Chapter 1616: Stealing the Brocade Banner Again

“Damn!”

The furious voice of Zhan Wuji reverberated through the heavens and earth.

Then, without saying a word, he turned and sprinted away.

The Purple Scorpion had no intention of letting him escape, relentlessly chasing behind.

In its subconscious mind, the only being trying to steal the Brocade Banner was the human before it.

So the disappearance of the Brocade Banner was definitely related to this human.

It must pierce through!

After running for an unknown length of time, Zhan Wuji’s wound split open, causing him excruciating pain all over.

Yet, he couldn’t afford to stop and rest, as the Purple Scorpion was still glaring from behind.

“What the hell have I done to deserve this!”

At this moment, Zhan Wuji utterly wished for death, utterly confused as to why the Purple Scorpion was so enraged?

Unwittingly, Zhan Wuji ran a circle around the vicinity, suddenly realizing, “This place looks so familiar? Isn’t it the site of the Brocade Banner?”

Yet, no matter how he searched, the Brocade Banner was nowhere to be seen.

He instinctively glanced at the sky and was shocked to see only six beams of light remaining.

“How could another Brocade Banner be taken? Could it be the Purple Scorpion’s banner?”

Zhan Wuji abruptly realized, his heart filled with surprise.

“How can this be! Could it be someone from Wuji Sect or Huashan Sect?”

“No, that’s not right! If they wanted to seize the Brocade Banner, they would definitely kill the Purple Scorpion.”

“The Purple Scorpion is still alive, which means it’s not someone from Huashan Sect or Wuji Sect. Could it be someone stole the Brocade Banner? That’s why this damn scorpion is so furious?”

Understanding many things in an instant, Zhan Wuji looked back at the approaching Purple Scorpion, feeling countless grass mud horses galloping through his mind.

“Damn the scoundrel who stole the Brocade Banner! I damn**!”

…

Zhan Wuji’s furious curses went unheard by Qin Hao.

At present, he was near another Brocade Banner.

This Brocade Banner’s Guardian Spirit Beast was an eagle.

A flying creature, its speed naturally swift, but Qin Hao had already laid his plans and issued the command: “Begin!”

“Roar!”

The Flame Leopard reluctantly growled, sauntering towards the Brocade Banner.

“Chirp!” The eagle beside the Brocade Banner stood at a height of nearly ten feet, and its wingspan reached three times that. It was less like an ordinary eagle and more like the legendary giant roc.

When a humble creature approached, the eagle’s cold eyes flashed with murderous intent, and after a call, it spread its large wings, transforming into a shadow that swooped down aggressively.

“Roar!” The Flame Leopard was almost scared to death, it instantly turned around and ran.

But before it had gone hundreds of meters, a shadow was cast overhead, heralding the coming of the eagle’s massive body!

“Roar! Roar!” The Flame Leopard was extremely terrified, uttering cries of fear.

The eagle, seeing its fear, didn’t rush to descend and seize it.

For a ruthless creature like the eagle, the torment of prey before death was indispensable.

Therefore, it intended to follow closely behind the Leopard, using its massive shadow to intimidate it, allowing it to savor terror moments before death.

Eagle soared, Flame Leopard ran fast, as the two creatures raced along a stretch.

“Chirp Chirp!”

The eagle seemed to grow bored, inclining its body downward, its talons ready to clutch at the Leopard’s back.

Undoubtedly, if its talons landed, the Flame Leopard would either die or be severely injured.

Just at that moment.

Swish!

A brilliant white light engulfed the Flame Leopard, causing it to vanish instantly from its original place.

The eagle grabbed nothing, skimming along the ground for a bit before ascending into high altitudes, scrutinizing its surroundings with keen eyes.

Strangely, there was indeed no sign of that Leopard on the ground!

Aside from some scattered stones, nothing else remained.

“Chirp Chirp!”

The eagle was somewhat angry, but recalling the existence of the Brocade Banner, it immediately flew back.

When it returned to the hill where the Brocade Banner was, its sharp eyes were ablaze with fury.

The Brocade Banner, originally planted on the hillside, had actually disappeared!

“Chirp Chirp!”

In its anger, the eagle’s body was about to crash aggressively into the hillside.

…

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Far away on the hillside, sand and stones flew as an eagle charged recklessly.

Beneath a certain tree here, Qin Hao was waiting earnestly.

Rustle rustle!

A couple of noises came from the ground, and then, the soil was clawed open as Xiong Da and Xiong Er emerged.

The two little guys carried the Brocade Banner in their mouths, looking at Qin Hao with wide eyes.

“Good job!”

Qin Hao excitedly collected the Brocade Banner, then patted the little guys on their belly: “Cuties! You’ve outwitted the Hawk King once more! Fantastic!”

“Squeak Squeak!”

“Squeak Squeak!”

The two pangolins were overjoyed, rolling around on the ground and exposing their bellies, letting Qin Hao stroke them freely.

Before long, a stone was flung over.

“Master, we’re back.”

Yingzi’s voice sounded out as a flash of white light revealed the Flame Leopard landing on the ground.

As soon as it landed, it opened its jaws, baring fangs at Qin Hao, utterly furious.

“Alright, don’t be upset, although you’ve gone through danger, you didn’t die, right?”

Qin Hao was in high spirits, forgiving the leopard’s rudeness, as he walked over grinning and patted its head: “Remember, once again you’ve proven your speed isn’t inferior to the eagle’s, you should be happy.”

“I’m not happy at all!” The Flame Leopard internally grumbled madly, nearly shedding tears.

Every dangerous task of attracting fire and fleeing fell upon it.

The two pesky pangolins only needed to move stealthily to steal things.

The damn human just sat back and watched the show.

This was downright unfair!

“Alright! Get a grip, we’re marching forward to seize the third Brocade Banner!”

As Qin Hao confidently pointed into the distance, the Flame Leopard had a momentary urge to bite off his head.

…

On a path overgrown with weeds, a group of people were moving ahead.

“Senior Brother Liu? Look, another Brocade Banner has disappeared!”

Following a cry from someone within the group, everyone turned to gaze east.

There, a beam of light was slowly diminishing and finally vanished from sight.

“Damn!” Liu Qinglong clenched his fists, his expression extremely ferocious: “Already three Brocade Banners have disappeared consecutively! Does Huashan Sect truly have such prowess? Impossible!”

By calculation, they had expended much effort to exhaust an elephant, claiming its Brocade Banner.

Yet over there, within less than an hour, three Brocade Banners had been taken in succession?

What kind of international joke is this!

Members of Wuji Sect all had dour expressions.

But some awkwardly chuckled: “Senior Brother Liu, perhaps the Poisonous Spider took them?”

“Her?” Liu Qinglong’s face suddenly turned grim, “It’s not out of the question, but, given the circumstances, we must go investigate! If it truly are the Huashan Sect people pulling tricks! They must have special methods to kill Spirit Beasts. We must stop them!”

In truth, the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain had crossed both Wuji Sect and Huashan Sect’s minds.

But, those plans were not easily realized.

First and foremost, each Spirit Beast in the Qi Condensation Realm was incredibly swift, and no matter how fast an Innate Realm disciple may be, it was hard to physically outrun them.”

If caught, the disciples had no avenue but death.