"Hm?"
Xu Xiao had only just sat down cross-legged when he saw the young man at the Venerable Martial Realm Third Layer and the woman sit down beside him, barely a few meters away.
His face darkened at once.
Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy was abundant in the Azure Flame Spirit Pool, but distance still mattered. If someone cultivated within a few meters of Xu Xiao, a portion of the pool's spiritual energy would go to them.
That would certainly affect how efficiently Xu Xiao could absorb it.
A moment later, however, Xu Xiao sneered. "I cultivate the Fourth Rank Divine Ability Cultivation Technique, the Flowing Cloud Immortal Canon. It absorbs Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy extremely quickly. And a Fourth Rank Divine Ability Cultivation Technique isn't a Divine Ability Martial Skill. Cultivation techniques are even rarer than Martial Skills."
"In the Small World, a Fourth Rank Divine Ability Cultivation Technique is almost impossible to find. That man is cultivating so close to me, but there's no way he can absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy as fast as I can."
"Hmph. You'll soon realize your mistake."
Still sneering, Xu Xiao closed his eyes and began circulating the Flowing Cloud Immortal Canon.
Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing knew nothing of Xu Xiao's thoughts. By now, more and more people were entering the core area.
Though called the core area, it was actually the innermost part of the Azure Flame Spirit Pool's inner region, spanning roughly ten thousand zhang.
Even so, it could accommodate many people.
But Qin Hao had used Near at Hand, Far Away. As an Eighth Rank Spatial Divine Ability, its instantaneous burst of speed was far faster and more forceful than other Martial Skills.
That was why, even with Mu Ziqing in tow, Qin Hao had