Dongbo Xueying ran with all his might, leaving a blurred trail behind him. The power of heaven and earth surged around him, blocking the impact of the blood-red wave from behind. Xiang Pangyun, with a fierce expression, pursued him, the distance between them constantly narrowing.
Although he couldn't see what was happening behind him, he could sense Xiang Pangyun's approach through the power of heaven and earth.
"He's faster than me," Dongbo Xueying thought. His speed was so fast that in just a few leaps, he reached the edge of a cliff on Snowstone Mountain.
Whoosh!
With a powerful push from his legs, he leaped off the cliff. He soared through the air, leaping toward another large mountain in the distance.
"Hmph." Xiang Pangyun also instantly rushed out from the mountain, leaping after Dongbo Xueying to continue his pursuit.
At their level, with the power of heaven and earth providing a buffer, jumping from any height was no problem! Most importantly, the assistance from the power of heaven and earth was equivalent to a thousand pounds of force. As long as one's body weight didn't exceed a thousand pounds, they could even perform some slow flight.
However, this kind of flight was extremely slow.
It's worth noting that a star-level flying magical beast could generate tens of thousands of pounds of force with a single flap of its wings, and with its body structure, it could quickly reach near-supersonic speeds! For someone like Dongbo Xueying, who was at the title level, relying solely on the assistance of the power of heaven and earth... the flight speed was too slow. Even ordinary birds might fly faster than them.
Moreover, it was not easy to gain leverage in the air.
Power comes from the ground, and the feet are the root! For example, when thrusting a spear or slashing with a sword, the force generally comes from the feet. In the air, the feet cannot exert force. After all, the power of heaven and earth can only support a thousand pounds of force. If a title-level being exerted force with both feet, the power of heaven and earth would not be able to support them, and they would not be able to fully unleash their strength in mid-air combat.
Therefore, they rarely engaged in combat in the air.
"Boom!"
With the assistance of the power of heaven and earth, he leaped over three hundred meters and landed with a loud thud on the waist of another large mountain. The ground shook where his feet touched, and he immediately continued to run at high speed.
Boom. Xiang Pangyun also landed on the waist of the mountain and pursued him frantically.
Run, run, run!
The two men pushed their speeds to the limit. Mountains and rivers were like flat ground to them. Even as he ran, Dongbo Xueying swept his long spear at some boulders, causing them to fly up and directly hit Xiang Pangyun. However, Xiang Pangyun simply stepped on the boulders and continued his pursuit. He wouldn't waste time trying to split the boulders.
The distance between them continued to shorten.
In just a few breaths, they had run over three mountains. Just as Dongbo Xueying leaped from the fourth mountain, Xiang Pangyun caught up. In mid-air, the two began another confrontation.
"Swish, swish."
Dongbo Xueying turned to face Xiang Pangyun.
In mid-air, Xiang Pangyun, with the momentum of his flight, transformed his battle knife into a white light. Dongbo Xueying's long spear tried to block it, but Xiang Pangyun changed his knife technique, not giving Dongbo Xueying the chance for a direct clash.
Both of them were very smart.
Because once they clashed directly, Xiang Pangyun would suffer a counterforce, reducing his speed! Dongbo Xueying, on the other hand, could use the counterforce to run a considerable distance!
"Do you think you can kill me without a direct clash?" Dongbo Xueying sneered. His long spear either formed a curve, the tip swirling like a water vortex, constantly rotating... or transformed into a lightning-fast attack! Snowflakes swirled around the spear, making it difficult for Xiang Pangyun to succeed.
To break through Dongbo Xueying's spear defense without relying on strength and purely on technique and speed? It was too difficult, after all, the gap between them wasn't that extreme.
In mid-air, they exchanged dozens of blows.
Thud.
Dongbo Xueying instantly landed on the waist of another large mountain. The moment he landed, he immediately changed direction and rushed to the side. Xiang Pangyun, who had just landed, could only continue his pursuit.
"Damn, without relying on strength to overpower him, it's hard to kill him," Xiang Pangyun nodded to himself. "I should go all out and overpower him! Even if he temporarily uses the counterforce to escape, every time we clash, I have a chance to defeat and kill him."
