Chapter 1019 - 1119: The Game of Cat and Mouse

"You haven't entered this town, so it seems you want to face me alone, don't you?" Ling Yuan looked at the town ahead and then chuckled, "Since he doesn't want to involve you, I'll spare you for now!"

After saying that, Ling Yuan chased in the direction where Ye Tianfan had left!

Ye Tianfan landed beside a forest. After landing, he warily scanned the surroundings, using his Divine Sense to probe, but found no sign of Ling Yuan!

"Could it be that I'm overthinking?" Ye Tianfan muttered to himself in confusion. Since he hadn't found Ling Yuan, why did he still feel like someone was chasing him? Perhaps he really was mistaken!

Ye Tianfan sat on the ground, leaned his back against a large tree, and prepared to take a good rest!

But, just as Ye Tianfan had just sat on the ground for a moment, a rhino-shaped Demon Beast appeared, emanating a dark aura all over, and rushed violently toward Ye Tianfan!

Seeing the Demon Beast charging at him, Ye Tianfan quickly dodged to the side. Though the Demon Beast wasn't very fast, its strength was overwhelming. If Ye Tianfan was hit without defense, he could be severely injured!

Although Ye Tianfan avoided the beast's charge, his face turned grim because he clearly felt the dark aura emanating from it, the same aura he had sensed on Ling Yuan before!

At this point, Ye Tianfan clearly understood that Ling Yuan had been following him all along, and his failure to detect him was glaringly apparent. More importantly, Ye Tianfan realized that Ling Yuan was toying with him, because Ling Yuan believed Ye Tianfan couldn't easily evade the Demon Beast's attacks.

But Ling Yuan still sent this Demon Beast to attack him, obviously to toy with him, and this realization made Ye Tianfan's face turn very ugly!

When someone far stronger than you wants to play a cat-and-mouse game, you're left to be slowly worn down without any ability to resist. If confronting face-to-face, you might lack the power to fight back, but at least there's a chance. Yet in this cat-and-mouse game, when your opponent is far stronger and can even instantly kill you from the shadows, slowly wearing you down, Ye Tianfan feels utterly powerless. Even fleeing quickly would likely lead him into the traps set by Ling Yuan.

What's the thrill in the cat-and-mouse game? Isn't it just humiliating the mouse while it's trying to escape?

If Ye Tianfan were to try to escape at this moment, wouldn't that be precisely what Ling Yuan wants?

He's surely hoping for me to hastily flee so he can use other means to toy with me until I'm exhausted and start cursing out of frustration, losing my current mentality, and then kill me when I'm most desperate, angry, annoyed, and powerless!

And although Ye Tianfan knows he's trapped in this cat-and-mouse game, relegated to being the mouse, he still sees no way to change the situation. He is far from the Taichu Sect now, and Ling Yuan wouldn't allow him the chance to reach it. Additionally, other Sects are too far away for any chance of seeking help!

So Ye Tianfan is utterly isolated without any means of recourse!

Yet, Ye Tianfan doesn't feel despair. He forces himself to calm down, to seek a way out, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't think of an effective, quick method to escape!

Of course, the most crucial thing is not merely escaping the place, but escaping from Ling Yuan. If it were just about leaving this location, Ye Tianfan could easily manage it, and Ling Yuan would be thrilled to watch him flee, just continuing the cat-and-mouse game!

But Ye Tianfan didn't flee; he remained vigilant, watching his surroundings and keeping an eye on the approaching Demon Beast.

Watching the Rhino Demon Beast charging at him, Ye Tianfan swung gently, directly slicing the beast in half!

Even after splitting the Rhino Demon Beast in two, Ye Tianfan didn't lower his guard but began pondering how to escape this situation. What surprised him was that after being split, the two halves of the beast transformed into two Rhino Demon Beasts!

Then the two beasts became enveloped in Ling Yuan's dark aura, and both charged at Ye Tianfan, their horns transformed into a golden hue!

By now, Ye Tianfan could clearly sense the menacing nature of these golden horns, whereas previously the beast's horn posed no threat!

Ye Tianfan hadn't anticipated the Rhino Demon Beast would, after dying once, split into two creatures that were now threatening. Squinting his eyes, he aimed to verify his suspicions, dodged one beast's attack, and then bisected another Rhino Demon Beast into two.

He then saw before him three Rhino Demon Beasts, and the horn on the newly revived ones had turned dark gold, presenting a threat ten times greater than the previous golden hue!

Ye Tianfan finally understood why Ling Yuan would send such a weak Demon Beast to attack him; this creature could quickly revive stronger after each death. Realizing this nature meant he couldn't casually attack them but had to evade their assaults!

Ye Tianfan was certain that even if he dealt with these Rhino Demon Beasts, Ling Yuan would send stronger ones to kill him, and solving these would lead to even more powerful beasts, an endless loop!

Until his spirit breaks, despair leads to curses, losing his current composure; this game won't stop.

After all, the cat-and-mouse game persists until the death of the mouse.

So Ye Tianfan hesitated, contemplating whether to deal with the present Demon Beast or use its pursuit to slowly flee to safety?

However, Ye Tianfan felt that even if he attempted to escape slowly using the Demon Beast's pursuit, Ling Yuan would inevitably notice, since Ling Yuan wasn't foolish.