The pressure of three Middle Sages struck from three directions like mountains weighing ten thousand tons, sealing off every escape route around Li Yun.
A chilling killing intent engulfed the world. The air seemed to solidify, making even breathing a struggle.
The surviving escorts turned ashen. The hope they had just found was snuffed out. Some went weak at the knees and collapsed, their eyes filled with despair.
Ye Chen's heart nearly stopped. He drove his Saint Power with all his might, trying to break through the pressure and rush to Li Yun's aid, but the three Middle Sages held him fast. Unable to take a single step, he roared, "Brother Li! Behind you!"
At the center of the killing trap, Li Yun stood motionless.
His aura remained contained. Only his eyes, cold as ice, betrayed anything as he looked at Xu Jinfeng with undisguised contempt.
He spoke slowly. His calm voice cut through the surging Saint Power and carried across the battlefield.
"Xu Jinfeng. So it was you."
"I wondered how this ambush came at such a precise moment. From Yellow Dragon Valley to here, the route and timing struck at every weak point of the escort team. Ordinary bandits would never have dared. It was you, the escort captain, pulling the strings."
The genial, spirited escort captain Xu Jinfeng usually appeared to be was gone. In his place stood a man with a twisted, savage grin. His Saint Power surged to its limit, his killing move fixed on Li Yun's back, ready to strike at any moment. His voice brimmed with malice.
"So what if it was me?!"
"Well played, Hu Hai Escort Agency. You schemed all this time, fooled everyone, and disguised a Middle Sage as a newcomer to hide him in my newly formed Escort Team