"So now we are in danger, right?" Chen Guan said.

"Almost all Celestial Clouds are not very aggressive, but this Returning Soul Cloud is an exception. If caught within it, although our bodies won’t be harmed, our souls will be eroded, eventually turning us into living dead without consciousness..." Celestial Injury Star said seriously.

"What are we waiting for, let’s run." Chen Guan knew his own speed was not as fast as Red Lotus Cloud, so escaping on it seemed more reliable.

"Running is necessary, but we need to plan how to run first," said Celestial Injury Star.

"Why don’t you let Red Lotus Cloud run first? The Returning Soul Cloud is so large, it surely can’t catch up, right? This is knowledge you taught us, it should be fine, right?" Chen Guan asked uncertainly, sensing something might not be right.

"Under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t be a problem, but Returning Soul Cloud is an exception. It’s not only large but also very fast, faster than Red Lotus Cloud. We definitely can’t escape with just Red Lotus Cloud." After speaking, Celestial Injury Star looked towards the Killing God White Tiger.

The only one here who could compete with the speed of Returning Soul Cloud was Killing God White Tiger.

Chen Guan also turned his gaze to it, knowing that their only savior now was Killing God White Tiger.

"Roar!" Killing God White Tiger immediately understood their intention, bristling and crouching to roar at them in protest.

Judging by its expression, it was clear that riding it was out of the question.

"Killing God White Tiger, we don’t intend to ride you, we just need you to use your wind power to draw my Red Lotus Cloud, so it can fly faster," said Celestial Injury Star, looking at Killing God White Tiger.

"Roar!" Killing God White Tiger clearly refused.

"You’re our only hope now." Chen Guan understood why Celestial Injury Star didn’t let Red Lotus Cloud escape earlier.

Because now the Returning Soul Cloud was slowly rolling in the sky, if Red Lotus Cloud were to run now, it might alert it immediately, turning it into a life-or-death race.

Killing God White Tiger didn’t want to heed them, turning to leave with Warring States.

But Warring States resolutely dodged, standing before Chen Guan, staring at Killing God White Tiger. Though it didn’t roar, its meaning was clear.

If Chen Guan couldn’t leave here, it wouldn’t follow Killing God White Tiger to escape.

Killing God White Tiger roared twice at Warring States, but Warring States was unmoved, merely watching Killing God White Tiger.

The dog and tiger stared at each other for a moment, before Killing God White Tiger glanced at the black cloud about to hover over them, abruptly turning and flying into the sky.

Chen Guan’s heart sank, thinking Killing God White Tiger was going to abandon Warring States and flee alone.

But in the next moment, a hurricane gusted up, instantly accelerating Red Lotus Cloud’s speed, following Killing God White Tiger into the sky.

Killing God White Tiger raced ahead fiercely, while Red Lotus Cloud was like a large kite, as if its string was tied to Killing God White Tiger, being pulled along in a furious sprint.

As their speed surged, the previously slow-moving black clouds suddenly billowed in like a raging sea of clouds, covering the sky.

Chen Guan could only see heavy waves of black clouds storming in behind Red Lotus Cloud, not far away.

The boundless and turbulent force made Red Lotus Cloud seem like a lone boat in the ocean, as if it could be swallowed by the waves at any moment.

This was a life-or-death race, the Returning Soul Cloud was too fast and too massive.

Red Lotus Cloud’s speed couldn’t outrun it, relying solely on Killing God White Tiger pulling them forward, with a black cloud tsunami chasing like death itself.

Chen Guan watched the gradually approaching black cloud tsunami with an astonished expression.

The terror of Returning Soul Cloud certainly deserved Chen Guan’s awe, but his astonishment wasn’t solely because of it.

Behind Fire Lotus Cloud, he saw that little gray Celestial Cloud that had been following them all along.

But what was the situation now? The gray Celestial Cloud was still closely trailing them, not left far behind by Fire Lotus Cloud.

"How could that gray little cloud be so fast?" Chen Guan suddenly realized the ancients truly spoke wisely.

Judgments shouldn’t be made by appearances, nor clouds measured by volumes.

Such an inconspicuous little Celestial Cloud turned out to be as fast as Fire Lotus Cloud being pulled by White Tiger.

"That little gray cloud is quite peculiar, so small yet so fast. It seems like it might be a Ninth Awakening Celestial Cloud with an extremely top speed." Celestial Injury Star noticed the uniqueness of the little gray cloud too, expressing some surprise.

At this moment, anyone who wasn’t blind could notice the extraordinary nature of the little gray cloud.

Unfortunately, the little gray cloud’s speed barely managed to keep up with the Fire Lotus Cloud being pulled by Killing God White Tiger, flying shakily, appearing to struggle.

And the black cloud was slowly closing in, seemingly about to catch up with the little gray cloud. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Several times the black cloud surged like ocean waves and nearly swallowed the little gray cloud into it.

The little gray cloud resembled a butterfly chased by a storm, on the verge of surrendering to the soul sea.

"Increase your speed, come aboard, we’ll take you along." Celestial Injury Star called out to the little gray cloud.

It was uncertain if the little gray cloud heard or understood, or maybe it had no energy left to speed up, and Fire Lotus Cloud couldn’t stop to wait for it.

In any case, it couldn’t close the distance with Fire Lotus Cloud, making it impossible to board Fire Lotus Cloud.

Boom!

A great black cloud wave descended, completely engulfing the little gray cloud’s body in the Cloud Sea.

Warring States stared helplessly at the spot where the little gray cloud vanished, seemingly overwhelmed with emotion.

Celestial Injury Star and Chen Guan were both silent, Celestial Injury Star likely mourning the little gray cloud, while Chen Guan pondered whether Returning Soul Cloud would swallow them before they could break through the Heavenly Gate.

With experts like Celestial Injury Star and Killing God White Tiger, none were intent on battling Returning Soul Cloud. Because Celestial Clouds are nearly Undying Bodies, particularly the Returning Soul Cloud, with extreme difficulty to kill.

They had no method in restraining Returning Soul Cloud, should they fight, not being able to kill it would only end in their tragedy.

While silently contemplating, suddenly a gray shadow rushed out of the black cloud, moving even faster than the Returning Soul Cloud and Fire Lotus Cloud being pulled. Pursuing from behind, swiftly catching up to Fire Lotus Cloud.

"That little gray cloud wasn’t swallowed by Returning Soul Cloud, how is this possible? Its speed is actually this fast, it intentionally allowed itself to be swept up by the black earth earlier, didn’t it?" Celestial Injury Star exclaimed in shock.

Despite guarding the Heavenly Gate for so many years, he had never seen a Celestial Cloud like the little gray cloud, unable to discern its level or type.