Chapter 68: Free Fall

In the sky above the Jia Ma Empire, a streak of green light swiftly passed by, leaving a long trail among the clouds. This caused pedestrians on the ground to stop and look up, their faces filled with awe as they gazed at the disappearing silhouette in the sky. Dou Qi Wings, soaring in the sky, this is an ability possessed only by experts above Dou King!

It must be said that the flight speed of Dou Qi Wings is much faster than that of flying Magic Beasts. What originally required a journey of five days now only takes one day and one night.

"Whoosh~"

Yun Tianming flew rapidly towards the direction of the Magic Beast Mountains.

At this moment, Yun Yun was entangled tightly by Yun Tianming, much like an octopus, using both hands and feet.

"Tianming, you're being too much!"

Yun Yun was so angry that her face turned pale, wishing she could shake off the taffy on her body.

"It's not, sister Yun, your flying speed is too fast. If I don't hold on tight, I'm afraid I'll fall off!"

Feeling the turbulent airflow brushing past his ears, looking down at the earth from ten thousand miles high, Yun Tianming couldn't help but swallow hard, his legs feeling a bit weak.

Although Yun Tianming is now a Dou Master, with a physical strength tens of times that of a human in his previous life, if he were to fall from this ten thousand miles high, he would still be smashed to death!

The wind was loud, but Yun Tianming whispered cautiously into Yun Yun's delicate earlobe, "Sister Yun, could you fly slower?"

So itchy!

The sudden heat from his mouth on her ear made Yun Yun sensitive, causing her swiftly flying body to sway.

"Ah!"

Yun Tianming's face was full of horror, his hands and feet scrambling in panic.

"Swoosh!"

With a flap of Dou Qi Wings, Yun Yun's body suddenly performed an emergency mid-air brake. She lowered her head, biting her silver teeth tightly, trembling all over, as if enduring something with great effort.

The rushing wind by his ears instantly disappeared, and Yun Tianming couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

"Sister Yun, um..."

Wait a minute?!

Could this be...

Yun Tianming was dumbfounded. Although this was an action he had fantasized about countless times in his mind, he had only thought about it. The timing in reality wasn't right, so he couldn't rush it. He never expected such a fortunate event to happen in the sky; it was truly novel.

In the sky!!

Yun Tianming glanced at the boundless earth below his feet, suddenly a deeply ominous premonition enveloped his heart.

"Sister Yun, if I say it wasn't intentional, would you believe me?"

His voice trembled slightly, attempting to justify his offensive behavior.

"Tianming."

Yun Yun stiffly turned her head, her eyes narrowing into slits, vaguely revealing the chilling murderous intent emanating from within!

"Get off."

As the cold and merciless words fell, on Yun Yun's soft and delicate body, a powerful Wind Attribute Dou Qi burst forth, forcefully pushing away Yun Tianming's limbs with irresistible force!

With Yun Tianming losing his support, his body immediately entered free fall from ten thousand miles high!

"Huh? Sister Yun, you're serious, aren't you?"

Yun Tianming suddenly widened his eyes, feeling speechless and on the verge of tears.

Under the influence of gravity, the acceleration of the fall continued to increase, and the ground kept enlarging in Yun Tianming's field of vision.

"Even with this acceleration towards the ground, even if I fully utilize Dou Qi Cloak, I'll still end up as a lump of flesh."

Faced with a life-or-death moment, Yun Tianming's brain became unusually calm.

"I almost forgot, don't I still have this trick?"

Yun Tianming remembered a Dou Technique he had mastered—Black Rank High-level Body Movement Dou Technique: Bursting Void Steps!

Originally just a Black Rank Mid-level Dou Technique called Explosive Steps, it gained an additional ability to move in the air after being strengthened by the system.

With this in mind, Yun Tianming quickly adjusted his falling posture. His feet pointed downwards, and his body maintained a half-squat position, to reduce the impact force that his thighs and lower back would soon endure.

"Phew~"

Yun Tianming took a deep breath, then exerted all his Dou Qi, focusing it under his feet. Like igniting an engine, he instantly erupted with tremendous thrust!

"Bursting Void Steps!"

"Buzz—!!"

Under the tremendous thrust, Yun Tianming's falling speed slowed slightly. But at this moment, his body had to bear the gravity from the earth and the upward lift. These two forces squeezed his body, causing serious strain. Fortunately, he had prepared in advance to maintain a half-squat position, spreading the pressure across his body by increasing the contact area.

In this way, with Yun Tianming exerting all his strength in Bursting Void Steps, when his body descended to a height of about one hundred meters from the ground, it reached a point of balance between gravity. His body briefly hovered in mid-air.

If someone were to see this at that moment, they would surely involuntarily exclaim: Walking on air, a Dou Ancestor-level expert?

