Cao Da cried out in pain and chased after the dissipating corpse aura. In the next instant, a corpse core appeared in Xu Yi's palm. He raised it toward Cao Da, who cried out, "No!" and retreated like a ghost. His eyes fixed on Xu Yi were filled with despair and resentment, but he no longer dared to make a move.
He knew that if the corpse core were destroyed, everything he had ever sought in life would vanish on the wind.
Seeing that things had taken a bad turn, Du Fei couldn't care less about brotherhood among fellow disciples and turned to flee. Just then, five figures came rushing toward him. Du Fei was overjoyed. "My worthy brothers, you're just in time! Help me put this villain down, and I, of Two Forget Peak—"
Cao Da's muttered "Foolish" had barely escaped his teeth when the Five Great Evil Lords charged in and attacked Du Fei.
Du Fei hadn't even figured out what was happening before they beat him senseless. No matter how wondrous his methods, he couldn't withstand five powerful opponents of the same realm attacking him together. In just a few dozen breaths, they had beaten him into a miserable heap on the ground.
"You—you lot! You've got some nerve!"
Tong Fang, sprawled on the ground, spoke with venom in his eyes.
Even someone as slow to catch on as him had pieced together the crucial point by now.
Xu Yi's capture had been a complete ruse. Judging by the situation, those five vicious dogs had clearly been tamed by Xu Yi.
The supposed contest, the chance to witness Two Forget Peak's secret arts—it had all been a ploy to let Xu Yi figure out their methods.
Of course, let alone back then, even now Tong Fang could