In terms of strength, Gu Lie was stronger than Yan Yun by half a point, but in real combat, it was still unknown who would win.
But in terms of craftiness, even ten Gu Lie combined couldn't compare to one Yan Yun.
With Yan Yun's intelligence, his grasp of people's minds was not bad. He had calculated that Gu Lie would not turn back, which was why he purposely reminded him.
There was only one reason he could do this, which was to attract all of Gu Lie's attention to himself and prevent him from detecting any movement from behind.
Fortunately, Yan Yun had succeeded. Behind him, a thick and sturdy tree silently fell towards Gu Lie, and following the tree, countless arrows from all around shot towards Gu Lie.
Everything seemed to have a chain reaction. But Gu Lie was still a Middle Spirit Level after all, so this level of expert's spiritual sense was extremely sharp. He would be able to detect the sound of a tree breaking through the air with just a slight sound, let alone hear the movements of a tree.
Gu Lie cursed the brat for being crafty, he did not expect that there would be a problem behind him, and without hesitation, he prepared to dodge.
However, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. He suddenly realized that if he tried to dodge, he would immediately reveal an opening, giving Yan Yun an opportunity.
This was the real assassination plot!
Yan Yun did not plan to let those trees and rough thorns kill Gu Lie. He wanted those things to expose his weak spot and let Gu Lie have a chance to kill him.
The spirit energy around Yan Yun's body had never been concentrated before. The devil soul was trembling lightly, the power accumulating within him was complete. As long as Gu Lie revealed the slightest bit of a flaw, he would be able to instantly attack him without being able to cover his ears.
Furthermore, with the power of this strike, even if Gu Lie didn't die, he would definitely suffer an unimaginable injury.
Gu Lie was also aware of the situation, so even though trees were falling towards him and thorns were flying towards him, he did not dare to move an inch, and could only become a living target.
"Lama, quickly hide! If you don't dodge now, it will be too late! " Yan Yun revealed an anxious and concerned expression, but no matter how he looked at it, he would still get beaten up.
Gu Lie was so angry! He wanted to swallow Yan Yun alive. If not for you threatening him with a blade, how could I not dodge? I'm not a fool.
Gu Lie, who had always been calm and composed, found it hard to calm down after meeting Yan Yun.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
First, countless of wooden thorns flew towards Gu Lie's body. The sharp wooden thorns directly pierced through Gu Lie's clothes and nailed his body, causing blood to flow out.
These wooden thorns were only made on a temporary basis by Yan Yun, and there was not enough time left for them to correct themselves. Although Gu Lie had seemed to have sustained heavy injuries, most of them were only superficial, and merely looked to be in a sorry state.
However, things weren't over yet. After the wooden spike was the fallen ancient tree.
The thick and solid Ancient Wood then smashed down, smashing onto Gu Lie's back. However, this power, was not enough to smash Gu Lie down, which showed just how strong he was.
However, the wooden thorns that had stabbed into his back borrowed the power of the ancient trees to dig into his back and stab into it.
This seemed very cruel, even Yan Yun could not bear to see this.
"That... "Lama, are you alright?" Yan Yun asked carefully, but he was still walking towards Gu Lie.
Could he be fine? Not being smashed to death by trees, not being nailed to death by thorns, and almost being angered to death by you …
Gu Lie really wanted to curse and kill Yan Yun to vent his anger. However, in the blink of an eye, he flipped the ancient wood over and forced the wooden spike out. Then, without even turning his head, he ran behind him.
The power of the thorns and the ancient trees had already caused his body to no longer be nimble. His strength had been greatly damaged and he was no longer Yan Yun's match.
Within the oasis's forest, the two once again started a chase, only this time, it was Yan Yun who chased after them. Gu Lie was the one who escaped.
After changing roles, the outcome was completely different. Yan Yun activated his extreme speed, and got closer and closer to Gu Lie.
Gu Lie was shocked and angry at the same time. Yan Yun's speed had been completely displayed, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not shake off the opponent. On the contrary, the opponent was quickly approaching.
At this moment, Gu Lie finally realised that the reason why he chased after him to kill him earlier was exactly because of him.
How can there be such a cunning bastard in this world? In his shock and anger, Gu Lie had realized a serious problem. The threat the King Wanshang posed to the eight sects was far from being comparable to the Yan Yun who was chasing after him from behind.
Although the King Wanshang was terrifying, with his character, he would only fight openly. As for the brat behind him, although his strength was currently weaker than the King Wanshang's, his potential was terrifying, and he was too cunning.
