Lu Xiaotian's brows drew together. He had not expected these people to break their word and go back on their promise so soon. Still, he was not entirely unprepared. The apparent leader he had captured earlier had been injured by him. Although his body was tougher and his recovery stronger than Yu Dongbao and Huo Ying's, he would need at least half a day to recover.
Apart from the man he had killed, the others were led by Tuoba Hong, who had spoken with him earlier about exchanging hostages. As long as there were not too many opponents of this level, these people could not stop him if he wanted to leave. However, they were skilled in group combat and seemed to coordinate flawlessly, so their battle strength could not be measured simply by their individual abilities. If a true melee broke out, Yu Dongbao and Huo Ying would probably have to leave their fate to heaven.
The reason he had saved them earlier was partly because he wanted to borrow their strength to deal with these strange people. After all, now that he knew there might be Nascent Soul Fruits here, Lu Xiaotian could not leave easily. The two of them also knew something about the Nascent Soul Fruits. If he could keep them alive, he still had to try his best.
Lu Xiaotian turned around, a trace of killing intent flashing in his eyes. Just as he was about to act, he discovered that these strange people did not seem to have come to fight him. Instead, they directly dismounted from their spirit beasts and surrounded Lu Xiaotian's group—or rather, they surrounded Di Kun. Then they knelt on one knee, their right hands held across their chests, their faces flushed with excitement as they muttered titles that Lu