Primordial Star Scripture-Chapter 903 - 853: Pursuit

The thought of that small, radiant pile of Purple Silver Pearls made Sima Liao's breathing grow heavy.

As one of the only two challengers to have broken through to the Earth Divine Venerable Realm, and as the second-ranked individual on the Heavenly God List, he had absolute confidence that he could sweep away all other challengers outside of Lin Shan!

After all, the Heavenly God List had already tested the combat power means of everyone, and except for Lin Shan, no one could compare to him before.

Now that some time had passed, and he had broken through to Earth Divine Venerable, his combat power had increased significantly; he was even more confident he could dominate any other opponent!

Per the rules of the Sea of Mist for gathering Purple Silver Pearls, combat was not forbidden in the Yellow Light Danger Zone. However, to take another person's treasure, one must kill them first.

This also meant that Sima Liao, declaring he would take Mu Qingxue's thousands of Purple Silver Pearls, had already formed a killing intent toward her.

At this moment, Mu Qingxue's knuckles were whitening from how tightly she was clenching her hands.

Had it been anyone else, she wouldn't feel fearful.

But facing Sima Liao, the second-ranked on the Heavenly God List and someone who had successfully broken through, Mu Qingxue felt her Mind and Spirit sinking entirely.

She knew she absolutely stood no chance of defeating Sima Liao.

However, to sit back and wait for death? That was not something Mu Qingxue was willing to do.

"Sima Liao, do you really think you can kill me?"

"Indeed, my combat power may not match yours, but killing me easily won't be so simple!"

Knowing Sima Liao wouldn't let her go, and that she wouldn't surrender herself either, Mu Qingxue wasted no more words. The tremendous aura of Divine Power around her erupted, and her entire figure shot toward the Void above the Sea of Mist.

Only in the Void, where the influence of the sea mist lessened, could her flight speed increase, giving her a better chance to flee toward the Green Light Safe Zone during her encounter with Sima Liao.

Mu Qingxue was well aware that only by reaching the Green Light Safe Zone would Sima Liao be unable to attack her anymore—her only chance for survival.

Boom!

Instantly, Mu Qingxue soared hundreds of feet into the Void above the Sea of Mist, then sped rapidly towards the Green Light Safe Zone.

Within the sea mist below, affected by its strange properties, flight speed was reduced to just one hundred feet per second.

However, once she reached the Void, her speed increased vastly, flying over one thousand feet forward in a single second!

Unfortunately, in the next moment, Mu Qingxue abruptly sensed a deadly Killing Force slicing toward her in mid-flight.

Sima Liao had made his move!

"Trying to flee to the Green Light Safe Zone?"

"No one escapes in front of me!"

Sima Liao's cold laughter echoed through the Void, exposing that he had seen through Mu Qingxue's escape attempt.

Boom!

Divine Power burst magnificently from Sima Liao's body, and his speed exceeded even Mu Qingxue's. He appeared directly in her flight path, wielding a Divine Sword that he swung ruthlessly at her.

As the second-ranked individual on the Heavenly God List, Sima Liao's reaction speed and combat power were indeed extraordinarily formidable.

The sword strike was about to land on the rapidly fleeing Mu Qingxue. At the very last moment, she forcibly twisted her body to narrowly avoid the kill.

Mu Qingxue was far from weak. In the First Layer Great World of Heavenly God Mountain, she had successfully broken through from the Middle God King to the Upper God King Realm. While others recognized her breakthrough Realm, they didn't know she had also obtained a few special treasures from a Secret Ground.

At this moment, unwilling to engage Sima Liao in combat and focusing solely on fleeing, it was impossible for Sima Liao to kill her swiftly.

Dodging Sima Liao's sword, Mu Qingxue countered with a wave of her hand, unleashing a beam of white Divine Light toward him.

Sima Liao's eyes glinted as he tried to avoid the white light.

Oddly, the beam of white Divine Light moved faster than Sima Liao's reaction speed. In an instant, the white light morphed into a massive web, ensnaring him completely.

Seeing Sima Liao trapped, Mu Qingxue's heart surged with joy.

Determining her direction, she resumed flying toward the Green Light Safe Zone.

After seven or eight seconds of flight, Mu Qingxue's expression changed. She sensed that Sima Liao, whom she had ensnared, was once again closing in on her.

"Even the 'Heavenly Unique Enigmatic Spider Silk' couldn't hold him!"

"It's a pity I can only use the white 'Heavenly Unique Enigmatic Spider Silk' right now. Its binding power is the weakest. If I could harness the stronger green variant, I wouldn't have to worry about him catching up!"

Frustrated, Mu Qingxue flung another beam of white Heavenly Unique Enigmatic Spider Silk Divine Light at Sima Liao while flying at high speed.

Sima Liao was no longer willing to be trapped again.

