C41 A Dead End!

As Xiang Shaoyun retreated himself along the original route, he didn't forget to harvest the Golden Flood Dragon Flower and the other inferior-grade herbs.

After that, he returned to Little White's side and found that the core's spiritual energy around him had subsided. However, Little White's demonic aura was so intimidating that even he had a hard time handling it.

"Little White, if you can suppress the power of the demonic core, immediately suppress it. Otherwise, that Giant King Ape would discover our existence, and we won't be able to get out then." Xiang Shaoyun anxiously told Little White.

Little White understood Xiang Shaoyun's words, and all the demonic energy vanished. The moment the demonic energy was suppressed, Little White returned to his original cute and tiny form.

"Let's go!" Little White jumped on Xiang Shaoyun's shoulder, and the duo left.

While running away, Xiang Shayun made sure to collect every single stalk of Blood Mushroom; he didn't leave or forget even a single one.

Xiang Shaoyun of the past would scoff at such herbs, but the present him treasured every single one of them. After all, they represented his wealth and also his emergency package.

After doing all this, Xiang Shaoyun carried Little White and rushed out of the cave.

After leaving the mountain, Xiang Shaoyun decided to head down Mt. Linn.

However, before he could even begin running, he felt a monstrous pressure behind him.

Roar! Roar!

This was the roar of the Gaint King Ape. From the roar, one could deduce that it was coming from the opposite exit.

"It can't be. How did it catch up with me so quickly?" Xiang Shaoyun's face turned ugly.

The Giant King Ape was an existence comparable to the Astral Transformation Stage. How could he fight something like that?

Most likely, the people from the Wild Lion Hunting Legion suffered a defeat in its hand. So, how could he, a mere Astral Force cultivator, defeat an existence that even a real Astral Transformation expert couldn't handle.

The Giant King Ape was quick, and in a few jumps, it had already caught up to Xiang Shaoyun.

Xiang Shaoyun was anxiousness knew no bounds, and he cried out in his heart, "How can this dope and handsome young master die so soon?"

Suddenly, many figures rushed out from another direction.

"Giant King Ape, die!" This person was the captain of the Wild Lion Hunting Legion.

It seemed like the fight between the legion and the ape hadn't reached a definite conclusion. Otherwise, why would they wait outside like homeless idiots?

Kung Shi, along with a few of his deputies, attacked the Giant King Ape.

For cultivators at the Astral Transformation stage, the spring couldn't improve the cultivation level. However, it could still be used for meridian purification.

Most importantly, with the Earth Star Spring, they could nurture the next generation of successors.

Other than that, there discovered that there was a top-tier herb in this ape's territory. Being human, they obviously coveted what wasn't theirs.

This being the case, they decided to just kill this ape.

Xiang Shaoyun seized this opportunity and ran away with all his might.

"Stop that brat! He must have obtained something! Otherwise, that giant ape wouldn't have followed him!" Kung Shi ordered.

"Damn you!" Xiang Shaoyun cursed.

Overlord's Nine Nether Steps!

Since Xiang Shaoyun experienced an explosive cultivation growth, he could display a bit of Overlord's Nine Nether Steps' true prowess.

Powerful skills evolved their user. The stronger the user—the stronger would be the skill's output.

Previously, Xiang Shaoyun was just a weak cultivator, but now he was an Astral Force cultivator. His nine stars were constantly pumping out star energy, and this energy was then powering the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps skill.

"Chase that brat!" Although the Wild Lion Hunting Legion had suffered heavy casualties, there were still some experts left.

These people rode on demonic beasts and gave chase to Xiang Shaoyun.

Fortunately, they were not close to Xiang Shaoyun; otherwise, he would have been caught by them.

As Xiang Shaoyun got further and further away, one of the riders decided to take action. He stood on his mound and jumped towards Xiang Shaoyun like a hawk.

This guy was an expert in the Astral Force Stage, so he was actually faster than his mount itself!

"This brat killed Li Hui. I must take revenge." This Astral Force cultivator muttered.

"Brat, you can't escape!" A spear appeared in his hand, and he threw it towards Xiang Shaoyun with all his strength.

Since Little White was on Xiang Shaoyun's back, he saw the spear rushing towards them, so he howled as if warning Xiang Shaoyun.

As if they had a telepathic connection, Xiang Shaoyun understood Little White's signal and dodged the spear.

Sadly, he had to slow down for a bit to dodge the spear. This helped his attacker to gain some distance.

Right now, this Astral Force cultivator was just 50 meters behind him.

"Damn it, why am I never strong enough?" Xiang Shaoyun scolded himself.

At the same time, he used all his strength. When the Overlord Dominating Heaven Mantra was activated to its limit, it erupted with pure energy and increased Xinag Shoyun's speed to another level.

Just when his opponent was about to catch up with him, his speed once again soared.

"What kind of monster is he? He is in the first grade, but his speed is comparable to those of the third—no, fourth grade," muttered the Astral Force expert.

Left with no other choice, the expert used all his energy just to catch up with him.

Xiang Shaoyun ran with all his might but suddenly realized that he was left with nowhere to go.

In other words, he had reached the end of the cliff.

"No way! Is this a dead-end?" Xiang Shaoyun almost fell down.

Looking down would give anyone chills as it was at least a several hundred-meter drop. Even a top-tier Astral Force cultivator would be squashed to death.

"Haha, brat, run now! Damn brat! Here I thought that I wouldn't be able to catch you." The expert closed in and laughed loudly.

"If you want to run, I'll run! Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Xiang Shoyun gave the expert a disdainful look, and without any second thought, ran to the cliff and jumped.

"Bastard!" His opponent, frustrated with his choice, ran to catch him before he could fall. Sadly, he was a little late.

Standing at the edge, all the expert saw was a torrential waterfall, Xiang Shaoyun nowhere in his sight.

"Jumping from this height, he is dead for sure. But the captain said that this kid has some spiritual item. So, I must take him back even if he is a corpse." This late Astral Force cultivator expert muttered to himself. After that, he gathered his men and moved towards the bottom of the cliff.

Beneath the cliff, Xiang Shaoyun was naturally still alive!

Below the cliff was a pool of water. It was formed by the flow of the waterfall.

Before Xiang Shaoyun fled, he had used his Insight skill to see the situation below. This was why he dared to jump down. He was bold but not an idiot seeking death.

Even so, the moment he hit the lake, his internal organs felt like they were about to explode from the shockwave.