Chapter 64 - Mistake (1/2)
”Emperors Arrival” was the only version of demonic steps that didn't draw too much attention to Hao Xuan, and in exchange, it gave him extreme burst speed. This technique wasn't made to be used for an extended period of time. It was meant to be used in battle and catch your opponent off guard, giving the user an extra edge. It was unpredictable and extremely fast, that was its main selling point.
All four Jia soldiers that were following him were either at the top of Origin realm or in the Spirit realm, just like Kuo. Under normal circumstances, there was absolutely no way for Hao Xuan to get away from them. The only reason he was able to put some distance between him and them was because they let their guards down when they saw his much lower cultivation realm.
When he had left the Fortuna City he was at the Seventh stage of the Earth Realm. Throughout the journey he continued to train and cultivate, refining the bones, making them stronger and more durable. Now after about two weeks, he was at the Ninth Stage of Earth realm, ready to step into the Pinnacle stage and start preparing to break into the Origin Realm.
The distance between the soldiers and Hao Xuan got smaller and smaller, now they were only a bit more than 100 meters away. If not for Emperors Arrival he would have long been caught and dragged back to their camp.
”Damn it, I can't keep this up for much longer. I'm almost out of Qi. I could take out Bai and but even he won't be able to outrun these guys. What to do...” he tried to think of different ways out of his current situation.
”The cave system! I could lure them inside there!” he remembered the dreaded tunnel that Cui and Wei were in right now. Where it leads must be a horrible place.
”But, if even they can't survive there, how the hell will I? Leaving something like that up to chance is retarded. I'll save that option for later,” he made up his mind and started looking around for some other way to lose them.
”Boy, what is this going to achieve? There is no way a technique like that can be used for any significant amount of time. We can continue chasing you for days if need be. Don't make this unpleasant. We just want to ask you a few questions,” the Jia leader who's name was ”Steel” shouted from behind.
”Unpleasant? You were gonna break my legs, THAT'S not unpleasant?!!” Hao Xuan asked angrily. These guys were sure changing their minds pretty quickly. Just a few mins ago he told Monk to break Hao Xuan's legs and now he didn't want to make things ”Unpleasant”? That was some solid logic right there.
”Fine, that was my bad. I was a bit too harsh with my wording. Our boss just wants to talk to you, after that you will be free to go,” Steel tried to reason with him.
”Sure, if it's like that then stop following me. Tell me the location of the camp and I'll go there myself when I am good and ready.”
”Don't push it kid. You're coming with me one way or another!”
”And there it is. No reason to lie. Just be straight. Alright, if you can catch me then I will come with you without making a fuss,” Hao Xuan finally gave in.
”But as I said, you have to catch me first!” he mumbled and started channeling Infernal Rapture but didn't activate it. ”It's not gonna be easy,” he thought and shouted as loud as his body would allow.
”AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” All of his internal organs had been strengthened and refined hundreds of times in the Elementary Realm making them dozens of times stronger than normal people. This obviously included his vocal cords. He channeled Qi into them and let it rip.
A sound wave that was visible with the naked eye extended out in every single direction with Hao Xuan as the center. And because he had used Qi to make the sound, it wouldn't dissipate anytime soon and would travel for dozens of miles.
”STOP! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!!!” Steel shouted in panic. This was a damn jungle. Even though they were strong enough to handle most beasts but that was four against one and even then they wouldn't take on anything too strong. What Hao Xuan just did would attract every single powerful beast from dozens of miles away.
”Told you it wasn't gonna be easy,” Hao Xuan turned his head and gave a wide smile.
*CRAAAAAW*
*EKKKKKKKKKK*
*ROAAAAAAR*