"From the looks of it, Shi Yutong and Five Ghosts Gate both intend to wipe the other out. They've even called in outside help..."
As soon as the flute began to play, and Blood Killer fled, Fang Yuan had quietly risen and made a swift retreat.
"But Shi Yutong's reinforcements are outside the city and haven't even arrived yet. Yan Po was discovered, forcing Shi Yutong to show herself and lure the Five Ghosts Gate Master out of the city..."
"Besides, in terms of real strength, Shi Yutong has the edge over the Five Ghosts Gate Master. The reinforcements she called in were enough to scare Blood Killer into fleeing in disarray. Their advantage is overwhelming—there's no resisting it!"
"Lieyang Commandery is probably in for a dramatic upheaval..."
After seeing Blood Killer ambush the Five Ghosts Gate Master, leave him behind as bait, and run for his life, Fang Yuan no longer believed the man had any chance of surviving an assault by Shi Yutong and her powerful reinforcements.
Without this Martial Ancestor to hold the fort, Five Ghosts Gate would surely crumble, and it was only natural that the various factions would devour it.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Fang Yuan raced through the woods, his eyes burning.
"Blood Killer's only real strength is his spirit arts. His martial cultivation and physical body are both truly at the level of a five-gate warrior... And that streak of jade light wounded him badly..."
"But what about me? Bamboo Fruit has restored me. My injuries may look frightening on the surface, but inside I've recovered most of my strength. I can fight!"
If it were merely some unknown Treasure Map or the like, Fang Yuan wouldn't have been tempted enough to risk his life.
But Blood Killer was different!
He was a Spirit