Outside Yan Capital City, the rain was pouring heavily.
The main road was a mire of mud.
In such weather, naturally no one would be out walking.
But at this moment, two figures dashed out from the curtain of rain, racing forward.
The speed was so quick that a channel was carved through the rain, lingering for quite a while.
Jin Cunyue, who was running at the front, grew more and more astonished as he ran.
He originally thought that even if he couldn’t defeat Zhao Ya in a fight, he should at least have no problem in escaping.
But he never expected that this Zhao Ya was not only outstanding in blade techniques but also formidable in body techniques.
Jin Cunyue tried accelerating and changing directions several times to shake off Zhao Ya, but failed each time.
Seeing that Zhao Ya behind him was getting closer and closer, Jin Cunyue clenched his teeth, suddenly turned, and rushed into the forest beside the main road, intending to use the complex terrain in the forest to shake off Zhao Ya’s pursuit.
But unexpectedly, Zhao Ya laughed upon seeing this move.
This was truly seeking one’s own death.
If Jin Cunyue had kept running along the main road, it would have been quite difficult for him to catch up.
After all, he was still a practitioner in the Meridian Opening Realm, and he had some strength.
But he foolishly ran into the forest.
Isn’t this just delivering himself on a platter?
After all, for Zhao Ya, this dense forest was practically like his own home.
Without hesitation, Zhao Ya also turned and rushed into the forest.
Entering the forest, the rain became sparser due to the cover of branches and leaves.
But moving forward became increasingly difficult.
The ground was tangled with roots, the sky interwoven with branches, and the rainy night was so dim that an average person would easily lose their way.
Jin Cunyue moved as agile as a civet cat, swiftly threading through the gaps between trees and branches.
This was his most proud body technique, which allowed him to elude many renowned Meridian Opening Realm masters.
But today was an exception.
Because Jin Cunyue was shocked to discover that after entering the forest, the distance between himself and Zhao Ya was not increasing but decreasing.
His body technique was fast, but Zhao Ya’s was even faster.
Helpless, he had no choice but to land on a large tree, glaring viciously at Zhao Ya.
"Kid, don’t bully people too much. Do you really think I can’t beat you?"
Zhao Ya also stopped, holding his blade, and gave a slight smile at Jin Cunyue.
"Whether I can beat you or not, I still have to try to find out!"
Once the words were spoken, Zhao Ya’s figure flickered, charging toward Jin Cunyue.
In midair, the blade arrived first.
The faint blade’s edge pierced through the rain curtain, slashing towards Jin Cunyue’s chest with terrifying speed.
Jin Cunyue dared not take it head-on.
In fact, the Bright Moon True Power in his dantian had not yet recovered; even if he wanted to take it head-on, he couldn’t.
So he could only dodge.
But just as he was about to leap up, he suddenly heard a cracking sound.
His foot on the tree gave way, and the tree broke.
Caught off guard, Jin Cunyue staggered, but quickly adjusted, ready to leap again.
But this delay allowed Zhao Ya’s blade to reach him.
With a ripping sound.
The Meteorite Iron Saber tore through Jin Cunyue’s lapel and left a long gash on his chest.
Blood gushed out instantly.
Jin Cunyue grunted in pain but didn’t dare to linger, disappearing quickly into the pouring rain again.
Zhao Ya lamented silently.
Just barely, he could have pierced right through Jin Cunyue’s chest and belly.
At the critical moment, it was as if Jin Cunyue had suddenly gained a burst of force, shifting sideways by more than an inch.
It was this extra inch that saved his life.
Otherwise, he would have been lying dead on the ground by now.
But that’s not surprising either.
After all, Jin Cunyue was still a Martial Artist in the Meridian Opening Realm. If he was that easy to kill, that would be strange.
To be honest, this was also Zhao Ya’s first encounter with a master in the Meridian Opening Realm, so he was particularly curious about Jin Cunyue.
He wanted to see the true combat power of this Meridian Opening Realm expert from Beyond the World, to give himself a general reference.
So upon seeing him flee, Zhao Ya chased after him again.
But this time, after only three to five miles, Jin Cunyue suddenly disappeared ahead.
Just moments ago, he could vaguely see his silhouette, but as soon as he rounded a large rock, Jin Cunyue vanished into thin air.
Zhao Ya did not panic; he jumped onto the giant rock, observing around and carefully discerning the aura of Jin Cunyue.
But no matter how hard he searched, there was no trace of Jin Cunyue.
It was as if he had evaporated into thin air along with the rain.
Zhao Ya furrowed his brow slightly.
Of course, Jin Cunyue couldn’t have vanished due to some teleportation technique, so there was definitely a reason for his sudden disappearance.
The most likely reason was he used a technique like the Concealing Breath Technique to completely conceal his aura and then hid somewhere.
If that’s the case, it’s indeed a bit tricky.
After all, Zhao Ya didn’t know how strong Jin Cunyue’s Concealing Breath Technique was. If it truly concealed everything without a trace,
then finding him in this vast rain-soaked forest at night would be unimaginably difficult.
But Zhao Ya didn’t intend to give up. He first circled the giant rock once, then gradually expanded his search range.
He determined that the injured Jin Cunyue couldn’t have gone too far.
Since he disappeared near this giant rock, starting from here and searching outward would surely find him.