Tang San was indeed wary of Shi Yu's strength. He had witnessed his battle with the Man-Faced Demon Spider and found his abilities to be strange and unpredictable.
Shi Yu held the external soul bone of the Man-Faced Demon Spider in his hand, ready to leave. He wasn't eager to interact with Tang San. This man was not only skilled with hidden weapons but also proficient with poison. One careless moment, and he might fall into his trap.
"Xiao San, where are you?" A searching voice suddenly called out.
"I'm here!" Tang San immediately responded—it was Dai Mubai's voice.
Shi Yu's heart tightened. He instantly turned and ran in the opposite direction, activating his space power to teleport several times in a row. In an instant, he widened the distance between them by several hundred meters.
"Boss Dai, come quickly! Someone stole my soul bone—help me catch him!" Tang San shouted while chasing, not willing to let Shi Yu escape.
This was a soul bone they were talking about. Even if it was only a thousand-year soul bone, it held great value. He couldn't let someone just take it.
"Tang San, I curse your whole family!" Shi Yu couldn't help but curse. This dog had no martial morals at all!
"You're looking for death," Tang San's expression turned cold as killing intent surged. He raised his Zhuge Magic Crossbow and fired several bolts. The arrows skillfully avoided the trees in front of them and flew straight at Shi Yu.
Shi Yu instantly teleported again, reappearing nearby and Avoid the arrows with difficulty.
He looked back at Tang San, tempted to return and beat him up for his shamelessness, but he knew he couldn't afford to linger. Reinforcements were arriving—Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and even Soul Saint Zhao Wuji.
If Zhao Wuji caught up, it would be nearly impossible to escape.
Shi Yu knew he had to leave immediately and couldn't give Zhao Wuji a chance to strike.
"Tang San, I won't forget this grudge," Shi Yu gritted his teeth as he teleported again and again.
Tang San remained cold, using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to chase, while continuously shouting out Shi Yu's location to the others.
"This guy can teleport this frequently?" Tang San was shocked. He was giving it his all, yet he couldn't catch up.
"What's going on?" A voice suddenly rang out—Zhao Wuji had arrived, surprising Tang San.
"Teacher Zhao, someone up ahead stole the soul bone I obtained from a soul beast. Please help me get it back!" Tang San quickly explained.
"What?" Zhao Wuji was shocked. He hadn't expected to come across a soul bone.
Then his expression turned furious, his gaze cold. "He dares rob a student of Zhao Wuji? And it's a soul bone? He's got a death wish!"
He immediately gave chase, activating his martial soul and leaping more than ten meters at a time, using the height to scout for his target.
After getting a description of Shi Yu's appearance, Zhao Wuji took over the pursuit. Tang San and the others returned to the site of the Man-Faced Demon Spider's death.
"I'm going to absorb this soul ring. Please guard me," Tang San said, starting the fusion of his third soul ring with his Blue Silver Grass.
Meanwhile, Shi Yu was on edge, feeling like he was being hunted by a ferocious beast.
He kept using spatial movement, wishing he could teleport straight out of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Unfortunately, his teleportation range was just over 100 meters, not quite 200 meters.
While that was impressive compared to normal teleportation skills, it wasn't enough to escape Zhao Wuji's pursuit.
Shi Yu could feel it—Zhao Wuji had locked onto him. He had a skill that allowed him to lock onto a target and prevent their escape.
As expected, immense pressure soon descended. Zhao Wuji leapt over and landed directly at Shi Yu's position.
"Drop what you took, and I might spare your life," Zhao Wuji said coldly, slamming down toward Shi Yu.
The crushing pressure hit Shi Yu like thick mud. It was so heavy that his movements slowed, and his body even creaked under the strain.
"That damn student of yours tried to steal from me first! Now you're flipping the truth? I curse your whole family!" Shi Yu shouted angrily.
He did his best to activate his spatial powers. Fortunately, although Zhao Wuji was powerful, he couldn't fully suppress the space power Shi Yu controlled.
Shi Yu managed to teleport again, moving more than 100 meters away and narrowly avoiding Zhao Wuji's landing.
Boom! Zhao Wuji struck the ground, sending dirt flying and leaving a small crater.
"Spatial movement?" Zhao Wuji was surprised. He confirmed his suspicion—this person had a rare space ability.
And more importantly, he could teleport under Soul Saint-level pressure. That wasn't something just anyone could do.
"You can't escape," Zhao Wuji said as he continued the chase. He had locked onto Shi Yu and wouldn't stop until he caught him.
"You old bastard! Instead of chasing me, why don't you go check on your precious students? Don't forget—you're in the Star Dou Great Forest! What if the Titan Giant Ape comes back? Will they still be alive?" Shi Yu shouted while running, trying to provoke Zhao Wuji.
He knew he couldn't win in a fight, and even escape was hard.
His only chance was to make Zhao Wuji turn back voluntarily. Mentioning Tang San and the others was the smartest play.
"When I catch you, I'll tear that filthy mouth apart," Zhao Wuji growled, enraged.
"Gravity Squeeze!" Zhao Wuji activated his fourth soul skill, locking onto Shi Yu and jumping with his fifth soul skill.
The gravity around Shi Yu intensified as if he were being wrapped in mud, unable to move.
The pressure was painful—his fragile body struggled to endure it.
Thankfully, he instinctively used his space powers to redirect some of the crushing force, managing to stay on his feet.
He teleported again—just in time to dodge another deadly attack.
Before he could rest, Zhao Wuji jumped again—this time using his fourth soul skill's positioning and tracking. If the target was within 100 meters, Zhao Wuji could instantly leap to their location.
Shi Yu's teleportation only moved him slightly beyond that range, which wasn't enough.
"At this point, we'll just keep dragging this out," Shi Yu muttered. "I'll take you far away from your damn students. Hope they're still alive when you go back!"
He didn't hold back—he had nothing nice to say. If someone treated him like this, he'd be crazy not to curse them.
Zhao Wuji remained silent, chasing with full force. This time, he wasn't just aiming to teach Shi Yu a lesson—he wanted to beat him to death.
"Vajra Palm!" Zhao Wuji's second soul ring lit up as he leapt toward Shi Yu. Gathering immense soul power, a pair of energy palms came crashing down, smashing the ground as they fell.