Shen Qiu and the others fled at top speed, striding with great haste. In a short while, they had covered an immense distance.
Only after venturing deep into the Bottomless Cold Abyss did the three gradually slow down, each erasing their tracks and disrupting the pursuit from behind.
"Chu Shanhe is far too powerful. He has probably already reached the Mysterious Immortal Realm. We are absolutely no match for him."
Shen Xiao's expression was grave. As he circulated his magic power to steam away the mottled bloodstains on his robes, he spoke in a deep voice: "I've already sent word to brother Shen and Ouyang Qinghe. With their cultivation, they should arrive soon."
"I've caused Master trouble again... I'm truly useless."
Wu Shoushan clenched his steel teeth. Agitated emotions caused the wounds all over his body to split open once more, and he hurriedly circulated his profound art to suppress them.
They had worked together with perfect sincerity just now and successfully defused Chu Shanhe's killing blow, but all of them had been wounded as well. They had only managed to escape by exerting every last ounce of strength.
If they were caught again now, their chances of survival would be slim indeed.
Shen Qiu stood awkwardly to one side.
In this battle, he had barely played any role at all. Instead, he had seemed like a burden, and this had dealt a heavy blow to the self-esteem of someone as proud as him.
"I'll go lure that bastard away."
Shen Qiu suddenly clenched both fists and said in a deep voice: "The caverns beneath the abyss are scattered everywhere, and there should be quite a few Calamity Beasts hiding inside. I'll disturb them. I can definitely hold Chu Shanhe up for a moment."
With that, he was about