The Heaven, Earth, and Yellow Alliances had been dealt a heavy blow and fled far away. They probably wouldn't dare sneak up on Ling Tian and the others again. The worst-performing realm in Ling Tian's alliance still had a lead of over a hundred people over the fifth-from-last place. That meant they were unlikely to fall into the bottom five and be punished.
The top five were all realms in their alliance, and none of the other realms were in danger of falling into the bottom five and being punished either. Ling Tian was quite satisfied with this result.
As they were talking, a sound suddenly cut through the void. A thick, bloody stench swept over with it. Following the sound, they saw Little Lei flying toward them, covered in wounds.
Little Lei was riddled with injuries. Its scales were in disarray and stained with blood, and it looked utterly miserable. It seemed exhausted, too, but anyone could see that its spirits were high. In fact, it looked downright exhilarated.
Ling Tian shrank Little Lei down to the size of a palm. Seeing Little Ting's pained expression, he chuckled. "Little Ting, don't worry. They're only superficial wounds. They'll heal soon."
As he spoke, Ling Tian circulated Chaos Qi around Little Lei. Seeing the wounds heal before her eyes, Little Ting's worried expression finally eased.
"Why are you so badly hurt? Did it go all out..." Little Ting asked, a trace of anger in her voice.
"Haha, that fellow's in worse shape than I am. It's no match for me now." Little Lei laughed heartily, looking both proud and exhilarated.
"Ling Tian only asked you to hold it off. Why did you have to fight so desperately?" Little Ting sounded faintly aggrieved. Then she noticed Little Lei's unusual mood and grew