Chapter 1498 Return To The Base
Standing in the open, Austin, Tyler, and Caroline were nervously staring at the void above them.
Through the thick clouds, corpses were plummeting towards the ground. They examined the bodies,
noticing their twisted faces and bloodied clothes. Each time, they let out a sigh of relief when they did
not see the old man''s face among them.
If the old man were dead, the three, who were much weaker than him, would be killed at any moment.
They needed his protection from the enemies that were far more skilled than they were. He was the
wisest, most powerful warrior they had met and even so, they feared that he could be defeated.
Minutes continued to pass and the three still did not know who was winning the fight. The thick clouds
were imprable by their vision; the void was just too high up. Gradually, the sound of fighting
lessened. All three of them stood on their toes, straining to see the old man approaching from the void.
When no one appeared, they once again became nervous, fearing they had missed something.
Counting silently, they realized a dozen masters had been killed by the old man during the battle.
Whoosh!
Their heads snapped upwards. The clouds were parting and the old man was falling from the sky with
increasing speed. Hended near them within a few seconds.
The corner of the old man''s mouth was dripping blood and his face was pale.
"There are too many enemies! We need to go now!"
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The old man waved his hand and a giant vital energy palm formed. He continued running while
scooping the trio up with the palm. They headed for thend in the distance that was covered in
mountains. It was the same spot where the man had created an array earlier.
Once the four of them had reached the mountainousnd, it only took seconds for a dazzling, white
light to appear. It surrounded them, causing them to squeeze their eyes shut.
The light began to sh, consuming them one by one.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...
The old man was thest to disappear and the moment he flickered away, several figures swooped
down from the void and hovered above the mountainousnd where the four had disappeared just now.
All of the figures were wrapped inyers of vital energy force, making it impossible to distinguish their
faces. The leader of the small group scowled through his own misty appearance.
"Damn it! I didn''t think the Mad Old Man could create such a powerful array. Not only can itunch
attacks but it also has the function of space teleportation.
Now, he could be more than ten thousand kilometers away from us,"
one of the figures said, casting a disappointed look at thend. The leader shot him a threatening look
that made the figure cringe.
"Keep chasing! The Mad Old Man managed to slip from our grasp every time. We may not get another
chance to see him anytime soon. We have to catch him! We don''t give up!"
the leader ordered, yelling so loudly that his voice echoed through the mountains. Without another
word, the leader turned and faced the horizon. With a whoosh, he disappeared on the spot. The
followers stared at the spot where he had disappeared. Clearly, he meant business.
Immediately, the space filled with the sound of whooshing as the followers also left to chase the old
man.
One hundred thousand kilometers away from the mountainousnd where the array was deployed,
somewhere in the void, a few loud whooshing sounds disrupted the silence.
Four figures appeared at the same time, steadying their posture. They were the old man, and the trio.
The trio turned and looked at the old man who was panting heavily and bent over.
Puff... Puff...
The old man walked a few paces before he vomited blood on the sandy ground. His face looked even
more pale and terrible than it had been before and his breathing was shallow. He held up his hand at
the trio. He had to take a break from the teleportation before he passed out from overexertion.
"Elder Brendan, are you okay?"
Tyler asked anxiously. He proceeded to step forward to help the old man. The old man took a step
backwards and shook his head.
"Don''t worry! I am fine. Just give me a few seconds to rest. When I deployed the array, I had to burn my
original blood essence. Then, during the battle, I had to activate our sect''s holy weapon in order to kill
the enemies. I have consumed a lot of my vital energy.
All right. I have rested enough. We don''t have much time. We need to continue.
Our enemies will not give up easily. They are already on our tails,"
the old man said and then waved his hand again.
Out of the ground, a demonic beast skeleton rose. Piece by piece, it grew until it stood around 60
meters high and more than 100 meters long. It stood perfectly still, as if it was waiting for them.
The demonic beast skeleton looked like something that had lived a million years ago. There was
something wise and mysterious about it. As they stared at it, a ck glow seeped from it and
surrounded it like a halo.
"It is the power of space teleportation!"
Austin blurted out. His hands covered his mouth in surprise. The other two appeared confused.
Austin was a step ahead because he already had a preliminary understanding of space teleportation
power. Also, there was a tingling in his fingers, like he could feel it moving through the air.
"Well, you are quite right. It is the power of space teleportation. I''m impressed that you could feel it as
well."
The old man smiled at Austin but, on the inside, he felt taken aback.
The spatial power was very esoteric and difficult to cultivate.
