Upon arriving at the mountain, Jin Qiaoqiao released her treasure-seeking rat again.
The treasure-seeking rat circled around the dense forest before stopping in front of a large tree, pointing with its front paws and squeaking.
"Xiao Bao says the person stopped here," Jin Qiaoqiao said, quickly understanding her pet's meaning.
"Can we find the person by following the scent?" Qin Shilei asked.
The treasure-seeking rat, which understood human speech, twitched its nose and pointed southeast.
Jin Qiaoqiao bent down and picked up her pet. "Prince Qin An, Xiao Bao says the person left in this direction."
With that, she leaped into the air and flew in that direction.
Qin Shilei also rose into the air and pursued.
Following the treasure-seeking rat's guidance, the two changed direction repeatedly and flew for over a thousand kilometers.
They even entered the bathroom of a small building and found the clothes left behind after the person washed.
Half an hour later, Qin Shilei and his companions arrived above a small town.
The treasure-seeking rat squeaked again, pointing downwards.
"This Steve is really cautious. I wonder if this is his hiding place. Let's go down and take a look."
Qin Shilei moved to fly down towards the town below.
Suddenly, he stopped himself abruptly.
This was because he noticed many insect corpses below in the town.
"Qiaoqiao, don't stray too far from me."
After a reminder, Qin Shilei flew down towards the town below shoulder-to-shoulder with Jin Qiaoqiao.
Their target was a detached villa in the town.
As they got closer to the villa, Qin Shilei's lips curved into a slight smile.
He could already sense that someone was indeed hiding inside.
With a thought, he put Jin Qiaoqiao into his spatial artifact first.
He instantly teleported into the villa's basement.
"Who's there?"
Steve, who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground, stood up abruptly, his body alert as he turned to face Qin Shilei, who had suddenly appeared.
"Heh heh."
Qin Shilei smiled faintly. "Lord Steve, you certainly made me search quite a bit."
Steve's pupils contracted sharply; he recognized Qin Shilei.
However, he calmly said, "Lord Prince Qin An, it's a pleasure meeting you!"
He paused and then asked, "Does the exchange condition you mentioned last time still stand?"
Qin Shilei smiled indifferently. "Are you looking to exchange ten pieces of Dao Comprehension Tea or a thousand pieces?"
"Alas," Steve sighed. "The conditions set by Prince Qin An are difficult to choose from. May I have some more time to consider?"
Qin Shilei suddenly pointed at Steve's hands. "Are you trying to stall for time and restore your spiritual power?"
In this short span of less than a minute, Steve's hands had already absorbed several ability orbs.
Steve showed no embarrassment at being exposed. Instead, he provocatively said, "Prince Qin An, as the number one person on Blue Star, you wouldn't be afraid of me regaining my spiritual power, would you?"
"Of course not."
Qin Shilei said indifferently, "But why should I wait for you?"
With that, he flashed and lunged towards Steve.
A scroll instantly appeared in Steve's hand, transforming into a ball of white light that enveloped him and instantly vanished from Qin Shilei's sight.
"To possess such a precious instant-evasion item."
Tracking technique!
Qin Shilei quickly cast a spell, immediately sensing that the target had moved tens to hundreds of kilometers away.
He moved, transforming into an afterimage and rapidly flying in the direction he sensed.
A few minutes later, the tracking technique indicated that the target was not far ahead.
Looking down, he saw a figure clad in golden armor rapidly darting away in the dense forest below.
Perhaps sensing Qin Shilei approaching rapidly, Steve suddenly stopped.
He quickly formed hand seals and cast a summoning technique.
A summoning array instantly appeared on the ground before him.
"Heh heh!"
Reno's figure emerged from the summoning array. "The marvelous world, I've come again."
"Oh, so you've encountered a little guy you can't handle, which is why you summoned me so urgently."
Qin Shilei looked at the white jade-like skeleton before him, a sudden sense of danger rising in his heart.
Dharma Idol Manifestation!
Qin Shilei unhesitatingly activated the attribute that provided the greatest combat power amplification.
"Not bad, not bad. Your soul power is also continuously strengthening. I eagerly anticipate the marvelous experience of tasting it later."
The soul fire in Reno's eyes flickered, his voice filled with greed.
Perhaps hoping to taste a more delicious soul, he didn't attack immediately but waited expectantly.
"Lord Reno, please quickly eliminate him. If he completes his transformation, there may be unforeseen consequences."
Steve anxiously reminded him.
His spiritual power had not fully recovered, and it was likely that within two minutes, his spiritual power would be depleted again, forcing Reno to return to the hellish world.
"Heh heh, what's the hurry? A mere Platinum, and it won't take ten seconds for me to ensure he doesn't see tomorrow's sun."
Reno appeared unconcerned.
At this moment, Qin Shilei had transformed into a thirty-meter-tall giant, raising his Ju Que sword and slashing down.
"Heh heh, it's finally time for me to feast!"
Reno raised his hand and pointed upwards. Countless bone shields suddenly appeared above his head.
He then pointed at Qin Shilei, and a dark purple flame rapidly flew towards him.
Boom!
The Ju Que sword struck fiercely above the bone shields, emitting a loud sound.
Over a dozen bone shields were shattered, but there were still thirty to forty more below.
Qin Shilei had no choice but to withdraw his sword and dodge the dark purple flame that had already closed in.
However, the flame clung to him like a shadow, turning and quickly pursuing him.
A flash of cold light appeared, and sharp sword energy instantly struck the flame.
But it failed to annihilate it in one blow.
The flame split into two and continued to fly towards Qin Shilei.
"Interesting. Then allow me to send you a few more Ghost Flames."
Reno waved his hands repeatedly, and hundreds of Ghost Flames instantly appeared before him, shooting towards Qin Shilei like bullets from a Gatling gun.
Teleportation!
Qin Shilei suddenly appeared hundreds of meters away.
With this move, Reno finally showed a hint of emotion. "Want to run? It's not that easy."
He moved, transforming into an afterimage, and pursued Qin Shilei with hundreds of Ghost Flames.
Sky-Shattering Sword!
A sky-reaching sword projection suddenly formed above Qin Shilei's head.
The sharp sword energy emanating from the projection caused the soul fire in Reno's eyes to flicker.
A long-lost sense of mortal danger arose in his heart.
Reno turned around, intending to flee into the distance.
However, thousands of years of combat experience made him stop.
He couldn't escape!
He was already locked onto by the opponent's sword energy.
Only by fighting with all his might could he win a sliver of survival.
The soul flames before him accelerated towards Qin Shilei, hoping to force the opponent to withdraw his sword in defense.
Simultaneously, he waved his hands repeatedly, unleashing hundreds of bone shields towards the Sky-Shattering Sword that was descending like lightning.
Dark Sky Curtain!
Reno finally unleashed this ultimate technique that could both injure the enemy and conceal his form.
Boom!
As he completed these actions, the massive sword projection struck the bone shields, emitting a deafening roar.