"Tsk, just as I thought..." After seven or eight days on the run, Qing Yanjing could clearly sense that the number of evil clan patrols along the way had increased considerably. Although she could still handle these groups, she could tell that they were much stronger than before. At this rate, sooner or later she would encounter one she could not eliminate immediately. If they managed to send out a signal then, she would be in trouble.
"Let me take over from here. I sense a powerful group ahead, led by someone at the Demon Emperor level." Just as Qing Yanjing continued speeding onward, Xiao Yan's voice suddenly rang out in her mind. She nodded and stopped at once, letting Xiao Yan emerge from the Heavenly Tomb and take her back inside.
She had already flown for an entire day and night. Setting aside her expenditure of Spiritual Power, she was also mentally exhausted. In her current state, swiftly eliminating a Demon Emperor was hardly realistic. Leaving it to Xiao Yan, who was in peak condition, was the more reliable choice. What she did not know, however, was that Xiao Yan had no intention of killing his way through.
Xiao Yan understood very well that the most important thing when fleeing was not how to inflict massive casualties on the enemy. That was a last resort, something to attempt only when there was no other choice and the encirclement was so tight that not even water could seep through. The normal approach was to evade the enemy's searches as much as possible. Only then would they have a better chance of escaping the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.
Thus, he did not choose to attack that group. Immediately after appearing, he entered his inner demon state. Then, with a thought, he activated