Chapter 1318: Pursuit and Escape

The team led by Yuan Quan was momentarily stunned when they saw Zhou Yuan decisively turn his group around and flee, then burst into loud laughter.

They hadn't expected this Heaven's team to be so weak; before even engaging, they chose to flee directly.

"Is this all Heaven has to offer?" "Such weaklings dare to contend with our Saint Race for the secret realm?!" Many Saint Race experts laughed heartily, but when their gazes fell upon Yuan Quan, they noticed his brow was slightly furrowed as he watched the direction Zhou Yuan and his group were fleeing. He said indifferently, "The leader is a clever person. While running away is a laughable act, it is also the most rational."

The other Saint Race experts nodded with smiles and said, "Looks like a clever weakling."

"Captain Yuan Quan, what do we do now?" someone asked.

Yuan Quan pondered for a few breaths, then decisively said, "First, we pursue them. We'll eliminate this entire group, then establish Saint Pillars at the nodes in this area to extend our influence to other regions."

Relying on some intuition, he felt that he shouldn't let this group go too easily.

"Is there a need to waste so much time on a bunch of trash? How about, Captain Yuan Quan, you lead the main force to handle the important matters, and I'll take a few people to eliminate them?" said a Saint Race expert whose strength was at the second stage of the Law Domain.

Yuan Quan's eyes flickered, and he directly refused, "There's no need to take risks. This small amount of time won't change anything. Everyone moves out together. Chase them down and eliminate them directly."

Seeing Yuan Quan's caution even when dealing with such a seemingly useless Heaven's team, the Saint Race expert at the second stage of the Law Domain couldn't help but curl his lips, but ultimately dared not defy Yuan Quan's authority, and so he nodded in agreement.

The next moment, Yuan Quan's figure shot forward first, his speed so great that even the void was torn apart. Behind him, many Saint Race experts quickly followed, brimming with killing intent.

"Zhou Yuan, they're catching up!" Wu Yao, who was in the lead, glanced at the movements behind them and warned.

Zhou Yuan also turned his head to look, especially when he saw Yuan Quan actually leading the pursuit, which made his brows furrow involuntarily. Facing a team like theirs, whose strength could only be considered second-rate, Yuan Quan showed no signs of relaxing; instead, he pursued them with all his might, clearly not intending to give them even the slightest chance.

"Zhou Yuan, they're rapidly closing in, what should we do?" Ai Tuanzi also spoke up. The opponent's lineup was stronger than theirs, and in such a pursuit, the advantage was clearly with the opponent.

Zhou Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, then he immediately transmitted his voice, "Everyone, get within five hundred zhang of me."

The others in the team heard this, and although they were somewhat confused, they quickly adjusted their positions nonetheless.

Seeing this, Zhou Yuan gripped his hand, and the Heavenly Yuan Brush appeared. Its tip swept through the air, leaving countless light traces. Those light traces converged, and the next moment, they seemed to form a huge pair of light wings. The light wings appeared behind Zhou Yuan and, as they flapped, covered everyone within their range.

"Eighth-grade Origin Pattern, Chasing Light Wings!"

After Zhou Yuan's spirit reached the Roaming Spirit stage, he had also been diligently studying Origin Patterns with Yao Yao during this period. After all, from the surface, his Roaming Spirit stage spirit was seemingly his only means of contending with Law Domain experts, so naturally, he couldn't neglect it.

The huge light wings flapped, instantly stirring up strong winds between heaven and earth. Zhou Yuan and his group's speed surged dramatically, immediately leaving Yuan Quan's rapidly approaching team behind.

Faced with the surging speed of Zhou Yuan and his group, Yuan Quan was also stunned for a moment and said, "There's actually a Roaming Spirit stage expert?"

This kind of eighth-grade Origin Pattern could only be inscribed by a Roaming Spirit stage practitioner.

This was rather annoying. As for a Roaming Spirit stage spirit, Yuan Quan had no fear if they were to fight head-on. But in a pursuit like this, the role a Roaming Spirit stage practitioner could play could be quite a headache.

And it just so happened that they had no Roaming Spirit stage practitioner on their side.

Yuan Quan's eyes flickered, his gaze growing cold. The next moment, he suddenly formed a hand seal with one hand.

"Soul Extinguishing Melody!"

Vast Genesis Qi surged, subtly forming a gigantic face behind him. The face was eerie, with only its huge mouth opening and closing. And a strange sonic wave suddenly burst forth. That sonic wave had no destructive effect on physical matter, but if it reached a spirit, it could instantly tear it apart.

The eerie sonic wave propagated from behind. Zhou Yuan's brows immediately furrowed, feeling his spirit vibrating between his eyebrows.

The opponent was affecting his spirit.

But at this moment, he had to maintain his speed, making it difficult to divert his attention to block the sonic wave's erosion.

