"So you've finally come," Han Xu murmured. His eyes gleamed with fighting spirit. He took a sudden step forward, as though an invisible stone brick lay beneath his foot, and stood firmly in midair.
Step by step, Han Xu walked into the sky.
He seemed to move slowly, but his speed was astonishing.
After buying Intelligence on Qin Hao from the master of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion in Nanyang City, Han Xu had waited here for one purpose: to meet Qin Hao.
He knew Qin Hao's appearance and the route he would take.
So when an Azure Streak flashed across the sky, Han Xu sensed it at once and knew what it meant.
Whoosh.
Han Xu moved faster and faster. The next moment, he reached the sky and blocked the oncoming Azure Streak.
Below, in Nanyang City, the Warriors who had been watching Han Xu burst into an uproar.
"What's going on? Why did Han Xu suddenly fly up there?"
"Look! He seems to be blocking someone."
"Who could be worth Han Xu's personal attention—and several days of waiting?"
High in the sky.
"Once I pass Nanyang City, I'll be in the Central Continent Domain."
Dressed in a flowing azure robe, Qin Hao rode a Heaven Grade flying sword northward, leaving an Azure Streak in his wake.
After parting with Mu Ziqing, Qin Hao had set out directly for the Central Continent Domain.
But the Primordial Domain was vast. Even traveling as fast as he could, Qin Hao had taken several days to reach this place.
Only half a year and a few days remained before the Azure Flame Grand Tournament. By Qin Hao's estimate, exactly half a year would remain when he reached the Central Continent Domain Holy City.
He had to make the most of those final