After beheading Shen Yun and seizing his soul, Bai Ge carried Shen Yun's head and turned back into a streak of light, shooting toward Tian Bei City.
Meanwhile, in Tian Bei City.
Members of the Hong Family, including Hong Chen and Hong Li, stood atop the city walls with several attendants. They watched the depths of the forest beyond the city, where explosions kept erupting, waiting anxiously for the final outcome of Shen Yun and Bai Ge's battle.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning shot over from the distant sky. Hong Li was instantly overjoyed, subconsciously assuming that Shen Yun had achieved the final victory. After all, that lightning was the hallmark of the Wind Thunder Pavilion's top-tier movement technique, Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
However, once he clearly saw the face of the person arriving through the sky, Hong Li shuddered in alarm.
Because the one who had returned was not Elder Yun known to the Hong Family, but that expert from the Han Family.
"Watch out!"
Gripped by terror, Hong Li hurriedly grabbed his son Hong Chen and shoved him to the ground. He then threw himself down as well, lowering his head to hide himself until the streak of lightning shot past overhead.
"Father, what is it?"
Hong Chen was somewhat confused by his father's actions.
"Didn't you see it? The one who just flew past wasn't your master at all, but that fellow from the Han Family!"
Hong Li gritted his teeth.
"Impossible! Master cultivated our Wind Thunder Pavilion's Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body. At the Dou Zong realm, he has absolutely no equal!"
Hong Chen immediately retorted.
But in response to his son's objection, Hong Li suddenly slapped him on the head and said angrily.
"Would your father lie to you? Your master may indeed be powerful,