Xia Wuji had originally used the Hundred Mile Tracking Technique to lock onto the whereabouts of Liu Ye, the young master of the Bloodfire Demonic Cult, intending to charge over and catch them off guard.
Yet he had never expected that, because of those people from the Great Liang Dynasty, a little time had been delayed. The commotion they caused had instead drawn Liu Ye over of his own accord.
Although he could no longer catch them off guard and seemed to have fallen into the encirclement of the demonic cult's remnants, Xia Wuji remained calm, without the slightest trace of unease.
He swept his gaze around. The demonic cultists who had followed Liu Ye here were all at the higher levels of the Primal Energy Realm, ranging from the seventh to the tenth layer.
Immediately afterward, his gaze fixed on Liu Ye, who seemed to have everything under his control.
Liu Ye sneered. A cruel intent seeped through his sinister expression as he said, "I've already seen through the Azure Star Academy's entire plan. You deliberately drove us into this area to serve as tempering trials for the geniuses among your newcomers."
"But... you're nothing more than a bunch of newcomers. So what if you're geniuses?"
"If you want to hunt but lack the skill, then you can only become prey!"
The Jinghong Sword in Xia Wuji's hand gleamed with radiance, while the Sword Essence within his body surged rapidly. He said, "Then let's see who the prey really is!"
Liu Ye snorted derisively. "You're already at death's door, yet you're still pretending to be calm? Attack! Take him down for me. I want to drain his vital essence!"
As soon as his voice fell, one person immediately charged out first. He was a demonic cultist at the ninth