Li Hongtian held his longsword horizontally before him. His gaze swept over the five figures from the Treading Spirit Sect before settling on Hua Xuan and Hua You. Without a trace of fear on his face, he abruptly stepped forward and shouted in a deep voice, "Even with your Treading Spirit Sect here, I, Li Hongtian, will fight to the death and never retreat! As long as I have a single breath left today, none of you will cross this threshold!"
At those words, a cold smile curled Hua Xuan's lips. "So much pointless talk. If he wants to die, why not just kill him?"
The instant he finished speaking, he swept his hand forward. All five figures shot out together, pouncing toward Li Hongtian like five arrows loosed from their bows!
Hua Xuan and Hua You charged at the front, their bodies engulfed in the vast spiritual power of god-annihilation realm major refinement. They struck first, unleashing their killing moves.
The other three black-robed men at god-annihilation realm minor refinement flanked him from both sides. Their coordination was flawless, sealing off almost every avenue of escape.
"Kill!!"
Li Hongtian roared, abruptly turning his longsword. Sword light tore through the sky as he met the five figures attacking him together.
BANG—!!
Just then, Hua Xuan struck as well. He threw a punch, his fist wrapped in spiritual power, and slammed it into Li Hongtian's longsword with a deafening crash.
Li Hongtian shuddered slightly. Using the momentum, he turned his blade and swept a fierce streak of sword light toward the three black-robed men flanking him, forcing each of them back several steps.
But at that very moment, a figure cut in from the side. It was Hua You!
He thrust out a palm, its force coming at a treacherous angle,