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"Go!"

Lady Zi Yue also smiled slightly. Indeed, many plans cannot keep up with changes. Chen Qing’s intelligence was plentiful, and his calculations were meticulous, but in the end, they were foiled by the giant octopus.

At this moment, it was natural for them not to linger and allow Chen Qing to catch up, letting their own group be entangled by the octopus just like that man!

Lady Zi Yue and Murong Jie went all out with their techniques, quickly widening the distance while avoiding Chen Qing, they also searched for the target Chen Qing wanted.

However, at this time, Murong had a slight doubt, curiously asking, "Even if we find the Heaven Devourer Dragon Whale, what then?"

Even if they found it, they had no means of subjugating the monster, and considering the current situation, once found, the Heaven Devourer Dragon Whale would probably be eaten by the octopus.

This creature that could take away all the jade stones, if it were for the octopus, you say, Murong also felt pain in her heart.

"No need to worry about these..." Zi Yue said with a smile. "These jade stones are fine things, but no matter how good they are, it’s all in vain if we have no chance of taking them away. We are not Chen Qing, we don’t know how to use the Heaven Devourer Dragon Whale. Since we can’t use it, naturally, we can’t let Chen Qing use it either.

Just draw it over, he, Chen Qing, will surely play his last card in the end to protect the creature that can take away the jade stones for him. "

"So that’s how it is..." Murong suddenly sighed. "How do you people’s brains work? From so little information you’re able to infer Chen Qing’s thoughts?"

Chen Qing, watching the three flee without fighting from a distance, while also scanning his surroundings with spiritual power, obviously guessed their intentions, and his face turned incredibly dark.

Despite the distance, countless blades of wind erupted, aiming to delay the trio’s speed and draw them into the range of the Heavenly Ghost Octopus’s attack.

Upon seeing this, Murong smiled and without hesitation unleashed her own blades of wind, nearly identical to Chen Qing’s, be it the angle, direction, or the strength of the wind blades, there was not the slightest difference, completely neutralizing the thousands of wind blades Chen Qing had unleashed.

And dramatically so, not spilling over even a bit, the shape and size of each wind blade matched Chen Qing’s exactly, just perfectly countering all of Chen Qing’s blades.

Chen Qing’s face grew even darker.

He could certainly tell that the opponent was mocking him!

Murong Yunji was an outstanding practitioner of the Divine Wind Technique, on a completely different level from Shen Eleven, and Chen Qing’s wind technique abilities came from Shen Eleven, so naturally, they could not compare to the authentic Wind King.

"Don’t be naughty!" Bai Yu slapped Murong on the head. "Mind your steps, don’t get played by that kid!"

"Rest assured..." Murong was brimming with confidence, facing Chen Qing, a novice in Divine Wind Technique, she had complete assurance. If it weren’t for Zi Yue still wanting to squeeze secrets out of Chen Qing, she could have made a move just now and swept Chen Qing back with her own power.

Daring to use Divine Wind Technique in front of her was truly underestimating her.

Chen Qing, in light spirits, soon realized that he could by no means catch up to the two. In the end, he could only smile wryly, "Senior, how about we team up?"

"No cooperation!" Zi Yue led with a chuckle in response.

These past few days, being led by the nose by Chen Qing, Zi Yue, at last, got the upper hand, her mood unusually cheerful, showed a smile that she usually did not.

"You want mutual destruction?" Chen Qing said ominously.

"The fish caught in the net are usually the foolish ones," Zi Yue said lightly. "In most cases, the foolish fish batter their heads against it and still can’t damage a torn net."

"Does senior really wish to let this monster loose?" Chen Qing hurriedly said. "Seniors must have witnessed its abilities by now, haven’t you? If this thing gets out, there might be no survivors in the world!"

"So what?" Zi Yue looked at Chen Qing amusedly. "Isn’t all this a result of Lord Chen’s own doing? You aren’t planning to pass the buck to us, are you?"

"Do seniors really want to push this junior so hard?"

"What if we do?" Zi Yue said with a smile.

"Then this junior will not hold back any longer!" Blood suddenly burst forth from Chen Qing’s body, his entire form turning red hot as he rushed forward with a speed more than three times faster than before.

But this outburst did not surprise Zi Yue at all; rather, a cold smirk curled at the corner of her mouth.

This guy... seems this is the extent of his limits!

The Blood Ignition Technique, this common tactic among warrior families, how could Zi Yue not be aware of it?

It’s normally a desperate move used by warriors to sacrifice their vital blood and indeed allows for a short-term explosive increase in one’s abilities, but it severely damages the body’s foundation and also consumes a lot of stamina.

The opponent had been pursued across a dozen spaces, exhausting no less stamina than them, and now dare to use the Blood Ignition Technique?

Is he really planning mutual destruction?

At this thought, Zi Yue was even somewhat disappointed. She had thought that with all his intelligence and mysterious heritage, in the end, he would play a card she did not expect. But is this it?

Indeed...

He is not the King of Qin...

Losing interest, Zi Yue, without further ado, moved with a faint purple light, and in an instant widened a distance of ten thousand feet.

