As the dust gradually settled, Jared’s figure was nowhere to be seen.
“Hmph, trying to escape from me? In your dreams…”
The calm Pablo let out a snort before setting off in pursuit. Shortly after, Jared’s figure came into his view.
Meanwhile, sensing Pablo’s approaching presence, Jared couldn’t help but furrow his brows as he realized that the former had managed to track him down.
“You’re trying to escape despite being a mere First Level Tribulator? You had better resign yourself to death instead.”
As he picked up speed, Pablo’s figure disappeared in a flash. In the blink of an eye, he caught up with Jared. Despite his use of Wind Walk, Jared just couldn’t put any distance between him and his pursuer.
“F*ck, how powerful is this guy?” Jared grumbled with narrowed eyes.
The moment Jared came into view, Pablo reached out his hand and clenched his fist. Plumes of black smoke instantaneously morphed into metal chains that flew toward Jared.
Every single chain resembled a viper that was hissing with its tongue out. Soon, the chains came at Jared from all directions, cornering him.
However, right before he was about to be ensnared by the chains, a blistering white light flashed without warning.
Swoosh!
All Jared saw a pitch-black darkness before light quickly returned to his vision. By then, he was miles from where he originally was, as if he had somehow teleported himself away.
The fact that he didn’t know any such techniques made the sudden development even more astonishing.
“W-What in the world happened?”
Jared was left stunned, clueless as to how he had appeared there without any warning. At the same time, Pablo’s initial shock was soon replaced with a look of elation. “I’m surprised he actually knows teleportation magecraft.”
He had assumed that Jared used teleportation magecraft to travel through space and time, catching him off guard by reappearing miles away.
With that thought in mind, Pablo leaped into the air and landed near Jared, glaring at him. “Young man, I’m surprised that you actually know so many different forms of magecraft despite your low cultivation level. It seems I must absorb all of them from you for myself.”
No sooner had Pablo finished than he reached out toward Jared, who turned to flee as taking Pablo head-on was suicide.
While running, Jared began to contemplate what just happened. When an epiphany struck him, he reached out deep into his Storage Ring with his spiritual sense.
Focusing his attention on the gem-carved watch, he noticed that its hands had moved and were no longer in their previous position. Could it be that it’s a time spell instead of teleportation magecraft?
Jared was filled with shock.
He was surprised that the watch would refuse to budge despite all his efforts, yet it moved on its own when it was left alone.
Just as Jared was mired in confusion, he sensed a powerful attack coming from behind. Pablo had once again unleashed his chains at Jared in an attempt to trap the latter.
Unfortunately, Jared couldn’t escape no matter how desperately he used Wind Walk, for the gap in skill between the two was just too great.
It was when he was gripped by panic that he noticed the markings on the spirit beast egg had begun to glow. Immediately after, a white light flashed on the watch’s surface before its hand moved again.
Jared was left dumbfounded by the turn of events. He hadn’t expected the spirit beast egg to be behind the watch’s movements.
The very next moment, the dangerous aura behind him vanished. Upon turning to look, Jared saw that he had already left Pablo a few miles behind him.
