The warriors of the four great regions remained locked in a stalemate. Warriors came and went around the massive volcano from time to time, and it was only natural for warriors from the Southern Region to pass by the east side.
Thus, when the Netherworld Holy Sect's warriors came to secretly poison them, the Eastern Region's warriors did not pay much attention.
Even though Lin Bai and Yi Song kept watch over every movement around the massive volcano, and saw the warriors coming from the south, they still did not guard against them poisoning anyone.
Time passed bit by bit. The sun slanted westward, and dusk arrived.
"It's dusk!" The fiery-red sunlight bathed Huang Qingyun's exquisite cheeks. She gazed at the afterglow of the setting sun, her white dress fluttering in the breeze. She looked like a dream, like an illusion, as if she were a fairy.
Lin Bai and Yi Song stood beside her, closely watching the activity on the massive volcano. Dusk had arrived, yet the warriors of the four great regions still made no move.
"Looks like things are just as we expected. No one is willing to make the first move." Yi Song let out a cold laugh. The alliance hastily formed between them was like loose sand, crumbling at the slightest touch.
"Are we going to keep this stalemate going?" Huang Qingyun's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She was usually as tranquil as water, but by now even her patience had nearly run out.
Lin Bai was also frowning bitterly. He knew that continuing this stalemate would only waste everyone's time, but no one dared to make the first move.
Besides, none of them knew what state the Fire Phoenix was in or how powerful it was. Even if they passed through the mutant-beast region and