In the blink of an eye, Lin Yun had already pulled dozens of kilometres away from Cang Chen.
Lin Yun knew perfectly well that although he could hold his own against Cang Chen for a while, he absolutely could not get entangled in a prolonged fight. He had to escape with everything he had, because if the battle dragged on, he would undoubtedly lose.
At this distance, even if Cang Chen wanted to seal space and trap him, it was already too late.
Initially, Cang Chen had not considered trapping Lin Yun at all, because he was utterly confident he could kill him effortlessly. In his view, Lin Yun would have no power to resist.
Cang Chen chased at full speed, continuously launching attacks that smashed towards the fleeing Lin Yun.
Even so, thanks to his overwhelming advantage in speed, Lin Yun kept widening the gap until he was finally beyond attack range.
“Damn it, how can this bastard run so fast!” The pursuing elf powerhouse Cang Chen looked livid.
He was completely unprepared for this situation.
According to Cang Chen’s original thinking, Lin Yun was only at Dao Transformation realm. He could kill him with a single move, so before setting out he had never even considered the possibility that Lin Yun might escape.
Even after discovering that Lin Yun was actually Harmonious Dao realm, he remained extremely confident he could kill him easily. After all, his own strength was unquestionable.
Yet the astonishing speed at which a mere Harmonious Dao cultivator like Lin Yun could flee far exceeded Cang Chen’s expectations.
Once Lin Yun escaped his attack range, Cang Chen could only extend his divine sense to track the direction of escape and continue the pursuit.
Although Lin Yun possessed items that could shield him from divine-sense probing, Cang Chen’s divine sense was far too powerful; those items could not block it at all.
Even though he kept tracking with divine sense, the distance between them grew ever greater. It was only a matter of time before Lin Yun left his probing range entirely.
After chasing for more than an hour, Cang Chen finally stopped.
Lin Yun had vanished from his divine-sense detection.
“Damn it, that bastard is actually this strong!” Cang Chen, now halted, could not help cursing in fury.
Lin Yun’s strength had completely surpassed his predictions, causing him to fail in killing Lin Yun. On top of that, Lin Yun’s terrifying speed had allowed successful escape.
“However, since you have entered the territory of my elf race, it won’t be so easy for you to leave alive!” Cang Chen declared coldly.
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On the other side.
Lin Yun was not certain whether Cang Chen was still pursuing him. While fleeing, he constantly changed direction. Only after racing at full speed for several more hours did he finally stop.
“Phew…”
Lin Yun landed on a mountain peak, found a rock, lay back against it, and panted heavily.
Pushing his speed to the absolute limit for so long had exhausted him thoroughly.
Fortunately, he had shaken off Cang Chen’s pursuit.
Now, thinking back carefully, the elf man who had brought him into elf territory had probably been acting under Cang Chen’s orders. He had led Lin Yun to a place where Cang Chen lay in ambush, intending to kill him.
Lin Yun had fallen right into their trap.
“Why did that Cang Chen want to kill me?” Lin Yun wondered aloud as he rested.
This point baffled him completely.
He and Cang Chen had never met before. Why would the elf set such an elaborate trap for him?
Could it simply be because Cang Chen hated humans and wanted to lure him into elf territory to kill him?
If that were the case, back in Heart City, even if Lin Yun had not shown the jade pendant, Cang Chen should still have agreed to guide him into elf territory and then kill him. Why had he only agreed after Lin Yun revealed the pendant?
“Could it be… because of Zitong?” Lin Yun suddenly sat bolt upright.
Only after Lin Yun showed the jade pendant and mentioned Zitong’s name had the elf agreed to bring him here.
Thinking about it now, could Cang Chen hold a grudge against Zitong?
If that were true, then every action and expression Cang Chen had shown after seeing the pendant was fake!
Lin Yun felt this possibility was quite high, though he could not yet confirm whether it was actually the truth.
In that case, it was hard to say how high Zitong’s actual status was within the elf race.
“What should I do now?” Lin Yun raised his head and looked around.
He had no idea where in elf territory he currently was.
As for what to do next, Lin Yun had even fallen into a state of bewilderment.
Before setting out, he had assumed that with an elf guide he would be able to meet Zitong without trouble.
At that time, Lin Yun had believed the only unknown factor on this journey to the heart of the elf race was whether Zitong would be willing and able to help him rescue the person he sought.
