He actually got away! But thinking about it, Yang Kai was well-versed in the Space Law, so that somewhat eased the frustration. Although the technique Yu Rumeng had just displayed wasn't particularly lethal, it should have been more than sufficient to sever Wuhua's lock on Yang Kai's aura. And once that lock was broken, the kid could naturally shatter the void.
But… the kid was naive to think that shattering the void would let him escape. Xue Li let out a cold laugh and immediately expanded his spiritual sense. A moment later, a look of surprise crossed his face, because he actually couldn't sense Yang Kai's aura at all. His expression turned frigid as he asked, "How far?"
"Very far!" Wuhua's answer was terse. He paused, then furrowed his brows. "He's no longer on this continent!"
"Impossible!" Xue Li was stunned, almost suspecting Wuhua was pulling his leg. To leave this continent, one would necessarily have to pass through a realm gate, and the nearest one was tens of millions of li away.
In other words, that kid had somehow appeared tens of millions of li away in an instant? That was far too inconceivable. If the kid's space techniques had truly reached such a level, then who in this world could possibly kill him?
Yet he had no choice but to believe it. Wuhua was the Lord of the Shadow Demons. Once he locked eyes on someone, no matter how far away they were, he could sense their aura. If Wuhua said the kid was no longer on this continent, then he definitely wasn't.
That little bastard! Xue Li's face twisted with fury. He never imagined that two Demon Saints striking together would still fail to hold the kid. If he'd known this would happen, he should have moved to capture him the other day when he'd been wandering around.
Just then, a vortex appeared in the nearby earth. From within it, a figure slowly emerged. As sand and dust swirled through the air, the figure rapidly solidified.
The Lord of the Sand Demons — You Qiu!
Glancing between Xue Li and Wuhua, You Qiu frowned. "Where is he?"
"Escaped," Xue Li replied.
You Qiu was somewhat surprised. With Xue Li and Wuhua joining forces, even Huang Wuji would have found it troublesome — and yet they'd actually let someone slip away. He pondered for a moment, then asked, "Have you seen Zuliao and Chiyan?"
Xue Li shook his head.
Those two were also Demon Saints, though they had both been missing for over a month now. The continent under Chiyan's domain had been completely devoured, while Zuliao's continent still had about half remaining. No one knew what their current situation was.
"But one thing is certain — that bastard Changtian and those two sluts Yu Rumeng and Bei Limo have betrayed the Demon Realm!" Xue Li said through gritted teeth.
Hearing this, You Qiu's pupils contracted involuntarily.
Changtian was one thing — he had never gotten along particularly well with the other Demon Saints. But for Yu Rumeng and Bei Limo to both defect from the Demon Realm was truly shocking. Still, it was no wonder Xue Li and Wuhua had come up empty-handed. With the three of them joining forces, things would indeed be rather troublesome.
"You don't think Zuliao and Chiyan might have also…" You Qiu frowned.
"Who knows!" Xue Li spread his hands. There was one thing he couldn't figure out — what exactly had caused Yu Rumeng and Bei Limo to both defect from the Demon Realm? There had been absolutely no signs of it beforehand.
"Let's pursue," Wuhua cut in.
There was no point discussing this any further. As long as they captured those traitors, everything would become clear.
…
High in the sky, Changtian and Bei Limo flanked Yang Kai on either side as they flew onward at full speed.
Wuhua's strike had shaken Yang Kai's mind and spirit. His internal organs churned relentlessly, and his meridians and flesh throbbed with searing pain. The wisps of killing intent that had invaded his body were like tens of thousands of needles, tormenting him ceaselessly. Activating the Void Spirit Bead once had already been his absolute limit — he had no energy left to employ space techniques the way he just had. All he could do was rely on Changtian and Bei Limo to carry him along.
"Where are we headed?" Changtian asked.
There were pursuers behind them. Although they hadn't caught up just yet, those were Demon Saints — even if they fled to the ends of the earth, they would never shake them off.
"The passage between the two worlds!" Yang Kai had already planned this out, and the moment Changtian asked, he had his answer.
Changtian raised an eyebrow. "You want to return to the Star Boundary?"
Yang Kai nodded. He wanted to explain further, but he lacked the strength, so he simply closed his eyes and began circulating his energy to recuperate.
He didn't even dare enter the Myriad Domains Bead. By staying outside, he could still activate the Void Spirit Bead in a critical moment to flee. If he left and Changtian and Bei Limo were surrounded, there would truly be no way out — no sky above to fly to, no ground below to burrow into.
Bei Limo turned her head to glance at Changtian, and Changtian happened to be looking at her at the same time. A flicker of hesitation passed through both their eyes. Yang Kai himself was from the Star Boundary, so going back was no issue. But one of them was a dragon from the Demon Realm and the other a Demon Saint — following Yang Kai to the Star Boundary was somewhat inappropriate, to say the least. After all, the two worlds were currently at irreconcilable odds. They were willing to trust Yang Kai, but that didn't mean the Great Emperors of the Star Boundary would trust them.
But at this point, apart from the passage between the two worlds, they seemed to have nowhere else to go. Their own territories had already been swallowed by the Small World, and the other Demon Saints' territories were obviously off-limits. They had no choice.
They hurtled onward, and with Changtian and Bei Limo's speeds, they certainly weren't slow. With no Demon Saints blocking their path, no one could impede their advance.
Passing through one realm gate and one continent after another, roughly half a month later, the three of them suddenly entered an extraordinarily tiny continent.
This place could hardly be called a continent — it was more like a floating island suspended in the void. Compared to other continents, its area was absurdly small, spanning barely a hundred thousand li in diameter. From high above, one could take in the entire landmass at a single glance.