Great Scarlet Reach, near Dragon Refining Mountain.
Whoosh!
Ten thousand meters up in the sky, Jiao Hong wore a grim expression as he released all his spiritual sense, probing his surroundings with everything he had.
At the ninth layer peak of Saint Martial Realm, Jiao Hong's spiritual sense could cover tens of thousands of meters.
His search could hardly have been faster!
Along the way, Jiao Hong discovered quite a few Soul-Severing Sect disciples out capturing warriors, yet he found no trace whatsoever of Qin Hao, Fang Lang, or the Cloudwing Beast.
"Nothing."
"They aren't in this direction either!"
"Damn it, I've searched north, south, east, and west—everywhere within three hundred thousand meters of Dragon Refining Mountain—and I still haven't found them."
The longer he searched, the uglier Jiao Hong's expression became.
By the end, his face was so dark it seemed water might drip from it.
"Impossible!"
"From leaving Soul-Severing Mountain to reaching Dragon Refining Mountain, it took me no more than an hour."
Jiao Hong's face twitched violently. "Just one hour... Qin Hao and that fat fellow are only at the True Martial Realm. Even if the Cloudwing Beast can fly, it's only a tier 3 high-grade monster. It couldn't be that fast."
"They couldn't possibly have escaped beyond three hundred thousand meters so quickly!"
"I refuse to believe it!"
The more he thought about it, the fiercer Jiao Hong's anger burned.
His doppelganger had been slain by Qin Hao, and the many treasures inside Dragon Refining Mountain had been taken as well.
Although Jiao Hong was furious, he had never believed Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast could escape his pursuit.
The reason was simple: Jiao Hong was at the ninth layer peak of Saint Martial Realm!
Of course, to guard against any mishaps, he