Even though the meerkat was getting closer from behind,
"Let's see where you run now!" The meerkat-fused Demon Spirit Master snorted coldly, suddenly accelerating forward with startling speed.
Whoosh!
The meerkat's razor-sharp claws slashed down toward Nie Li.
"Hmph! A Silver Five-Star ant thinks he can run?"
Just as the meerkat's claws were about to land on Nie Li's body, he let out a low shout.
Phantomize!
Nie Li's body rapidly turned intangible and vanished.
Whoosh!
The meerkat's claws passed right through where Nie Li had been, striking nothing but air. He had vanished as if he'd never been there.
The Black Gold Demon Spirit Master who had fused with the meerkat stopped in his tracks, frowning in confusion as he scanned the surroundings. He couldn't find any trace of Nie Li.
"Where the hell did this guy go?" He furrowed his brow. With his keen sense of smell, he couldn't even track Nie Li's location! But he had a feeling that Nie absolutely hadn't gone far and was still nearby. "Not bad, kid. No wonder
Nie Li, still in his phantomized state, slowly moved behind the rockery nearby.
The Phantomization combat technique was useful—it made the user completely undetectable—but it had its drawbacks: movement was painfully slow, and it couldn't be maintained for long.
Still, buying a little time was enough.
The Black Gold Demon Spirit Master searched the area for quite a while, and after a few moments, he disappeared from sight.
Nie Li knew the man hadn't gone far. He was still lurking somewhere nearby, waiting for Nie Li to reveal himself so he could pounce without hesitation.
Nie Li crept slowly behind the rockery, then suddenly canceled the Phantomization and burst into a full sprint toward the distance.
"Heh heh, I knew you'd come out!" The moment Nie Li appeared, the Black Gold Demon Spirit Master gave chase.
Shaking this guy off was going to be anything but simple. Time to pull out some tricks.
Nie Li focused his mind and summoned the Divine Meteor Thunder Sword. A wave of intent poured into the blade, and in an instant, bolts of lightning tore through the sky, all converging into the sword. A terrifying divine aura swept outward.
After studying the Divine Meteor Thunder Sword, Nie Li had essentially confirmed that it wasn't from this world—or rather, the materials used to forge it weren't from this world. Even though Nie Li was only at Silver Five-Star, he could still unleash a fraction of its formidable power.
The meerkat-fused Demon Spirit Master felt a horrifying bolt of divine lightning bearing down on him, and his breathing involuntarily stuttered.
What exactly was this lightning-infused sword in Nie Li's hand?
Nie Li's eyes suddenly blazed with divine light, and he let out a cold shout. A bolt of divine lightning plummeted from the heavens, striking straight down at the Demon Spirit Master.
Sensing the lightning descending toward him, the Demon Spirit Master jumped in fright. What kind of weapon was this that could summon divine lightning? Feeling the terrifying bolt crashing down, he hurled himself to the side.
BOOM—BOOM—BOOM!
The lightning struck the ground, blasting a massive crater into the earth. The residual electricity scattered outward, forming a small field of crackling arcs.
If the Divine Meteor Thunder Sword's power were fully unleashed, it could kill a Legendary Realm expert with ease. But Nie Li was only at the Silver Five-Star level, so he could only activate a minuscule portion of its power. It was enough to intimidate a Black Gold Demon Spirit Master, but actually killing one was still incredibly difficult.
The meerkat-fused Demon Spirit Master was practically apoplectic. As a Black Gold Demon Spirit Master, catching a Silver-level one should have been child's play. Yet Nie Li kept pulling out one trick after another—first some kind of invisibility technique, then this bizarre great sword—and he still hadn't been able to lay a hand on him.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Bolt after bolt of lightning crashed down.
The Demon Spirit Master dodged continuously. Fused with the meerkat, his movements were extremely agile, and none of the bolts hit him. But his speed was severely hampered, and every time he tried to close in on Nie Li, he was forced back by the dense web of electricity.
"You think these tricks can save you? Even if they stall me for a while, so what? You still can't escape!" the Demon Spirit Master snorted coldly.
The Divine Meteor Thunder Sword alone was naturally not enough to stop a Black Gold Demon Spirit Master. But Nie Li's goal had only ever been to buy a little more time. He looked ahead—the towering stone pillar in the distance was already within sight, and through his soul imprint, he could already sense the Taiyi Killing Formation.
Nie Li murmured under his breath, rapidly forming hand seals. Though the Taiyi Killing Formation was still several hundred meters away, he could already fully activate it.