Above the Endless Sea.
The Void trembled faintly.
A blurred figure slowly took shape out of the unreal.
First came the outline of his robes.
Then the contours of his limbs.
Finally, even the strands of his hair came into sharp focus.
Ji Yuan stood in the Void, a few lingering ripples of space still clinging to him.
Those snow-white threads of light danced across his robes a few times before vanishing silently into the sea breeze.
The Ghost Envoy's raspy voice sounded in his Sea of Consciousness, carrying a note of genuine admiration.
"The Star-Treading Wheel truly lives up to its name. With Lord Warden driving it at full power using your Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivation, I'm afraid an ordinary Spirit Transformation Early Stage Cultivator couldn't catch you."
"Oh?" Ji Yuan raised an eyebrow and glanced down at the faint, flickering shadows beneath his feet. "It's that fast?"
"An ordinary Spirit Transformation Early Stage Cultivator certainly couldn't," the Ghost Envoy said, growing more cautious. "Unless a Spirit Transformation Middle Stage Cultivator came in person, or perhaps a Spirit Transformation Early Stage Cultivator exceptionally skilled in movement techniques. Either might have a chance."
Ji Yuan nodded, then turned to look toward the Barbarian God Continent.
"We're tens of thousands of miles from the Barbarian God Continent now, and we transferred the trace of aura Great Shaman Bloodfang left on me. No matter how capable he is, he can forget about catching us."
The Ghost Envoy gave a soft laugh.
"That Fourth Tier sea demon did us a favor. The aura Great Shaman Bloodfang left was well hidden. If Lord Warden's Divine Sense hadn't been so keen, it would have been difficult to root out."
"Once that old man Bloodfang follows the aura we grafted onto a Fourth Tier sea