Nine Phoenix staggered back into the ranks of the Great Witches, where Kuafu and the Iron-Eating Beast happened to catch her. They exchanged a glance, both sensing that things were far from good.
Zhou Qingqing had taken a little too long to deal with Nine Phoenix—an entire nine breaths.
They had all been counting on Zhou Qingqing ending the battle the moment they met.
It was not that they wished ill upon their fellow tribespeople; they simply knew all too well how powerful the being before them was.
Nine Phoenix's pretty face was deathly pale, as though covered in frost. Ignoring Kuafu and the Iron-Eating Beast who had caught her, she turned toward Da Yi beside her.
"Da Yi, aren't you going to make a move?"
Da Yi decisively shook his head. "Zhou Qingqing has ties to our Ancestral Witch Houtu. I will not intervene. If you want to fight, go ahead and fight yourselves. Don't drag me into it."
"...Zhou Qingqing is this strong. Even if you don't make a move, plenty of Great Witches will."
Nine Phoenix forced herself upright. Having experienced Zhou Qingqing's power firsthand, she now understood just how formidable Zhou Qingqing was.
But—
No matter how strong Zhou Qingqing was, the fighting spirit of the Great Witches here would only grow stronger. It would never weaken in the slightest.
Even without Da Yi, there were plenty of Great Witches willing to fight.
I'm finished. Looks like I've been surrounded by Great Witches!
Seeing that her three masters had somehow wandered off, Zhou Qingqing could only continue beating up these little brats.
The next to charge at her after Nine Phoenix was an unremarkable Great Witch.
Naturally, Zhou Qingqing did not hold back again. She casually swung an elbow, and without the slightest fluctuation of mana,