In the time it took an incense stick to burn, one or two thousand people from the Heaven, Earth, and Yellow Alliances had fallen. And with Ling Tian and the others closing in on them, even more would die. With so many casualties, even the Heaven, Earth, and Yellow Alliances' Heaven Qian Spear and Earth Kun Shield secret arts would have little chance of turning the tide. After all, those two secret arts drew their power from numbers.
The battle raged on. Though the pursuers feared Illusion Dream Fairy and Ling Tian's group and did not dare approach too closely, there were still many of them. Some circled around the flanks, and any cultivators who became isolated were slaughtered.
As for Dong Ye and the others, after their initial panic, they gradually steadied themselves. They no longer dared meet the enemy head-on, instead relying on Dao arts like the cultivators from North Yellow. Even so, they still caused the Heaven, Earth, and Yellow Alliances plenty of trouble.
However, with Lei Zhan and the others leading the charge, and Taotie and the Chaos Fierce Beast aiding them, Dong Ye and his group could hardly stop them. Zhuge Xun seemed to know this as well. He made no special effort to block them, focusing instead on killing the Heaven, Earth, and Yellow Alliances' fighting forces.
"Ling Tian, those people seem about to break through Zhuge Xun and the others' encirclement." From the rear, Fairy Meng Shang spotted what was happening ahead. Her smooth, jade-like brows furrowed slightly. "What should we do? If they escape this time, they'll probably never fall into our trap again."
"Wouldn't that be just fine?" Su Ying asked in reply.
Fairy Meng Shang stared at her in surprise. Su Ying smiled broadly. "After this battle, the Heaven, Earth,