Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1217: Heading South

Chapter 1217: Chapter 1217: Heading South

Above the sea, the wind howled and the waves rushed fiercely, yet Fang Bai’s voice pierced through the hundred-meter barrier of wind and waves, clearly reaching Madam Linghu’s ears.

With each word Fang Bai spoke, Madam Linghu’s gaze became a shade brighter.

"If what this lad is saying is true, then as long as I capture him and force out all his secrets, it’s even possible for me to become the strongest in the True Martial Realm!"

For the first time, Madam Linghu felt that she was so close to the Innate Realm; in her excitement, her heart nearly leapt from her chest.

After saying those words, Fang Bai’s feet gently pressed down, steering the plank beneath him, and he charged towards the pitch-black sea.

The ship was sailing eastward, and Madam Linghu was blocked off to the west; hence, after a brief moment of contemplation, Fang Bai chose to escape towards the south.

It is said that the south of the True Martial Realm is extremely hot, and the north is extremely cold, and among the seven types of Essence Energy forming the Chaos Origin Energy in Fang Bai’s Qi Sea, the Fire Primordial Qi was the most pure and robust.

Thus, Fang Bai felt that luring Madam Linghu to the south would be more advantageous for him to utilize his strength and increase his chances of getting away.

What Fang Bai was most hoping for was to encounter powerful Sea Beasts along the way, at which point he could use the Beast Taming Art to control them; even if he couldn’t drive away Madam Linghu, he could at least delay her for some time to aid his escape.

"Brat, if you escape from me again this time, I, Madam Linghu, shall renounce the world!"

Madam Linghu, who had pursued thousands of miles, originally intended to annihilate all the Martial Artists on the ship, including Fang Bai, to quell the hatred in her heart. But after hearing the words that had suddenly touched her heart, Fang Bai became her sole target.

Seeing Fang Bai trying to flee, without a second thought, Madam Linghu forcefully stomped on the Snow Swine beneath her. In pain, the beast immediately twisted its huge tail and chased after Fang Bai.

As for that ship sailing towards the Oriental Divine Martial State, Madam Linghu no longer had the leisure to pay attention to it.

In Madam Linghu’s eyes, the thousands of Martial Artists aboard that ship combined were far less important than a single Fang Bai.

Madam Linghu had originally thought that Fang Bai, maneuvering a small plank on the sea, would eventually run out of Essence Energy, and once his speed slowed, she could easily catch him and bring him back to Misty Island.

But unexpectedly, Fang Bai could absorb Essence Energy from nature anytime he wished, and the Wind Essence Qi and Water Element Qi he needed to drive the plank were most abundant on this stormy sea, virtually inexhaustible.

As Fang Bai drove the plank forward, for every strand of Essence Energy consumed within his body, he would absorb another strand. Although the consumption rate of Essence Energy was slightly faster than the rate of absorption, this greatly slowed the depletion of Fang Bai’s Essence Energy.

The two of them, one chasing and the other fleeing, continued southward, and by dawn, they had traveled several hundred miles without showing any signs of Fang Bai slowing down.

"After escaping for so long, that kid’s Essence Energy doesn’t seem to have weakened much. He can’t possibly be an Innate Expert, which means, he must have cultivated an Innate Technique!"

Watching Fang Bai, who consistently maintained a distance of over a hundred meters ahead, Madam Linghu’s heart filled with more and more surprise.

She had heard before that if a Martial Artist had cultivated an Innate Technique, or if their cultivation level had reached the Innate Realm, they could absorb Essence Energy from nature at any time, hence their Essence Energy was nearly endless.

Putting together the clues from the things Fang Bai had said before, Madam Linghu had already concluded that Fang Bai truly possessed Martial Arts Techniques of the Innate Technique, and he had indeed cultivated them.

Normally, only Martial Artists who had achieved perfection at the Universe Level realm could cultivate Martial Arts Techniques of the Innate Technique, otherwise, their meridians were very likely to be unable to withstand the high-speed circulation of Essence Energy and get damaged.

But Fang Bai possessed three types of Innate Spiritual Roots in one body, his physique was extremely strong, and perhaps he could withstand the shock brought about by cultivating Martial Arts Techniques of the Innate Technique.

"I’ve truly stumbled upon a treasure this time!"

Madam Linghu was extremely excited; she could hardly wait to catch up with Fang Bai and capture him.

With a flash of green light, an extremely dense Wood Element Qi suddenly surged up. It was unknown when a stalk of Spirit Fox Grass appeared in Madam Linghu’s hand.

This Spirit Fox Grass had a medicinal age far exceeding a thousand years, and its quality had reached the limit of high-grade Spiritual Medicines. It was five feet tall, with roots as thick as an arm, harder than steel.

Madam Linghu had obtained this stalk of Spirit Fox Grass several decades ago during a training journey. After arriving at Misty Island, she made her home upon the island and often held the Spirit Fox Grass in her hand, using it as a Spiritual Artifact when confronting enemies.

It is from this stalk of Spirit Fox Grass that she derived her name, Madam Linghu.

"Put in more effort, chase after him!"

Madam Linghu commanded and struck the Snow Swine under her harshly with the Spirit Fox Grass in her hand.

Pained, the Snow Swine’s massive body shuddered and let out a cry like that of a baby, as if its potential had been ignited, its swimming speed suddenly increased.

"This is bad!"

Fang Bai sensed that the aura of Madam Linghu was rapidly approaching from behind, he turned his head for a glance, only to see the Snow Swine frantically darting towards him underneath her feet, instantly closing almost half the distance between them, which startled him.

During the previous chase, Fang Bai had attempted to control the Snow Swine beneath Madam Linghu, but to no avail.

Fang Bai immediately knew that Madam Linghu must have been aware that his Beast Taming Art was far superior to hers. After gaining control of that Snow Swine, she had sabotaged its hearing.

As such, the Snow Swine couldn’t respond to Fang Bai’s calls and was left completely under the control of Madam Linghu alone.

Fang Bai sighed and could only give his all to continue controlling the wooden board beneath his feet to move forward.

After just tens of breaths, the distance between them had shrunk to just a few meters.

"Young man, surrender now or I will kill you with one palm strike!"

Madam Linghu believed that Fang Bai was now under her control and could no longer escape. In her pride, she couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

But before her laughter ceased, Fang Bai struck back with two palms; his left hand gathered Wind Essence Qi into a small storm, and his right hand turned Water Element Qi into a giant wave, both sweeping towards her.

"Good lad, so this is your true strength, isn’t it?"

Madam Linghu felt the aura of a Universe Level Expert between these two palms from Fang Bai, and her heart secretly trembled in fear, only now realizing that Fang Bai had all this time been concealing his true power, even she, a Half-Step Innate Expert, hadn’t detected it.

A Universe Level Expert in his early twenties was unprecedented in the True Martial Realm; even the most favored sons and daughters of top Sects would feel ashamed in comparison.

Despite being shocked by Fang Bai’s true strength that was now revealed, but facing Fang Bai’s attack, Madam Linghu, with her Half-Step Innate strength, was naturally unafraid.

She waved her right arm lightly, and the Spirit Fox Grass in her hand emitted a series of green glows, forming a Wood Element Qi defensive wall in front of the storm and the wave of water that came from Fang Bai’s distant strikes.