Chapter 1413: Chang Slave

"A bit strange! The auras of these two seem to be two of the human cultivators I discovered not long ago. Those guys are really useless, unable to even handle such a small matter." A Nightshade opened its mouth, its silver eyes blinking incessantly.

This Nightshade was surprisingly the Nightshade leader named "Meng Xiang" who had slashed open the giant mountain not long ago. It was unknown how it had appeared here.

"Undying King! There is a spirit-magnetic ore vein underground nearby; these two have the ability to escape from underground without being affected. This cannot be blamed on your group of subordinates," another Nightshade laughed and said, seeing through the fundamental reason why Han Li and the woman had escaped.

"Hmph, that is not a reason for these two to escape. When I go back, I will naturally punish them properly. You two being able to escape here can be considered to have some ability. But it ends here." The first Nightshade King snorted coldly, raised one hand, and immediately a piece of blood-red light appeared, intending to kill the two people in front of him immediately.

Han Li and the woman's expressions changed drastically.

A wind and thunder sound rang out behind one person, and suddenly a five-colored phoenix shadow and a green giant bird shadow with eyes like lightning appeared, flashing and transforming into a pair of crystalline wings behind his back.

The other person, the five-colored small boat under her feet, let out a low roar, rolling and transforming into a five-headed strange dragon more than ten zhang long, its five heads of different colors baring fangs and brandishing claws, looking exceptionally ferocious.

"Turning Wheel King, what do you mean by this? Do you want me to let these two go? Also, I don't like others calling me by my title directly. You had better call me by my name," the first Nightshade frowned; although it followed the words and dispersed the blood light in its hand, it turned its head, showing dissatisfaction.

"Haha, this is my negligence. Lord Meng Xiang, didn't you and I just have a dispute about that matter? Why not use these two to make a bet?" The Nightshade called "Turning Wheel King" laughed, surprisingly changing its form of address to its companion, calling it by name directly.

"Bet, what bet?" The Nightshade named "Meng Xiang" stirred, seemingly guessing a few of the other's intentions.

"Very simple. You and I will use the matter we just disputed as the bet, and each send someone to kill these two. Whoever succeeds first wins the bet, how about that?" Turning Wheel King grinned, revealing a ferocious expression.

"Hmph, mere Spirit Transformation cultivators; we will kill them as soon as we strike. How can we distinguish a winner?" Undying King said coldly.

"These two are not ordinary Spirit Transformation cultivators. Besides, we naturally cannot strike personally. Why not each send one of our own Chang Slaves to do it? In this way, I think these two humans can also cope, enough for you and me to distinguish a winner." Turning Wheel King said with confidence.

"Chang Slave... Good, just as you say. Do you think I would be afraid of losing to you?" Undying King's expression fluctuated for a long while, seemingly feeling that there was no problem with this bet, and finally agreed solemnly.

"Haha, very good. You two have also heard our words. Don't say that the two of us are bullying the weak. We will give you one chance to survive. Let you walk a thousand miles away, and only then will the two of us send out the Chang Slaves to hunt you down. But note one point: don't think about walking separately; as long as the distance between you two exceeds a hundred miles, don't blame the two of us for striking personally." Turning Wheel King nodded with a laugh, then turned his head to say to Han Li and the others ferociously.

"A thousand miles?" Han Li stroked the almost transparent wings behind his back, his expression calming down.

"Correct. Of course, if the time of one stick of incense passes and you haven't escaped a thousand miles away, I will also send out the Chang Slaves. Don't harbor any luck." Turning Wheel King said indifferently, but the content of his words was exceptionally cold.

Han Li's eyes twitched, and he turned his head to glance at the female cultivator surnamed Xiao nearby. This woman gave him a forced smile, and the blood color on her face returned slightly, but combined with her petite figure, she looked even more delicate and weak.

"Good, Fellow Daoist Xiao! Let's go!" Han Li was silent for a moment, then suddenly moved the wings behind his back, vanishing in place in a flash. The next moment, he appeared strangely a hundred zhang away, flashing out from the void silently, appearing beside the female cultivator surnamed Xiao, and surprisingly landing on the body of the five-headed giant dragon.

Han Li's teleportation divine ability, which was out of this world, made the two Nightshades exchange glances, surprise flashing in their eyes, but immediately they acted as if nothing had happened.

The female cultivator surnamed Xiao was startled at first, but immediately revealed a trace of joy.

Since the two of them were designated to escape together, naturally, the greater Han Li's divine ability, the more chances they had to live.

Immediately, this woman did not need Han Li to open his mouth; she stepped on the five-colored strange dragon under her feet.

