Overwhelming Force

On the battlefield, the wind wailed.

Qin Tian and Dongfang Haoyue stood side by side atop a willow tree branch. The dark, mysterious gold branches beneath their feet rose and fell slightly, breathing rhythmically like living creatures.

Willow branches still hung all around them like hundreds of ancient spears yet to be unleashed, vigilantly aimed at the Black Clad Men who had not yet left below. At the crown of the tree, a blue-green radiance continued to flow slowly, echoing Dongfang Haoyue's Psionic Fluctuation.

Dongfang Haoyue adjusted his breathing slightly and asked in a low voice, "Qin Tian, is Han Xu all right?"

"He's fine. I already moved him somewhere safe." Qin Tian nodded faintly.

"Good." Dongfang Haoyue finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that.

In truth, Han Xu being lured away by the Stele Demon had been a plan he and Qin Tian had discussed in advance.

Using spatial methods, Qin Tian had teleported some of the Stele Demons near their route of advance. Han Xu possessed an exceptionally strong talent for perception and could detect the Stele Demons from more than ten miles away.

Han Xu was one of his most loyal subordinates. With Peak Sixth Order strength, he would have been a formidable general anywhere else. Yet in a battle of this intensity, Han Xu would not only be unable to protect him, but would instead become his weakness.

So, for Han Xu's safety and so that he himself could confront Wei Dong without restraint, he needed Qin Tian to temporarily take Han Xu away from the battlefield.

The current situation proved that this move had been the right one.

"Five Sixth Orders and three Seventh Orders." Qin Tian swept his gaze across the people below, one brow rising slightly as amusement colored his voice.