Little Gray Cloud flew around, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, first on the left of Red Lotus Cloud, then on the right.

Occasionally, it would be swallowed by the black clouds but would fly out after a short while, seemingly unharmed.

Chen Guan was surprised; if what Celestial Injury Star said was true, Returning Soul Cloud could engulf and kill all Celestial Clouds, then this Little Gray Cloud had some fascinating traits as it wasn’t afraid of Returning Soul Cloud.

Moreover, its speed was faster than Killing God White Tiger and Returning Soul Cloud, with its ability to accelerate beyond them being truly astonishing.

Chen Guan was doubtful; aside from some special escape techniques, there wasn’t any Secret Spirit that could outpace Little Gray Cloud.

But Chen Guan couldn’t understand why this Little Gray Cloud was continuously following them.

"Could it be that Ghost Eye collided with it earlier, causing it to pursue us relentlessly?" Chen Guan speculated silently.

Yet thinking about it, it seemed unlikely; if it were for that reason, Little Gray Cloud’s incredible speed would have already allowed it to catch up or block them.

On second thought: "Little Gray Cloud appears to have no aggressive tendencies; even if it caught up with us, it wouldn’t help. Could it be colluding with Returning Soul Cloud, chasing us until it calls Returning Soul Cloud over to deal with us?"

This possibility seemed plausible, yet upon careful consideration, it didn’t quite fit.

They encountered Returning Soul Cloud while pursuing Phoenix Sun-Rising Cloud, which didn’t appear to be Returning Soul Cloud’s intentional appearance.

Chen Guan pondered endlessly yet couldn’t deduce why Little Gray Cloud was following them.

However, the black clouds behind them were drawing nearer, the black mist assailing like ocean waves, with its fragments almost crashing onto Red Lotus Cloud.

Killing God White Tiger suddenly let out a roar, producing numerous wind threads visible to the naked eye, wrapping around its body like a long cloak of wind threads, accelerating its speed and pulling Red Lotus Cloud along at high speed.

Killing God White Tiger seemed to be using some Secret Collection power, as its body was already flashing with a white halo, a sign of connecting to the Secret Realm.

As Killing God White Tiger unlocked its Secret Collection, its speed surged, leaving Chen Guan feeling everything outside was twisting, unable to see clearly, as though entering a time-space tunnel.

Chen Guan knew this was a phenomenon caused by their excessive speed, not an actual time tunnel.

They initially thought with Killing God White Tiger’s exertion, they could temporarily escape Returning Soul Cloud, but once its Secret Collection ended and their vision returned to normal, Returning Soul Cloud was still near Red Lotus Cloud. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Chen Guan realized trouble was brewing; Killing God White Tiger was fast, but it differed importantly from Celestial Cloud.

Celestial Cloud was purely speed-driven, with all abilities and Secret Collections related to speed.

Yet Killing God White Tiger’s capabilities were not solely speed; it was dual-attribute, wind and metal.

Among its three Secret Collections, not all could be for acceleration; there would certainly be one or two of other kinds.

Calculations wise, Killing God White Tiger might not outpace Returning Soul Cloud.

Of course, it might also be because Killing God White Tiger had to pull Red Lotus Cloud and them, thus unable to maintain distance from Returning Soul Cloud.

If it were just Killing God White Tiger alone, it might have already escaped.

Now the only hope was to flee quickly towards Morning Sky Gate and shake off the black clouds.

The black clouds were getting closer, nearly reaching Red Lotus Cloud when Celestial Injury Star said, "God of Killing, you just need to fly at full speed, I’ll handle things here."

Speaking thus, Celestial Injury Star’s body activated its azure halo, connecting with the Secret Realm.

Strange Primordial Energy continuously surged into his body, as Celestial Injury Star unleashed a punch towards the black clouds.

Celestial Injury Star appeared tiny facing a doomsday-like tsunami, the thousand-foot-high black clouds pressing down, making him seem incredibly insignificant.

Yet his punch discharged like a heaven-breaking hammer, smashing into the black cloud tsunami, relying solely on this punch to forcefully shatter the thousand-foot-high black cloud tsunami.

Seeing the black clouds collapse, Chen Guan rejoiced.

But his joy was short-lived as the black cloud tsunami returned even fiercer, transforming into a more violent mist tsunami, overpowering as if the sky were falling.

"Celestial... Injury... Punch..." Celestial Injury Star punched again, breaking the cloud mist.

Boundless black cloud tsunami, shattered by a single punch, displayed formidable fist power.

Unfortunately, Celestial Cloud was immortal and unkillable, nearly impossible to defeat, and Celestial Injury Star’s ability had no restraining effect on Celestial Cloud.

Hence, Celestial Injury Star repeatedly punched, shattering the attacking mist, temporarily securing their safety.

However, with such terrifying fist power bursting forth, even at Ninth Awakening Peak level and with Secret Realm’s support, sustaining this state was difficult.

The intervals between black cloud attacks reduced, forcing Celestial Injury Star to punch faster.

Despite Celestial Injury Star’s potent abilities for battling enemies, they were ineffective against Celestial Cloud, leaving only Celestial Injury Punch to ensure their safety.

Celestial Injury Star had lost count of how many Celestial Injury Punches he had struck, visibly depleting his Primordial Energy, with his punch power waning.

Chen Guan realized this couldn’t go on; Morning Sky Gate seemed far away, and they had to find a solution to deal with Returning Soul Cloud.

Due to Returning Soul Cloud’s enormous size, even a mega-sized Secret Spirit like Ghost Eye seemed like an ant before it.

The area it covered might span thousands of miles.

With Chen Guan’s level escalating, his Primordial Energy limit soared, making Creation World expand extensively.

Yet even so, it couldn’t reach thousands of miles, thus using Creation World could harm only part of Celestial Cloud’s body, not solve the issue thoroughly.

The power of "My God" had also amplified greatly, theoretically capable of shattering Celestial Cloud.

However, even if shattered, it wouldn’t kill Celestial Cloud; it would still return.

Chen Guan contemplated whether using "My God" in combination with Frosty Cotton Hand could freeze Celestial Cloud, immobilizing it and allowing everyone to flee safely.

But if this move failed, there would be no chance left.

Chen Guan made up his mind, heading to the back of Red Lotus Cloud, summoning a leaf to obstruct his eyes staring at the black clouds.

Unfortunately, Chen Guan’s action didn’t produce any effect.

Empty Leaf’s fifty percent probability randomly resulted in a poor effect.

For now, Empty Leaf could not exert influence on Returning Soul Cloud.

"Must I really gamble on whether ’My God’ combined with Frosty Cotton Hand can freeze Celestial Cloud?" While weighing pros and cons, Chen Guan saw Little Gray Cloud fly past them again.

This fellow, like a satellite, circled around Red Lotus Cloud and stopped above them.

"What exactly is this fellow planning?" Chen Guan stared at Little Gray Cloud above, suddenly having a flash of inspiration.