"Li Tian, Zhao Qing, and the man in golden armor, who is the most likely one among these three?" Xuanwu asked.
Wu Tian rubbed his aching temple and shook his head, "To be honest, I don't know either."
If the man in golden armor had not suddenly appeared, there would be no need to guess, it would be either Li Tian or Zhao Qing.
But the man in golden armor was moving in a mysterious way, with unknown purposes, and he appeared so suddenly that he really didn't know who to suspect.
Suddenly, Wu Tian looked up at the depths of the Western Region, his eyes flashing with cold light, and said: "Although I don't know, I can be sure that the instigator will definitely not let go of other divine bones. As long as we follow him quickly and catch up with him, we will naturally know who is messing with the situation."
"What are you waiting for? Let's go!" Xuanwu was impatient.
"Wait."
Wu Tian stopped Xuan Wu and said, "If it is really Li Tian, Zhao Qing, and the golden armored man, it means that they are faster than us. With your speed, it will be difficult to catch up with them."
Shunlong nodded and said, "What Wutian said makes sense. Let's not talk about Li Tian for now. He is extremely mysterious and difficult to guess. Zhao Qing and the golden-armored man were originally behind us. If it was really them, then they either have some teleportation treasure or some secret technique that can increase speed, so we must be faster than them."
"Okay, little guy, use your amazing speed to get on with your journey." Xuanwu said, and immediately shrank to the size of a palm, hovering above Wutan's head.
“For the inheritance of the four divine beasts, it is worth wasting some heaven-destroying fighting energy. Okay, let’s do it.” After pondering for a while, Wutan gritted his teeth, opened the heaven-defying domain, and took Shunlong with him, traveling thousands of miles in one step, and rushed towards the fourteenth restricted area.
"It's faster than teleportation, what a terrifying speed!" Shunlong was secretly surprised, but he didn't know that this speed comes with a price, and this price makes Wutan very distressed!
Moreover, in order not to waste time, even the materials for refining the equipment had to be abandoned.
The huge loss made Wu Tian's heart bleed.
He was also very angry in his heart. No matter who it was, he would make him pay a heavy price!
A cultivator in the celestial stage can teleport a distance of one million miles at a time. A cultivator in the nine stages of the transformation from calamity to decline can teleport a distance of two million miles at a time. The distance of one step of Wu Tian is five times that of Xuan Wu and Shun Long.
It takes Xuanwu three months to cross an area. If according to the original plan, Wutan only needs eighteen days to reach the fourteenth restricted area.
However, the reality went against one's wishes. The eighty-eight strands of Heaven-Destroying Battle Qi were completely consumed by the Heaven-Defying Domain and the divine speed in just half a quarter of an hour. On average, one strand of Battle Qi was consumed every fifteen breaths.
But the effect was amazing. In just a short period of time, he traveled hundreds of billions of miles.
"Let me do it! My real body is huge, and my life functions are more vigorous than yours. If I burn my life force, each teleportation can reach about five million miles."
At this time, Shunlong stood up.
Wu Tian did not refuse and reminded him: "If you can't hold on, tell me. The holy medicine is always ready for you."
Spiritual essences can restore vitality, let alone holy medicine!
"Your words are enough." Shunlong smiled slightly, instantly ignited his life functions, teleported, and continued on his journey with Wutan.
Having said that, Wutan would not really let Shunlong continue to teleport, because burning too much vitality would damage the foundation.
So, he made a plan. Shunlong would teleport for a day, and then use the holy medicine to restore his vitality. During this period, Xuanwu would teleport with the other two. After the vitality was restored, which would also take a day, Shunlong would teleport with the other two again.
Wutan himself was not idle either. He condensed his fighting spirit with all his strength. Combined with the evil energy in the depths, it was obviously much stronger than the thirteenth area, and basically one wisp of it was born every day.
He originally thought that as long as a ray of it was born, he would open up a heaven-defying realm and display miraculous speed.
After all, a wisp of fighting energy can maintain the heaven-defying realm for fifteen breaths, and during those fifteen breaths, Wutan can take at least forty steps. Taking two or three steps in one breath is still very easy for Wutan.
All in all, a wisp of Heaven-Destroying Battle Qi is enough for him to travel a distance of about 400 million miles.
However, it was later rejected by Shunlong and Xuanwu, who said that it would be used when the battle started.
After one month and thirteen days, the three of them finally arrived at the fourteenth restricted area after a long journey.
However, it was still a step too late.
The fourteenth restricted area was also destroyed to pieces. With just a quick glance, the three people could tell that the battle took place two days ago!
"Someone deliberately erased all the traces in order to make us unable to find any trace." Xuanwu's tone was gloomy, filled with tremendous anger.
No matter who it is, after a battle, they will leave their own aura on the battlefield. Under normal circumstances, it will take three or four days for it to completely disappear. However, it also depends on the level of combat power. For someone with Wutan's current strength, the aura left behind will take at least two or three months to completely disappear.
As for the fourteenth restricted area, apart from the fresh traces of battle on the ground, there was not a trace of any aura, which was obviously wiped out intentionally.
"Try to hide your tracks? How naive! Keep chasing! No matter who he is, I will make sure he dies without a burial place!" Wutan's expression was gloomy, as cold as ice.
