Star Martial Soaring Cloud

Upon landing, Xiqu's figure suddenly shrank by half, locked onto the direction the two offenders were fleeing, and immediately sped away amidst billowing dust.

Rocks shot and tumbled, and the speed of the rhinoceros canal was more terrifying than a meteorite strike. Wherever it passed, the earth shook, grass broke and trees snapped, nothing could stop it, and a stench swept in all directions.

It leaped and charged, its iron hooves shattering rocks and trees with a single step, leaving the ground riddled with potholes. The speed of the Rhinoceros Qu was astonishing, almost lightning fast. If it weren't for Wang Xiao's exceptional physique, strong body, and the Seven Star Rain Steps, he would have been overtaken long ago.

The distance between them shrank in the blink of an eye, and Xi Qu had already caught up. Wang Xiao and Gongbao Chicken's expressions changed drastically. They turned sharply and used their agility to dodge and weave through the forest.

Suddenly, a deadly sense of crisis surged into Wang Xiao's heart. Before he could react, scorching flames rolled in.

"My God! This ugly thing can breathe fire! Could it also shoot flying swords?" Kung Pao Chicken's howl hadn't stopped the whole time, and now it was even more distorted, making Wang Xiao's eardrums buzz.

"Shut up! I've never seen such a jinx as you!" Wang Xiao was exasperated and was about to complain when the ear-piercing sound of something cutting through the air arrived as expected—the two fleshy horns on the top of the rhinoceros's head flashed with light, and two dazzling beams of light shot out, just like sharp swords slashing straight at him.

Wang Xiao held onto the Kung Pao Chicken tightly with his left hand, while swinging his Seven Star Sword backward with his right, unleashing a dazzling sword aura to meet the attack. But in that brief moment of delay, Xi Qu had already pounced on them like a ghost.

The rhinoceros gullled past without any of the clumsiness Wang Xiao had anticipated. Its massive body suddenly stopped and swung its tail, turning abruptly ninety degrees. The immense inertia carried its enormous body, sweeping across the sky like a Great Wall of steel, transforming it into an unstoppable torrent. It instantly snapped up a grove of trees, scattering leaves and filling the air with a stench.

Although Wang Xiao dodged the direct impact, he was struck hard by the flying giant logs and sent flying. Even with his strong physique, this blow caused his blood to surge and him to feel excruciating pain; if he had been hit head-on, he would certainly have lost his life.

But Wang Xiao dared not relax for a moment. He took advantage of the moment to tighten his waist in mid-air, rolled to stabilize himself after landing, and then turned into an arrow and ran wildly again.

Xi Qu, having missed his first attack, roared again and continued the pursuit. Ancient trees blocking his path were all snapped in two with terrifying force, and a horrifying ravine was carved into the ground, with rolling yellow sand resembling a suspended Yellow River.

Sharp sword-like edge, scorching fireballs, pungent stench... Xi Qu's various attacks relentlessly descended upon them.

If it weren't for his agile turning and rapid maneuvering, Wang Xiao would have already become a corpse. But having to dodge attacks and escape at full speed, even with the incredibly profound Seven Star Rain Steps, Wang Xiao gradually felt exhausted.

He understood that in the face of such a powerful enemy, he had no mind to do anything else. The only way to survive was to focus on escaping—which required someone to help him block Xi Qu's attacks.

"Kung Pao Chicken, I have a simple, serious, and important question for you, and you have to answer it properly," Wang Xiao said, panting as he ran.

"What time is it for you to ask questions? Speak up if you have something to say! Do you really have some kind of special fetish that you want to do this before you die?" Kung Pao Chicken was dragged around and was incoherent, his voice trembling with sobs.

"No," Wang Xiao said solemnly. "Imagine a lone boat sinking on the vast ocean, with two people on board, only one of whom can survive. One can cook roast chicken, the other can't. Who do you think should live?"

"Are you an idiot?! Do you even need to ask? Of course you know how to make roast chicken! If you can't even make roast chicken, you're a waste of air alive and a waste of land dead!" At the mention of roast chicken, Kung Pao Chicken's eyes widened instantly, and he subconsciously licked his lips. Then, realizing what he'd done, he wore a suspicious and guilty expression. "Wait... are you up to something again? Let me tell you, you think I'll take the blame for you? No way!"

In response, Wang Xiao smiled approvingly, his tone exaggeratedly exaggerated: "Brother Kung Pao Chicken, you are truly righteous and selfless! This time you escape, I'll make you a hundred roast chickens—no, a thousand! Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, brushed with honey, as much as you want!"

"Wow! A thousand? Brushed with honey?" Kung Pao Chicken's eyes lit up, his mouth almost watering, but then he snapped back to reality and cried out, "Wait a minute! Kid, what are you trying to do? Don't do anything reckless!"

