Wang Yu
Chapter 784: Desperate Flight
Gold and silver utensils were scattered all over the floor of the main hall, with broken cups and plates strewn everywhere in a chaotic mess.
All the demon soldiers and generals trembled, kneeling on the ground.
Silver Feather bowed low, his head drooping so that his expression was unclear. Blood stained his chest, indicating he was seriously injured.
"Are you saying Copper Feather died at the hands of that Human near Shi Chuankong?" After venting his anger, Golden Rhino King slowly sat back on his golden chair, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed as he asked.
"Reporting, Great King, that person commands the Time Law, which, in cooperation with Shi Chuankong's Space Law..." Silver Feather spoke slower and slower, eventually stopping before finishing his sentence.
"So, you lost as a matter of course and escaped naturally?" Golden Rhino King's voice was sharp as he retorted.
"This subordinate is guilty..." Silver Feather said, kneeling in fear.
"Forget it. If Copper Feather hadn't acted so boldly at the beginning, the result might have been different if you two had joined forces to fight the enemy." Golden Rhino King suddenly sighed and said slowly.
With that, he waved his hand, and a purple disc flew out from his hand, emitting a dazzling purple light and condensing into a purple array.
A middle-aged man in purple robes appeared in the array, none other than Shi Zhanfeng, the eldest son of the Sacred Lord.
"Judging from the expression on Fellow Daoist Golden Rhino's face, it seems you aren't here to complete our transaction? It seems things didn't go so smoothly with the ambush of my thirteenth younger brother." Shi Zhanfeng raised his eyebrows slightly and asked.
"First Prince, this deal of yours was a bit careless, wasn't it? Why is that Human beside Shi Chuankong so powerful? Why didn't you inform us beforehand? It has caused me to lose two great generals one after another!" Golden Rhino King questioned with a displeased expression.
Shi Zhanfeng was slightly stunned upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and then he said:
"Fellow Daoist Golden Rhino, you're wrongly accusing me. My younger brother has quite the talent for business and has always been managing affairs in the Guangyuan Zhai. He only recently returned from the Immortal World. I really don't know who he has around him. However, a mere Grand Unity cultivator shouldn't be too difficult for Fellow Daoist Golden Rhino to handle, right?"
"Hmph, if he were a common Grand Unity cultivator, any one of my three feathers would be enough to kill him. Unfortunately, that person cultivates the Time Law, and your brother cultivates the Space Law. Both are the most troublesome kinds. It's not as easy to deal with as you say." Golden Rhino King snorted coldly and said.
"This... are they still within your territory?" Shi Zhanfeng asked after a slight hesitation.
"What? If they leave my territory, the First Prince will switch to negotiating with that Black Ferret? Does that mean our deal is off? If it's off, and I've lost two generals for nothing, then even if Night Sun City is far away, I'll still have to go and discuss the matter of the First Prince's lack of integrity." Golden Rhino raised an eyebrow and asked in a cold voice.
"Fellow Daoist Golden Rhino, there's no need to rush to threaten me. If they're still in your territory, you can kill them. I'll double the reward I promised you earlier." Shi Zhanfeng said without much hesitation.
"On top of doubling it, I also want the First Prince to help me suppress Black Ferret's forces for a period of time in the future. As long as the First Prince can agree, I'll personally take action and erase them without leaving a trace." Golden Rhino King said.
"Agreed." Shi Zhanfeng said immediately.
"Silver Feather, gather the troops, prepare the chariot. I will personally go hunting." Golden Rhino King narrowed his narrow eyes slightly, waved his hand, and shouted.
...
Half a month later, above a mountain forest filled with miasma in the Ten Affliction Mountain Range, a jade flying chariot sped past.
On the flying chariot, Han Li and Shi Chuankong stood one in front of the other, looking around, their expressions somewhat grave.
"Brother Li, you've been continuously urging this flying chariot for more than half a month. How about switching to my flying boat next? You can rest for a while." Shi Chuankong patted Han Li on the shoulder and said.
"No need, this amount of consumption is nothing. Your injuries haven't fully healed yet. It's better for us to leave here as soon as possible." Han Li shook his head and said.
"Actually, you don't have to be too nervous. We've changed directions several times in the past half month and deliberately suppressed our auras, not daring to release our Divine Sense too far. They can't possibly find us. Furthermore, we'll almost be out of that Golden Rhino's territory after a short distance ahead. By then..." Shi Chuankong stopped abruptly in the middle of his sentence.
"Brother Shi, your mouth is almost as bad as a crow's..." Han Li said with a wry smile.
Tens of thousands of miles behind them, a huge golden chariot was suspended in the high sky. It was three stories high, with carved beams and painted pillars, and eaves that soared like wings. Shiny golden crystal stones were hung everywhere, emitting bursts of dazzling golden light.
In front of the chariot were ten golden-winged horned horses covered in golden armor, their wings constantly flapping, pulling the golden chariot forward at a rapid pace, chasing after them.
Around the chariot, there were also hundreds of grotesque and ferocious half-human beasts, also clad in golden armor, crowding around. The pomp and ceremony were no less than an imperial procession of a secular emperor.
"That Golden Rhino is indeed personally chasing after us..." Shi Chuankong hurriedly scanned the rear with his Divine Sense, somewhat surprised.
"A Grand Luo level cultivator is not someone we can contend with for the time being." Han Li frowned and said.