This time, the instigator really angered him to the core. Even if it was the other several incredible fighting bodies, he would not be soft-hearted anymore. He no longer cared about working together to unleash super combat power.
Because the price paid for this chase was too high, not only were the eighty-eight strands of Heaven-Destroying Battle Qi consumed, but even Shunlong had burned out his vitality for more than twenty days. If it weren't for the support of the holy medicine, he would have collapsed long ago, both his soul and body would have been destroyed!
Even so, his foundation has been affected to a certain extent. Even if he goes to the Star Realm to meditate, it will probably take hundreds of years to recover. In other words, he will not be able to impact the second calamity within these hundreds of years.
If the troublemaker is not crushed to pieces, it would be unworthy of Shunlong's sacrifice!
But the only thing to be thankful for is that with his unremitting efforts, he was able to condense thirty strands of fighting spirit again.
Swish!!!
Shunlong's vitality was burning madly, his figure flickered between heaven and earth, and disappeared at the end in the blink of an eye.
Two days later, Wutan finally sensed a faint breath in area 15, but it was difficult to tell who was who. However, he knew that he was not far from the culprit.
"It seems that the opponent's speed is a little slower than Shunlong's." Xuanwu sneered repeatedly, and a murderous intent also emerged.
"If I can't even catch up with this, then Shunlong's vitality and my dozens of holy medicines will be wasted, right?" Wutan raised the corner of his mouth with a sinister smile.
Time passed quickly, and three hours later, the three of them could finally sense each other's auras very clearly. There were eight auras in total, two of which were very familiar, but the other six were very unfamiliar.
The two familiar auras were exactly Zhao Qing and the man in golden armor who was escaping from Xuanwu!
Wu Tian said coldly: "It is Zhao Qing indeed. It turns out that she has teamed up with the golden armored man. It seems that the other six people are the golden armored man's companions."
Immediately afterwards, Xuanwu said solemnly: "Little guy, something serious is wrong."
"What's wrong?" Wutan frowned.
"Except Zhao Qing, the rest are in the first calamity, and there is a faint trace of my aura on that golden-armored man."
"Your aura?" Wu Tian's face darkened and he said, "You mean, the emperor sealed in the thirteenth and fourteenth restricted areas is the rest of your body, and has been integrated by the golden armored man?"
Xuanwu said: "No, only one piece of bones is mine, and the other seems to be Qinglong's. I can also sense that he has not completely merged. It may be related to the tight time. However, he has been able to stimulate the divine power in the divine bone. I am afraid that this time, we will really face a tough battle."
"Will it be a tough battle? I'm afraid not. There are some killer moves that I have never used since I came to the Cemetery of Gods and Demons." Wutan touched the Sikong war ring in his hand, his dark eyes were so deep that they seemed to be able to absorb people's minds.
"Since you are so confident, I feel relieved. Let me hold back the man in golden armor with two divine bones. You guys quickly take care of the rest and come to help me."
At this time, Shunlong smiled and said, "Why not just let me bleed and activate the power of all the divine bones? This way, we will have a better chance of winning."
"Don't talk nonsense. The last time I bled you was because I wanted you to absorb the blood power of the blue-winged dragon, killing two birds with one stone. You can't continue bleeding this time no matter what. Otherwise, given your current condition, you will definitely suffer a lot of damage, and then your cultivation level will probably stop forever." Xuanwu said.
“It shouldn’t be that serious!” Shunlong questioned. With the help of the holy medicine, he felt very good and had no other discomfort.
"Not that serious?"
Xuanwu was amused, but sneered: "The consequences I mentioned are already very light. You have been burning your vitality for more than 20 days in a row. If it were anyone else, even an ancient beast would have run out of energy. Although you have the holy medicine to recover in time, the fact that your foundation is damaged cannot be erased. If you continue to bleed, you might die directly."
"But… "
"Don't say "but" anymore. If you dare to say "but" again, I will kill you first!"
Before Shunlong could finish his words, Xuanwu shouted angrily, which stunned Wutan and the other man. Then they looked at each other, both of them looking completely confused.
"well!"
Xuanwu also realized that he had lost his composure. He sighed deeply and said, "Little guy, although you and I are not related, you have inherited a part of my fighting power and are considered half of my disciple. So, I don't want to see this tragedy happen."
Wu Tian suddenly realized that Xuanwu had already regarded Shunlong as half a disciple, which was why he cared about him so much.
Shunlong was also moved by these words, his eyes turned red, and he said sincerely: "Thank you for your kindness, senior. If you can be reborn, I will definitely worship you as my master."
"Hmph! I see that you are not prepared to take me as your master at all." Xuanwu snorted coldly.
"I mean it sincerely." Shunlong said innocently.
Xuanwu said disdainfully, "Sincerity is bullshit. You know clearly that I can't be reborn, yet you still say such high-sounding words. Do you still dare to say that you are sincere? No one will believe you."
Shunlong was slightly stunned, then smiled awkwardly: "When I look for a master, I naturally have to look for someone I can trust and someone who can protect me in the future. If you really die in the end, it won't be of any use for me to take you as my master, senior, don't you think so?"
"You... you are so realistic!" Xuanwu said bitterly. If he had teeth, he would definitely see the scene of gnashing teeth.
(End of this chapter)