Inside the Ten Thousand Li River and Mountain Map.
Time flew by. Three days passed in a flash.
In the vast and boundless Great World.
Under the escort of his guards,
Behind them, a group of pursuers gave chase, led by none other than the first-in-line heir of the Azure Flame Family,
At this moment, Li Xingyun looked rather battered. His right arm had been severed and was only crudely bandaged. His battle armor was cracked in several places — Li Yufeng's weapon had apparently been powerful enough to shatter it outright.
Li Xingyun was seething with frustration. The forces under Li Yufeng's command were clearly far inferior to his own, yet this time, Li Yufeng had suddenly fielded hundreds of Heaven Turning Realm powerhouses, catching Li Xingyun completely off guard. The Heavenly Path Alliance had suffered a devastating blow, and the two Divine Pools they had just seized had fallen into Li Yufeng's hands.
Li Xingyun was thoroughly dejected.
"Young master, the sudden appearance of so many experts on their side — something feels off!" a subordinate beside him said.
"It is suspicious. Last time we clashed with
"Then who does the young master think is more likely?"
"Long Tianming is arrogant, but he doesn't get along with Gu Heng or Li Yufeng. They've had constant conflicts — Long Tianming probably wouldn't lift a finger to help them. As for Situ Beiyan, there's no reason for him to move against us!" Li Xingyun said, frowning.
Li Xingyun genuinely couldn't figure out who was secretly backing Gu Heng and Li Yufeng. Long Tianming and Situ Beiyan remained the prime suspects, but Li Xingyun simply had no conclusive evidence.
The number of people still at Li Xingyun's side had dwindled to just over thirty after the relentless pursuit. Behind them, Li Yufeng and his forces were closing in fast.
Li Yufeng's mocking voice drifted over from afar: "Li Xingyun, so this is all you've got? Running around like a rat? You think someone like you can become the head of the Azure Flame Family?"
A cold light flickered through Li Xingyun's eyes. Over these past few days, he had indeed been bested by Li Yufeng. The Heavenly Path Alliance was in tatters, with only these few people left. But Li Yufeng was celebrating far too early. This was just one defeat.
Li Xingyun understood that within the family, he was not valued. He was sidelined and pushed out. They had even used underhanded methods to seize the family's only God-tier growth-type Dragon Blood Demon Spirit from him.
But Li Xingyun had never yielded, and he never would.
One day, he would take back everything he wanted. Even if the Azure Flame Family could no longer hold a place for him, he would carve out his own territory with his own hands.
He thought of those elders back in the family — their smug faces — and his heart turned to ice.
He could lose, but he would never submit.
"They're catching up! Young master, go on ahead! We'll hold them off!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh — a dozen or so subordinates turned and charged toward Li Yufeng and his forces.