Powerful martial energy coiled around both the Madwoman and the President of the Martial Commerce Alliance.
Though it appeared simple, it was in fact a formidable martial technique.
As the two of them stepped into the dark clouds, their divine weapons swept through the air simultaneously.
In an instant, blades of light raged forth.
The massive dark clouds scattered in the blink of an eye under the onslaught.
"This is bad."
But as the Madwoman and the Alliance President watched the dark clouds dissipate, the tension in their hearts only grew worse rather than easing.
Just like before, the clouds had dispersed, but they had failed to reach the true body.
"Hehehe—"
Sure enough, as an even more wretched laugh echoed out, the dark clouds reformed from the opposite direction.
"My two beauties, you really won't listen to reason. It seems you haven't been tamed yet."
"Then I shall beat you both until you beg for mercy and tame you properly."
As the figure spoke, dense lights began to emerge from within the dark clouds.
As the clouds churned, over a hundred bells materialized.
"Could it be...?"
At that moment, let alone the Alliance President, even the Madwoman's eyes finally filled with a look of terror.
If one bell represented one attack...
Then a hundred bells meant a hundred attacks.
If those landed on the two of them, even if they didn't die, they would surely be crippled.
"Run."
The Alliance President glanced at the Madwoman.
Without hesitation, she shot off into the distance at full speed.
The Madwoman also knew that staying in place meant certain death.
She immediately unleashed a movement technique and fled into the distance as well.
With their speed, they covered an enormous distance in the blink of an eye.
But they didn't keep fleeing. Instead, they stopped.
Because they realized that the dark clouds hadn't pursued them.
Only the voice carried a few more notes of mockery.
"Ran away, did you?"
"But you can't escape. I've already left my mark on your bodies."
"Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, I will find you."
"Don't worry, my two beauties."
"Once I've refined this heavenly treasure, I'll come deal with you."
Hearing those words, both the Alliance President and the Madwoman were extremely displeased.
But it did seem to confirm one thing.
The attacks of the one calling himself the Patriarch of the Cloud Leopard Clan were strange and unpredictable, but they had a limited range.
As long as they escaped beyond that range, they could avoid the strikes.
Just like now.
"I'm going back," the Madwoman said.
"Back?"
"Have you gone mad?"
"You'd risk your life over resources?" the Alliance President said.
"If we don't go back, what about Chu Feng?"
The Madwoman voiced her true concern.
She didn't care about the ownership of the heavenly treasure — she was worried about Chu Feng.
"Everything in the Immortal Star Domain was done by Chu Feng. He managed to escape safely right under the nose of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace's Lord and a host of divine-level experts from the Prison Sect."
"Sure, there were reasons behind it."
"But I think that if he dared to confront beings like that, he must have had cards of his own to play."
The Alliance President said.
"What cards?" the Madwoman asked.
"Well..."
"I don't know either."
"But right now, all we can do is take a gamble."
"Gamble on whether Chu Feng has something up his sleeve that isn't afraid of that creature."
"After all, we're no match for him. Going back to fight him head-on would only lead to two outcomes."
"Either we're captured alive, or we're killed."