It would be quite chilling to witness such a scene!

Alright, just kidding.

Yun Tianming took a breath, paused the output of Dou Qi under his feet, and the thrust disappeared, causing gravity to once again unbalance his body, allowing it to free fall downward. When his body descended to a height of fifty meters, Yun Tianming once again used Bursting Void Steps to counteract the acceleration due to gravity.

After several consecutive outputs of Dou Techniques, Yun Tianming's body successfully descended to a distance of about twenty meters from the ground. At this distance, there was no need to unload any more force. With the physical strength of a Dou Master, it was enough to land safely.

"Whoosh~"

With a flap of Dou Qi Wings, Yun Yun swiftly flew down from the sky, then stopped her descent.

In fact, when she impulsively knocked Yun Tianming down out of anger, she already regretted it. However, in order to discipline him, Yun Yun felt that letting him fall for a while in the air and then lifting him up at the moment of landing would serve as punishment.

At this height, let alone a mere Dou Master, even someone below Dou Spirit would surely be crushed to pieces!

However, what Yun Yun never expected was that Yun Tianming, relying on his proficiency in a body movement Dou Technique and several instances of force unloading in mid-air, managed to land safely!

"The Dou Technique Tianming used, should be the Black Rank Mid-level body movement one I taught him: Explosive Steps, right?"

"Can Explosive Steps still be used like this?"

Yun Yun looked down at Yun Tianming, who had already fallen into a forest below. After carefully sensing for a moment and confirming that he was unharmed, she finally relaxed.

In her heart, she thought: This place happens to be on the outskirts of the Magic Beast Mountains. Let him have some good experiences nearby.

With a flap of her Dou Qi Wings, Yun Yun flew towards the depths of the Magic Beast Mountains.

Three Magic Beast corpses lay on the ground, their bodies massive like tigers, covered in gray fur, and dragging a golden tail.

Next to them was a dark hole, from which voices could be heard.

In the flickering firelight of the cave, three figures were searching for something.

"Senior, we've searched everywhere, but there's nothing except feces and bones," Qin Zhi said, covering her nose, her voice sounding strange.

The cave was filled with the scent of Magic Beasts, making it very unpleasant.

"These patterns on the wall don't seem to have any special meaning." In front of the wall, Han Pu searched for a long time with no results.

The expressions of the two were somewhat downcast. They had spent so much time searching, but they hadn't found anything.

Especially Han Pu, who was also injured again. His left arm hung down weakly, and blood dripped from his fingertips.

"Search again," Du Chaoping unwillingly suggested. Golden-tailed mice, also known as treasure-seeking mice, lived in this cave for a reason.

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance and turned to search again.

...

On the mountain path.

A group of people was heading upward, with signs of a struggle around. Following these signs, they easily found clues.

"Boss, there's a cave over here."

Soon, someone located the position, and Bai Shan and Wang Ming immediately rushed over.

"Golden-tailed mice!" Bai Shan looked at the ground.

Outside the cave entrance, three Magic Beast corpses lay silently on the ground, with the blood still not dried.

"It should be here," Wang Ming said.

Bai Shan nodded and was about to enter when he saw three figures walking out from inside.

Upon meeting, Du Chaoping was momentarily stunned. "Bai Shan, why are you here?"

But he quickly reacted, "Are you following me?"

"You guessed right. Hand over the stuff," Bai Shan admitted calmly in response to the interrogation.

"What stuff?" Du Chaoping didn't catch on, watching as Bai Shan's gaze remained fixed behind him. He added, "There's nothing in the cave."

"Do you think I believe you?" Bai Shan's lips curled into a faint smile. "I advise you to hand it over voluntarily, so you can spare yourself some pain."

As he spoke, the few people he brought with him stood behind Bai Shan, lining up with hostile gazes fixed on Du Chaoping and his companions.

Under their scrutiny, the three felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

Just from the numbers, they were at a significant disadvantage, especially with Han Pu injured.

This was very bad!

Du Chaoping noticed Wang Ming and felt uneasy. He had heard recently that Wang Ming had broken through to become a Dou Master. If it came to a fight, he wouldn't last long against him.

Moreover, Bai Shan was not one to be trifled with; he would surely take action.

"There really is nothing in the cave as you think. If you don't believe me, you can go in and see for yourselves," Du Chaoping gestured to Qin Zhi and Han Pu with his back turned to them.

Knowing Bai Shan well, Du Chaoping was certain that this guy wouldn't listen to any explanation.

Therefore, Du Chaoping decided to hold them off alone, allowing the other two to escape first.

"Whether you believe it or not, I'll search the cave. But I'll conduct a search on you too!" Bai Shan's words were entirely within Du Chaoping's expectations.