The five heads of the dragon swayed, immediately transforming into five-colored light that wrapped around the two of them, shooting toward the distance. The speed was equally astonishing, and after a few flashes, they vanished without a trace on the horizon.

And the two Nightshades really stood in place without moving, just staring coldly at the two escaping, seemingly full of confidence in the so-called "Chang Slave."

With the escape speed of the five-colored light driven by the female cultivator surnamed Xiao, a journey of over a thousand miles would take no time at all, and they would arrive in an instant.

But since the two Nightshade Kings had given the time of one stick of incense, this woman naturally lowered her escape speed as soon as she flew out a hundred or so miles. Then, she flipped her hand to her waist, and a snow-white jade plaque hanging there flew out, transforming into a layer of white light to protect the two within.

"This Sunlight Pendant is refined from the power of the Supreme Yang. Even a Body Integration-level Nightshade King cannot invade it silently with spiritual sense. We can talk safely below," the female cultivator surnamed Xiao explained quickly, but her face was filled with worry.

"What is there to talk about? We are probably in a life-and-death situation this time," Han Li's eyes twitched, and he gave a bitter smile.

"What does the Fellow Daoist think of the strength of those two Nightshade Kings?" The female cultivator surnamed Xiao's eyes flashed, and she asked with some hesitation.

"How? At the very least, they are equivalent to Body Integration-level cultivators of our human race. Although I cannot probe their specific strength, I have also seen the Silver-Rank Wood Spirits of the Wood Race, but the feeling they gave me was far less powerful than these two Nightshades. These two Nightshades are probably not ordinary existences among the Nightshade Kings," Han Li replied after careful consideration.

"Does the Fellow Daoist mean to say that they might be Great Nightshade Kings?" The female cultivator surnamed Xiao exclaimed in shock.

"Even if not, I'm afraid they are existences second only to them," Han Li did not reply with absolute certainty. But even so, the female cultivator surnamed Xiao's face turned ugly.

"Fellow Daoist, do you know what kind of existence the Chang Slave mentioned by the other party is? The other party seems full of confidence," Han Li suddenly asked.

"I have heard some things about this from the elders of my sect. It is said to be a half-ghost, half-demon thing raised by the King-level existences of the Nightshade race. They are usually fed with the Nightshade King's own essence blood, so they will strengthen as the Nightshade King's strength increases. Depending on the breed, they have about one-tenth to one-third of the Nightshade King's own divine abilities, and they are exceptionally powerful. So if these two Nightshades are truly Great Nightshade Kings, even the weakest kind of Chang Slave, we are absolutely no match for them," the female cultivator surnamed Xiao bit her lips.

Han Li listened, and his expression also fluctuated.

"As things stand, it is best for the two of us to exchange our general cultivation techniques and divine abilities, which will also facilitate our joint defense," the female cultivator surnamed Xiao said in a low voice.

"Why, does Fairy Xiao really intend to fight these Chang Slaves head-on?" Han Li frowned and asked.

"If we don't repel them, how can we save our lives?" The female cultivator surnamed Xiao was startled upon hearing this.

"Don't treat those two Nightshade Kings as decorations. If these Chang Slaves kill us, that's one thing, but if we defeat them instead, do you really think they will strike personally? They haven't promised us anything from beginning to end, other than that they would spare our lives if we defeated the Chang Slaves," Han Li took a deep breath and said gloomily.

The female cultivator surnamed Xiao's face changed again upon hearing this; clearly, she had not thought of this, but just subconsciously did not want to think about it.

"Then what good plan does the Fellow Daoist have?" The female cultivator surnamed Xiao stared at Han Li with bright eyes and asked solemnly.

"None. Now we can only take one step at a time and act according to circumstances. But if the Chang Slaves are truly as terrifying as you say, we won't even be able to handle this hurdle. Even if we don't fight, just fleeing, how can we escape the locking of those two Nightshade Kings? Unless our cultivation bases suddenly skyrocket countless times and we advance to the Body Integration stage, there is a glimmer of possibility. Or if we can immediately find a teleportation array nearby and teleport tens of thousands of miles away, only then can we escape," Han Li pursed his lips and said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing Han Li's words, a strange look flashed across the female cultivator surnamed Xiao's face, but she did not say anything.

"However, the suggestion of exchanging divine abilities to jointly defend is indeed the only way, at the very least, it can save our lives for a while longer," Han Li sighed and muttered again.

The female cultivator surnamed Xiao could only smile helplessly, then began to introduce her own cultivation techniques and divine abilities...

After a cup of tea's time, although Han Li and the others had lowered their escape speed, they had still escaped over a thousand miles.

Just at this moment, from the distant horizon, came two miserable howls resembling wolf howls, the sound exceptionally sharp, shooting straight into the sky.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1414 =====

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