With Haoyue Celestial Venerable holding the enemy back, Xiang Zimo returned safely to his own side. He suddenly dropped to one knee, supporting himself with the Golden Sacred Spear, his face deathly pale.
Ouyang Zehui stepped forward to help him up. Xiang Zimo looked at everyone watching him and murmured, "I fulfilled my mission."
"You seized your chance well," Ouyang Zehui said. "Get some rest. Leave the rest to us."
Xiang Zimo nodded and raised his Golden Sacred Spear. "This man is worth studying. We of the Thirty-Three Heavens can't always be the ones being studied. We need to figure out exactly how they counter us, or we'll remain on the back foot forever."
Ouyang Zehui was about to take the Golden Sacred Spear when Ma Gai suddenly screamed. In the next instant, his life signature vanished.
The sudden turn of events stunned everyone.
"He killed himself? No... there was a restriction inside him!" Ouyang Zehui's expression darkened. The Beyond-Realm Lands had indeed come prepared.
"Cough, cough... damn it!" Xiang Zimo coughed up blood, his condition worsening. These people from Beyond the Boundary were truly cunning.
Xiang Wushuang took over supporting Xiang Zimo and helped him to the rear to rest.
Seeing Xiang Zimo's condition, everyone's hearts grew heavier.
Although Xiang Zimo had won, the situation was far from reassuring.
In terms of raw strength, Xiang Zimo was far stronger than Ma Gai, yet in the end, he had only won by seizing an opening and had suffered grievous injuries himself.
Under normal circumstances, he would have sustained minor injuries at most, and might even have overpowered Ma Gai without being injured at all.
"After this battle, they won't be careless again. The coming fights will be even harder," Ouyang Zehui said.
"We must send out people whose raw strength