Liu Ming was startled and no longer cared about the blood thread fruits. With a single hand seal, a grey cloud gathered beneath him, ready to take flight into the sky.
But just at that moment, the rocks in front of him suddenly burst apart, and something green shot out with such speed that he couldn't make out what it was.
A chill went through Liu Ming's heart. He quickly urged the grey cloud to shoot backward in retreat.
Yet, that green thing turned in mid-air, flashing back into the mountain and disappearing without a trace.
"Fiend, you still want to run. Come out with me!" An icy female voice suddenly echoed in the sky.
Then a scene Liu Ming could hardly believe unfolded before his eyes.
In the seemingly empty azure sky, countless white clouds suddenly appeared out of nowhere. They merged together swiftly, and from within them, a slender, misty hand emerged, pressing down towards the void above the mountain peak.
"Boom" sounded.