Beaconfire Thunder Surge

On the wasteland.

Three figures raced across the open ground.

"Old thief Sima, stop running! I won't rest until I kill you today!"

Yang Chenglu fixed his gaze on Sima Yi, who was sprinting ahead. Jin Yulong followed some distance behind him.

The two had pursued Sima Yi for more than a dozen li, staying hard on his heels. Far Mountain Town had long since fallen behind them.

"Yang, you won't kill me today! One day, I'll take your life!" Sima Yi cursed.

"Old thief Sima, we're evenly matched in Lightness Skill, but you can't match my endurance. Let's see how you escape!"

Yang Chenglu laughed.

Sima Yi's face darkened. Yang Chenglu was telling the truth.

In peak condition, their endurance was about equal.

But after fighting two opponents at once, he had burned through a great deal of Astral Qi and stamina. Then he had fled at full speed without a moment to catch his breath.

All three were rapidly tiring, but if they kept running, his strength would give out first.

What in the world is the Spirit-Devouring Demon Child doing? He's landed me in a terrible mess!

Sima Yi cursed inwardly. With a turn of his palm, a pill the size of a soybean appeared in his hand. Dark purple markings covered it, and it darted across his palm like a living thing.

This is a matter of life and death. I can't hold on to this Purple Thorn Blood-Boiling Pill any longer!

The pill was an exceedingly rare Forbidden Drug within the Bai'e Cult. Only the heads of its local branches could receive one as a reward, and only those at the cult's headquarters knew how to make it.

It had just one effect: it burned the user's blood and vitality to grant a sudden burst