13: Chapter 13 The Rescue by the Starfall Pavilion

"Kid, where do you think you can run today?"

In the distance behind him, Tiangang shouted coldly. His voice, imbued with Dou Qi, echoed through the forest like muffled thunder.

Tiangang watched Hun Tiandi speed away, anxiety rising in his heart. He increased his pursuit speed, but he failed to notice that he was drifting further and further away from the mercenary group.

Starfall Pavilion was located in the Southern Region of the Central Plains.

It was a hegemon in that region, especially after the Flame Emperor passed the position of Pavilion Master to Pavilion Master You Quan.

Its sphere of influence expanded crazily, absorbing many experts, which consequently led to internal divisions into several factions that fought openly and secretly.

The true location of Starfall Pavilion was in the Tianmu Mountain Range, where palaces stood atop a towering peak.

Inside the great hall, an Elder in Black with white hair and beard sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his body suffused with a terrifying aura.

A trace of invisible fluctuation twisted the space and dove into the center of his brows. The old man suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp light flaring within them.

"Huan'er sent a message. The Young Pavilion Master has fallen?"

The tyrannical aura of the Elder in Black surged, shooting into the sky and causing the clouds to shift.

His figure flashed, darting out of the hall. A pair of pink wings unfurled from his back as he streaked toward the main peak.

On the main peak.

Inside the Star Hall, a woman dressed in pale red robes sat on the main seat. She had a slender, supple waist and a pair of long, beautiful legs, sitting cross-legged with eyes closed.

It was none other than the Pavilion Master of Starfall Pavilion, Pavilion Master You Quan.

"Pavilion Master, something has happened. The Young Pavilion Master was killed in the Tianmu Mountain Range by mercenaries wearing wolf-head badges!"

The Elder in Black bowed in salute.

Hum!

As the words fell, the woman in red opened her eyes. Lightning flickered within them, the space around her distorted, and a terrifying aura erupted from her full, delicate body.

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, accompanied by silver dragons of lightning weaving through them, rumbling like an apocalyptic scene.

"What's going on? Who angered the Pavilion Master?" The elders and disciples of Starfall Pavilion all watched the apocalyptic thunder on the main peak.

"Elder Li, take people to the Tianmu Mountain Range and annihilate all the mercenaries. Let them be buried with Quan'er!"

Pavilion Master You Quan said coldly. Her terrifying and mighty aura made fine beads of sweat appear on the forehead of the elder surnamed Li.

"Yes, Pavilion Master!" Elder Li accepted the order and left.

Leading a dozen figures, he unfurled his Dou Qi wings and streaked into the high sky, disappearing from view.

In the forest where he was fleeing, Hun Tiandi ignored the shouting behind him. A cold smile curled his lips as he looked at the figure whose distance was gradually increasing.

Brows slightly furrowed, it was clear that Hun Tiandi's speed had exceeded his expectations.

Taking a deep breath, Tiangang channeled his Dou Qi. Yellow Dou Qi quickly covered his body as he shouted in a low voice, "Yellow-tier Dou Technique: Wolf Step!"

As Tiangang's shout fell, a large amount of Dou Qi surged onto his feet, condensing into an illusory wolf shadow.

He stomped his feet hard, and his figure sped up like a running coyote, his speed doubling.

"Damn it, did he take an aphrodisiac? Why is he so fast?"

Hun Tiandi, who was speeding along, felt the whistling wind coming from behind. He turned his head to look at the charging Tiangang and cursed angrily.

Startled, he flipped his hand to take out an energy recovery pill and swallowed it. The Dou Zhi Qi he had consumed within his body began to recover.

"Little beast, I will kill you today and root out the problem!"

Watching him charge over, the distance closing, Tiangang wore a ferocious expression, his killing intent icy cold.

Hun Tiandi remained silent, increasing his speed once more as he headed toward the gathering place of magical beasts.

After some time, his spiritual energy surged out to perceive his surroundings. A hundred meters ahead, there was a pack of Storm Wolves—a group of wind-attribute Tier 2 magical beasts that were ferocious, bloodthirsty, and lived in groups.

He grinned and rushed straight over, manifesting the qingfeng sword in his hand.

Pure white Dou Zhi Qi was poured into the sword blade. Running at his limit, he moved like a streak of white light, and the long sword slashed across the body of a Storm Wolf.

Roar!

The painful wolf howls were endless, and the blood stimulated the bloodthirsty ferocity of the pack.

His figure flickered, streaking past and disappearing.

Tiangang, who had followed, landed on a blue stone. Over thirty Storm Wolves surrounded him, their green fur bristling, baring their fangs.

"Beasts, how dare you block me!" Tiangang immediately snorted coldly, flipped his hand to take out a pair of large hammers, channeled his Dou Qi, and smashed them down fiercely.

