East Ridge was indeed far away, and Myriad Thunder Valley was even more remote. The two lay in different directions. Though it was somewhat closer than Zhen Thunder Palace, Xiao Hua still had to fly for a long time.
Seeing the desolate wilderness ahead, a place that clearly did not look easy to deal with, Xiao Hua's heart tightened. Could I be lost again?
He hurriedly took out his identity token and opened the map. "Hmm, the direction should be right. This place... ought to be one of Thunder Control Sect's dangerous regions, right?"
The instant the thought arose, an earthshaking roar rang out from the mountain range to Xiao Hua's right. His entire body tensed. The roar seemed to carry a binding force; his Flying Technique immediately failed, and he plummeted from midair! His heart also pounded wildly, as if it were about to leap from his chest!
"Damn it!" Xiao Hua was greatly alarmed. He shook both arms, struggling with all his might to break free from the restraint around him. At the same time, he hurriedly used the technique Wu Nai had just taught him to resist thunderous sounds. The technique truly worked. Just as Xiao Hua broke free of the Spiritual Qi binding his body, his heartbeat returned to normal as well.
But before Xiao Hua could take to the air again, a stream of utterly emotionless divine sense swept toward him at high speed... "A Foundation Establishment spirit beast!" Xiao Hua was horrified. He did not even have time for shock before urging his magic power and immediately unleashing the Art of Earth Evasion. His entire body plunged downward like a stone, vanishing in an instant!
That divine sense followed Xiao Hua underground, but quickly withdrew again, as though it had lost interest in him,