The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 92 Pursuit of Xiao Yan

Autumn in the Monster Mountains is a magnificent and colorful scene.

The mountains were bathed in a soft, golden sunlight, as if coated with a thin layer of gold leaf. In the distance, the mountains, illuminated by the sunlight, seemed to be ablaze with warm flames.

As the autumn wind blows, the leaves gradually change from emerald green to golden yellow, orange-red, and dark brown, just like nature's palette.

The mountain air carried a slight chill, fresh and pleasant. A gentle autumn breeze rustled the leaves and murmured the distant stream, creating a symphony of nature.

A young man carrying a black greatsword moved swiftly through the forest, his figure light and agile, seemingly blending into the surrounding trees. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, illuminating his resolute face and highlighting his bright, deep eyes.

His eyes sparkled with curiosity about the unknown and a thirst for adventure, as if the world held endless possibilities for him.

"In another two or three days, we will be able to leave the capital city." Xiao Yan looked back and could no longer see the mountains where the Yunlan Sect was located.

When Xiao Yan first left the capital, he didn't pay too much attention to his itinerary, since his identity hadn't been exposed yet. So, he spent most of his time learning the Wind God Leg and Flame Fist fighting techniques.

Since Xiao Yan learned that his identity had been exposed and that the three major mercenary groups were relentlessly pursuing him, he quickened his pace. Although the three mercenary groups temporarily abandoned their pursuit of Xiao Yan due to their fear of the mysterious powerful figure behind him.

However, no one knows when the three major mercenary groups will change their minds, and the powerful forces in the capital are the real masterminds. Now that Elder Yao is asleep, Xiao Yan could easily be killed here if he's not careful. Therefore, Xiao Yan just wants to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to breathe a sigh of relief because he was about to leave the capital, a scream of a demonic beast suddenly came from behind him.

Upon hearing the scream, Xiao Yan instantly became alert. He leaped onto a large tree and quickly climbed upwards until he reached the top.

Standing on the tree trunk, Xiao Yan looked toward the source of the sound and saw that people all over the mountain were rapidly gathering in this direction, numbering at least a thousand.

Xiao Yan activated the clan mark on his forehead, and with a flash of his eyes, he clearly saw the clothes of these people. Some of them had lions embroidered on their chests, some had wolf heads, and the rest had tiger heads.

"I didn't expect them to dare to attack me. This time, the three major mercenary groups have basically mobilized all their members and are cooperating with each other. Judging from this, they are determined to find me! But how did they track me here?" Xiao Yan frowned slightly as he looked at the mercenaries searching for him all over the mountains.

The Monster Mountain Range is so vast; if they hadn't discovered Xiao Yan's whereabouts, these mercenaries wouldn't have found him so quickly.

"I was careless!" Xiao Yan gave a helpless bitter smile.

Xiao Yan now knew how these mercenaries had discovered his whereabouts. Since realizing that these mercenaries dared not confront him, Xiao Yan relaxed his vigilance and once again shouldered his black greatsword, practicing his Wind God Leg technique while traveling.

But how heavy is the black giant sword? It must weigh at least several thousand kilograms. Xiao Yan must have left many footprints along the way.

These mercenaries followed him by these footprints.

Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. His life was at stake. Although the mercenaries hadn't found him yet, they were close by.

Xiao Yan put the black giant sword into his storage ring, then activated his Wind God Leg technique at full speed and started running.

In no time, the place where Xiao Yan had been standing was surrounded by mercenaries.

"The footprints disappear here!" Raman, the leader of the Mad Lion Mercenary Group, said calmly, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"It seems he's discovered us," Ling Yun said with a smile.

"What do we do now? Without these footprints, finding someone in this vast Monster Mountain Range is no easy task," Raman asked, frowning.

"Hurry and chase after him! Since he was able to find us, it means we're very close to him. And now I'm starting to suspect that he killed those mercenaries, not his mysterious master." Ling Yun shouted, then sped up and chased after Xiao Yan.

"Hurry up and chase! Speed ​​up!" Jire and Dali naturally wouldn't let the Mad Lion Mercenary Group have all the glory, and they quickly chased after Xiao Yan.

But even as the sun set and darkness fell, they still hadn't caught up with Xiao Yan.

"What's going on? We've been chasing for so long, why can't we catch up?" Raman stopped and asked, puzzled.

"Looks like this kid has some kind of movement-based fighting technique! Even if we chase him for another year, we still won't catch up with him," Ling Yun said, stopping in his tracks and frowning.

"What should we do then? We have over a thousand mercenaries and nine Grand Masters. If we can't even handle a mere brat, how can we face anyone?" Dali interjected from the side.

"We're on the right track, but we're not keeping up. But even if he's fast, can he possibly outrun us?" Ling Yun said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Jire looked at Ling Yun with a puzzled expression.

"All those below the rank of Dou Shi, stay here. Dou Shi without movement techniques, stay here too. The rest of you, come with us to chase after them." The situation was urgent, and he was afraid that if they delayed any longer, Xiao Yan would really get away, so Ling Yun didn't care about anything else and immediately gave orders.

The members of the Mad Lion Mercenary Group all acted according to Ling Yun's instructions. The leaders of the two major mercenary groups, the Azure Wolf and the Fierce Tiger, hesitated for a moment, but still agreed to Ling Yun's suggestion.

From the more than a thousand people, several dozen people emerged, forming a small team of over fifty people including nine Great Dou Masters. They quickly chased after Xiao Yan again, this time at several times the speed, constantly shuttling back and forth, closing the distance between them and Xiao Yan.

"It seems they left the main force behind, only sending the strong and fast ones to chase me." Xiao Yan, who was running desperately, felt powerful auras constantly approaching him from behind. Their strength was at least at the Dou Shi level, and some of them were even stronger than his father Xiao Zhan.

"This is troublesome. No matter how fast I am, I can't be faster than a Great Dou Master! Unless I can fly, that would be possible, but I've been practicing desperately all this time and have only mastered the Ninefold Wind God Leg. If I want to fly, I need to reach the tenth level." Xiao Yan thought to himself.

"Quick, chase after him! I can sense his presence!" Raman shouted.

"I felt it too. Hahaha!" Gire laughed heartily.

Hearing the laughter behind him, Xiao Yan took out a Windwalking Pill from his storage ring and put it in his mouth. After swallowing the pill, Xiao Yan increased his speed again, gradually widening the distance between himself and the people behind him.

(End of this chapter)