108: The master is dead!

The only reasonable explanation.

That is, Shen Xi clearly knew that his speed was inferior to the Seven Venom Snake Leader, and no matter how much he struggled, it would be futile, so he simply gave up resisting.

Thinking of this, the Seven Venom Snake Leader's smile became even more cruel.

This was the key to a cat playing with a mouse.

Only when the mouse, after struggling repeatedly, realized its struggles were fruitless and completely gave up hope, was it time for the big cat to reap the fruits of victory.

Moreover, the more fiercely the mouse struggled, the more interesting the fruits of victory would be at the moment of desperate surrender.

"Don't stop! I still like your arrogant demeanor from the beginning, keep running, that's what makes it interesting."

The Seven Venom Snake Leader provoked.

But what it didn't expect was that Shen Xi not only ignored it but instead closed his eyes directly.

[Martial Arts practice begins. This practice is for the Innate Martial Arts, "Azure Lotus Sword Step"!]

[Practicing for one year consumes one hundred years of Yao Beast lifespan!]

[First year, you begin to learn Azure Lotus Sword Step!]

[Tenth year, your Azure Lotus Sword Step has achieved getting Started!]

[Thirtieth year, your Azure Lotus Sword Step has reached Minor Achievement!]

[Sixty-fifth year, your Azure Lotus Sword Step finally reached Major Achievement!]

[One hundred and tenth year, your Azure Lotus Sword Step reached Perfection!]

[This practice ends, consuming a total of eleven thousand years of Yao Beast lifespan. Feedback begins!]

In just a few breaths, the practice was over.

All the insights and experiences regarding the Azure Lotus Sword Step immediately appeared in Shen Xi's mind.

He had mastered this Innate Martial Arts to a state of Perfection.

Then, Shen Xi finally opened his eyes, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: "Thank you for your arrogance, which gave me an opportunity!"

In the half-hour he was chased by the Seven Venom Snake Leader, Shen Xi killed a total of twenty-six Yao Beasts he encountered.

He originally had over five thousand years of Yao Beast lifespan, and with the additional five thousand-plus years of Yao Beast lifespan provided by these twenty-six, it was just enough for the Azure Lotus Sword Step practice.

It was precisely because of this that Shen Xi stopped and immediately practiced the Azure Lotus Sword Step to the Perfection Realm.

Now, Shen Xi's combat power had once again increased.

The Azure Lotus Sword Step was one of the Sword Cultivator's exclusive footwork techniques, capable of complementing sword arts to unleash a power greater than one plus one equals two.

Furthermore, an Innate-grade footwork also improved speed by more than just one level compared to the Meteor Step.

At this moment, even if Shen Xi was still not a match for the Seven Venom Snake Leader, escaping was no longer a problem.

"Heh heh! Opportunity? Why don't I see what opportunity you have? Kid, you weren't scared out of your wits by me and started talking nonsense, were you? You just closed your eyes and opened them again, and you think you're capable again?"

The Seven Venom Snake Leader curled its lip in disdain.

From its perspective, Shen Xi's closing and opening of his eyes took no more than three seconds.

What could he do in just three short seconds?

Could it really allow Shen Xi to turn the tide?

"Stupid!"

Leaving these words, Shen Xi no longer lingered and ran off.

Only at this moment did the Seven Venom Snake Leader finally realize that something was wrong.

When did Shen Xi's speed become so fast?

If Shen Xi was merely jogging in the Seven Venom Snake Leader's eyes before, now he was sprinting, his speed not on the same level at all.

In just the brief moment the Seven Venom Snake Leader was stunned, Shen Xi had widened the distance between them by over a hundred meters.

"Trying to escape right under my nose? That's absolutely impossible!"

The Seven Venom Snake Leader couldn't bother to continue the cat-and-mouse game.

It directly unleashed its full power and quickly gave chase.

But it found that even with its full effort, the distance between it and Shen Xi did not shorten.

This made it feel a vague sense of unease.

Previously, when it was deliberately holding back, it could still steadily close the distance between them.

But now it was going all out, and the distance between them remained at a constant hundred meters, no more, no less.

If this continued, Shen Xi might actually escape!

"Roar!"

The Seven Venom Snake Leader was furious and let out a roar.

Its voice quickly spread within a five-mile radius.

And the nearby Yao Beasts, hearing its voice, immediately rushed in this direction.

That's right, the Seven Venom Snake Leader was summoning its subordinates.

It knew that it couldn't catch Shen Xi.

The only hope was to have the nearby Yao Beasts stop Shen Xi's progress; it only needed to intercept Shen Xi for a moment, and it could catch up to him.

This time, the Seven Venom Snake Leader would no longer toy with Shen Xi.

It was afraid of any unexpected changes that might lead to this Human kid truly escaping.

Another half an hour passed.

The distance between the Seven Venom Snake Leader and Shen Xi had shortened to fifty meters.

The Yao Beasts' interception still had some effect.

Although Shen Xi always disengaged quickly whenever he encountered a Yao Beast, it still delayed him a little.

"Hahaha, kid, you're destined not to escape!"

The Seven Venom Snake Leader regained its confidence.

The advantage was with it!

Shen Xi was now in the middle of the beast tide, facing enemies from all sides; a small squad of Yao Beasts could pop out anywhere to hinder his progress.

If this continued, the Seven Venom Snake Leader would eventually catch up to Shen Xi.

However, neither of them noticed.

Their current direction was leading them deeper and deeper into the core of the beast tide... On the other side.

The Demon Beast Leaders had incredibly complex expressions.

They rushed to the adult's seclusion spot, and the scene before them shocked them immensely.

On the ground lay a corpse.

It was the corpse of a Jade Fire Lion, its body engulfed in raging flames.

And this Jade Fire Lion was the adult that the Demon Beast Leaders spoke of, the mastermind behind this beast tide.

"The adult... something really happened to it?"

"Damn it, is that group of humans really that lucky?"

"With the beast tide about to erupt, and the adult unexpectedly dying, what should we do?"

"This matter absolutely cannot be spread, otherwise, the Yao Beasts under us will go berserk, and the humans of Twenty-eighth City will not let us off either!"

"That's right, we must keep it a secret. While only a few of us know about this, we must quietly evacuate our respective tribes from this place of trouble. This beast tide ends here."

The Demon Beast Leaders all spoke up.

The most terrifying aspect of a beast tide was not individual strength.

After all, humans not only had Acquired Realm experts but also a considerable number of Xiantian Realm experts. Even if Yao Beasts could be invincible in the same Realm compared to human Martial Artists, the difference in numbers was still significant.

The most terrifying thing about a beast tide was the sheer number of Yao Beasts.

Hundreds of thousands, even millions of Yao Beasts attacking simultaneously, even a Xiantian Realm Martial Artist might not be able to save his life.

But the premise for all of this was that there must be a powerful Yao Beast King to lead the Yao Beasts.