Jing Yuexin's words were a little blunt, but if Tian Yin really were in the Nascent Soul Realm, or even a Supreme, she would not have made such a decision.
But Tian Yin was only a minor A-rank. Jing Yuexin felt that once she had done her part... that was enough.
Just then, Qu Jianlei's body stirred, and he slowly opened his eyes. However, his gaze was full of confusion.
Everyone immediately fell silent. Then they all retreated some distance and drew their magical artifacts.
This had been agreed upon long ago—once First One regained consciousness, everyone's first priority was to stay on guard.
After all, Nascent Soul cultivators were truly hard to kill. As long as they still had a breath left and could recover a little, they could slowly nurse themselves back to health.
But if an enemy had seized his body, they had to kill them immediately.
Otherwise, once the other party adjusted to their condition, killing them would become far too difficult—after all, they were an Out-of-Body Realm Great Expert!
The next moment, Qu Jianlei slowly sat up. His eyes were still unfocused, yet he softly muttered, "Gathering Spirit Array!"
"Wait," Jia Shuiqing was the first to ask, "First One, what was the name of the Supreme you killed on Hope Star Two?"
Qu Jianlei remained silent and did not answer at all.
Everyone looked at each other. Claire quietly said, "Could First One... not have heard us?"
It was normal for someone seriously injured to lose some of their six senses. Although First One could now sit up, perhaps it was only because of his Nascent Soul body.
Everyone was truly somewhat hesitant. They could not even verify the Secret Code, so what were they supposed to do? They could not just attack without a