Chapter 310: Chasing

The misty depths of the ocean lay in complete stillness.

Suddenly, the tranquility of the sea was broken. A blurred figure streaked past, propelling himself with golden source energy, fleeing frantically as if his life depended on it. His speed was so great that it parted the very water.

This figure was, of course, Zhou Yuan.

At this moment, his face had gone pale, and his scalp was still tingling. The scene just now had truly shocked him profoundly.

He never would have thought that casually surfacing somewhere to rest would lead to him encountering Li Qingchan bathing!

The look that woman had given him just now—her killing intent was so palpable it felt like it would erupt.

“I’m finished!” Zhou Yuan lamented bitterly.

And at this moment, the water behind him suddenly tore apart. Zhou Yuan looked back and was terrified out of his wits, seeing Li Qingchan, terrifying source energy howling around her, tearing through the water as she rapidly gave chase.

That intimidating aura of killing intent clearly showed she would not easily relent.

Even through the water, Zhou Yuan could still feel Li Qingchan’s murderous gaze piercing through from a distance.

That gaze sent shivers down Zhou Yuan’s spine. He frantically circulated the source energy within his body, pushing his speed to the limit, and fled madly.

However, no matter how much he accelerated, Li Qingchan was relentless in her pursuit behind him, her killing intent surging.

“Senior Sister Li, I didn’t mean to! I didn’t know anyone was up there!” Zhou Yuan enveloped his voice with source energy, sending it towards Li Qingchan from afar, attempting to make her calm down.

However, in response to his words, Li Qingchan paid him no heed whatsoever. The killing intent in her beautiful eyes only intensified. Instead, she clenched her delicate hand, and source energy surged, transforming into countless lotus petals. The edges of the petals glinted with a chilling cold light.

Swish! Swish!

The petals shot out like blades, aiming directly for Zhou Yuan’s vital points.

A cold wind swept in from behind, startling Zhou Yuan. He activated his Art of Illusion to its utmost, while also covering his body with Profound Python Scales. He awkwardly dodged left and right, barely managing to avoid all the source energy petals.

But even though he wasn't hit directly, the surface of his body was marked by shallow blood traces from the passing force of the wind.

“She’s gone mad!”

Zhou Yuan’s face turned ashen. Li Qingchan showed no mercy in her attacks, clearly starting to lose her mind.

This also made Zhou Yuan realize it was impossible to reason with her.

For now, it was best to escape first, at least until Li Qingchan calmed down. Otherwise, if she caught him now, she might really kill him directly…

On Zhou Yuan’s shoulder, Tun Tun gloatingly watched Zhou Yuan, who was desperately trying to evade his pursuer, showing no sign of wanting to intervene.

Zhou Yuan could only glare fiercely at it, then accelerate his escape.

And so, in these waters, the two, one chasing and one fleeing, gave it their all, creating enormous waves. Along the way, they occasionally encountered other disciples, but when they saw the menacing Li Qingchan, they quickly moved aside, staring at the scene with astonished expressions.

“Huh? Isn’t that Senior Sister Li Qingchan?”

“Who is she chasing?”

“I don’t know… but it looks like Senior Sister Li Qingchan is very angry, isn’t she? How did that guy provoke her?”

“He deserves it! How dare he make Senior Sister Li Qingchan angry? Don’t let me see him, or I’ll definitely drag him before Senior Sister Li Qingchan to apologize!”

“Heh heh, with Senior Sister Li Qingchan chasing him personally, that kid definitely won’t get away.”

Along the way, he met numerous disciples. However, to Zhou Yuan’s despair, none of these guys intended to help him; instead, they cast malicious glances his way.

“They’re all bastards!” Zhou Yuan cursed under his breath.

And behind him, Li Qingchan’s pretty face was slightly ashen as she gazed at Zhou Yuan’s distant figure, because she realized that after chasing for most of the day, she still hadn't caught up to Zhou Yuan.

This made her find it somewhat unbelievable.

She could sense that Zhou Yuan was only at the second layer of the Alpha Origin Stage. With such strength, she could almost swat him dead with a single palm, yet she couldn't catch him, no matter what.

Moreover, cultivating in the Source Pool greatly consumed source energy. Normally, a disciple at the second layer would have exhausted their source energy after half a day, but Zhou Yuan, right before her, still had abundant source energy.

“No matter who you are, I won’t let you off easily today!” Li Qingchan’s pretty face was covered in frost. In all these years, it was the first time she had encountered such a thing. The thought of this fellow suddenly surfacing and seeing her completely exposed caused a surge of shame and rage to well up in her heart, almost extinguishing her reason.

