"Damn Martial Artists! I hate these Martial Artists, especially Xiantian Martial Artists." Rhine said gloomily.
Given his strength, keeping the Third Elder behind should have been ridiculously easy. Yet because of a momentary lapse in judgment, he had let the Third Elder exploit that oversight and successfully escape.
He truly had not expected Huaguo's Martial Arts World to have a saying that the Xiantian Realm could not be slighted. Xiantian Masters naturally had their dignity, but he had encountered one who did not care about dignity at all. He was quite the oddity.
Now, he might have to alter his plans. The Third Elder's escape meant that his side might be exposed, and the man could return at any time with even more Xiantian Masters.
That was practically certain. The Third Elder would definitely come back to settle the score.
Although he was a Double S-rank Master, if several Xiantian Masters came at him, even two fists could not defeat four hands. He had no way to deal with more Xiantian Masters. And that was only if they were Xiantian First Order Masters. If there were any Xiantian Second Order Masters among them, he would absolutely gain nothing from it.
Therefore, he had already begun considering a withdrawal.
But his mission was not yet complete. He was truly unwilling to leave now.
He Turned His Head to look at the cliff. At the foot of that mountain was where he had excavated the cave. If he had come several decades earlier, he might not have needed to dig it out himself. However, Huaguo's infrastructure development had been far too rapid. The old entrance had already been destroyed, so he could only excavate a new one now.
He wanted to withdraw, but he was unwilling. Yet if he did not withdraw