Zhao Letian was tracking the Mantis, and unknowingly, had already ventured over forty miles deep.

With the strength of Liu Wei and the Xinghai Five Tigers, they originally wouldn't dare to come this deep, but considering Zhao Letian was just ahead, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Zhao Letian's figure shot through like a shuttle, resembling a white ghost swiftly weaving through the forest.

However, the speed of the Mantis was even faster, and it was more agile. Not only could Zhao Letian not catch up, but the distance was also getting larger and larger.

"Even among demon beasts of the same level, the Mantis is at the top in terms of speed. It's very difficult for human Martial Artists of the same level to compete with its speed," Zhao Letian frowned and thought to himself.

Under normal circumstances, to capture a speed-type demon beast like the Mantis, one would need to set traps in advance to trap it before attempting to catch up, and directly pursuing it as he did was nearly impossible. Even someone who just entered the True Martial Realm controlling a Spiritual Artifact to fly might not be able to catch up to the Mantis.

"If the chase continues like this, I'll lose it sooner or later. I might as well try that movement technique," Zhao Letian pondered, and then he attempted to execute a Body Technique from his inherited memories, the "Carefree Travel."

The "Carefree Travel" Body Technique was acquired by a Dragon Clan ancestor as he traveled through various planes of existence, from a powerful member of the Human Clan. Once mastered, one can soar straight up ninety thousand miles with a single leap and cross a thousand miles in an instant, an extremely precious technique.

However, limited by his current cultivation, Zhao Letian could only see part of this technique. It was considered an Early Stage Xuan-level Martial Technique. Nevertheless, he estimated that if he could master this small part, he would be peerless among his peers and rarely meet any opponent.

"Woo!"

After executing the movement technique "Carefree Travel," Zhao Letian's body suddenly became elusive, and his speed surged, whipping up a fierce gust of wind.

"What a powerful Body Technique," Zhao Letian's eyes were full of surprised delight. It was his first attempt, and he only managed a superficial application, but it significantly increased his speed, showcasing the power of this movement technique.

Even so, even though his speed had increased considerably, there was still a gap compared to the Mantis. But as Zhao Letian continued to try and became more adept at the Body Technique, the gap between them was closing at an astonishing rate.

"The distance isn't changing anymore."

After chasing for half an hour, Zhao Letian's speed finally caught up to that of the Mantis. The distance between them no longer increased.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

The Mantis ahead, full of intelligence, sensed the human pursuing behind it had greatly increased in speed and suddenly let out a sharp cry of anxiety. The frequency of its wing flutters suddenly increased, and its speed increased again.

"Faster, faster, even faster!" Zhao Letian urged himself internally, straining to use the Body Technique to pursue.

Originally, his comprehension of "Carefree Travel" had reached a bottleneck, and in a short period, it would be difficult to increase his speed much more. However, the sudden increase in speed of the Mantis provoked his fighting spirit. No matter what, today he had to catch this Spiritual Beast.

The potential of humans is often forced out. After pushing himself, Zhao Letian's speed indeed continued to rise. Although the increase was small, over time, it was quite noticeable.

On the contrary, after a sudden burst of speed, the Mantis had hit its limit; and not long after, Zhao Letian's speed caught up with it once again. The distance between them began to gradually shrink.

"Where else can you run? Submit obediently to avoid suffering, being under my wing is your luck, so just stop." Soon, the distance between them was narrowed down to just tens of feet. Although Zhao Letian was sweating profusely from the chase, he was in high spirits. He walked with hands clasped behind his back, his figure floated nimbly and he said with a light smile. To report errors, please visit the original post on *.

Despite the intelligence of the Mantis, able to understand human speech, it definitely wouldn't stop obediently because of Zhao Letian's few words. It continued to flap its wings in desperation, trying to fly even faster to escape the clutches of this human.

"Stubborn fool." Zhao Letian shook his head and smirked, his speed suddenly increased, and he instantly caught up with the Mantis from behind, reaching out his hand to grab it, attempting to directly capture the Mantis.

"Scram! This Mantis is mine!"

Surprisingly, just at that moment, a cold shout erupted from the sky, along with a sword light shooting straight for Zhao Letian.

"Not good, that's True Essence Sword Light!"

Zhao Letian was startled and quickly abandoned the Mantis, dodging to the side.

"Boom!"

Just as he dodged, a sword light about three feet long slashed where he had just been standing, leaving a deep ravine in the ground.

"Do you want to kill me?" Zhao Letian's face darkened with anger, he looked up furiously. The power of the sword light was enough to slay him on the spot if it hit a vital spot on his body, meaning the aggressor was intent on killing him just to snatch a Spiritual Beast.

"So what if I kill you? You're just a mere ant from the Primordial Martial Realm, unworthy of competing with me for a Spiritual Beast. Get lost if you don't want to get in the way, or the next sword won't let you easily dodge." In the sky, a young man dressed in a brown brocade robe, standing on a flying sword, looked down on Zhao Letian with arrogance.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

No sooner had he finished speaking, several sounds of air being torn resonated as several True Martial Realm Inner Sect Disciples riding on Spiritual Artifacts arrived and immediately surrounded the Mantis.

"This was a Spiritual Beast I discovered first. The ones who should leave are you." Zhao Letian glanced coldly at the people in the sky, drew out his blue longsword, and covertly mobilized his Three Armor Power, indifferently spoke. The person who had just acted was of True Martial Second Realm, the others were of True Martial First Realm, their strength not to be underestimated. If a battle ensued, he would have to go all out.

The True Martial Realm people were shocked, they couldn't believe their eyes. An Outer Sect Disciple from the Primordial Martial Realm dared to talk back and even tell them to get lost.

"Eh? Isn't this Zhao Letian, the top figure of the Outer Sect?"

Suddenly, one of the True Martial Realm individuals recognized Zhao Letian. A hint of wariness flashed in his eyes, but he wasn't terribly afraid. He had heard that Zhao Letian had defeated Luo Hao on Huangquan Island, someone whose strength was comparable to the True Martial Realm, but at best, Luo Hao was equivalent to someone who had just entered the True Martial Realm. These several people, however, had already been in the True Martial Realm for some time and were even about to challenge the True Martial Second Realm. Their leader was a bona fide True Martial Second Realm Martial Artist. They certainly were not afraid of a mere Primordial Martial Realm Zhao Letian.

"The top Outer Sect person? Hmph! What rubbish, you must be used to strutting around in the Outer Sect, so you dare to be so arrogant even in front of an Inner Sect Disciple. You're utterly courting death. Do you know who I am? My name is Yan Guan, my brother is among the top ten talents of the Inner Sect, ranked third—Yan Peng. Killing you is as easy as slaughtering a chicken. Even if I slaughter you, the sect won't intervene." The man in the brown robe sneered disdainfully, arrogantly speaking.

"I'll say it once more, leave now, or die."

Zhao Letian's Primordial Energy surged inside of him, ready to strike. He had already made an enemy of the fourth-ranked Inner Sect, Shentu Yu, and didn't care about offending another third-ranked Inner Sect, Yan Peng.