"Don't go too far, Bai Shan," Dou Qi surged within Du Chaoping as he prepared for battle.

"What can you do if I go too far?" Bai Shan snorted. "Attack! Take them all down!"

Several figures rushed past Bai Shan, closing in on Du Chaoping and his companions.

"Run!" Du Chaoping roared and confronted those people head-on.

"How could I let you get away?" Bai Shan sneered and charged towards Du Chaoping.

He had suffered a loss at Lin Xiu's hands before, and today, he intended to settle the score with Du Chaoping.

You must have said something to Lin Xiu! Otherwise, why would he refuse to help me fish when we didn't even know each other before?

Du Chaoping and Bai Shan grappled with each other, both holding nothing back.

With a slight breakthrough, Du Chaoping faced Bai Shan without much pressure, but taking down Bai Shan quickly proved to be challenging.

Han Pu, with his injury, fought with one hand, significantly reducing his combat power, quickly falling into a disadvantage. Qin Zhi was slightly better, but still couldn't break free.

"Bai Shan, I'll help you." Wang Ming, aiming for a swift resolution, voluntarily joined the fray.

Upon hearing this while engaged in the fight with Bai Shan, Du Chaoping's face changed dramatically, and his heart sank.

This is bad.

Dealing with Bai Shan alone was already evenly matched, and now with Wang Ming joining, it was undoubtedly a certain defeat.

Du Chaoping glanced at Han Pu and Qin Zhi, who were unable to break free, and urgently said, "Bai Shan, don't go too far. We really didn't find anything in the cave!"

"I don't believe it," Bai Shan said coldly.

"Whether there is or not, searching will reveal the truth." Wang Ming rushed over.

He struck with a palm.

Bang.

Du Chaoping took the hit, retreating six or seven steps, feeling the surge of Dou Qi in his body.

'What should I do?!'

Du Chaoping felt extremely anxious.

Suddenly.

"Senior, I'll help you."

A voice came, and Du Chaoping looked towards the sound, a familiar figure entering his line of sight.

''Lin Xiu?'

However, instead of showing joy, Du Chaoping's eyes flashed with concern. "Junior, don't come over!"

Du Chaoping saw Lin Xiu rushing over, and his immediate reaction was to stop him.

Whether it was Bai Shan or Wang Ming, both were very strong. Du Chaoping believed that Lin Xiu joining in would have no impact on the situation and might even put himself in danger.

In the chaos of concern, Du Chaoping did not notice that when Lin Xiu appeared, Bai Shan and Wang Ming both showed a change in expression.

A hint of surprise flickered across their faces, as if they hadn't expected Lin Xiu to appear at this moment.

Looking at Lin Xiu approaching, Bai Shan said to Wang Ming, "Senior Wang, intercept him. After I deal with Du Chaoping, I'll come to help you."

"No, I'll go handle Du Chaoping, and you hold off Lin Xiu." Almost immediately upon hearing Bai Shan's suggestion, Wang Ming countered.

Neither of them wanted to face Lin Xiu.

Du Chaoping heard their conversation and was momentarily confused.

'When did I become a pushover?'

The next moment, he realized.

'No, wait, both of them are afraid of Junior Lin Xiu? What's going on?'

Du Chaoping felt that Lin Xiu was indeed formidable. Last time, with a single palm, Lin Xiu shattered the ice armor of the Water Tiger Beast. But was he really so powerful that even Dou Master Wang Ming didn't want to face him?

"Lin Xiu, go help Han Pu and Qin Zhi. I can hold on for a while," without much thought, Du Chaoping hastily shouted.

Lin Xiu also saw the dire situation of the two, and halfway there, decisively changed direction.

Engaging in one-handed combat, Han Pu, in just a few moments, had gained several footprints on his body. Just as he was about to grab someone and fight desperately, he suddenly noticed that everyone had retreated.

"Hmm?" Han Pu was stunned for a moment, looking up to see Lin Xiu rushing towards him. "Junior Lin?"

"Senior Han, please step back," Lin Xiu nodded at him, and with swift strides, he quickly charged towards one of the opponents.

Bang!

As soon as they made contact, the person was sent flying by Lin Xiu, thrown about six or seven meters.

"So strong?" Han Pu's eyes nearly popped out. He had just fought with them and knew that the opponent's strength was at least that of a 7 Star Dou Practitioner.

Even in his prime state, he couldn't directly send the opponent flying with just one move.

Lost in thought, Han Pu suddenly felt a powerful force on his shoulder. Following that, his body seemed to be thrown, and after a few steps, he finally stabilized his figure.

It was only then that Han Pu realized Lin Xiu had thrown him back a considerable distance just now.

"The strength is incredible," Han Pu swallowed hard

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