Pfft!
The Demon Flower Evil Lord suddenly spat out a great mouthful of his vital blood, which began burning the instant it appeared.
Countless intricate runes emerged within the burning blood mist and swiftly enveloped his body.
Space seemed to compress around him. The Demon Flower Evil Lord's speed skyrocketed, and he turned into a streak of bloody light that fled a hundred miles in an instant.
The azure flame sword intent was incredibly fast, but it barely grazed his figure, cutting through the bloody afterimage he left behind without harming his true body.
"Damn you, Chu Zhou! I'll repay this grudge. Just you wait!"
A hundred miles away, the Demon Flower Evil Lord's body reformed from the bloody light. His face was as pale as paper, his aura had weakened drastically, and his eyes brimmed with venom.
Soul-Burning Blood Escape was a forbidden escape technique fueled by burning blood essence and soul origin. Every use inflicted irreversible damage on his cultivation.
His cultivation had now permanently fallen to the Three-Star Dou Zun level, and any future breakthrough would be even harder.
Had his life not been at stake, he would never have been willing to use it.
But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he sensed a soul fluctuation locking onto him. He would not have noticed it if it had not been so far away, and it was gradually growing fainter. That meant its owner's realm far surpassed his own—as the distance closed, it was slipping beyond his ability to perceive.
"How is that possible?!" The Demon Flower Evil Lord's expression nearly cracked.
Even after using Soul-Burning Blood Escape, he had failed to escape Chu Zhou's perception, and Chu Zhou was closing in at an astonishing speed.
That speed felt less like traveling through space and