Overlord of the Wilderness

Inside a small cave, Zhaang Ye let out a long breath. A dense series of cracks echoed from his bones as he slowly opened his eyes. Above his head, two flowers bloomed. One was a faint cyan, its three petals fully opened. The other was pitch-black, with a single open petal.

BUZZ!

A terrifying aura emanated from the black petal. The petal itself had grown a shade deeper, its inky luster possessing a soul-shaking power.

True Dao Fourth Layer Mid Stage!

After several days of arduous cultivation, Zhaang Ye had finally refined the three Jade Marrow Fruits, cleansed his marrow, and raised his Cultivation to the True Dao Fourth Layer Mid Stage. At this point, he was only a hair’s breadth away from the Late Stage of True Dao Fourth Layer.

‘What a pity! I was so close to reaching the Late Stage of True Dao Fourth Layer. If the three Jade Marrow Fruits had been fully mature, their Medicinal Power at full strength, I probably would have broken through to the Late Stage by now.’ Zhaang Ye felt a twinge of regret.

HUMMMMM!

Wave after wave of intense Primordial Qi fluctuations radiated from the distance.

As Zhaang Ye was wondering about it, the Fire Spirit’s voice rang out deep within his soul: “Master, run, run! Two experts are chasing us!”

Zhaang Ye flew out of the cave with a WHOOSH. Several miles away, he saw the Fire Spirit clutching a black ball of water, flying at high speed. Ten miles behind it, a man and a woman were in close pursuit. Their flight speed was terrifyingly fast, and they were about to catch up to the Fire Spirit!

“Heavens!”

Without a second thought, Zhaang Ye reached out and grabbed the Fire Spirit. As his Celestial River Righteous Qi shot out, Zhaang Ye faintly sensed that the black water sphere in the Fire Spirit’s hand contained pure Water Spirit Qi and pulsed with life. It seemed to be another Alien Life form.

Zhaang Ye had no time to inspect it closely. He casually sent the Fire Spirit and the black water sphere into the Fire Spirit Realm, then unleashed his Body Technique at full speed and fled frantically. He could tell with a single glance that his pursuers were actually two True Dao Sixth Layer experts—and experts who had comprehended a Realm at that! Facing such terrifying masters, even if he were to use the Cloud-Breaking Slash, he would be no match for them!

The people in hot pursuit were none other than Shui Daimai and the Flower King.

Shui Daimai recognized Zhaang Ye from a distance. Seeing him put away both the Fire Spirit and the Water Origin, she called out, “Zhaang Ye, hand over the Water Origin!”

What Shui Daimai had just used was a sound-based Secret Skill. Her words were like an invisible rope, coiling and winding toward Zhaang Ye from afar.

Just as Shui Daimai made her move, the Flower King acted as well. With a wave of the Red Jade Fan in his hand, the void trembled. Something invisible to the naked eye instantly crossed the ten-mile distance and shot straight for Zhaang Ye’s back!

What the Flower King had unleashed was a fan frame. The fan frames of the Red Jade Fan in his hand were made from the bones of an Ancient Exotic Beast and were saturated with a terrifying, baleful aura. This aura was already extremely dreadful, but when propelled by Innate True Qi, it became almost tangible. Before the fan frame even got close, Zhaang Ye felt as if he had been plunged into an ice cellar, his entire body turning cold!

The attacks from the two young titans arrived almost simultaneously. If he were hit by both, Zhaang Ye would suffer at least minor injuries.

WHOOSH!

Zhaang Ye’s figure moved slightly. He sidestepped in an illusory fashion, like a flickering shadow, and dodged the two young titans’ attacks in the nick of time.

Zhaang Ye’s dodge was clever, but dodging took time. In the instant he evaded, Shui Daimai and the Flower King suddenly accelerated, closing the distance to within eight miles of Zhaang Ye in a flash!

Eight miles. For an ordinary person, this was a very long way. But for great True Dao experts like Shui Daimai and the Flower King, such a distance was nothing at all.

“Kid, hand over that Alien Life form and the Water Origin! Cooperate, and I, the Flower King, will grant you a whole corpse. Otherwise, you’ll die without a burial place!”

The Flower King roared, and with a wave of the Red Jade Fan in his hand, two fan frames suddenly appeared. They crossed several miles of space, shooting toward Zhaang Ye at a terrifying speed.

Shui Daimai attacked again at this moment. Her voice was like a long chain, appearing unpredictably in front of Zhaang Ye and winding toward him.

The Sound Realm was one of the most mysterious types of Realms. Wherever there was sound, Shui Daimai could launch an attack. Although the power of her attacks was not as great as the Flower King’s, their unpredictability far surpassed his!

Both the Flower King and Shui Daimai had the same idea. They planned to attack continuously to slow Zhaang Ye’s flight speed, then steadily close the gap. As long as they could get within five miles, they could use the Suppression of the Void technique to capture Zhaang Ye by force.

Although Zhaang Ye was fast, his own Cultivation was simply too low. A mere True Dao Fourth Layer Cultivation was nothing in the eyes of the two young titans.

“Hmph!”

Just as the duo’s attacks were about to land on Zhaang Ye, he suddenly let out a low roar. Following this roar, a saber appeared in his hand.

BUZZ!

