Master of Strange Dao

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A dozen breaths later, the dunes rolled down, and beneath the sands, scores of earth-yellow vines shot up into the sky.

The vines intertwined like a vast net extending over ten miles, aiming to ensnare Yu Ziqing.

Yu Ziqing took a step forward, instantly appearing ten miles away, evading the enormous net.

Afterward, his form continuously performed the Flying Escape, dodging those thick vines.

He deliberately waited a few breaths before stepping forward again, leaping several more miles away.

Thus, he narrowly avoided those vines, which were both thick and fast.

Yu Ziqing's face was stern as he recalled the surveillance he had sensed earlier and the imminent appearance of the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower.

He roughly understood, the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower was uncontrollable, yet surely someone knew how to conveniently lure it out.

Most likely, it was that King Qi.

That guy seemed to have a clear objective. According to New No. Ten's statement, King Qi must have information even the White Water Egg didn't know.

Normally, Yu Ziqing would have run away by now and later figured out a way to find King Qi and kill him.

But now, with the Little Bodhi Tree within him growing steadily, the four little ones willingly concealed themselves using the Little Bodhi Tree's aura.

Moreover, the Little Bodhi Tree conveyed certain information, showing little wariness towards the Bloodthirsty Devil Tree.

Yu Ziqing remained silent, always hiding his true capability, pretending for a few breaths before he could flash several miles away.

And the distance he leaped was diminishing, the intervals between his use of Divine Skills deliberately lengthened.

He knew, someone was definitely watching now.

The Mud Truck Divine Skill must be kept hidden.

Yu Ziqing held the line against the vines for a while, barely crossing the encirclement, only to be slowly surrounded again.

Yu Ziqing even consumed a Devil Pill and, after becoming Devilic, continued to feign attempts at escape.

In less than one incense stick of time, just as a thick vine brushed past him, hundreds of arm-thick smaller vines suddenly sprouted from it, wrapping Yu Ziqing like a zongzi.

At this moment, the aura of the Little Bodhi Tree within Yu Ziqing began to emerge.

Yu Ziqing braced against the tightening smaller vines, waiting for the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower's reaction.

Because the Little Bodhi Tree hadn't issued a warning yet, continuing to emanate its aura freely.

The moment the Little Bodhi Tree's aura touched the vines, the tightening vines suddenly halted, their grip slightly loosening.

Yu Ziqing could feel his body descending. When the agitated earth aura around him surfaced and his perception became less fiery, he understood he had been brought into the sand sea.

With the continuous dispersal of the Little Bodhi Tree's aura, coupled with the steaming Demonic Qi, the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower would mistake him for an ally and wouldn't kill him.

Dozens of miles away, King Qi lifted his eyelids, gazing at the distant Bloodthirsty Devil Flower, which had retracted its numerous expanding vines. The Bloodthirsty Devil Flower itself also began sinking back into the sand sea.

He couldn't see clearly and wasn't sure of the exact details. However, he sensed clearly that Yu Ziqing was being trapped bit by bit, then bound and dragged underground.

That the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower hadn't devoured Yu Ziqing on the spot took him by surprise.

But after thinking it over, he deemed that a mere Sixth Tier Body Cultivation wasn't worth revealing its form just to eat him.

King Qi, exercising caution, didn't reveal his form. He had sensed someone approaching.

He could only suppress his doubts because he had heard before that Qing Ziyu seemed to have mastered some special Dharma Method that could borrow power.

But this time, he only sensed that Yu Ziqing became Devilic and felt no particularly strong power.

At this point, he had to agree with some people's sentiments that the limitations on borrowing power were immense, making it impossible to casually borrow a Ninth Tier power.

Otherwise, anyone coming from Jinlan Mountain could borrow Ninth Tier power.

Such was the case that nine times out of ten, all forces under heaven could be crushed by them in one fell swoop.

King Qi retreated slightly, noticing people approaching from all directions.

When someone flew within a dozen miles nearby, they suddenly took out a Red Gourd.

The Red Gourd flew up, growing in the wind, transforming into dozens of feet tall, spewing billowing smoke and dust, carrying Red Sand, indiscriminately spreading around.

The smoke and Red Sand formed a whirlwind, rapidly diffusing over a hundred miles.

People approaching from other directions either executed Large-Scale Secret Methods or used Magical Treasures, affecting hundreds of miles around.

King Qi's expression changed slightly.

These people had been chasing him for so many days without catching him, yet still managed to glean something.

They knew not only that he had a means of concealment but also that whenever the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower appeared, he was likely nearby.

Now that the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower had appeared, these people still staged an attack from all directions.

Covering hundreds of miles to forcibly make him reveal himself.

The smoke and Red Sand quickly covered the spot where he was.

No matter how hidden he was, his presence remained. Except for powerful Escape Skills like the Shadow Great Escape, nobody could stay hidden amidst such indiscriminate attacks.

This was the simplest and most brutal, yet most effective method.

The smoke surrounding him collided with the smoke and Red Sand, and instantaneously, his whereabouts were exposed.

He recited a spell, trying to lure out the Bloodthirsty Devil Flower again. However, he saw, as the not-yet-fully-submerged Bloodthirsty Devil Flower in the sand sea showed no reaction, continuing to sink into the depths.

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