Outside the black jade light barrier, Xiao Jinhan, who had been conserving his strength, changed expression at once just like Luo Qinghai when he heard that pained, weakening dragon roar.
"Damn it, Baili Yan is actually this useless!"
For Xiao Jinhan, the best possible outcome of this operation was to capture Baili Yan alive while causing several Candle Dragon Dao Golden Immortals to fall during the fierce battle.
If only the former was achieved, Candle Dragon Dao would still fall somewhat under his control, but Azure Stream Palace and Fuling Sect would certainly support it in secret, ultimately resulting in superficial compliance and hidden defiance.
And if only the latter was achieved, that superficial compliance and hidden defiance would become even worse.
After all, Xiao Jinhan's main means of threatening Candle Dragon Dao was his ability to label it as Baili Yan's accomplice.
And to do that, he needed the crucial testimony of Baili Yan.
After all, the evidence currently in his hands could only prove that Baili Yan was a member of the Reincarnation Hall; it could not implicate the entire Candle Dragon Dao.
As part of the Heavenly Court, Northern Cold Immortal Palace had to preserve the Heavenly Court's basic image.
To put it bluntly, it did not need to be completely fair and public, but it could not look like a false accusation at first glance!
Yet now, both outcomes were rapidly heading toward ruin.
Although Ouyang Kuishan and the others looked somewhat bedraggled, none of them had suffered any substantial injuries.
Baili Yan, who should have been able to hold out for quite a while and perhaps even turn the tables, was now clearly showing signs of defeat, as though his life were in grave danger.
How could Xiao Jinhan tolerate that? He immediately abandoned his