At the outskirts of the Northern Wilderness, upon learning that a tide of beasts had broken out, the cultivators immediately fled to the outside world. Those cultivators who had just ventured into the outskirts of the Northern Wilderness were stunned when they saw everyone fleeing. After asking, they learned that a tide of beasts had broken out.
"Fortunately, I have just entered the Northern Wilderness. Even high-level Martial Lords cannot stop the beast tide. I am a mid-level Martial Lord, so I will definitely die." A young man said with fear as he looked towards the depths of the Northern Wilderness.
The beast tide broke out, and the deeper you went into the Northern Wilds, the more dangerous it was. It was relatively safer to get closer to the human area. The cultivators who had just entered the Northern Wilds were grateful as they fled all the way. Other cultivators who had not yet entered the Northern Wilds immediately retreated to the human territory, and even the northern cities of the Great Zhou Empire were immediately under martial law.
"The speed of the beast tide is so fast?"
Yang Qi's face looked a little ugly. The speed of the beast tide was faster than he had imagined. He used all his strength to perform flying martial arts, but not only did he not increase the distance, but on the contrary, the distance between the two sides was shortening. Although this process was very slow, the distance between the two sides was indeed shrinking.
You have to know that the speed at which Yang Qi displayed his flying martial arts skills, under normal circumstances, would only be achieved by a mid-level Martial Honor level monster running at full speed. It is impossible that all the monsters in the beast tide were mid-level Martial Honor level monsters.
What is really scary about the beast tide is not how many powerful monsters there are, but the number. There are tens of thousands of monsters, like a tide. This is the scary part of the beast tide. Although high-level martial masters cannot stop the beast tide, in fact, if you pick out the monsters in the beast tide and fight them alone, I am afraid that none of them can be the opponent of the high-level martial masters.
Under the influence of thousands of monsters, no one can stop them wherever they go, and their speed increases greatly, which also causes the monsters to move much faster than normal.
In the forest below, some practitioners who were fleeing with all their might could be vaguely seen. Flying martial arts were only possessed by super powers and some forces with deep foundation. Other practitioners, even those at the Martial Honor Realm, did not have flying martial arts.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Yang Qi, who was hurrying on his way, saw a figure flying across the distant sky.
"Is it someone from Wu Zhou Academy again?" Yang Qi's face darkened, because he had met disciples from Wu Zhou Academy one after another. When someone performed flying martial arts to approach him, he immediately thought of Wu Zhou Academy.
"Three Star Martial Master."
As the other party approached, Yang Qicai sensed that the person coming was only a three-star martial master. Although he didn't know how many practitioners Gu Xingnan had arranged, he would definitely not send a three-star martial master to die. The three-star martial master in front of him was probably not a disciple of Wu Zhou Academy. After all, the Northern Wasteland was not run by Wu Zhou Academy alone. Other super powers in the Great Zhou Empire would also have strong people entering the Northern Wasteland.
"Two-star martial master?"
Gu Xingnan also discovered Yang Qi, and was slightly stunned, but did not pay too much attention to him. Because of the beast tide, he had already met several one- and two-star martial masters along the way. He paid a little attention to the late-stage one-star martial masters, but the two-star martial masters were not the Yang Qi and Feng Yan he was looking for.
Thinking of this, Gu Xingnan retracted his gaze and rushed towards the southwest without slowing down. Because the beast tide broke out too suddenly, many practitioners of the Wu Zhou Academy chose to flee to the south, while he chose to flee to the west, meet up with the practitioners there, and continue to track Yang Qi.
As for the practitioners in the south, they will go to the west to join him after investigating in the south. Although the beast tide disrupted his plan, it was also an opportunity. Because of the beast tide, all practitioners had to avoid it, and Yang Qi was definitely no exception. In other words, it was very likely that Yang Qi would appear at the edge of the beast tide in the south and west. Gu Xingnan was not worried about the south, because that was the territory of the Great Zhou Empire. Not only were there practitioners from the Wuzhou Academy, but there were also practitioners from the Wanxiang Building investigating.
The southwest is the direction Yang Qi is most likely to escape to. Because of the beast tide, there are only a few practitioners in the Wu Zhou Academy. Gu Xingnan must go there in person to take charge before he can feel at ease.
"Yang Qi!"
A fierce murderous intent flashed in Gu Xingnan's eyes.
Whoosh~
In mid-air, two figures were getting closer and closer. When they were several hundred feet apart, Yang Qi finally saw the faces of the people coming.
"It's him, Gu Xingnan!"
Yang Qi's pupils shrank suddenly. The three-star martial master in front of him was actually Gu Xingnan. Yes, he knew what Gu Xingnan looked like. Because Gu Xingnan was a practitioner on the martial master Tianjiao list, ranked 86th!
Even though this ranking is not high, don't forget that Gu Xingnan is only in his early fifties. If he were not over fifty, he would have participated in the last Purple Emperor Secret Realm. The Wu Zun Tianjiao List records Wu Zun strongmen under the age of 100. Among them, Wu Zun practitioners over the age of 80 account for as much as 70% to 80%, and the remaining Wu Zun are almost all over the age of 60. Gu Xingnan is the only one under the age of 60 on the list.
This shows how high Gu Xingnan's talent and potential are, otherwise he would not be valued by the powerful Wu Wang of the Wu Zhou Academy!
"Do you want to stop him?"
An exciting idea flashed through Yang Qi's mind, but he gave up the idea as soon as it flashed through his mind.
Yang Qi would never believe that Gu Xingnan dared to go deep into the Northern Wilds, and even act alone, if he didn't have some support. Moreover, Gu Xingnan's cultivation was much stronger than what was recorded in the Wu Zun Tianjiao List. With his current strength, the chance of keeping Gu Xingnan was very low. If he couldn't keep him, not only would his identity be exposed, but if he delayed time and was caught in the beast tide, he would surely die.
Therefore, this tempting idea only flashed through Yang Qi's mind for a moment, and he had to give it up.
In mid-air, the two figures were separated by hundreds of feet. Gu Xingnan's figure soon surpassed Yang Qi. Although they were mortal enemies, Gu Xingnan did not recognize them and they missed each other.
“Judging from his appearance, he should be heading towards the flank of the beast tide. In that case, he doesn’t intend to give up just like that?” Yang Qi’s face darkened.
If Gu Xingnan wanted to retreat, heading south to the territory of the Great Zhou Empire would undoubtedly be the best and safest option. However, Gu Xingnan headed southwest instead. Although it was further north than him, it was still in the direction of the beast tide's flank.
"We must leave the Northern Wasteland as soon as possible."
Yang Qi's figure shook and his speed suddenly increased a bit. Under the beast tide, Gu Xingnan was not going to give up and looked as if he would not give up until he found him. He could imagine how madly Gu Xingnan would hunt him down once his identity was exposed.
Flying all the way, although the beast tide kept getting closer, Yang Qi also approached the edge of the right flank of the beast tide and could already see the outline of black clouds in the sky.
"We've finally escaped the beast tide." Seeing that he was about to escape the beast tide, a smile appeared on Yang Qi's face.
"Yang Qi!"
At this moment, a loud shout rang in Yang Qi's ears.
Yang Qi's face suddenly changed, and he looked back, only to see a burly man flying towards him at high speed. (To be continued)