Yue Qianchou and Hong Tailong chased after them as well. They had just seen a group of Ten Soul Profound Weapons pursue their quarry underground when, by the time the two arrived, a boom erupted below. The earth shook and mountains swayed; ancient trees within several miles were flung through the air as another group of Earth Soul Profound Weapons burst from beneath the ground. One late-stage Great God Earth Soul Profound Weapon held Mu Yuanzi, whose face was ashen, in his hand.
"Run! Weren't you very good at running?" Yue Qianchou looked at Mu Yuanzi with a mocking smile. He thought to himself that this fellow had nowhere left to flee and had actually run underground to play hide-and-seek with the Earth Soul Profound Weapons. Wasn't that simply courting death?
Hong Tailong stroked his chin and grinned nastily. "So even an old fellow like you, who hides behind people's backs and stirs up trouble, has a day like this. Heh heh!"
At this moment, countless grass and wood spirits in the Ancient Forest surged in from all directions. Seeing Mu Yuanzi captured, they were all stirred up, shouting for his release and threatening Yue Qianchou's group if they refused.
The crowd around them boiled with outrage. Yue Qianchou raised a brow and swept his gaze around. "Looks like you want to force me to start a massacre!" Hong Tailong nodded with an "Mm," fearful that the world was not chaotic enough, rubbing his fists eagerly as he prepared to strike.
Mu Yuanzi, pale as death, shuddered all over upon hearing this and snapped, "Yue Qianchou! The grudges between us should not implicate them."
Yue Qianchou looked over and sneered. "Easy enough! I'm not like you, willing to disregard everyone else's lives for my own sake. But let me make