"The sixth realm? Or Holy-tier?"
Xu Lie swallowed, tightening his grip on his battle spear, his face taut. Merely dispersing that shock wave had taken all his strength.
"The sixth realm, infinitely close to Holy-tier!"
Xuan Qing's expression was grave. His grip on his sword tightened, and a cold gleam flashed through his eyes. "I've already sent word to headquarters. Other elders will come to reinforce us. Our task today is to hold him here!"
"Are you mad? The five of us, holding off someone at the peak of the sixth realm?"
Qiu Kongshan's face was fraught with anxiety. Kane had already beaten fear into him. That single slash had broken his backbone and severed his will to fight.
Xuan Qing said heavily, "We cannot retreat. If we do, the alliance army is finished. If the five of us form an array, we still have a chance. Hold on for ten breaths, and reinforcements will arrive!"
"But..."
Qiu Kongshan's gaze flickered.
Kaiyang Heavenly Venerate said gravely:
"Qiu Kongshan, if you dare retreat, the alliance will hold you accountable for fleeing without a fight!"
The five exchanged messages through their primordial spirits in the space of an instant. Even so, before they could finish deliberating, Kane struck.
Kane naturally understood that he had to end this quickly.
Heaven and earth surged. Boundless blood energy poured forth, shrouding the world. In an instant, the five felt as though they had fallen into a sea of blood and baleful intent.
Savage and brutal, the dense, blood-soaked baleful energy seemed to hold countless wronged souls shrieking within it. It eroded their bodies and souls, as though seeking to drag them into that sea of blood and eternal perdition.
"Now we couldn't leave even if we wanted to. His domain has already engulfed us. Unless