After leaving the Inner Academy.
Zhou Changqing headed straight for Blood Fiend City, which he had visited before.
Compared to the other completely unfamiliar cities, Zhou Changqing knew this one a little better.
Besides, with the Rakshasa Tower there, he could buy most of the information he needed about the Black-Corner Region.
High in the sky.
The air parted around his body, his Dou Qi Wings leaving blazing golden afterimages as the wind howled incessantly in his ears.
Suddenly, Zhou Changqing turned his head and glanced behind him from the corner of his eye, his brows drawing together slightly.
"Why has that little girl followed me? Did she sneak out again?"
In the past, he might not have noticed her. After all, the bloodline talent of the Ancient Void Dragon Emperor's royal lineage truly was exceptional.
Things were different now. Becoming a flesh-body Dou Zong had raised his sensitivity to space by more than a whole level, on top of his formidable perception.
Zi Yan's still-immature spatial talent might as well not have existed in front of him.
After a moment's thought, Zhou Changqing's lips curved slightly, and his entire body abruptly vanished.
Only a suddenly severed trail of blazing golden afterimages remained in the sky.
A short while later.
A streak of purple light flew in from behind.
Rather than flying straight past, however, the streak abruptly stopped where the trailing afterimages had already dissipated.
"Why can't I sense him anymore? That's impossible. That big meanie's scent is still here, so why did it suddenly cut off?"
The purple light faded, revealing Zi Yan.
Wrinkling her dainty nose, she sniffed the lingering scents around her, a huge question mark hanging over her little head.
She had been tracking Zhou Changqing by the residual Dou Qi and scent he left