Gantian looked at Xuan He and Yinshuang blocking his path, his mind racing.
He had absolutely no chance of winning a head-on fight.
His only hope of survival was to punch through an opening and escape.
"Gantian." Elder Xuan He stepped out from the crowd and looked down at him.
"Surrender."
"Tell us who stands behind you, and the Domain Lord might grant you a dignified death."
Gantian looked at him and suddenly smiled.
"You talk too much."
Without another word, he gave the people behind him an order.
"Kill!"
The battle erupted in an instant.
"You court death!" A cold glint flashed through Xuan He's eyes.
The Divine Asura Domain's army surged toward Gantian and his people like a tide, threatening to engulf them.
A torrent of laws instantly set this stretch of the Chaos Void ablaze.
Though every member of Gantian's force was an elite, the overwhelming disparity in numbers and strength forced them back again and again. Before long, they were hemmed into an exceedingly small area.
Gantian himself was pinned down by Xuan He.
As an elder, Xuan He had long since reached peak Hunyuan Wuji, and his combat strength far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators at the same level.
Under his attacks, Gantian scrambled to fend off blows from every direction, falling completely onto the defensive.
This can't go on.
Gantian made his decision.
He abruptly forced Xuan He back, then advanced rather than retreating, charging toward the densest ranks of the Divine Asura Domain's army.
At the same time, a dark-gold talisman appeared in his hand.
The instant Xuan He saw the Jade Talisman, his pupils contracted sharply.
"Watch out!"
He roared and, without a second thought, immediately activated the Profound Void Divine Shield tucked against his chest.
Humm—
A translucent shield of light,