Since his "brother" was so loyal, Wang Xiao no longer held back. He hoisted the Kung Pao Chicken onto his back, ignored all of Xi Qu's attacks, and focused all his efforts on escaping.

He would dodge attacks he could avoid, and leave the Kung Pao Chicken on his back to "tough it out" of the ones he couldn't avoid—he knew better than anyone that its flesh was even thicker than its skin.

As a result, the screams in the forest were more frequent and more mournful than the attacks from the rhinoceros horn.

"Damn brat! How dare you treat me like this! I'm going to roast you and eat you! Ah—my butt! It's burning me!" Wisps of smoke rose from the tail of the Kung Pao Chicken, accompanied by a rich, burnt smell.

"I'll block it!"

"Wow—my wings are going to break! Wang Xiao, you bastard!"

"I'll block again!"

"Ouch—my butt's bleeding buckets! You have to buy me a roast chicken!"

Wang Xiao took a moment to turn around and shout, "Brother, not bad! Your voice is still so loud. Looks like Xi Qu's attack didn't affect you at all!"

"Damn it! You bastard! If that ugly freak could hurt me, he'd be a god by now! I'm a phoenix!" Kung Pao Chicken never forgot to brag, and the next second he was hit by a flying rock. "Ouch...it hurts so much! Just because it didn't hurt doesn't mean it doesn't hurt! You little brat, I'm going to...and you...ouch...my butt got hit again!"

In an instant, rocks tumbled, fireballs raged, and sword energy flew everywhere. Even with Kung Pao Chicken as a "meat shield," Wang Xiao couldn't widen the distance between himself and Xi Qu.

"Don't worry, brother! I will never abandon you. Let's break through the encirclement together!" Wang Xiao was secretly surprised. He didn't expect Kung Pao Chicken to be so durable. Xi Qu's attack really couldn't hurt it at all.

"I...I beg you...just throw me down! Run away yourself! I don't want the roast chicken anymore, okay?"

The earth shook violently, a fierce wind howled, rocks flew everywhere, and a violent flow of energy swept through every inch of the forest. Every step Xi Qu took was as heavy as a thousand pounds, the entire Lishan Mountain trembled, and huge, crisscrossing cracks appeared beneath his feet.

The danger was far from over, and the situation had not improved at all. Wang Xiao frowned, knowing that this stalemate was not a solution—if it weren't for his agile maneuvering, he would have long been minced meat under the iron hooves of the rhinoceros horn.

He was already wary of Xi Qu's reputation, and even when surrounded and attacked by the Hua family, he dared not venture deep into Lishan.

Only because Kung Pao Chicken patted his chest and assured him that he "absolutely wouldn't encounter the rhinoceros horn" did he follow them into the depths of Lishan to search for the magnet. In the end, he didn't even see a trace of the magnet, but instead attracted this killing god.

At this moment, Wang Xiao wished he could strangle Kung Pao Chicken. He was like an ant on a hot pan, surrounded by danger. He absolutely could not run to the outskirts of Lishan—that would only put him in a pincer attack and kill him even faster.

Moreover, he was unsure of the extent of the damage that diverting the rhinoceros canal out of Lishan would cause, and even in his unfavorable situation, he was unwilling to do something that would shift the blame.

For this reason, Wang Xiao could only wander around the forest and Xiqu, but this stalemate could not last long, and he could clearly feel that the ground beneath his feet was about to collapse.

The Xiqu army's attack was comparable to a massive army charging into battle, its iron hooves trampling across the land, its momentum unstoppable!

"Kung Pao Chicken! I have a serious question for you, and you have to answer it seriously this time!" Wang Xiao's expression was solemn, and he no longer used the joking term "brother".

"Still asking? Just kill me already! Ouch... my butt... it smells cooked! Why do I smell like roast chicken? Oh, I'm so delicious!"

"You got it right, I'll treat you to roast chicken, the really delicious kind, the kind covered in sesame seeds." Wang Xiao threw out a tempting offer.

"Sesame roasted chicken?!" Kung Pao Chicken perked up instantly. "What's the problem? Ask away! I promise I'll answer everything I know!"

As Wang Xiao ran, he deliberately chose a route that would allow him to pass smoothly while also slightly obstructing the Xiqu River, and asked urgently, "Where are the cliffs deep within Lishan Mountain?"

"Why are you asking this?" Kung Pao Chicken was taken aback by the question, then his imagination ran wild. "Are you so ashamed of how you treated me that you're thinking of taking your own life?"

It glanced at the rhinoceros relentlessly pursuing it, then suddenly realized something, flapping its wings and shouting, "Oh! Kid, I get it! As expected of my brother, to come up with such a brilliant plan... You want to lure this ugly monster to the edge of the cliff and make it fall off, right?"