Beneath the night sky, the clouds rolled like a sea, reflecting the bright moonlight.
Chen Shu flew above the clouds, his figure like a blade cleaving through the cold air high overhead. In all the world, only the moon in the sky stood above him.
"Highness Cinnabar reminds you: current speed, Mach 5.25. Flight altitude, sixteen thousand meters. Descent begins in approximately ten minutes. Please descend to twelve thousand meters in four minutes. Your destination is in a No-Fly Zone. The best landing point for switching to another mode of transportation has been planned for you..."
The voice in his bone-conduction earpiece was sweet, accompanied by Wen Han singing "Your Name."
Mach 5.25 was already terrifyingly fast.
After all, Chen Shu had only just broken through to the Ninth Tier and had yet to stabilize his cultivation.
Once he stabilized, reaching Mach 6 or 7 in flight would be no problem. As he continued cultivating and the quality of his Spirit Power improved, he would fly much faster still at the middle, late, and peak stages of the Ninth Tier.
For now, the fastest flyer in the world beneath the Deities was very likely the current Sword Master. The Sword Sect's Sword-Draw Flight Art was formidable indeed.
How fast could the Sword Master fly?
There were no accurate figures, only guesses.
Many military experts and Ancient Cultivator enthusiasts estimated her top speed at Mach 7 to 8. Whatever the exact number, the Sword Master certainly could not outfly a mainstream Hunter Aircraft. Although Hunter Aircraft were designed to the specifications of top-tier Spell Artifacts, built from special materials, and equipped with powerful Defensive Runes and Spirit Power Shields, they were still exceedingly fragile compared with Ninth-Tier Cultivators. If a Hunter Aircraft could not outrun a Ninth-Tier Cultivator, it had no