Seventh Heavenly Venerate's deep voice rang across the square. Xiao Yan snorted coldly and gritted his teeth. "Nalan Ye, why did you save him earlier? Wouldn't it have been better to let him die beneath that black halo?"
Luo Zhen, Tang Wu, and the others could not help looking over as well. My strike had come at exactly the right moment. If I had not acted, Seventh Heavenly Venerate likely would not have escaped at all. If I had aimed it at Seventh Heavenly Venerate instead, he would have certainly died.
A bitter smile appeared on my face as I sighed. "Third Brother, Brother Luo Zhen, Sister Tang Wu, man proposes, Heaven disposes. You all saw what happened just now. If Seventh Heavenly Venerate had died, we would only have been in greater danger. We might not even have been able to defeat the Dou Sheng Remains, and all of us would have died here."
"Only... who could have guessed that the Dou Sheng Remains would collapse after using that move? If I had known things would turn out this way, I never would have saved Seventh Heavenly Venerate!"
Hearing this explanation, Xiao Yan, Luo Zhen, Tang Wu, and the others finally understood. They had all witnessed the situation just now. With everyone joining forces, saving Seventh Heavenly Venerate had indeed meant saving themselves as well.
"That old guy is really lucky!" Xiao Yan cursed. He was still unable to calm his anger and wished he could slaughter every last member of the Hall of Souls.
I smiled and turned to Seventh Heavenly Venerate, shouting, "Seventh Heavenly Venerate, and everyone else, the remnant soul imprint of the Dou Sheng has now vanished, but the light barriers over these channels remain. Even if you want to fight over the Dou Sheng