Fortunately, he wasn't alone.

"Tun Tun!" Zhou Yuan let out a low cry.

Tun Tun appeared above Zhou Yuan's head, looking behind. The next moment, its mouth suddenly opened. An earth-shattering roar of a beast erupted, filled with the pressure of a Primeval Sacred Beast, and it gradually resisted the eerie sonic wave.

"An eighth-grade Saint Beast?" As the sonic wave was broken, Yuan Quan's expression grew even colder. He had already sensed Tun Tun's presence before. In his perception, the strength of this Saint Beast was the strongest in this team.

"I'd like to see how long you can run today!"

Yuan Quan's voice was full of killing intent. The next moment, he dispelled the sonic wave and suddenly accelerated again.

The chase resumed.

In the blink of an eye, half a day passed.

One team desperately fled, the other desperately pursued. For most of the day, both sides had done almost nothing else but expend their efforts here.

"Zhou Yuan, how long are we going to keep running?" Ai Tuanzi asked with a bitter expression.

Zhou Yuan grinned and said, "What's the rush? We've already gained a lot by holding up a main Saint Race force."

Ai Tuanzi was helpless. While it seemed logical, it still felt a bit stifling. However, she also understood that the opponent's overall strength was almost overwhelmingly superior, so avoiding their direct confrontation was the most rational choice.

"Your Highness, they might be planning to exhaust your spirit power," Su Youwei said, her delicate brows slightly furrowed as she reminded him.

Zhou Yuan nodded. He naturally knew the opponent's intentions. He said, "Then let's see whose spirit power runs out first, mine or their patience."

He didn't believe that such a prominent Saint Race team would be willing to spend all their time on a seemingly second-rate team like theirs.

And just as Zhou Yuan expected, at this moment, disagreements were already emerging within the pursuing team behind them.

"Captain Yuan Quan, we've wasted too much time here. We haven't even secured a single node yet. If this continues, how will we earn battle achievements?!" A Law Domain expert at the second stage also grew impatient and couldn't help but speak up.

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately drew many voices of agreement.

"I said before that this team isn't strong; just leave them to me. There's no need to waste all our precious time on them," another Law Domain expert at the second stage added.

Of his four Law Domain experts at the second stage, two were now openly opposing him. This made Yuan Quan's brows furrow. He looked at the team still desperately fleeing in the distance with a hint of unwillingness in his eyes. The opponent's spirit power shouldn't be able to last much longer, and if they maintained their speed and continued the pursuit, they would surely be able to eliminate them.

But that would consume even more time, and looking at the reactions of his current subordinates, it was clear they felt the opponents weren't worth it.

However, driven by a certain intuition, Yuan Quan still felt that the team should be eliminated as soon as possible.

However, if he insisted on this, his subordinates might become disaffected. This was because the Saint Race's current operation had requirements for battle achievements. If they spent their time on this team, and their battle achievements ended up being too low, it would likely draw much ridicule and even punishment.

So, after pondering for a few breaths, Yuan Quan could only let out a sigh and said, "Chi Liu, they're your responsibility."

The one named Chi Liu was precisely the Law Domain expert at the second stage who had previously requested to lead the pursuit himself. Upon hearing this, his expression immediately relaxed, and he said, "Don't worry, Captain, I'll kill every single one of them."

Yuan Quan shook his head and said, "However, you cannot lead the team alone."

After speaking, he waved his hand. The two Law Domain experts at the second stage beside him hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.

"They will assist you," Yuan Quan said.

Chi Liu's expression soured slightly upon seeing this. The strongest being on the other side was merely an eighth-grade Saint Beast, which he could handle with his own strength. Yet Yuan Quan still wanted to send two more Law Domain experts at the second stage. Was this a lack of trust in his abilities?

He wanted to retort, but seeing Yuan Quan's gaze turn cold, he could only swallow his words and nod reluctantly.

With the arrangements made, Yuan Quan no longer hesitated. He cast a cold, deep glance at the swiftly fleeing team in the distance, then directly turned around, detached a portion of his forces, and swiftly departed.

The movements behind them were also noticed by Zhou Yuan immediately.

"There are still three Law Domain experts at the second stage remaining..."

Although the opponent split their forces, which was good news for them, the opponent was also extremely cautious, having left three Law Domain experts at the second stage. This was somewhat beyond Zhou Yuan's expectation.

But if they continued to flee, this battle zone would clearly be entirely occupied by Yuan Quan.

In that case, such a delay would lose its meaning.

Zhou Yuan's eyes flickered, and a fierce glint gradually gathered within them.

"Everyone..."

He looked around, and his voice entered the ears of everyone in the team.

"Whether we want to gain something or return empty-handed depends on this next fight. So... put everything on the line, and let's do this!"