After changing his strategy, everything was different.
"Boom."
On a rocky beach, next to the surging Qing River, which was several thousand meters wide, Dongbo Xueying and Xiang Pangyun engaged in another confrontation.
During the confrontation, Dongbo Xueying dared not turn his back on Xiang Pangyun and had to stop to face him head-on.
They fought fiercely, exchanging dozens of blows in an instant.
Dongbo Xueying was always looking for an opportunity. A direct clash didn't always provide leverage, for example, if the opponent was chopping down! Could he use the counterforce to burrow into the ground? Even when Xiang Pangyun overpowered him, he tried not to give Dongbo Xueying a chance to escape. However, with more exchanges, opportunities would eventually arise. After all, in a life-or-death battle, many moves were instinctive and didn't allow for pickiness.
"Run." Dongbo Xueying found an opportunity and, using the counterforce, immediately leaped two to three hundred meters, running on the surging surface of the Qing River.
"Damn, he escaped again." Xiang Pangyun's blood-red eyes were filled with madness. "Every time we clash, you're on the brink of death. I want to see how long you can hold out!"
The two, one in front and one behind, ran on the surging Qing River as if it were flat ground, pursuing each other frantically.
...
In the night sky.
The Black Moon Centipede was flying frantically, with a faint light shield covering it. Inside the shield were Bai Yuanzhi, Qing Shi, Zong Ling, Tong San, Kong Youyue, Si Chen, and Ji Rong, seven people in total. They all watched the shocking chase below, seeing the two figures running on the Qing River like phantoms.
Both sides in the chase had unleashed their formidable strength, leaving the observers in awe.
Xiang Pangyun had been forced to use his combat technique, and Dongbo Xueying had already unleashed his strength and bloodline!
In theory, this kind of exertion would quickly deplete their energy, but fortunately, both of them had achieved harmony with heaven and earth, constantly receiving a flow of power to replenish their energy, allowing them to sustain the battle longer! If they didn't exert themselves, they could fight for days and nights without exhausting their energy.
"They're too fast, both of them are too fast," Bai Yuanzhi and Si Chen felt amazed.
"Even while chasing and fighting, they're still moving," Si Chen marveled. "There are mountains, rivers, and forests in their path! We are flying in a straight line in the air, and it's still difficult to keep up. The Black Moon Centipede's speed is probably half the speed of sound."
"Close to half, this time there are more people on board. Normally, it can exceed half the speed of sound," Bai Yuanzhi nodded.
At half the speed of sound, flying in a straight line in the air was already difficult, so one could imagine how fast the two formidable beings below were moving.
"Is this his strength?" Kong Youyue, looking at the two fast-moving figures below, held her breath. She had always thought Dongbo Xueying was just a martial fanatic, but now she realized how wrong she was. Such strength was enough to make mortals despair. Even an army of ten thousand or a hundred thousand would be a joke in the face of such power!
"Although they are not transcendentals, they are already close to being transcendentals," Bai Yuanzhi said. "I heard that those at the top of the Longshan List can even slay some weak transcendentals! Xiang Pangyun, ranked 500th, should be nearly at the level of a transcendental."
"Close to a transcendental?"
The others, watching the two figures in the chase below, were all amazed.
"Brother." Qing Shi clenched his fists tightly, looking down. He felt proud and honored to have such a brother, but he was also extremely nervous and worried, even feeling guilty. This battle was all because of his actions, although Dongbo Xueying never blamed him and even thought that retaliating for self-preservation in that situation was normal.
But Qing Shi felt guilty and uncomfortable, especially after arguing with his brother earlier that day.
"Brother, you must survive, you must," Qing Shi had never been so nervous and worried in his life. If his brother really died, he didn't know what he would do. He didn't even dare to think about such an outcome.
...
Dongbo Xueying was running frantically.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. The wind howled in his ears, and everything around him was moving backward at high speed. Only Xiang Pangyun was constantly closing the distance.
In a blink, they had already clashed nine times in the chase, and they had already run over a hundred miles.
"It's here," Dongbo Xueying looked at the tall, majestic mountain ahead, piercing through the clouds. "This is my only chance to survive!"