As the Ice Worm King's tide-like cries changed, all the surrounding ice worms flew after Xiao Hua in the direction he had fled, and the flight of those tens of thousands of ice worms produced a roar like waves crashing against the shore.
This... was not even the most terrifying part. What was terrifying was that behind Xiao Hua, the Ice Worm King had actually caught up as well. It was no slower than Xiao Hua—perhaps even three parts faster!
How could Xiao Hua have had time to look back? Those tens of thousands of ice worms alone could take his life, let alone an Ice Worm King that actually possessed divine sense!
Xiao Hua used every ounce of strength he had and flew desperately out of the gorge. But just as he emerged from it, an earthy-yellow radiance descended from the sky and closed around him. With a sweep of his eyes, Xiao Hua spotted the short, fat cultivator aboard the shuttle boat and cried bitterly in his heart, This is what it means to have wolves before me and tigers behind me!
Fortunately, he still had Fireball Talismans. With a flick of his hand, several Fireball Talismans flew into the air and exploded against the earthy-yellow ring. Bang! Bang! Bang! A series of blasts rang out, flames scattering in every direction. Unfortunately, the ring did not shatter apart as Xiao Hua had imagined. It was not even slowed in the slightest. His Fireball Talismans merely made it sway faintly!
So this was the difference between a magic artifact and yellow talismans? This was the gap between the magical power of the Qi Cultivation second layer and the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation? Xiao Hua had long since noticed the triangle in the short, fat cultivator's hand and could