Fortunately, Xiao Jian's speed was extremely fast, and only Yun Yun could keep up with him. Gu He and the other two had gradually fallen behind.
"Old He, should we retreat? They've all disappeared. That Dou Huang in front isn't simple either.
Judging from his voice, he's quite young. He might be someone trained by a powerful force. He's not someone to mess with!"
Yan Shi didn't dare to speak recklessly anymore.
Xiao Jian's Xuanbing Dragon Soar had given him a strong aura of death earlier. If the other party hadn't shown no killing intent, he probably would have been seriously injured.
"Sigh, I didn't expect that this trip to the Snake-People Clan to search for the Strange Fire would result in encountering two Dou Huang powerhouses.
Judging from their methods, black ice and white flames, they don't seem to be powerhouses from the Jia Ma Empire, nor do they seem to be powerhouses from the surrounding empires, yet their strength is so formidable!"
Gu He nodded upon hearing this, his face filled with resentment and helplessness.
This person didn't even put a sixth-grade alchemist in their eyes, clearly a worldly person. He was completely helpless in this situation.
"Forget it, two Dou Huangs are indeed not someone we can easily provoke.
Let's get away as soon as possible. If the Snake-People catch up, it'll be troublesome."
Then, Gu He waved his hand resignedly and sighed.
Ahead of them, Yun Yun's gaze was somewhat unfocused, the scene of the exploding ice dragon constantly flashing through her mind.
She felt that scene was very familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
Black ice-attribute Dou Qi...
Memories from not long ago gradually surged into her mind; the bloodstains on the boy's palm, frozen into black ice crystals, seemed still vivid in her mind.
But... it shouldn't be a Dou Huang! And it shouldn't be a woman!
Great confusion appeared in Yun Yun's beautiful eyes.
She really couldn't understand what was going on, so she decided to chase after them to see.
"Sect Master Yun?"
Just as Yun Yun was pondering, Gu He's voice sounded beside her.
"What are you thinking about? Let's retreat!"
Seeing Yun Yun come back to her senses, Gu He asked softly with a smile.
"Nothing, I want to investigate the identity of that mysterious Dou Huang. You guys go first!"
Yun Yun shook her head upon hearing this, then flapped her wings, her speed increasing dramatically, and chased after Xiao Jian.
Seeing this, Gu He shook his head helplessly, but he couldn't care less about Yun Yun, so he turned back to Yan Shi and Feng Li behind him and said, "Let's go first. With her Dou Huang strength, there won't be any problems."
"Okay!"
Yan Shi and Feng Li nodded upon hearing this, then followed Gu He and flew in another direction.
In the desert, a sharp sonic boom echoed in the void. The moment the sonic boom sounded, a black shadow flashed out, paused briefly, and reappeared hundreds of meters away.
The instant the first shadow vanished, another azure figure followed closely behind. This azure figure moved through the air like a drifting willow catkin, its swaying form a perfect blend of speed and elegance, a truly pleasing sight.
This figure's speed surpassed even the previous one; each burst of speed left a faint afterimage lingering in place, before slowly dissipating under the sunlight.
At one point, as many as eight afterimages appeared simultaneously in the sky, demonstrating the terrifying speed of these shadowy figures.
Xiao Jian, sensing that Yun Yun was still using her fighting technique to accelerate her pursuit, glanced back.
Seeing that Gu He and the others had already departed in another direction, Xiao Jian stopped. A surge of chilling energy coursed through him, and the Xuanbing Black Dragon reappeared, coiling around his body in mid-air.
Whoosh!
At this moment, Yun Yun, dressed in black robes, had arrived within a hundred meters of Xiao Jian.
She hesitated, as if she wanted to say something.
"You, is your surname Jian ?"
After a brief silence, Yun Yun finally asked.
"I knew I couldn't hide it from Sister Yun!"
Xiao Jian's voice, like a sliding rheostat, smoothly changed from a cold female voice back to his original one. His long, slender fingers with distinct knuckles pinched the brim of his veiled hat and removed it, revealing his handsome face with a smile.
"Is it really you?"
Yun Yun looked at Xiao Jian, whose lips still had a trace of blood, and her eyes still showed a hint of disbelief.