Chapter 9 (1/2)

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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Hong Xi’s face was grim. He had lost the trust of Wei Haoshan and Lu Zhuo after his series of wrong judgments.

After taking a deep breath, Hong Xi said, “This is what we should do. You two group the disciples into two teams and take care of them. I will go hunting alone! The kid is just an Early Mystical Learner. There’s no way he can do something shocking to me.”

Lu Zhuo and Wei Haoshan looked at each other and agreed with him. Since the idea was suggested by Hong Xi, there was a scapegoat for them if they were to answer to the chief. How could they not be happy about that?

Hong Xi looked at the two people. He knew what they were thinking. However, his dissatisfaction with Xu Yang overwhelmed everything else.

Hong Xi had been proud of his ingenuity all this while, he would not allow himself to be played by a Mystical Learner.

A faint cyan Mystical Power burst out from Hong Xi’s body. He flashed toward the direction of Lin Yuan City.

Xu Yang did not know that Hong Xi had started to chase after him. Even if he knew, he would continue fleeing as he had no other option. He would be safe only if he was in Lin Yuan City.

3“If I were given three months, I will definitely not be escaping like I am right now. I will have the ability to fight against a Mystical Warrior!” Xu Yang knew many temporary strengthening techniques. However, it was difficult to cultivate or exert strength now due to his limits.

If Xu Yang were given three months, he could advance to an Advanced-tier Mystical Learner. He could temper his physical strength to thirty juns and cultivate several temporary strengthening techniques. At that time, he would not be afraid of just one or two Mystical Warriors.

After having run the entire night, a pale halo appeared in the east.

Xu Yang was a little tired as he had been running all night long. There was no other Mystical Learner that could do that without that kind of stamina.

“Ha… ha,” Xu Yang slowed down and his legs were numb. He ran forward dozens of steps even though his brain issued a signal for him to stop, after which he finally surrendered to the exhaustion.

Gulp… Gulp… Gulp…

Xu Yang took out his water bottle, unscrewed the cork and downed more than half of the remaining water in the water bottle. He then wiped the droplets on his lips and exhaled in satisfaction.

“Hahaha!” Xu Yang recalled last night’s thrilling experience and could not help laughing. The three Mystical Warriors had mocked him as a Mystical Learner. They were powerful but it did not help them in any way.

“I can take a break first. The three Mystical Warriors may have just started to chase after me.” Xu Yang chuckled and looked for a mountainside. He went through it and started adjusting his breaths in the Lotus Position.

Time passed by second after second. A middle-aged man with a grim face was chasing after him. There were drops of sweat rolling down his pale face.

‘D*mn b*stard. I am gonna turn you into ashes once I find you!’ The man was Hong Xi. He had found traces of snapped twigs and leaves that Xu Yang had stepped on along his way but he had yet to see him. He was amazed by Xu Yang’s stamina but his impatience and intention to kill Xu Yang merely increased with time.

A Mystical Cultivator at a Mystical Learner stage was not able to run overnight. They had not formed a Mystical Core. The Mystical Energy in their Star Ocean was not enough.

Even Hong Xi with the cultivation of an Advanced-tier of a Mystical Warrior was feeling exhausted. His Mystical Core was continuously rotating and distributing Mystical Power to his Mystical Veins. He had persisted for a lengthy period of time only supported by his anger. His Mystical Power was almost drained out at that moment.

On the mountain side.

Fuuu… shuu… fuuu…

Xu Yang breathed uniformly. His mind was refreshed after taking some food. He could feel that his cultivation had improved along the way as he was fleeing for his life. He sensed that he was soon going to advance to an Advanced-tier Mystical Learner.

“I should focus on accumulating Mystical Energy and train my body. If the accumulation is enough, the advancement of the stage is only a matter of course.” Xu Yang stood up and dusted his body. He breathed out slowly. “I must continue my journey back to Lin Yuan City now.”

“Rascal, you won’t be going back!” A sharp voice came from not far away. Then, he felt a rush of strong wind gushing in his direction.

Xu Yang reacted fast. He avoided the strong wind with a leap. Then, he saw a black light flashing. It turned out to be a branch thrown by someone.

The branch did not hit Xu Yang but hit the tree in front of him. It was broken into two pieces with a crack.

Xu Yang looked at the direction from where the sound came from. A pale and thin middle-aged man was looking at him furiously.

‘He’s fast!’ Xu Yang was terrified and forced himself to calm down.