Chapter 375: Chapter 186: Spring Breeze and Rain Technique

Beastly patterns flashed around the middle-aged woman as armor that looked like beast hide instantly covered her entire body.

Zhao Rui’s surprise palm strike landed squarely on her back, ringing out with the clang of striking metal.

"I can see you’re a remarkable talent. Why not come with me to see the Old Ancestor? If you do, I’ll be sure to put in a good word for you."

The middle-aged woman took the palm strike, her body stumbling forward a few steps to absorb the impact, but she suffered no apparent injuries.

She wasn’t angry about losing the exchange. Instead, clearly appreciating his talent, she continued trying to persuade Zhao Rui.

"Thank you for your kind offer, but there have been far too many misunderstandings between myself and your Miss Ling’Er. It’s best if we don’t associate with each other."

The moment he finished speaking, Zhao Rui seized the opening created as his opponent swayed. He executed the Dipper Step to put some distance between them, and his Sword Intent surged out, transforming him into a streak of light that shot into the distance.

But this place was different. The city walls were simply too high. Even if he wanted to transform into a streak of sword light and make a clean getaway, it wasn’t something he could pull off in an instant.

He had to focus on escaping her attacks first.

As for the bizarre and unfathomable Technique they were using to track him, Zhao Rui wasn’t worried.

The moment the Technique had located him, the system had already prompted him that this was a replicable Divine Technique, called the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique!

It was a Witchcraft Inheritor Technique that could merge one’s Divine Soul with the wind and rain, allowing the user to perceive every trace within the rain’s Domain.

Zhao Rui had been discovered precisely because he was inside the scope of his opponent’s Spring Breeze and Rain Technique.

"Spring Breeze and Rain Technique replication progress: 91%..."

Not long after Zhao Rui escaped, the system’s notification chimed in his mind once again.

Evidently, after losing his trail, that mysterious expert had cast the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique once again.

’Damn it. I just have to hide a few more times. Once I learn this Technique, you people won’t have a prayer of catching me.’

Zhao Rui had been dodging and hiding for two days and two nights, and he was already exhausted.

Any positive feelings he’d had toward Mo Ling’Er were now completely gone.

’That damn woman is just too much trouble.’

He didn’t care what her status was, or whether she had intended to harm him this time. The simple fact that she had hounded him again and again was enough.

He would make her pay for this.

The longer he spent in Gui Xu, the more he worried about the situation on Blue Star.

After all, that bizarre vortex had never appeared so openly before.

’It’s hard to say what the situation on Blue Star is like now.’

’My family and friends are all over there.’

As Zhao Rui felt the wash of the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique, his figure flickered like sword light, weaving between the low-roofed houses of commoners one moment and sneaking through the manors of the nobility the next.

The faster he moved, the more rapidly the raindrops struck his body. Likewise, the progress of copying the Cultivation Technique also accelerated.

He just needed to accumulate another nine percent on the progress bar, and it would be enough.

Zhao Rui’s eyes narrowed, a cold glint flashing deep within them.

「The Yun Mansion Council Hall」

The dignified old matriarch leaned on her Dragon-Head Walking Stick, her gaze as sharp as electricity sweeping over the women seated solemnly below her.

"Number Three has been chasing him for two days and two nights and hasn’t even caught his shadow. Are you all planning to make an old woman like me go out there myself?"

The old matriarch suddenly slammed her Dragon-Head Walking Stick on the floor, demanding in a harsh, displeased voice.

"Calm your anger, Old Ancestor! It is we who are incompetent!"

All the middle-aged women fell to their knees, not daring to raise their heads to look up.

"Number One, you take Number Three and Number Five with you. This time, you must capture him."

"Yes, Old Ancestor!"

The three women rose slightly, bowed in acknowledgment, and strode directly out of the hall.

"Old Ancestor..."

Mo Ling’Er looked toward the Old Ancestor, unable to bear it.

"This is no longer a matter of you catching him or not. It has been two days. If we, the Yun Mansion, can’t even capture him here in Weishui City, what will people think when word gets out?"

The old matriarch’s cold eyes glinted, a frosty light appearing within them.

Evidently, Zhao Rui’s resilience had exceeded her expectations.

The fact that Zhao Rui had managed to hide for two days and two nights without being caught, even under the watch of her Divine Power Techniques, was already a blow to her prestige.

"Rest assured, we won’t harm my dear granddaughter’s little beau!"

After she finished, the old matriarch’s eyes crinkled with a smile as she looked at Mo Ling’Er and spoke in a teasing tone.

"Old Ancestor, you’re spouting nonsense again! I don’t have one!"

Mo Ling’Er gave a light stamp of her foot, pouting in protest.

"Haha! A prodigy of his caliber is a worthy match for my Jinfeng’Er!"

"Old Ancestor, I’m not speaking to you anymore!"

Mo Ling’Er stomped her foot and dashed out of the hall with a SWISH, not looking in the least like the imposing, deadly Witch Venerable she was supposed to be.

Beside the Weishui City walls were several flights of stairs, hundreds of meters tall, that ordinary soldiers used to climb the high battlements to patrol and stand guard.

At this moment, Zhao Rui was hiding in a dark hole, gnawing on the charcoal-grilled leg of some unknown beast.

It tasted like tough old beef. Although the flavor was rich, the meat was dry and overly chewy.

As for the original owner of this beast leg, it was currently standing obediently at the entrance to his hideout, keeping watch.

’Needs chili peppers, cumin, salt and pepper, some bean paste...’

After his little critique, Zhao Rui wolfed down the rest of the beast leg.

He wiped his mouth, and just as he was about to close his eyes and rest for a bit, his ears twitched. His figure instantly flashed out of the dark hole and shot into the distance.

"And where do you think you’re going!"

Behind him, an auspicious cloud suddenly appeared. Within it was a beast that walked upon the clouds, moving as fast as a meteor, and it lunged forward in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Rui hastily transformed into a streak of sword light and fled at top speed.

Suddenly, a colossal, sky-blotting hand appeared before him. It was dozens of meters tall and completely blocked his path.

He hastily changed direction, rushing northward.

A fishnet-like object instantly shot toward him, threatening to envelop him completely.