Grievously Wounded

He flipped to his feet and turned to flee. He moved so fast that, to Qiu Changming, he seemed to flicker from place to place, covering hundreds of paces in an instant.

Lin Siming immediately gave chase, and the two vanished into the darkness at the end of the street.

"After them?" Qiu Changming asked tentatively.

"Stay here. I'll take a look." Lin Qing used his Lightness Skill and raced after them.

With a thought, he placed five Lightness Skills into his Equipment Slots. Among them was a new one called Thousand Miles Without a Trace. He had obtained it from Sima Yi; it was a Fourth Rank martial art suited to long-distance pursuit, and he had already reached Major Mastery in it.

Lin Qing replaced one of his original Second Rank Lightness Skills with it. His speed was now astonishing, even greater than it had been when he fought Sima Yi that day.

After pursuing them for over a thousand paces, he reached the Martial Arts Arena of a nearby martial arts school. Lin Siming had caught up with the Spirit-Devouring Demon Child again, and the two were locked in fierce combat.

The Spirit-Devouring Demon Child flickered about, his hands curled into claws. Every strike stirred up gusting winds as he went for Lin Siming's vital points. Lin Siming met him with a palm technique of extraordinary subtlety, blocking every attack.

As they clashed, Lin Siming gained the upper hand once more. He suddenly struck the Spirit-Devouring Demon Child in the chest with his palm, unleashing a surging burst of Origin Astral Force that exploded against him.

The Spirit-Devouring Demon Child shrieked and flew backward again, smashing through a large stone nearby.

This blow did even more damage than the last. It blasted a bloody hole straight through his