After leaving the Market, Huo Hai did not hurry. He knew people behind him intended to attack him, so naturally, he had to wait for them. If he did not give them enough time, what if too few of them showed up?
They wanted to hunt Huo Hai down and take his spirit crystals. Huo Hai likewise wanted to turn the tables and kill them. They might still have plenty of unused Spirit Energy Beads on them. Even rogue cultivators could not use up all their Spirit Energy Beads at once. As far as Huo Hai was concerned, his cultivation resources still fell far short of his needs.
In the mountain woods thirty li outside the Market, a group of people lurked in hiding. They had concealed themselves here only after confirming Huo Hai's route. Thirty li was already very close.
After all, once Spirit King realm experts started fighting, the commotion was tremendous. At a distance of thirty li, if they did not finish quickly, they might attract the attention of experts in the Market. Granted, those experts might not bother with them.
Huo Hai was moving far too slowly. Dawdling along, he took half an hour to finally cover that short distance. At a Spirit King's speed, thirty li could actually be covered in mere moments.
Huo Hai had tested his speed before. When traveling at full tilt, he had even exceeded the speed of sound. With the power of heaven and earth supporting him, however, the surrounding air offered no resistance. He did not even produce a sonic boom. Now that his strength had increased, even Huo Hai himself did not know how fast he could go.
"Why isn't that brat here yet? Go check again. Don't let him get away." A man in black suddenly spoke.