all over.

That was not all. Even his frighteningly vast reserves of spiritual power had been depleted by nearly half in that single instant. His spiritual power certainly was not much less than that of Mr. Li before him.

It shouldn't consume much spiritual power under normal circumstances. What happened just now? Forget it, there's no time to worry about that. Wait, what's he doing? Huo Hai suddenly noticed something unusual about Little Li's actions. The man seemed... seemed to be trying to escape. Even now, Little Li was forcing his way through the Star Gu's attacks and running toward the exit.

"Hmph, you think you can run after attacking me? Dream on." With an expert like this lurking in the shadows, Huo Hai probably would not even be able to sleep peacefully. No, whatever happened, he could not let the man go today.

If he let him return, the Huang Family would definitely learn Huo Hai's true strength. But if he died, the Huang Family would never suspect anything had happened simply because Little Li had not returned. That made sense, too: there were very few people in the Southern Cloud Kingdom who could hold back someone as skilled in speed as Little Li. Even if they did sense something was wrong, let them jump at shadows for a while first.

Huo Hai's powerful mental power allowed him to think through so many unrelated matters in a short span of time. He could even direct the Star Gu in battle while thinking. The Star Gu's attacks alone could not slow