CHAPTER 603: CHAPTER 603: NO ESCAPE EVEN WITH WINGS

"If Brother Piao is well, let’s hurry to pursue Qin Yi. If we don’t eliminate him, he will surely be a major threat."

Sha Ming spoke up, knowing that Qin Yi had already been on the run for a while.

"Pursue!"

Piao Yunfeng’s face was filled with frustration, having been outmaneuvered by a junior, causing him unbearable shame and anger. Moreover, Qin Yi had slain so many young prodigies of the Li Nation, severing its legacy, so he could not be let off easily.

The three figures flickered in the sky, racing forward with unparalleled speed.

Bang!

They had only pursued for a few kilometers when Sha Ming, who was the fastest, was suddenly sent flying back.

Piao Yunfeng and Sha Chen were startled, and they saw a purple barrier rise suddenly on the road, like a water surface. When Sha Ming hit it, ripples spread out, creating a mesmerizing sight.

"Brother, are you okay?" Sha Chen hurriedly asked.

Sha Ming’s old face twisted, a large bump forming on his forehead. In anger, he struck out with a palm, power surging, directly smashing the barrier with a bang.

"That insidious and cunning little thief." Sha Chen cursed in rage.

Qin Yi had set up a barrier here not to stop them. With their level of cultivation, a mere barrier could not block them. Qin Yi’s intention was merely to buy himself some time to escape.

"This child truly is full of tricks, even using this time to set us up. Chase him, we must kill him." Piao Yunfeng said in a deep voice.

Sha Ming wore a gloomy expression as the three quickly darted out again, pursuing Qin Yi.

At this moment, Qin Yi was already near the valley’s exit.

But he suddenly stopped. His gaze flickered slightly as his hands rapidly formed seals, fingertips drawing rainbows, sending out streams of purple light that embedded into the surrounding rock walls, ground, and sky.

Then, Qin Yi sat down on a nearby peculiar rock, not in a hurry to escape.

Before long, the sound of breaking through air rang out, and Sha Ming and the others arrived like lightning.

"Ahead is the valley entrance. That kid must have fled far ahead, we must hurry and pursue."

Sha Ming, eager to tear Qin Yi to pieces, swiftly darted forward dozens of meters in an instant.

"Brother." Sha Chen suddenly exclaimed when Sha Ming disappeared completely.

He hurriedly pursued but found no trace of Sha Ming.

"Brother, brother..." Sha Chen shouted, to no avail.

"What’s going on? Where’s Brother Sha?" Piao Yunfeng caught up, asking curiously.

Sha Chen’s old face was livid: "It must be the doing of Qin Yi, that little thief who understands the formation arts of Longxia—unpredictable and elusive. I was also caught by this kid using arrays before."

Piao Yunfeng’s eyes flickered, having long heard about the terrifying and mysterious formation arts of Longxia.

"Brother Sha, do you know how to break the formation?"

Sha Chen shook his head: "We can only break it by force."

Upon his words, power surged around him. Raising his hand, a white glow rushed toward the sky.

Boom!

The formidable power struck the purple barrier in the sky, shattering it with a roar, sending shockwaves spreading around, creating fissures on the barrier.

Seeing this, Piao Yunfeng struck fiercely, his power forming a terrifying handprint that blasted out.

Boom!

The purple barrier in the sky was finally shattered.

"The array is broken," Sha Chen said.

Piao Yunfeng looked around in confusion: "There seems to be no change around us."

"This kid has studied arrays since childhood, reaching a state of mastery. Moreover, the formation of Longxia is inherently unpredictable. No change here precisely proves this kid’s mastery in formations, the so-called return to simplicity, deceiving by being genuine." Sha Chen, having no understanding of formations, merely fabricated these words to appear knowledgeable before Piao Yunfeng.

Coincidentally, Piao Yunfeng knew even less about formations, nodding as if he understood.

"Hmm, the formation is broken, but where is Brother Sha?"

Sha Chen was also looking for Sha Ming, frowning: "Brother must have gone to pursue Qin Yi; I’ll chase after him."

Piao Yunfeng nodded, and both quickly headed down the path.

However, Sha Ming was still in the array, realizing at once that he’d been caught. With past experience of breaking formations, it should be just a matter of forcefully breaking it.

But as he looked up, preparing to shatter the barrier above, he hesitated... Did it get dark?

A vast, dazzling star map appeared in the sky, stars twinkling like ripe fruits hanging on branches.

But in the next moment, a basketball-sized star descended, crashing down on him.

Then came the second... the third... until a total of five large stars fell.

Sha Ming’s expression changed drastically; as the stars burned fiercely mid-air, transforming into fire meteors, the terrifying power made his heart tremble.

Boom!

Sha Ming exuded imposing might, violent power coursing around him. With a series of palm strikes, the handprints whistled out, targeting the falling stars.

Boom! Boom! ...

The earth-shattering explosions, fire waves sweeping through the air, easily destroyed the five formidable stars.

Sha Ming stood stunned, the power of these large stars was not at all matching their might.

Suddenly, he was struck with fear, hair standing on end, and swiftly turned around only to see Qin Yi looking displeased while holding a black brick.

"Boy, trying to ambush again? Don’t you know that such tricks no longer work on this old man?" Sha Ming sneered grimly.

"Indeed, always ambushing makes you prepared. Next time I’ll use a different trick. Goodbye."

Qin Yi finished speaking, waved his hand, and darted backward, vanishing instantly.

Sha Ming showed disdain, his eyes full of scorn. Qin Yi was heading deeper into the valley, and Sha Chen and Piao Yunfeng were just behind, possibly colliding with Qin Yi. He waited there, preparing for a pincer strike, this time the crafty youth would fall into his own trap.

However, in the next second, his expression changed unexpectedly, reaching for his back only to find it empty; the Chasing Moon Bow he carried was gone.

In his rage, Sha Ming’s face twisted, a cracking sound followed as he bit through a molar in anger.

He finally realized Qin Yi’s goal hadn’t been an ambush; it was his Chasing Moon Bow all along.

At this point, the sound of rushing through the air came, as Sha Chen and Piao Yunfeng arrived.

"Brother, where’s that thief Qin Yi?"

"Did you two encounter Qin Yi?"

Sha Ming and Sha Chen spoke simultaneously, both then looked stunned.

Sha Ming shouted sternly: "Qin Yi went in your direction."

"We didn’t see him," Sha Chen replied.

Sha Ming’s expression turned somber, almost dripping with water.

"Brother, do you think that kid might have hidden inside? Waiting for us to leave so he can slip away, avoiding our pursuit? No ordinary person would think he’d go back."

Sha Ming’s eyes were icy: "This kid is cunning as a fox, we can’t rule out that possibility."

"Should we return?"

Piao Yunfeng said seriously: "Both of you, before I came in, I checked that this canyon was formed by two towering mountains closing in, with the high peaks connected, leaving no route. The only path is this mountain road. If we guard the entrance, this kid will have no escape."