A streak of rosy light flashed through the air and landed on the ground. Then Wine Sword Immortal and Sword Saint Dugu, both grimy and disheveled, tumbled out of it. They rolled across the ground several times before lying still.
"Whew... whew... Senior Brother... it's not that I'm criticizing you... but... but you should at least assess the situation before attacking..."
Wine Sword Immortal was still dressed in his tattered Daoist robe, looking as slovenly as ever. But now, his face was mottled with red and white bruises.
"How could you and I possibly stand against such a great demon? If Junior Brother hadn't helped, and if it hadn't had no intention of killing you, I'm afraid neither of us brothers would have made it out alive..."
"...Hmph!"
Hearing Wine Sword Immortal's complaint, Sword Saint Dugu snorted coldly and was too embarrassed to say anything further. He knew that the gap between himself and Fang Zheng was far too great. Ordinary monsters could not last more than two moves against Sword Saint Dugu, yet he himself could not even withstand two moves from Fang Zheng... That alone was enough to reveal the disparity in their strength.
But what could he say?
"Senior Brother, forget it. We should return to the Shushan Sect. That great demon never intended to bring disaster upon the mortal world, so why should we meddle in its affairs?"
"No!"
Sword Saint Dugu thought it over again and again before slapping his hand down fiercely.
"We cannot allow such a monster to remain in this world. We must find a way to subdue it!"
With that, Sword Saint Dugu snorted and rose to his feet.
"I'll seek reinforcements. I refuse to believe that, under this bright sky and clear earth, monsters can run rampant with no one