With that, he changed his hand seals, and immortal spiritual power surged out from his body, urging the jade flying chariot to soar in speed, disappearing in a flash.
"Hmph, still want to escape..." Golden Rhino King stood behind the railing of the third-floor pavilion of the chariot, snorting coldly, his voice sharp.
Silver Feather in white robes stood beside him, his expression uncertain.
At this moment, Golden Rhino King suddenly raised his hand and waved it violently, and the wide robe he was wearing, embroidered with nine golden dragons, lit up with a dazzling light.
The sleeves of the robe glowed brightly, and the nine golden dragons swam from all parts of the robe, all surging towards his sleeves. The sleeves, overflowing with golden light, immediately swelled hundreds of times, like a giant mouth swallowing the sky, shrouding the void in front of them.
Tens of thousands of miles of void seemed to be only inches apart. The nine golden dragons gathered in the sleeves struggled to swim, and in just a dozen breaths, they had already approached the top of Han Li and Shi Chuankong's heads.
Han Li and Shi Chuankong were startled to find the sky above their heads suddenly darkening, and they felt a powerful force of oppression coming down from above.
The jade flying chariot trembled violently, swaying up and down, and became somewhat unstable and out of control.
A golden vortex lit up within the sleeves, and a powerful attractive force came from within, further dragging the jade flying chariot, drastically reducing its speed, making it unable to escape.
Shi Chuankong's expression changed drastically upon seeing this.
"Brother Shi, grab my shoulders." Han Li roared.
In the next moment, a layer of golden light suddenly expanded from his body, transforming into a golden spirit domain with a radius of hundreds of miles, shrouding the surroundings.
The huge sleeves entered the range of the Time Spirit Domain, and their speed suddenly slowed down.
However, just a moment later, Golden Rhino King roared, and the golden vortex in his sleeves suddenly shook violently, bursting out with a tremendous force that directly pressed down on the ripples in the void within the spirit domain, pressing down on Han Li and Shi Chuankong almost unaffected.
At the critical moment, Han Li grabbed the body of the flying chariot with both hands, and the Mantra Treasure Wheel in his body immediately reversed, transforming his entire body, along with the jade flying chariot, into a blurred arc, instantly appearing tens of thousands of miles away.
Golden Rhino King only felt a blur before his eyes, as if his thoughts had experienced a brief pause. When he reacted, the lowered sleeves had already landed in empty space.
Shi Chuankong's face was full of surprise. After glancing back at the distance, he immediately merged his immortal spiritual power with Han Li's, helping to urge the jade flying chariot to fly away at several times its previous speed.
"Chase them quickly!" Golden Rhino King roared.
He waved his palm, and a huge whip formed of golden light landed on the ten golden-winged horned horses in front.
With a loud "crack"!
The buttocks of the ten golden-winged horned horses were simultaneously struck heavily, and the golden armor shattered, revealing an eye-catching wound.
However, the ten horned horses did not even let out a whimper. They all flapped their wings and ran wildly, pushing their speed to the extreme, chasing after them madly.
Han Li, flying ahead, did not dare to have the slightest bit of luck. The true wheel in his body continuously reversed. With the blessing of the Time Law, he carried Shi Chuankong and the flying chariot forward continuously.
The distance between him and Golden Rhino King's chariot was gradually increasing.
Shi Chuankong was overjoyed upon seeing this, but when he looked at Han Li's pale face, he knew that using this method, while carrying him and a flying chariot, must be extremely exhausting, and would probably be unsustainable soon.
As expected, Han Li quickly stopped such shuttling, and even the Time Spirit Domain covering the outside could not be maintained, and dissipated together.
Fortunately, after these dozens of breaths of continuous escape, the trend of the mountains below had begun to change.
The original blue-black forests began to gradually decrease. There were not many tall trees on the ground, but rather many low shrubs. The terrain gradually became flat, transitioning from towering mountains to rolling hills.
"Brother Li, we're almost at Black Ferret King's territory. He's the most at odds with that Golden Rhino. He definitely won't let Golden Rhino break into his territory. As long as we get there, we'll be safe for a while." Shi Chuankong called out happily.
"The opponent is a Grand Luo Realm fierce beast. You and I must not be careless." Han Li fully urged the jade flying chariot, his face showing undiminished vigilance, and said.
As soon as his voice fell, he felt an unusual wave coming from behind. Then, a long and narrow spirit domain spanning tens of thousands of miles expanded, and actually enveloped them in an instant.
Tens of thousands of miles away behind them, the huge golden chariot suddenly sank, causing the ten golden-winged horned horses to fall heavily downward as well. Then, a huge golden ball of flesh shot out from it, chasing after them at an extremely fast speed.
"Scatter quickly..." Han Li's heart jumped, and he shouted violently.
But by the time the voice sounded, it was already too late!
Golden Rhino King, within his own spirit domain, seemed to have taken a step and crossed tens of thousands of miles, instantly appearing above their heads, a huge golden foot stomping down fiercely.
Han Li felt an unparalleled spiritual pressure descending from the sky, as if Mount Tai was pressing down on him, and a sense of powerlessness rose in his heart. He wanted to barely urge the true wheel to reverse once more, but he couldn't do it at all.
The terrifying power, filling with dread, instantly filled the surroundings. It was too late to do anything...