Desolate Devouring Art-Chapter 834 - Spirit Profound Realms Pursuit

Liu Wuxie and Fiery took a brief rest before rising to their feet. Both felt reinvigorated and had a clear direction in mind.

As Fiery stood up, it snorted and shook its head gently before suddenly turning to look behind them. It raised its front paws and quickly gestured to Liu Wuxie, causing his expression to change.

"Someone's closing in on us!" The mountain range was vast, but with so many people searching for him, it was only a matter of time before he was found. He had been careful, avoiding open skies, and his plan had worked for the past six days. With only three days left until he reached the edge of the mountain range, he hadn’t expected his tracks to be exposed now.

He didn't hesitate to grab Fiery and put it inside the beast pouch. Traveling with Fiery would create too much noise, making it easier for pursuers to track them.

Despite being only a little over a meter tall, Fiery's footsteps caused rumbles that could be heard from kilometers away. Unlike humans, profound beasts had an acute sense of awareness, which was why Fiery had detected the approaching presence before Liu Wuxie did.

Liu Wuxie didn't hesitate to push his movement technique to the limit. He darted forward like a gust of wind, leaving only a faint afterimage in his wake, covering hundreds of meters instantly.

Barely five minutes after Liu Wuxie's departure, an old man landed on the ground, standing exactly where Liu Wuxie stood moments ago. He picked up the seed of the spiritual fruit Fiery had eaten and spat into the grass.

"The target hasn't gone far," said the old man. There was the presence of a human aside from a spiritual beast, and the old man sniffed around before picking a direction and shooting forward at an even faster speed than Liu Wuxie.

Liu Wuxie darted through the dense woods, relying on his instincts to navigate. Though he was in a hurry, he stayed on the right path, ensuring he maintained his general direction. After two hours of running, the sound of whistling wind behind him made his expression darken—someone was closing in fast.

"A cultivator at the Spirit Profound Realm!" His heart sank. He hadn’t expected to encounter someone at that level, and if he were caught, he would be in serious trouble.

Liu Wuxie wasn’t sure if he could defeat such an opponent. If they were only at the first level of the Spirit Profound Realm, he might have a chance. But if they were at the second or third level, escaping would be nearly impossible.

With no other choice, he pushed his speed to the limit, covering a thousand meters in an instant, moving like a celestial crane gliding through the sky. For the past few days, he hadn’t stopped to rest, spending most of his time cultivating atop Fiery’s back. However, this chase had exposed the flaws in his movement technique—he needed a spirit-grade movement technique if he wanted to escape truly formidable opponents.

In terms of movement techniques, he recalled one called the Great Teleportation Art, reputed to be the finest, allowing one to traverse thousands of miles in an instant. However, Liu Wuxie had only heard of it—no one had ever successfully mastered it.

"Boy, I can see you now! Stop running at once!" the old man roared from several miles away, commanding Liu Wuxie to halt.

But Liu Wuxie paid him no heed. He knew getting caught meant interrogation, regardless of whether the person was an elder from the Sky Feather Sect or someone else.

The true essence in the desolate world began to surge violently like a tidal wave. Liu Wuxie channeled it into his legs and pushed his speed even faster. And so, the chase continued.

From morning until dusk, the pursuit dragged on, yet the gap between them had only slightly narrowed. Frustration mounted in the old man’s voice as he roared in disbelief. Despite his cultivation at the Spirit Profound Realm, he couldn't catch someone merely at the Nascent Transformation Realm. This only confirmed his suspicions—Liu Wuxie was indeed the one who had slain the five disciples of the Sky Feather Sect.

"Boy, how long do you think you can keep this up? You'll run out of true essence soon enough!" The old man sneered. His true essence was infinite as someone at the Spirit Profound Realm.

Liu Wuxie, on the other hand, was already feeling the strain, and his true essence was depleting rapidly. By now, most people would have collapsed from exhaustion.

"Talk after you catch me!" Liu Wuxie gritted his teeth and pushed himself even harder. He soon noticed a strange phenomenon as the desolate world began generating spiritual energy after he ran out of true essence, and this was related to the Desolate Devouring Art.

Though it wasn't enough to replenish his exhaustion, this discovery was promising.

A full day and night had passed, and the two had covered an immeasurable distance. Liu Wuxie was confident he could reach the city in another day.

"Boy, you leave me with no choice!" The old man was enraged. He had realized Liu Wuxie's plan to seek protection in the city. With a grim expression, a terrifying aura swept out from him as he began to ignite his blood essence.

It was unimaginable for someone at the Spirit Profound Realm to resort to igniting his true essence just to catch someone at the Nascent Transformation Realm, and no one would believe it if they heard it. But that was the reality, as the old man couldn't wait any longer.

Liu Wuxie's face paled, but he didn't dare recklessly ignite his blood essence, as doing so would damage his foundation. If the foundation were damaged, his cultivation and talent would be affected.

The distance between the two shrank rapidly, and Liu Wuxie could hear the whistling wind behind him.

"Damn it!" Liu Wuxie cursed. He had reached his limit and couldn't push himself further.