Caught off guard earlier, he had let Mu Qingxue gain some distance. Seeing her trying to use the same tactic against him, Sima Liao let out a cold snort.

Instantly, blood-red flames erupted around his body. As the white light began morphing into a web in front of him, the flames burned intensely, annihilating the white Heavenly Unique Enigmatic Spider Silk into Void.

"Petty tricks!"

"Let's see what else you have to slow me down!"

Sima Liao's gaze turned icily cold. Enveloped in blood-red flames, he resembled a figure of fire as he pursued Mu Qingxue with even greater speed.

Seeing her tactic fail, Mu Qingxue's expression darkened.

However, her pace didn't falter. As she continued fleeing, Mu Qingxue suddenly clasped a spell in her hands. A pair of snow-white wings materialized behind her.

The snow-white wings flapped powerfully, instantly increasing her Escaping Speed, allowing her to pull further away from Sima Liao once more.

"What is that?!"

Sima Liao was startled upon seeing Mu Qingxue wielding a treasure capable of heightening her speed. Gritting his teeth, he summoned a pair of blood-red wings from the flames surrounding him.

The blood-red wings flapped, significantly boosting Sima Liao's speed as well.

Soon, an astonishing scene unfolded in the Void.

A petite young woman, surrounded by the glow of snow-white wings, was fleeing for her life, while behind her, a flaming figure with blood-red wings was relentlessly pursuing her at high speed.

The two streaked across tens of thousands of feet of the Sea of Mist's Void, shooting toward the horizon.

This spectacle startled many challengers who were searching for Purple Silver Pearls over the Sea of Mist.

"What's that…"

Seeing the high-speed chase in the air, the challengers below gaped in amazement.

Among them, some recognized Mu Qingxue and Sima Liao and were utterly shocked.

"That's Mu Qingxue, the prodigy and goddess from the Wanmu Mountain Divine Nation!"

"She's actually being pursued by Sima Liao."

"Could it be that Mu Qingxue found some kind of treasure that even Sima Liao covets?"

Shocked, the witnesses couldn't resist trailing after the fleeing pair, eager to spectate the drama.

However, they kept a safe distance. Both Sima Liao and Mu Qingxue were among the most famous figures in this round of challengers, and no one dared interfere in their conflict.

Soon, a large group of spectators began following behind the fleeing Mu Qingxue and the relentless Sima Liao.

When members of the Wanmu Mountain Divine Nation among them realized what was happening, several God Kings from the Wanmu Mountain Divine Nation were alarmed.

"Mu Qingxue is in trouble!"

"I heard Mu Qingxue is a friend of Long Li and an elite of the Tai Qing Divine Institute. If something happens to her, Long Li will never let Sima Liao off!"

"Not necessarily. The rules in Heavenly God Mountain don't forbid killing in the Yellow Light Danger Zone. Even if Sima Liao makes a move here, Long Li can't intervene. And if she does, the powerful figures from the Snow Desert Divine Kingdom supporting Sima Liao won't just stand by."

"After all, Sima Liao isn't breaking the rules of Heavenly God Mountain!"

"Then are we just going to watch Mu Qingxue get killed like this? Judging by her condition, although her speed is incredibly fast, activating those snow-white wings seems to consume a lot of energy. In just a little while, she'll likely be caught by Sima Liao!"

"What else can we do? Sima Liao is one of the top figures among the challengers this time. If he wants to kill someone, who can stop him?"

Amid countless discussions, the God Kings from the Wanmu Mountain Divine Nation began relaying the news of Mu Qingxue being pursued by Sima Liao to others.

"Finally, another thirty-two 'Purple Silver Pearls.'"

In the southern region of the Yellow Light Danger Zone, Ye Chen smiled faintly as he pocketed the thirty-two floating Purple Silver Pearls from the sea surface.

Ye Chen hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise when he entered a new section of the sea.

"Combined with the one hundred and three Purple Silver Pearls I found earlier, I now have a total of one hundred and thirty-five Purple Silver Pearls. A bountiful day indeed."

Nodding in satisfaction, Ye Chen prepared to continue searching the area.

Just then, Ye Chen noticed six figures hurrying toward his location and speeding past him, heading further south.

"Fellow Daoists, why the rush? Is there a powerful sea monster ahead?"

With a flash of movement, Ye Chen intercepted one of the figures and asked.

The six hurried individuals turned out to be five God Kings from the Lancang Divine Kingdom.

They immediately recognized Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen?"

Hearing Ye Chen's inquiry, one of the six who had been stopped spoke up: "It's not a sea monster. We just received news that Sima Liao is chasing down a young girl, and we're heading to watch the spectacle."

"By the way, Ye Chen, that girl appears to be from your Wanmu Mountain Divine Nation. Her name is Mu Qingxue."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's initially calm expression darkened abruptly.

Mu Qingxue?

Being hunted by Sima Liao?

Ye Chen's face turned icy cold in an instant.