"You really are a persistent ghost..."
Sensing something amiss behind him, Wolong quickly turned his head, but the man in black had already nocked an arrow, aiming directly at Wolong's head.
They were about a hundred meters apart, but this distance made Wolong feel utterly helpless.
During his time on Prisoner Dragon Mountain, Wolong had been trained in a brutal manner by the old man. He had been injured and fallen countless times, but it had also allowed him to reach the realm of man and blade becoming one.
Wolong's blade energy could easily kill anyone within a ten-meter radius. However, this distance, ten times that range, was beyond his blade energy's reach. To kill his opponent, he had to close the distance.
But the man in black was extremely cunning. Since Wolong descended the mountain, he had been relentlessly pursued by this opponent. Yet, the man in black never allowed Wolong to get within thirty meters, constantly attacking but always maintaining a distance that prevented Wolong from killing him.
"I don't understand, why do you keep chasing me? Do we have a feud?"
Wolong tightly gripped the hilt of his Minghong Blade at his waist and looked at the man in black, smiling. "If we don't have a feud, why are you constantly hunting me? And if we do have a feud, why do you not even speak your name while pursuing me? Are you not confident in yourself?"
"Trying to provoke me with a battle of wits?"
The man in black's face was hidden by his black cloak, revealing only a pair of eyes as cold and venomous as a snake's. He spoke to Wolong, "I will not fall for your provocation, nor will I tell you why I want to kill you. I will make sure you die with your eyes wide open."
"Are you sick in the head? Why are you chasing me for no reason? Did I sleep with your wife?"
Wolong, holding back a surge of frustration, cursed aloud when he heard the other's nonchalant reply.
"Swoosh—"
As soon as Wolong finished speaking, the man in black drew his bowstring taut. In the next second, a fully golden arrow shot towards Wolong.
The golden arrowhead was covered in sharp barbs. If it hit an opponent, even if it wasn't a vital spot, it would cripple them.
Moreover, under the power of the black great bow, the golden arrow, upon release, displayed a speed and force that made Wolong's expression drastically change.
In the past few days, Wolong had seen the opponent shoot more than a dozen arrows, each with earth-shattering power. Forcibly blocking them was not a wise choice.
Therefore, the moment he saw the golden arrow being shot, Wolong used his Divine Steps Ghostly Shadow technique, moving like a phantom for over thirty meters.
"Bang—"
After Wolong evaded, the golden arrow struck the spot where he had been standing, instantly erupting in a terrifying explosion that shook the entire abandoned factory.
"Bastard, this is an arrow, not a bomb! Why does it have such terrifying power?"
Wolong cursed in confusion and then immediately ran out of the abandoned factory.
"Wolong, you can't escape."
The man in black let out a cold laugh, then quickly ran to where the golden arrow had landed, pulled it out, and continued to chase Wolong.
Wolong activated his Divine Steps Ghostly Shadow, increasing his speed by more than tenfold. He thus managed to put five kilometers between himself and the man in black.
However, his Divine Steps Ghostly Shadow technique was very draining. Running five kilometers at once had already made Wolong start to struggle, gasping for breath.
His pursuer would likely catch up soon, but the terrifying black great bow and golden arrows in his hand gave Wolong a severe headache.
Moreover, this cruel reality was something Wolong had to find a solution for. Otherwise, once caught, he would slowly exhaust all his stamina and eventually become a soul lost to an arrow.
"What should I do..."
Wolong calmed his mind, exhaled a breath of turbid air. Soon, the mountains, water, and a pile of rocks ahead gave Wolong an idea.
Wolong quickly moved a pile of rocks and arranged them on the only passage, soon forming a small maze about half a meter high.
However, a maze of this height might trap a child under half a meter, but it was unrealistic to trap an adult.
In fact, Wolong knew it was unrealistic, which was why he had a bigger trump card.
At this moment, Wolong no longer panicked but became calm and composed, waiting for the man in black in front of the maze.
The man in black did not disappoint Wolong's expectations, catching up within two minutes, holding his black great bow. Seeing Wolong's calm expression, the man in black sneered, "Why aren't you running anymore?"
"Running? I am not the type to run for my life. If it weren't for your bow and arrows, I would have killed you with a single slash."
Wolong gripped his Minghong Blade, looking at the man in black a hundred meters away, and smiled. "Next, I will show you what true despair is."
"Oh, what skills do you have?"
Hearing Wolong's words, the man in black chuckled dismissively and said.
"See the maze behind me? I built it specifically for you. If you want to kill me, then come in."
With that, Wolong let out a cold laugh and walked directly into the maze.
What the man in black didn't expect was that after entering the maze, which was only half a meter high, Wolong suddenly disappeared.
"What... what is this?"
The man in black's eyes widened in disbelief.
However, the man in black's objective was to hunt Wolong, so he did not stop his pursuit even under unknown circumstances, and walked into the maze.
Just as the man in black stepped into the entrance of the maze, he found it rapidly rotating. Looking back, the entrance had already vanished.
Immediately after, the maze, which was originally only half a meter high, suddenly rose, reaching tens of meters high, causing the man in black's eyes to widen.
Then, an unknown mist filled the entire maze, allowing the man in black to see only a meter in front of him.
"Mortal, do you feel fear?"
As the man in black stood bewildered, not knowing what was happening, a voice like a thunderclap resounded.
Hearing the voice, the man in black instinctively looked up and saw Wolong standing on the tens of meters high maze wall, transformed into a giant hundreds of meters tall. This instantly made the man in black feel like an ant.
"Is this an illusion?"
Looking at Wolong, the man in black sneered and said.
"Illusion?"
Wolong sneered and replied, "If you think it's an illusion, why are you afraid? Let me tell you, this is real."
"Are you fooling me?"
Hearing Wolong's words, the man in black smiled and said, "Whether it's an illusion or not, you'll know if you take an arrow from me."
With that, the man in black drew his bow and nocked an arrow, shooting directly at Wolong.
The man in black initially thought Wolong was an illusion and that the arrow would miss. To his surprise, the arrow, upon being shot, was caught by Wolong's colossal figure.