"Boy, you can die now!" the old man roared as he closed in the distance to about a thousand meters before unleashing a giant palm from the sky, aiming to crush Liu Wuxie. The sheer power of the attack was terrifying, and it was as expected of someone at the Spirit Profound Realm.

The giant palm covered thousands of meters instantly; it was a powerful dao technique.

"Heavenly Dragon Seal!" Liu Wuxie chose to summon the Heavenly Dragon Seal in the final moment, hurling it at the descending palm. There was no other way, and he had to take a gamble.

When the Heavenly Dragon Seal appeared, Liu Wuxie didn't pause and continued his run at full speed, with trees on either side blurring into streaks.

The Heavenly Dragon Seal intercepted the giant palm, producing a deafening explosion. The impact unleashed a shockwave that reduced all the surrounding trees to dust, and the sheer force of the shockwave also propelled Liu Wuxie forward by a few hundred meters.

"What kind of treasure is this, capable of blocking my attack?" The grey-robed old man was stunned as a dragon's roar echoed alongside the emergence of the Heavenly Dragon Seal.

There was no time for Liu Wuxie to catch his breath as he continued his escape while the Heavenly Dragon Seal returned to his body to be nourished.

This was Liu Wuxie's first exchange with someone at the Spirit Profound Realm, and he now had a rough gauge of their strength relying on the Heavenly Dragon Seal. But his true essence was draining rapidly, and he would inevitably be caught if he kept this up.

"Can the Earth-Binding Chains bind someone at the Spirit Profound Realm?" Liu Wuxie pondered. But he didn't dare to try recklessly as he had promised the Feather Emperor to return it to the Spirit Clan. He would fail to deliver his promise if the Earth-Binding Chains were damaged.

The pursuit continued, and the old man's speed gradually increased due to his blood essence.

"Let me see where you can run now, boy!" When Liu Wuxie had brought out the Heavenly Dragon Seal earlier, the old man's eyes had gleamed with greed. After all, it was a treasure of the dragon clan.

It was a waste for such an artifact to be in Liu Wuxie's hand, and only someone at the Spirit Profound Realm could unleash its true power. He swiftly closed the gap between the two, closing in from a thousand meters to five hundred meters.

A deafening boom erupted behind Liu Wuxie, sending shockwaves rippling through the surroundings. The powerful force coalesced into a massive vortex, attempting to slow his escape.

"Spatial Confinement!" This should be a dao technique, as it could solidify the laws of space.

Seeing that the old man had caught up, Liu Wuxie had no choice but to fight.

"Break!" He slammed his palm forward, releasing a surge of ice-attribute energy. Ice spikes materialized and shot toward the incoming vortex, shattering it upon impact.

This changed the old man's expression; he hadn't anticipated Liu Wuxie to resolve his Spirit Profound Realm's laws so quickly.

"You should feel honored to die by my hands, boy!" The old man, Sheng Lie, took a mighty leap and appeared fifty meters away from Liu Wuxie, his gaze piercing Liu Wuxie's face. He was curious how someone at such a young age could possess such power.

Liu Wuxie's facial expression also became grave after looking at the old man, who was at the second level of the Spirit Profound Realm. If it had been someone at the first level, Liu Wuxie would still have some chance at fighting. But his odds were dangerously slim against someone at the second-level Spirit Profound Realm.

"There's no feud between us, so why are you hunting me?" Liu Wuxie asked as he wielded the Heretic Blade.

"Boy, are you the one who killed my Sky Feather Sect's disciples?" Sheng Lie's piercing gaze scrutinized Liu Wuxie. For some reason, he felt uneasy, which meant the latter was dangerous.

Although Liu Wuxie was only at the Nascent Transformation Realm, his strength was comparable to the pinnacle of the True Profound Realm.

"I don't know what you're saying," Liu Wuxie replied. He naturally wouldn't admit to it, especially when he had left no clues behind after killing the five.

Sheng Lie sneered. "Deny it all you want. Let's see how long you can keep up this charade after I search your soul." He had never expected a confession in the first place. Regardless of whether Liu Wuxie was truly the murderer, he had already decided not to let him go.

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There was no way he would spare Liu Wuxie, not when the young man possessed a dragon clan artifact—an artifact that had even forced him to ignite his blood essence just to keep up.

Liu Wuxie understood this well. Even if he had nothing of value, Sheng Lie wouldn’t simply let him walk away, not after exerting so much effort in pursuit.

"Don't you find it embarrassing for someone at the Spirit Profound Realm like you to act against a junior?" Liu Wuxie sneered in a mocking tone. There was a drastic difference between their cultivation, and it would damage Sheng Lie's reputation if news got out.

"Who will know once you're dead? I suggest you hand over your treasures and take your own life," Sheng Lie said coldly. If Liu Wuxie killed himself, it wouldn’t count as Sheng Lie’s doing.

"If it's a fight you want, I'll give it to you!" Liu Wuxie knew he had no path of retreat but to fight. This was also the perfect opportunity to gauge his current strength. If worse came to worst, he could ignite his Immortal Emperor's will to unleash the Annihilation Fist, dragging Sheng Lie down.

"Since you're so stubborn, I'll make you wish you were dead after I capture you!" Sheng Lie was enraged that he was provoked, and he struck out with his palm.