Chapter 29: A Lucky Escape! (2/2)
”Is that so? How about now?” Xiang Shaoyun said in a low voice before his free hand shot out at the leader.
Star Destroying Finger!
A pure ray of undiluted finger light shot out from Xiang Shaoyun's index finger. This one move contained all the astral energy he could muster, heading straight for the leader's lower abdomen.
Not ever expecting that Xiang Shaoyun could deploy astral energy to attack externally as a Basic Realm cultivator, the leader did not even bother defending and was struck as a result.
Pow!
”AH!”
Although the leader of the masked men was an Astral Realm expert, he was not very powerful, only being at the second stage. After being hit by Xiang Shaoyun's attack, blood started flowing from his abdomen, forcing him to kneel from the resulting pain.
At that moment, the rest of the masked men were scared stiff. They could not begin to fathom how their leader had been injured, and they a.s.sumed that Zi Changhe himself had come to deal with the matter.
Run!
Seizing this golden opportunity, Xiang Shaoyun began running with all his might.
The masked men surrounded their leader and frantically asked, ”Captain, are you okay?”
”Quick, quick! Chase that brat!” the leader managed to splutter, grasping his wound.
”We're off!” the other masked men said in unison before they all ran towards Xiang Shaoyun.
”I-idiots! One of you stay and take care of me!” The leader was incensed to the point he vomited blood.
Unfortunately for him, his men had all run far out of earshot.
”d.a.m.n it! They're quick alright!” Xiang Shaoyun cursed to himself upon hearing the group of people right on his heels. He had combat power about equal to, if not more than, an ordinary ninth-stage Basic Realm pract.i.tioner; his speed was virtually unrivalled in the Basic Realm. Unfortunately for him, this was insufficient to deal with his pursuers.
Among them were three first-stage Astral Realm cultivators. These people were naturally faster than he was.
Overlord's Nine Nether Steps!
No longer hesitating, Xiang Shaoyun unleashed the move which took him three days to painfully learn. His innate stars began to glow, and strands of power began flowing to his feet, substantially increasing his foot speed. Most importantly, this movement technique of his was rather magical. Every step he took seemed to have a sort of divine blessing, making his feet light to the point he became a free sparrow.
The masked men who had almost caught up to Xiang Shaoyun now found the gap between the two groups beginning to widen.
”Stop running and stay still! Otherwise, don't expect to get off easily!” one of the masked men threatened him.
Another proceeded to draw a bow and arrow, nocking an arrow in preparation to shoot. At this moment, a ghostlike figure suddenly came out of nowhere. Appearing right before the person holding the bow, a single palm went flying for the masked man's head.
Pow!
The masked man, completely unable to resist, had his head split apart like a watermelon being crushed. Without taking a breath to stop, the figure moved among the other people before they even had the chance to react, instantly killing them. Ordinary people could not even see the movements of this mysterious figure.
The masked men did not even have the chance to cry out before dying, truly peris.h.i.+ng without even knowing why! Xiang Shaoyun did not know anything about what was going on behind him. He continuously ran and sprinted as fast as he could, cursing, ”Wu Mingliang! Wu Clan! You will pay for this!”
Pus.h.i.+ng his physical body to its utmost limits, the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps showed its extraordinary prowess, making Xiang Shaoyun seem even faster than most initial Astral Realm cultivators! Without even realizing it, he had run far away without knowing that his troubles had already been taken care of.