The terrifying fluctuations between heaven and earth gradually subsided. The next moment, Tuoba Tao and several others appeared at the last location where Li Yuntian had disappeared, their faces ashen.
Because, Li Xiaotian was gone!
They could no longer sense his presence.
This was hard for them to believe. They had locked onto him with their divine senses, and the outer perimeter was sealed by many people from the Blazing Sun World. That human absolutely could not have escaped.
But now, he was gone, with only residual traces of his aura.
"Where is he? Where is that ant? Is he dead, or did he escape?" Gu Kun roared, his eyes emitting divine light as he scanned the surroundings. Simultaneously, the others spread their divine senses, thoroughly searching an area dozens of miles around.
"Impossible! He had no chance to escape. He must be hiding!" Yang Xuan spoke, his expression grim within his golden armor. With a wave of his hand, a colossal creature flew down from the sky.
It shone with golden light and let out a cry, descending onto a giant mountain.
This was the Sunbird of the Blazing Sun World, its divine eyes capable of seeing through all disguises.
"Buzz!" Golden light, as if tangible, erupted from the Sunbird's eyes. Everything was exposed under its gaze. The crowd looked at the Sunbird expectantly, hoping for some discovery.
"Caw, that human is not here. He escaped," the Sunbird transmitted its consciousness, its tone filled with disbelief. It had been observing from afar, its gaze fixed on the human.
But just moments ago, that human had self-destructed his Saint Weapon, interfering with its vision. By the time it looked again, the human had vanished.
"This is impossible! Our divine senses have been locking down this area. If he wanted to escape, it would be extremely difficult to shield us," Yang Xuan shouted, his expression extremely displeased. He was probably the one among them who least wanted Li Xiaotian to escape.
This was because Li Xiaotian had stolen his spatial ring and detonated all the Saint Weapons he had collected. This caused him pain and humiliation.
Therefore, he was determined to wash away his shame today, no matter what.
"Big bird, are you sure that ant escaped? We had him cornered, heavily injured. How could he escape? Moreover, you were constantly watching him. Did he have a chance to escape?" Gu Kun looked at the Sunbird, his tone unfriendly. He suspected the great bird was lying.
"Hmph! What do you mean?" the Sunbird snorted, its golden pupils fixed on Gu Kun. The way he addressed it was extremely offensive. If not for the fact that the other party was from the Divine Realm, it would have erupted long ago.
"Gu Kun, the Sunbird is the sacred beast of our tribe. It would never lie to us," a powerful expert from the Blazing Sun World spoke up. However, he was also slightly displeased. They had come to help, and now the person had escaped, yet Gu Kun was blaming them. This was rather unreasonable.
"But that ant is gone! Why did he escape right before our eyes? If he hadn't been injured, I could understand him escaping, but he was injured!" Gu Kun emphasized, unwilling to accept it, and more importantly, he was furious.
"He shouldn't have escaped. Any one of us eight can crush that ant. Escaping under our noses is even more impossible than him killing all eight of us."
Tuoba Tao spoke, his divine sense constantly searching the surroundings, the sky, and the depths of the earth, but finding nothing.
"Seal this place. We will refine the area within a ten-mile radius, leaving no grass or tree unturned. I don't believe he can hide anywhere else!"
Tuoba Tao suggested, firmly believing that Li Xiaotian had not escaped. If he had the ability to escape, he would have done so from the beginning, not waited until he was on the verge of death.
Following this, Tuoba Tao and the other seven dispersed, setting up a grand formation that enveloped several dozen miles. They intended to refine the entire area into nothingness, leaving nothing behind.
Terrifying energy fluctuations spread out once more. Everything began to annihilate, the air, the ground, the soil beneath, even the tiniest invisible speck of dirt. Tuoba Tao and the others left nothing unchecked.
Their divine senses intertwined as they meticulously searched the area where Li Xiaotian had last appeared.
The group stayed there for an entire day, but their results were all disappointing. The human was gone!
"Ahhh! You bastard!" Yang Xuan roared at the sky, a terrifying aura erupting from him. The human had escaped, he had escaped!
"This is impossible!" Gu Kun looked incredulous, unwilling to believe the outcome. The expressions of the others also became extremely grim.
Eight powerful experts had acted, and yet an ant had escaped from under their noses. How could they accept this?
"Big bird, search again carefully, follow his aura. Today, we must kill that ant!" Gu Kun roared at the Sunbird.
The Sunbird responded with a cold snort. In fact, it had already used secret techniques to search, but found nothing. This made it very disappointed and angry because the divine eyes of its tribe had never failed.
At the same time, within a grand space of a low-level invincible being at the scene, Li Xiaotian watched this entire event. He dared not use his divine sense and could only observe the outside world through the eyes of the owner of the grand space he was in.
Seeing that these people couldn't find him, he breathed a sigh of relief. This proved he was safe for the moment.
"I will have my revenge sooner or later!" Li Xiaotian thought, his eyes cold.
He had suffered too many losses today. The Saint Weapons he had accumulated before, and those he had snatched from the Blazing Sun World expert, were all gone, detonated by him.
It was important to note that these were originally things he had saved for Kyushu. But now, they were all gone. Although he still had plenty of heavenly treasures, compared to Saint Weapons that could enhance strength, everything else paled in comparison.
"I want to hunt! I want revenge! I want to make up for my losses!" Li Xiaotian emphasized in his heart, feeling very unwilling. He had never been so cornered before.
Looking at Gu Kun and the others roaring outside, Li Xiaotian inwardly sneered.
Three days passed in a flash. Tuoba Tao and the others finally chose to leave. They were very unwilling. This time, they had prepared thoroughly, yet achieved nothing. Furthermore, Yang Xuan had his spatial ring stolen.
This was a humiliation for them!
During this time, Li Xiaotian had not been idle. While recovering from his injuries, he also learned the identities of these people through the memories of the grand space he occupied.
Yang Chen, an invincible third-rank cultivator. Li Xiaotian was currently hiding in his grand space. Coincidentally, Yang Xuan was his brother.
After learning of the relationship between Yang Chen and Yang Xuan, Li Xiaotian couldn't help but sneer. It seemed that these two brothers were quite unlucky, both falling into his hands.
"We can't wait any longer. The formation of the Great Dao Tree is about to be destroyed. If we don't go now, this opportunity will be lost to us." a strong individual spoke. While hunting Li Xiaotian was important, in the face of a heaven-defying opportunity like the Great Dao Tree, everything else could be put aside.