Dead silence.
Absolute dead silence.
The six Heavenly Lords exchanged looks, struggle written all over their faces.
Leave?
They could not stomach it.
Stay?
Then they would die.
A sixth-rank Tribulation Immortal facing Heavenly Lords was fundamentally no different from a Heavenly Lord facing True Lords. An overwhelming advantage was an overwhelming advantage. Even if all six Heavenly Lords attacked together, they would not last three moves against a sixth-rank Tribulation Immortal.
"Leave."
Lie Tian was the first to make his choice.
He put away his black saber and shot into the eastern void without looking back. The Great Chu Shadow Guard's duty was to complete missions, not throw their lives away. A failed mission could be attempted again. Once their lives were gone, everything was gone.
Once Lie Tian left, the others could no longer hold firm.
The Beast Taming Sect's Heavenly Lord recalled the Three-Eyed Fire Python and fled without another word.
The three unaffiliated Heavenly Lords did not even say goodbye, turning into three streaks of light that vanished into the horizon.
Only two people remained where they stood.
The Ji Clan's Heavenly Lord.
Gui Yuan of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
The Ji Clan's Heavenly Lord's face alternated between livid and pale, his clenched fists cracking audibly. He carried orders from the Ji Clan's Grand Elder and did not dare retreat lightly.
Gui Yuan had a different mindset. His gaze wandered back and forth between Chen Changqing and True Lord Qingxiao, the corners of his mouth twitching several times as though he were weighing something.
"Two left?" True Lord Qingxiao looked at them, his tone like that of a man addressing his grandchildren. "Still not leaving?"
"Senior!" The Ji Clan's Heavenly Lord gritted his teeth and said gravely, "Chen Changqing killed two generations of our Ji Clan's