A strange fluctuation appeared in the void. To the astonishment of the Flower King and Shui Daimai, Zhaang Ye’s figure suddenly vanished, then instantly crossed three miles, increasing the distance between them to eleven miles.

“What kind of Body Technique is that?”

The Flower King shuddered, his flight speed slowing slightly. Though he was of extraordinary origin and widely experienced, he had never seen such a terrifying Body Technique. Crossing a distance of three miles with this technique seemed to take no time at all. This had already surpassed ordinary flight skills; it was a form of Instant Teleportation!

Shui Daimai was also greatly shocked. Her Sound Manipulation Movement technique was already an incredibly miraculous flight skill. But compared to Zhaang Ye’s terrifying Body Technique, her Sound Manipulation Movement was like child’s play.

“Hahahahaha, you two, I’ll be taking my leave!” Zhaang Ye let out a long laugh as his flight speed increased, gradually widening the distance between them.

Seeing Zhaang Ye fly farther and farther away, how could the Flower King and Shui Daimai give up? The two of them, without prior consultation, unleashed their trump cards and attacked once more.

Shui Daimai brought a conch to her lips and shouted, “Zhaang Ye, wait! The Water Origin is of great use to me. I can trade you other things for your Water Origin!”

Shui Daimai’s voice, amplified by the conch, turned into rolling thunder. Her words surged through the void like great mountains pressing down on Zhaang Ye. The air around him grew thick, and the pressure on his flight instantly tripled!

Thunderous Sound! This ability to turn sound into thunder was precisely Shui Daimai’s ultimate trump card—Thunderous Sound. After using this ultimate technique, Shui Daimai’s face turned pale, and her flight speed slowed significantly.

At this moment, the Flower King also roared, “Kid, die!”

BOOM!

The Red Jade Folding Fan spun rapidly in his hand, and three crimson fan frames shot toward Zhaang Ye!

When the three fan frames first flew out, they were joined together. But after flying a hundred zhang, they suddenly transformed into a profound array—the Three Talents Flight Array!

Once the Three Talents Flight Array was formed, the flight speed of the three fan frames instantly tripled. With a speed like Instant Teleportation, they crossed the eleven-mile space, shooting toward Zhaang Ye’s head, waist, and feet!

Unleashing the Three Talents Flying Formation while flying at high speed was too much even for someone with the Flower King’s powerful Cultivation. His face turned pale, and his flight speed also slowed drastically.

The terrifying attacks from the two young titans made Zhaang Ye’s heart pound. ‘These two are terrifyingly strong! They can launch such fearsome attacks from eleven miles away! I absolutely cannot dodge this time. If I do, they’ll close the distance in an instant, and then I’ll never be able to escape!’

“HAA!”

Zhaang Ye roared, and his body flickered, becoming illusory. He once again used the Cloud-Breaking Slash. His figure abruptly vanished, causing the attacks from both Shui Daimai and the Flower King to hit nothing but air.

When Zhaang Ye reappeared, the distance had widened to fourteen miles.

Seeing that Zhaang Ye had increased the distance to fourteen miles, Shui Daimai shook her head slightly and gave up the chase.

The Flower King, however, continued the pursuit. He shouted, “Kid, a Body Technique like Instant Teleportation can’t be sustained for long! I’d like to see how many times you can use it!”

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The Flower King launched attack after attack.

“Hahahahaha, your attacks can’t touch me,” Zhaang Ye laughed, casually swinging the Broken Wave Saber in his hand to neutralize the Flower King’s attacks.

Although the Flower King was an incredibly powerful young titan, the killing power of his attacks was greatly reduced after crossing a distance of fourteen miles. Such long-range attacks might have some effect on an ordinary True Dao Fourth Layer expert, but they were completely useless against Zhaang Ye.

WHOOSH!

Zhaang Ye fully unleashed his Wind Realm and flew faster and faster. In just over ten breaths of time, Zhaang Ye had widened the distance to over twenty-five miles. The Flower King’s attacks were now completely ineffective.

Zhaang Ye let out a long laugh. Just as he was about to press his advantage and escape the Flower King’s pursuit for good, the clouds ahead of him stirred slightly. Someone had suddenly appeared in the void before him.

Ba Xiongfei!

The person who had suddenly appeared was none other than Ba Xiongfei!

After learning of Zhaang Ye’s whereabouts, Ba Xiongfei had immediately headed for the Land of Wood. But no matter how he tried, he couldn’t contact Beibing Feng. Left with no other choice, he had to search for Zhaang Ye on his own.

After searching for several days, Ba Xiongfei still hadn’t found any trace of Zhaang Ye. Just as he was about to give up, he saw Zhaang Ye flying over from the distance. Seeing Zhaang Ye’s desperate, fleeing appearance, Ba Xiongfei was instantly overjoyed. Without a second thought, he flew into the air and blocked Zhaang Ye’s path.

Seeing Ba Xiongfei blocking his way, Zhaang Ye’s expression changed slightly. He yelled, “Ba Xiongfei, get out of my way! Or I won’t be so polite!”

Ba Xiongfei let out a cold sneer and slipped the Lion King’s Claw onto his hand. “Zhaang Ye,” he mocked, “I finally managed to find you after all this trouble. Did you really think I would just let you pass? You’re a dead man today!”