Gu Lie only had one thought in his mind now, he wanted to immediately return to the Eight Sects headquarters and clearly explain this brat's terrifying strength. He wanted the Eight Sects to kill this brat no matter what price they had to pay and kill him when he was weak, completely killing him off so that there would be no future troubles.
However, Gu Lie's wish did not come true. As he was running, he suddenly stopped, the sharp blade protruding from his chest, his heart broken into pieces.
Yan Yun's strange blade technique and terrifying speed had instantly killed the Lama before the latter could even react.
After Gu Lie died, all of them were filled with unwillingness. He was greatly regretful in his heart, greatly regretful, hated this brat's cunning. It was a pity that he could not tell the headquarters about this brat's terror.
Yan Yun coldly withdrew the devil soul. This time, killing Middle Spirit Level and expert was relatively easier, but the process was a bit too troublesome. However, the greater the gains, the greater the losses. Overall, he was still very satisfied.
After killing Gu Lie, Yan Yun continued to walk in the dense forest, and at the same time, entered into deep thought.
This thousand Li hunt continued for a few days and nights, but in the end Xu Xiangzu and Cang Leng still managed to escape.
This made him feel a little regretful. He had a premonition that these two people would be his greatest enemies in the future. He could not avoid trouble in the future this time, so Yan Yun did not have too many negative emotions.
He was confident that the first time he stepped on the two of them, there would be a second and a third time. The reason why he let them escape this time was only to let them live for a little longer.
At the same time, Yan Yun realized that it was a problem. For elite figures like Xu Xiangzu and Cang Leng, it would be extremely difficult to kill them. This was because each and every one of their actions would be followed by backup.
Killing them was no less than destroying that power.
However, if they really wanted to kill, they had to prepare everything beforehand. This time, it was too sudden, and it was purely out of luck. It was already a good thing that they could force them to such a state.
Xu Xiangzu had been defeated, and the Wang Family no longer had a backer. Under Yan Yun's secret orders, with Mo Le, the young miss who was an expert in the struggles of aristocratic families, coupled with Yan Geng's decisive personality and the power of the Dragon Scale Team, the Wang Family would soon decline.
As for the Earth Profound Stone that Xu Xiangzu had acquired, Yan Yun had told him before, but he did not find it in the cellar.
Yan Yun could only drop the matter. Xu Xiangzu was very smart, the Earth Profound Stone that he had acquired had probably all been moved away by him in advance.
Everything was done, but Yan Yun didn't have any plans to return to Jing Hai, he needed to go to Shandong, where Jing Ruo's family was.
Yan Yun couldn't just stand and watch without doing anything. He needed to find that little girl who was so innocent that he didn't even know anything about matters between men and women.
Once he understood everything, Yan Yun did not stay any longer and stood up to leave. He was prepared to go to a nearby big city and fly directly to the provincial capital of Jinan.
His feet sped up, and Yan Yun's speed became faster and faster. Even though thorns were everywhere in the dense forest, it was unable to stop him in the slightest.
However, just as he was about to leave the forest, whooshing sounds rang out one after another. The sharp arrows had yet to arrive, but the strong wind had already assaulted his face.
Yan Yun was shocked, he anxiously retreated.
"Kid, you want to leave after killing so many people from my eight sects? Do you think that my Eight Sects are made of paper? "
An old man's cold voice came from outside the forest.
"Gu Ban?" He was familiar with the voice of the person who spoke. It was Gu Ban, the person who had fought to a draw with the King Wanshang at the underground area of the Siberia Plateau previously.
This time, when Gu Ban spoke, the Qi that he emitted was unusually vigorous, Yan Yun's heart jumped, thinking of a fact that he was afraid of, Gu Ban had already completely stepped into the ranks of the Upper Spirit Level.
With Yan Yun's current strength, to be able to fight against the Middle Spirit Level was already very heaven-defying. But facing the Upper Spirit Level, he had no hope at all.
Yan Yun did not dare to stay, and quickly caught up to the other side, in an attempt to avoid Gu Ban and escape.
However, as he was about to walk out of the forest, he was met with another volley of arrows.
"Brat, do you think you can escape? All four sides were surrounded by our eight sects' masters. Today, we are going to die without a doubt. " Gu Ban's voice once again sounded, and even Yan Yun's heart sank a little.
"Killing the elites and elders of our Eight Great Sects in the hinterland of our Eight Great Sects. If you do not die today, wouldn't our Eight Great Sects be ridiculed by the world?"
"..." Gu Ban, damn you. "
As the proverb goes, a dead pig shouldn't be afraid of boiling water, since he was surrounded, Yan Yun might as well start cursing.