With his weak cultivation base, Austin should not be able to feel the power.
"All of you, stand on the skeleton now," the old man said.
Before any of them could move, the man had jumped andnded on the back of the skeleton. They
looked at each other in awe.
Cracking his knuckles, Austin leaped onto the skeleton, joining the old man. He nced down at his
friends and nodded. At once, they all climbed up.
The old man looked towards the sky and spread his arms wide. A stream of vital energy force burst
from the old man''s body and was transferred into the demonic beast skeleton.
Whoosh!
In an instant, the demonic beast skeleton disappeared. Thendscape fell silent as if they had never
been there.
The four warriors were flying through the void. Clouds and mist surrounded them, making them feel like
they were riding through a tunnel.
Standing on the back of the demonic beast skeleton proved to be more difficult once they were off the
ground. Austin felt his entire body rocking in ce as a strong wind pushed against him. He knew he
had to stand still or else he would risk falling.
He looked over his shoulder at Caroline who was battling even harder against the gusts of wind. Even
Tyler was swaying, and his feet nted like a surfer just to avoid stumbling. Austin looked ahead.
There appeared to be no end in sight. Before he could think a thought, Caroline was gasping and
falling backwards.
Austin''s hand shot out and grabbed hers. She looked up at him as he reeled her back in. Her eyes
were emitting gratitude and her hand felt like a mass of soft cotton.
Seeing the three were having a rough time, the old man soon exuded a soft vital energy force around
them. It felt like a warm hug was pressing down on them and they immediately ceased trembling.
Austin sighed in relief and although unwillingly, he released Caroline''s hand. If the old man hadn''t
helped them, they would have been blown away by the terrible gusts of wind.
The demonic beast skeleton continued to travel through the void. However, instead of gliding along, it
would appear and disappear. There were breaking points along the void that allowed it to teleport and
move even faster.
Despite knowing it was a bad idea, Austin looked down. The void was whizzing past so fast that it
made his head spin. His eyes widened as he looked at the old man who was steering with great
precision.
Its speed was just too fast!
This was his only feeling at that moment.
"We must travel fast so that our enemies cannot keep up with us. Don''t worry. We''re safe here.
After about a dozen days, we will be able to return to the base,"
the old man told the three.
''It still will take a dozen days to return to the base?!''
Austin blinked hard. He couldn''t help but feel stunned.
They were traveling faster than Austin had ever traveled in his life. Yet, it would still take them a dozen
days before they could reach the base of the me Holy Land. Thus, it was not hard for Austin to
imagine how far away the base was from the Smnia Kingdom.
After the old man finished speaking, he extended a finger and began drawing lines in the air above the
skeleton. Wherever his finger crossed, a stream of white light showed up abruptly. A few moments
The old man waved his hand one more time and the pattern prated into the back of the demonic
beast skeleton and disappeared.
"There we go. I have deployed a defense array to protect you all.
But our dozen days of travelling should not be wasted. You must use the time to practice your martial
arts and improve your cultivation base.
Especially you, Austin. You and Howard from the Vasteras Holy Land will have apetition in a year''s
time. If you want to win thepetition, then from now on, every day you must practice and no more
time can be wasted,"
the old man said seriously.
"Yes, sir!"
the three replied obediently. Without the old man, not only would they be dead by now, but they also
wouldn''t have extra time to improve themselves. Now, in the following days, they would be stronger
and more experienced than before.
After that, the old man sat cross-legged, took out some pills, and put them in his mouth. He did not say
any more as he closed his eyes to rest and heal.
Austin, Caroline, and Tyler also sat cross-legged and began practicing in silence.
As the demonic beast skeleton flew on, somewhere in the air, continuous whoosh sounds could be
heard again.
The figures who were wrapped up byyers of strong vital energy appeared abruptly. They dashed
forward but quickly stopped in their tracks. They were all alone in the void.
"I couldn''t sense the presence of the Mad Old Man here. Where has he gone?
We''ve lost him again!"
one of the figuresined.
"Humph! I thought he did not bring along the me Holy Tower this time since he had never activated
its power during thest few battles. Unexpectedly, he did have it and activate its power this time. If we
knew he had it all along, we would have caught him a long time ago!"
one figure yelled, rather unwilling to admit their failure.
"The Mad Old Man is too skilled at creating arrays.
If it weren''t for the array he deployed, we would have already caught him before,"
another figure said as he gnashed his teeth.
"Humph! It''s not a big deal! Next time, we will bring more magic treasures—ones that can confine the
space so that he can''t teleport himself and run away!"
someone said coldly.