Chapter 48

"Here so soon!"

Luli felt something was amiss and turned around to see eleven small black dots leaping and running within the mountains, his face immediately turning grim.

These people were leaping so high, clearly using all their mystic power, not fearing the consumption of it. However, he had not used his mystic power at all, relying only on his physical strength to climb and leap, which made him slower than them. If this continued, he would definitely be caught.

"Roar!"

Luli, fearing that Zhao Rui and the others were right behind him, no longer dared to hold back. He channeled his mystic power to his legs. With a powerful kick, he leaped over ten meters high, grabbing a large rock like a nimble monkey, flipping onto it, and leaping another ten meters high...

In just the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Luli had climbed to the top of the mountain. He glanced back and saw the eleven black dots rapidly approaching. He dared not stay and rushed forward.

Ahead was a cliff, and the ground below was filled with sharp rocks and peaks, with no path at all. An ordinary person would have to use a rope to slowly climb down, or they would surely fall to their death.

"Roar!"

Luli, bold and confident, ran and leaped down the cliff, aiming for a large rock and falling straight down. He rolled on the rock to dissipate the impact, then leaped again to another rock.

Leaping left and right, Luli, like a clever monkey, successfully descended the mountain. Ahead was a dense forest that seemed to have no end, and Luli was secretly delighted. It would be much harder to track him in the forest, as it was impossible to see inside from above, and there was no snow in the forest, so his footprints would not be too obvious.

He rushed into the forest like a gust of wind, startling the wild beasts inside, many of which roared and charged at him.

"Scram!"

Luli, enraged, roared. He had no time to fight these low-level beasts. Unfortunately, the beasts had no sense and were not afraid of him. Luli, wielding the Heavenly Lin Blade, slashed at a giant tiger, smashing its head into a bloody pulp.

"Roar!"

More beasts were alarmed from a distance, and the nearby beasts did not retreat. Luli became increasingly frustrated and had to swing the Heavenly Lin Blade to injure and kill the beasts one by one.

"Neigh~"

At this moment, a strange sound came from the sack on his back, and Xiaobai had woken up. It called out, leaped onto Luli's shoulder, and a mysterious and fierce aura radiated from its body.

A strange thing happened—

As soon as Xiaobai's aura spread, all the nearby beasts knelt in terror, their legs trembling and their bodies shaking.

"Ha~"

Luli was overjoyed and quickly said to Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, make them retreat, run in all directions!"

"Neigh~"

Xiaobai seemed to understand Luli's words and called out again. The beasts immediately scattered in all directions as if they had been granted a reprieve.

"Xiaobai is so amazing!"

Luli gave a thumbs-up, and Xiaobai's eyes curved into crescents, its short tail wagging continuously. Luli had no time to waste and said, "Xiaobai, go back into the sack, I need to run, someone is chasing me."

Xiaobai did not return, perhaps because it had slept for too long or because it had eaten so many mystic artifacts, replenishing its nutrition. It transformed into a white blur and flew forward, landing on a tree dozens of meters ahead in an instant, standing on the trunk and wagging its tail at Luli.

"Such incredible speed!"

Luli was secretly amazed. Xiaobai's speed seemed to have increased even more. After eating so many mystic artifacts, its size had not changed, but its speed had increased.

Luli ran quickly, and Xiaobai waited for him to catch up before leaping again, its speed terrifying, landing on a small tree dozens of meters away and waiting for Luli.

"Turn, don't go in a straight line!"

Luli turned after running for a while, and Xiaobai easily caught up. No matter how fast Luli ran, Xiaobai could easily keep up. It also occasionally circled around Luli, as if playing with him.

Luli had no time to play with Xiaobai and focused on running. He often encountered wild beasts along the way, and even two first-rank mystic beasts, but with Xiaobai, it was no problem. The two first-rank mystic beasts were terrified and knelt in fear when they saw Xiaobai, fleeing after Xiaobai's calls...

"What level of mystic beast is Xiaobai?"

Luli was secretly amazed again, feeling that Xiaobai was like the king of the beasts in the mountains. Its aura was not particularly terrifying, but mystic beasts and wild beasts were terrified when they encountered it.

"In the future, if I bring Xiaobai to hunt mystic beasts, it will be so much easier."

Luli was secretly excited. Thinking about going to Red Rock Mountain, if it was filled with first-rank mystic beasts, Xiaobai could easily suppress them, making it as easy as taking an egg from a Red Phosphorus Eagle. Thinking of this, Luli was so excited that he almost did a backflip in the open field.

The wild beasts in the forest scattered in all directions, making it much harder for the pursuers to catch up. Luli ran for two hours, and no one caught up from behind.

Xiaobai, tired from playing, crawled into Luli's sack. Inside the sack were a few broken mystic artifacts that Luli had prepared for it. After eating them, Xiaobai quickly fell asleep.

After running for another hour, Luli emerged from the forest, and ahead was a vast wilderness, stretching as far as the eye could see, with a very open view.

Luli was secretly worried. In such a wilderness, there was no place to hide, and the snow on the ground made it easy to be tracked.

The problem was...

He had to go to Cold Cloud Mountain, which was to the north. The wilderness stretched endlessly, and no matter which direction he went, others could find his trail and catch up.

"Let's go!"

After eating some dried meat and drinking some water, Luli ran straight ahead. Among the eleven people, there were clearly tracking experts, otherwise they would not have caught up so quickly. Since he could not shake them off, he could only reach Cold Cloud Mountain as quickly as possible.

Dihuo and the others must have taken a long detour in the forest and spent time shaking off the mystic beasts, which definitely delayed them. Luli ran all afternoon and did not see any pursuers by nightfall.

He was still running in the wilderness, and the sky was gradually darkening. He was somewhat anxious because he had not found a place to spend the night. In this icy and snowy wilderness, spending the night was dangerous, not just from wild beasts but also from freezing to death if it snowed at night.

After running for another half an hour, it was completely dark, and Luli finally found a place to spend the night.

Ahead was a small mountain range, with countless hills stretching endlessly. There must be caves in these hills, and if not, digging one would be simple.

However...

Before entering the mountain range, Luli sensed the aura of mystic beasts, and there were quite a few. The night was very dark, and Luli vaguely saw the ground in front of the hills moving. When he saw clearly, he drew a sharp breath.

Countless black snakes were rushing forward, each as thick as a wrist, their fangs gleaming with a sinister light, clearly highly venomous. Most importantly, the number of snakes was staggering, at least several hundred at a glance.

Not entering the mountains meant no place to spend the night, but entering the mountains meant he had to fight his way through, killing all the snakes, and he might still be attacked by snakes while sleeping.

"Right, how could I forget about Xiaobai!"

Luli slapped his head. These snakes were first-rank mystic beasts, and Xiaobai could easily suppress them. He quickly shook the sack on his back and called out, "Xiaobai, wake up, it's time to work."