"Fight. The fiercer, the better."
Hidden in the shadows, Zhao Huaian concealed his aura and leaned against a towering tree, quietly watching the great melee in the distance.
Liu Tiehu's side had three people in total, all at Qi Refining Layer Seven.
Wang Qiufeng's side had six people: two at Qi Refining Layer Seven and four at Qi Refining Layer Six.
Wang Qiufeng's side had the numbers.
But in the Cultivation World, what mattered wasn't numbers, but strength.
Liu Tiehu was at the peak of Qi Refining. Even with the numbers in Wang Qiufeng's favor, Liu still held the absolute upper hand amid the melee, continually suppressing Wang Qiufeng and the other Qi Refining Layer Seven cultivator.
The other two Qi Refining Layer Seven cultivators on Liu Tiehu's side naturally made short work of the four Qi Refining Layer Six cultivators.
The battle raged on, while Zhao Huaian sat leisurely in the tree, enjoying the show.
The mantis stalked the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
He had no intention of striking directly. He would wait until they had fought to a decisive outcome, then appear and reap the spoils with a thunderous blow.
The battle raged on.
Under the pressure from Liu Tiehu and his men, Wang Qiufeng's side soon suffered casualties, and the situation grew dire.
Before long, Wang Qiufeng was the only one left, fighting desperately in a pool of blood.
Liu Tiehu's side had also lost a Qi Refining Layer Seven cultivator to Wang Qiufeng's desperate resistance.
But the outcome was already beyond doubt. With Liu Tiehu and the other Qi Refining Layer Seven cultivator fighting together, Wang Qiufeng was doomed.
A few breaths later, beneath the blows of Liu Tiehu's Blazing Saber, Wang Qiufeng met his end. One slash severed his head, and his body