She looked at Zhou Yuan’s figure, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

Her delicate hand suddenly formed a seal, and immediately, powerful source energy swept forth, rapidly solidifying, finally transforming into a snow lotus about half a zhang in size.

The snow lotus was lifelike, each petal adorned with ancient patterns. A chilling cold emanated from the snow lotus, instantly freezing the surrounding water.

“Heavenly Source Art, Snow Lotus Spirit Sealing Art!”

She showed no mercy in her attack, directly unleashing a Heavenly Source Art of astonishing power.

The snow lotus trembled slightly. The next moment, it transformed into a beam of white light and shot out. Wherever it passed, the seawater completely froze, turning into ice...

An overwhelming chill swept forth, causing Zhou Yuan’s expression to change drastically. His speed was affected, gradually slowing down.

He looked back, his pupils suddenly constricting.

The howling snow lotus approaching him was astonishingly fast, making it impossible to dodge.

The biting cold also made him feel a deadly crisis; if he were hit, even he would be instantly frozen solid.

“If you keep watching the show, our cooperation is over!” Zhou Yuan said through gritted teeth, looking at Tun Tun on his shoulder, who was watching the show.

Tun Tun grunted twice in dissatisfaction upon hearing this, as if to say it was clearly Zhou Yuan’s fault, and why should it pay the price!

“Stop talking nonsense and make a move!” Zhou Yuan said angrily.

Tun Tun seemed to pout its beastly mouth but still stood up. After all, it wouldn’t just stand by and watch Zhou Yuan get killed.

It turned around, looking at the howling, icy snow lotus. Its mouth suddenly opened wide as mysterious black light gathered, finally forming an extremely dark orb of light, which shot out.

The dark orb collided heavily with the snow lotus, but no sound was produced. The cold air also froze at this moment, then simultaneously vanished into thin air along with the dark orb.

Li Qingchan, behind him, was greatly startled. This turn of events was somewhat beyond her expectation. She never would have thought that her attack would actually be blocked by the small beast on Zhou Yuan’s shoulder.

Seizing this moment, Zhou Yuan’s speed surged, and he fled desperately, disappearing from Li Qingchan’s sight.

Li Qingchan watched Zhou Yuan fleeing, her beautiful eyes growing even colder.

“Do you think you can escape like this?”

The source energy beneath her feet erupted, also tearing through the water, and she stubbornly pursued him to the death.

By the coastal depression.

Splash!

The seawater was suddenly torn apart, and Zhou Yuan’s figure scrambled out in disarray. He then looked towards the misty shoreline and frantically yelled, “Senior Sister Yaoyao, help me!”

However, as soon as his voice fell, his face froze.

Because he saw that by the sea, Yaoyao had revealed half of her snow-white, jade-like shoulder, her dark hair falling loosely, just as she was about to take off her dress and enter the water for a bath.

Zhou Yuan’s face twitched uncontrollably. Was he cursed when it came to bathing today?!

While Zhou Yuan was in a daze, Yaoyao’s cool gaze swept over. The dress she was about to remove was quickly put back on. Her delicate feet stepped on the seaside rocks. Since her delicate body was still wet, the dress clinging to her body immediately highlighted her breathtaking curves.

“Zhou Yuan…”

Yaoyao gently extended her delicate hand, and a Genesis Rune scroll appeared in her grasp. She looked at Zhou Yuan and softly said, “I see you’ve grown quite bold, haven’t you?”

Zhou Yuan’s face was filled with grief and indignation.

Was it because he had just killed too many water beasts? Why was he so unlucky?! Was this retribution?

And just as Zhou Yuan was filled with grief and indignation, the sea behind him suddenly tore apart. A pillar of water shot skyward, and at the same time, a violent ribbon of source energy swept out, brutally striking towards Zhou Yuan.

“Lecherous thief, prepare to die!” An icy voice resounded, clearly indicating Li Qingchan had caught up.

The sudden turn of events startled Yaoyao. However, when she perceived the strength of the source energy striking towards Zhou Yuan, her delicate brows furrowed. Such an attack was not something Zhou Yuan could withstand. Who was this person, to be so ruthless?

She flicked her delicate hand, and the Genesis Rune scroll instantly ignited, erupting with violent source energy.

The source energy howled, like a black water dragon roaring forth, directly colliding with the ribbon of source energy aimed at Zhou Yuan, and stirring up a heaven-shaking storm...

Colossal waves surged. Yaoyao’s clear eyes coolly looked at the graceful figure who had attacked. Her indifferent voice then rang out.

“My person is not for you to lay a hand on.”