Heh, Heh, Heh! I Am Soul Hall's Grand Protector

BOOM!!!

A deafening explosion erupted behind them. A shockwave carrying shattered stone and fire tore the night sky to pieces.

The Treasure Gathering Pavilion's gilded sign twisted in the flames and collapsed.

Jiang Hao did not look back. His entire body became a streak of black light, hurtling through the shadows between buildings and streets.

Ma Xiaotao was dragged along inside his shadow as they fled the Five-Ring Soul King leaping from rooftop to rooftop.

Being shoved into the shadow left her nauseated and uncomfortable, but she knew she was aboard this pirate ship now. Getting off meant death.

They were still inside Shrek City. A fight here would surely draw Shrek's City Defense Team before long.

Then they really would have no chance to escape.

Jiang Hao gauged the distance and looked toward Shrek City's walls ahead. His shadow accelerated, passing straight through the stonework.

Ma Xiaotao, trapped in the shadow at his back, felt as though mud, stone, and brick had washed over her entire body. Her stomach lurched. "Can't you move properly?!"

Ma Xiaotao could not help cursing. She was grateful to this unfamiliar thief for taking her with him, but the way he moved infuriated her. All that lurching from side to side had nearly made her dizzy.

Jiang Hao shot out of the wall and wove through the trees. At last, he stopped in a clearing deep in a wooded valley and instantly took solid form.

He spat Ma Xiaotao out of the shadow too. She collapsed onto the ground.

Before either of them had steadied themselves, the pursuing Soul King arrived close behind. He landed in a cloud of dust.

His eyes fell on the masked thief, but his gaze lingered on Ma Xiaotao. Her Evil Fire had made him suffer as well. Almost