Seeing that the situation was turning against them, Chi Xue and Po Tian made a decisive move. They rescued as many people as they could in the shortest time possible, then rode off on the Jade Devouring Sky Python and Heaven-Devouring Hou. These two Ancient Divine Beasts were incredibly powerful and fast; probably only a handful of people, like Fei Peng and Ling Tian, could catch up with them.
Although Ling Tian, Fei Peng, and the others could keep up, the rest couldn't. Chasing after them with more than two hundred people would be tantamount to courting death, so they didn't continue the pursuit.
Seeing that Carefree Sect and Gu Family had lost forty or fifty people, Young Master Joyful and the others could only sigh. They were furious with Chi Xue and the others, but there was nothing they could do.
Ling Tian and the others said no more and joined the battle. The dozen or so people from Chi Xue's side, already caught up in the fighting, were now in even worse shape. Not one of them managed to escape; every last one was eliminated.
"Brother Ling, Brother Joyful, Qian Jun, Fairy Sword Princess, thank you for coming to our aid. Otherwise, we would probably have been eliminated today." Fei Peng bowed slightly, deeply grateful for Ling Tian and the others' arrival.
"That's right. If you hadn't come, we might never have gotten another chance," Gu Ao said bluntly. But when he glanced in the direction Chi Xue and the others had fled, he seethed with anger. "What a pity they got away. Otherwise, we'd have made them pay."
"There's no need to thank us. Without you, we'd have a hard time beating Chi Xue and the others later on, too." Ling Tian smiled lightly and looked at