For a time, wolf howls and screams were endless. Tiangang swung his hammers in a frenzy, feeling impatient because Hun Tiandi's trail had disappeared due to the pack of beasts.

Swish... Swish...

On the mountain peak, two figures, one pink and one blue, were waiting anxiously. They were trapped by over a hundred mercenaries, as the mercenaries who had entered the Tianmu Mountain Range now regarded the two as accomplices of Yun Tian.

"Beauty, obediently hand over the cultivation technique, and I will spare your life!"

"Kill the man. This beauty has fair skin and a pretty face, let the brothers have some fun..."

The Pink-robed Girl was cold, her delicate body trembling. The frantic slaughter had exhausted the Dou Qi in her body, and the mercenaries would not give her a chance to recover.

The Blue-robed Youth was covered in injuries, slumped on the ground. No matter that he was a 3-star Dou Master, under the relentless slaughter, his Dou Qi was also heavily depleted.

"Kill!" After the mercenary gave the order, the mercenaries beside him began to attack.

"You dare to touch people from my Starfall Pavilion? You are courting death!"

Suddenly, in the southern sky, a pink speck of light grew from small to large. A cold voice rang out, carried by Dou Qi, resounding across the sky.

Boom!

In the sky, a figure flashed rapidly. Sharp, wind-breaking energy, like muffled thunder in the sky, descended with a palm strike, severely injuring the hundred-plus mercenaries.

Everyone looked up in astonishment. A figure appeared above their heads, their eyes suddenly locking, and dry voices spilled from their mouths.

"A Dou King expert?"

After the person appeared, everyone's gaze fell upon him, their expressions grave.

"Grandpa Li, you're here. They bullied Huan'er and also killed the Young Pavilion Master..." The Pink-robed Girl sobbed uncontrollably.

"Good granddaughter, Grandpa will avenge you!" Elder Li said with a gentle smile.

"Do it!" Elder Li said coldly.

Immediately, nine figures streaked out, dispersing in different directions to attack forcefully. Each of them erupted with the aura of an expert. In the Tianmu Mountain Range, screams and the roars of magical beasts intertwined.

The fluctuations of the intense battle made it seem as if the entire mountain range was shaking.

Towering trees shattered and broke, and cracks appeared on the ground, spreading far into the distance.

A violent energy explosion sounded, and flesh and blood flew everywhere. At this moment, the dignity of the experts was fully displayed.

The sharpness of Starfall Pavilion shook the Tianmu Mountain Range.

Elder Li took out a medicinal pill and gave it to the Blue-robed Youth. His injuries recovered by more than half, though his face remained pale.

"Thank you, Elder Li!" The Blue-robed Youth bowed.

Elder Li stomped his foot forward, and a mighty burst of Dou Qi erupted, shattering all the wailing mercenaries in front of him, sending flesh and blood flying.

A rich scent of blood drifted away with the wind.

"Why have so many experts come?" Hun Tiandi, hiding in the treetops, watched the terrifying auras in the distance.

He questioned.

His figure leaped down from the tree trunk and arrived on the hillside. He flipped his hand to take out five packets of medicinal powder, the very same ones he had previously used against Captain Wentao.

Tiangang was a 2-star Dou Master with powerful strength; he was definitely not someone he could handle.

He just needed some methods.

The medicinal powder drifted with the wind toward Tiangang, causing weakness and limpness.

"Beast, you are courting death!"

Tiangang swung his hammers incessantly. Losing Hun Tiandi's trail made him impatient, and these Storm Wolves became his objects for venting.

His body was covered in the blood of magical beasts, and the corpses of the Storm Wolves around him were torn apart, as if he were a meat grinder.

Immersed in the slaughter, Tiangang did not notice the breeze blowing by, bringing the medicinal powder with it.

"Die!"

When the last Storm Wolf was hammered to death by Tiangang, he propped himself up with his hammers, panting heavily.

Annihilating a pack of Tier 2 magical beasts also required the consumption of immense Dou Qi.

"Something is wrong..."

Suddenly, Tiangang's expression changed. A wave of weakness washed over his body, as if he had been poisoned.

Just as he was about to take an antidote pill...

Swish!

A sharp sound of wind breaking rang out from the jungle, swift as lightning, shooting toward Tiangang's face.

Clang!

Tiangang was quick-witted and sharp-eyed. He raised his hammer and knocked the long sword away, triggering a crisp metallic sound. The long sword was sent flying, embedding itself into a blue stone nearby.

Before he could recover, a figure in green robes leaped over. His fist, imbued with pure white Dou Zhi Qi, compressed the air until it exploded, sending out ripples.

He punched the hammer in Tiangang's hand, the mighty force causing the hammer to slip from his grip.

Hun Tiandi attacked without reservation, his Dou Zhi Qi erupting. He even used the strength of his physical body, wanting to finish him off in the shortest time possible.