Her speed of retreat even startled Murong Yunji, but she didn’t remain idle either.

Knowing well that she couldn’t allow herself to be caught by Chen Qing after he burned his vital blood, she fully unleashed the Divine Wind Technique and retreated an astonishing distance in an instant.

And Chen Qing, having burned his vital blood, found that he couldn’t catch up at all!

Zi Yue coldly watched Chen Qing in the distance, fully aware of the principle that Magicians should not engage Warriors in close combat—a truth she understood, having lived so many years.

And how could she not have a way to deal with it?

From the moment Chen Qing ignited his spiritual blood, he was no longer worthy of serious attention—his tricks were exhausted, nothing more!

Indeed, in less than half an hour, Chen Qing’s speed visibly began to decrease, and he even started panting.

The blood flush that filled his face rapidly faded.

It was truly frustrating to burst one’s energy pursuing an enemy to no avail, just like playing League of Legends where a brute activates a five-second invulnerability only to be kited—what a maddening sensation!

"Lord Chen Qing..." Zi Yue’s figure flickered incessantly like elusive phantoms, her voice coming from all directions: "How about I make a suggestion? If you don’t want to become fodder for that great octopus, then spill all your Dragon Palace intelligence, transfer all the Jiangnan powers to me, and teach me the laws of the Divine Path.

I will form a binding magical contract with you and spare your life, how about that? "

"Senior is truly ruthless!" Chen Qing gasped for breath: "Could you at least leave me two things?"

"Three!" Zi Yue directly extended three fingers.

"Senior... how many... "

"Two!"

As she said ’two,’ Zi Yue’s figure was already tens of thousands of feet away. Clearly, if Chen Qing didn’t agree, she would indeed walk away—and might even send a Technique from a distance to make him completely unite with the octopus chasing him.

"Alright, Senior, it’s as you say!"

At his words, Zi Yue smiled and immediately came to a halt, forming a seal with one hand as a Blood Magic Sorcery rapidly emerged between her palms.

Obviously, she had no intention of letting Chen Qing stall for time and wished to use the Blood Magic Sorcery to seal the deal directly!

The contract in the Technique was very simple, clearly understandable at a glance, leaving Chen Qing without an excuse to delay even for a moment.

"Lord Chen, you’d better not play any tricks. For someone as dangerous as you, I won’t let you get close to me again," Zi Yue said with a playful smile.

"Once... is enough!" Chen Qing also showed a smile, and in an instant, he grabbed both of Zi Yue’s hands.

"Chen Qing!" Murong suddenly changed his expression from a distance!

"What is Lord Chen doing?" Although Zi Yue wasn’t the least bit panicked, she responded with amusement: "You can’t truly believe that by getting close, you can defeat me with a Warrior’s strength, can you?"

"This junior would never be so arrogant.

.." Chen Qing’s smile grew warmer: "Senior Zi Yue has lived through such long years, naturally mastering various methods against Warriors.

I believe that even if it were the Princess Royale or His Majesty of today, both formidable beings who approached you, you could still retreat unscathed! "

"If that’s the case, what is Lord Chen trying to do?"

"I just want to keep Senior Zi Yue here!" Chen Qing’s smile grew even more intense, while Zi Yue felt a surge of unease rise within her.

Not right... Could it be?

Without hesitation, Zi Yue activated her Technique, intending to pull away. But after a flash of purple light, the surrounding space twisted, then instantly vanished into nothing!

What is this?

Zi Yue sharply turned to Chen Qing, only then realizing that beneath them, at some unknown point, they had been enveloped in a Rune Array.

Almost at a glance, Zi Yue recognized it—it was the Anti Demon Array from the Azure Dragon Formation!

However, compared to the one in Daqing Mountain, it was incomparable in both scale and the intricacy of the Array. It couldn’t even stop her from reorganizing her Technique. She could see that this rudimentary version of the Array could control her for at most a breath or two.

But Chen Qing wouldn’t engage in futile efforts. With such a short time, what did he want to do? What could he do?

Zi Yue looked at him. Though he might possess the strength of a Super First Rank Warrior, she was not afraid. Her Starlight Body had not been forcibly removed by the Array. As long as she had this protection, no Warrior in the world could breach her defense!

Many people knew this piece of information, and Zi Yue didn’t believe Chen Qing was unaware. But if that was the case, what did he want by controlling her?

To drag her into the battlefield with that giant octopus?

That wasn’t right either. Though fearsome, the monster was slow. Zi Yue was confident that even if she was dragged into its attack range, she could escape, so it didn’t mean much.

"Zi Yue, look out below!"

From not far away, Murong urgently shouted to her!

Zi Yue was startled and looked downwards, only to be struck dumbfounded.

It was a mouth so vast it looked as if it could swallow the heavens and the earth—a single glance made it seem like the entire sky had been transformed into a massive mouth. Not only were she and Chen Qing inside, but even the monster that had charged in was within the jaws’ reach!

The Heaven Devourer Dragon Whale...

Zi Yue turned to Chen Qing’s now gentle smiling face.

Had he been planning this from the very beginning?