107: Ambush

The numerous Demon Beast Leaders dared not be negligent.

They were well aware of the gravity of the problem if something were to happen to that esteemed individual.

Without that esteemed individual to suppress them, the hundreds of thousands of Yao Beasts under their command would surely kill each other.

Similarly, once the Human Race of the Twenty-eighth City discovered that something had happened to that esteemed individual, they would definitely launch a counterattack and slaughter these Yao Beasts.

Neither of these reasons was an outcome the Demon Beast Leaders could accept.

The Demon Beast Leaders rushed towards the direction where that esteemed individual was in seclusion.

When they arrived at the place of seclusion, their pupils contracted.

The scene before them made them seriously doubt if they were hallucinating.

How could this be?

...Meanwhile.

Shen Xi was unaware of what was happening in the core area of the beast tide.

Not only him, but even the Seven Venom Snake Leader didn't know about it.

One human and one Yao Beast were still locked in a battle of wits.

Shen Xi spotted a small team and, as usual, struck like lightning, launching his hunt.

Just as he made his move, an angry roar resounded.

"Kid, I finally caught you! I'd like to see where you can run this time!"

Among the small team, a Seven-Poisonous Snakes let out an angry roar.

This Seven-Poisonous Snakes was, of course, the Seven Venom Snake Leader.

During this time, Shen Xi's repeated actions had caused the Seven Venom Snake Leader to lose Face.

He had personally come to the edge of the beast tide to oversee things, yet Shen Xi still dared to be so presumptuous.

To catch Shen Xi, the Seven Venom Snake Leader directly concealed his strength, lurking within a Yao Beast small team, and finally, encountered Shen Xi.

"Damn it!"

Shen Xi's pupils contracted.

As the Seven Venom Snake Leader revealed himself, the vast Qi unique to the Major Completion of Houtian Realm also surged forth.

This power, even with Shen Xi's current combat strength, felt threatening.

He didn't linger and turned to flee.

Shen Xi currently lacked the ability to fight against someone in the Major Completion of Houtian Realm.

"Hmph! It's too late to think about escaping now!"

The Seven Venom Snake Leader sneered, his eyes icy cold.

At the same time, he was secretly shocked.

All along, he had thought Shen Xi was a strong cultivator in the Houtian Realm, which was why he had been able to hunt and destroy Yao Beast small teams repeatedly.

But it wasn't until he actually encountered him that he discovered this young man was merely in the Great Accomplishment of Yuanqi Realm.

A cultivator in the Great Accomplishment of Yuanqi Realm being able to destroy Yao Beast small teams with Houtian Realm Yao Beasts guarding them was enough to show Shen Xi's terrifying nature.

This was definitely a Heaven's Chosen-level existence among the Human Race, possessing the ability to fight across Realms.

This also intensified the Seven Venom Snake Leader's killing intent.

The more brilliantly Shen Xi performed, the less he could be allowed to live.

Currently, Shen Xi was only in the Great Accomplishment of Yuanqi Realm, yet he had already caused him such a headache; if he were to step into the Houtian Realm, wouldn't that be an enormous threat?

A chase battle erupted.

Shen Xi fled desperately in front, while the Seven Venom Snake Leader pursued with all his might from behind.

And despite the disparity in strength, even with Shen Xi using Meteor Step, he still couldn't shake off the Seven Venom Snake Leader.

This made him feel a bit regretful; he wished he had Cultivated the Azure Lotus Sword Step to Perfection Realm earlier.

With a Heaven-Grade movement technique, combined with his current strength, the Seven Venom Snake Leader would definitely not be able to catch him.

The distance between the human and the Yao Beast was rapidly shortening.

Seeing this, Shen Xi reluctantly changed direction.

Originally, he was running towards the Twenty-eighth City, but between the beast tide and the Twenty-eighth City was a plain; without any cover, and with his speed inferior to the Seven Venom Snake Leader, the opponent would quickly catch up to him.

Instead, running towards the nearby forest, using the uneven muddy ground and the cover of trees, he still had a chance to escape.

"Heh heh! Do you think changing direction will allow you to escape with your life?"

The Seven Venom Snake Leader saw through Shen Xi's thoughts at a glance and sneered disdainfully.

He wasn't in a hurry to catch up to Shen Xi; instead, he deliberately slowed his pace.

This was because Shen Xi's current direction was towards the depths of the beast tide.

In the Seven Venom Snake Leader's opinion, this was no different from seeking death.

One should know that the closer one got to the depths of the beast tide, the more Yao Beasts there would be; at that time, the Seven Venom Snake Leader wouldn't even need to personally act, the endless stream of Yao Beasts would be enough to take his life.

"Run! What if you run? In the end, you're still dead."

The Seven Venom Snake Leader laughed wildly.

He began to enjoy this feeling of a cat playing with a mouse.

The humiliation Shen Xi had brought him before, he would return tenfold, a hundredfold.

Soon, half an hour passed.

Shen Xi was already covered in blood.

Most of it was the blood of Yao Beasts.

As he delved deeper into the beast tide, the frequency of encountering Yao Beasts greatly increased; he would occasionally run into a team of Yao Beasts.

Shen Xi dared not entangle himself; each encounter, he would go all out, killing a few Yao Beasts in the shortest possible time to carve out a bloody path.

But even so, the distance between the Seven Venom Snake Leader and him was still shortening.

And Shen Xi could tell that the Seven Venom Snake Leader was doing this on purpose.

The opponent deliberately slowed down, allowing him to struggle, thereby satisfying his twisted psychology.

"Do you really think you've got me?"

Shen Xi gritted his teeth and roared.

"Otherwise? At this point, do you still have a chance to turn the tables? Currently, you are still only in the peripheral area of the beast tide, and the number of Yao Beasts is not yet large; continue forward, and you will encounter even more Yao Beasts. At that time, I'd like to see how you break through the encirclement."

The Seven Venom Snake Leader was completely unconcerned by Shen Xi's anger.

It was merely impotent rage.

Moreover, he wasn't lying.

Even though the human and the Yao Beast had been chasing for nearly half an hour, Shen Xi was still in the peripheral position of the beast tide.

The scale of this beast tide was simply too immense, and the coverage of the Yao Beasts was extremely terrifying.

Of course, this was also the result of Shen Xi knowing that going deep into the core of the beast tide would only lead to a quicker death, constantly circling around the peripheral area.

"Kid, run a little faster. With your speed, how will you escape with your life?"

The Seven Venom Snake Leader continued to provoke him.

He flicked his forked tongue, licking his lips with a bloody taste.

"Want me to go faster? Then I'll let you witness my speed!"

Suddenly, Shen Xi stopped, staring intently at the Seven Venom Snake Leader, and spoke word by word.

"Hmm? Why aren't you running? Could it be that you've given up struggling?"

The Seven Venom Snake Leader looked at Shen Xi with some confusion.

What the other party said sounded good, but his actual actions seemed more like giving up resistance.

Otherwise, if the other party clearly knew he was chasing right behind, why would he stop?

In this situation, shouldn't Shen Xi be fleeing for his life without looking back?