Huo Hai himself retreated, but the Star Gu's attacks grew fiercer still. Huang Xing, surrounded by the Star Gu, was now in even greater danger. The spiritual energy shield around him had begun to tremble violently.
"Young friend Huo Hai, surely we can talk this over. You don't have a key yet, do you? I happen to have a spare. Stop attacking, and I'll give it to you. How about that? If I crush the key before I die, you won't get anything even if you kill me." Huang Xing spoke hurriedly to Huo Hai. He was truly terrified now.
From a safe distance, Huo Hai secretly watched Huang Xing's expression. Sure enough, when he retreated, a flicker of unease crossed Huang Xing's eyes. Thinking back over their fight, aside from the times Huang Xing had tried to flee,
he had constantly moved closer to Huo Hai throughout the battle. Huo Hai found that very strange. He knew little about the Huang Family's secret techniques. After all, Fang Biya had still been very weak when she left the Fang Family.
She had known little even about her own lineage's resources, let alone the Huang Family's. Now it seemed Huang Xing had deliberately been trying to get close so he could use some means to attack him. Once Spirit Masters reached the spirit practitioner realm, they often acquired all sorts of unusual abilities. Huo Hai knew he had to be extremely vigilant around such people.
Without betraying anything, Huo Hai retreated another few steps. Seeing that Huo Hai had no intention of listening to him, Huang Xing's expression changed drastically. Several times, he wanted to destroy the crystal, but in the end, he gave up.
After all, he had searched for so long and found only a single key. Once it