It was as if a streak of light flashed by.
In almost an instant, Qu Zhenhong's figure was already far off on the horizon.
Elder Sword Senior and Xuan Chen silently watched Qu Zhenhong's retreating figure. Neither showed any delight at his departure.
They were all old hands.
Whether Elder Sword Senior or Xuan Chen, both knew that although Qu Zhenhong had left for now, that didn't mean he wouldn't come back later.
There might be a trap in this.
After a long while,
Elder Sword Senior suddenly turned his gaze to Xuan Chen and asked, "Do you think this Devil Race member will come back?"
Xuan Chen didn't need a moment to think it over.
He nodded with great resolve and answered with certainty, "That's inevitable."
With that, Xuan Chen looked toward Bi Fan in the center of the formation. Bi Fan's face was pale as he hurried to recover, and Xuan Chen said softly, "Lord Bi Fan just exhausted all his Soul Power, and he has almost no spiritual energy left, either. Qu Zhenhong was restrained by the formation and couldn't afford to be distracted, but he knew Lord Bi Fan's condition perfectly well."
"Someone who has used up both their Soul Power and spiritual energy can't get very far in a short time."
"In other words, Qu Zhenhong knows perfectly well that Lord Bi Fan is nearby. He's only putting on an act, trying to lure Lord Bi Fan out."
At this point, a smile suddenly appeared on Xuan Chen's face.
Then the smile turned into an expression brimming with the urge to complain, and Xuan Chen continued, "Back when chaos first erupted, Tianyan Sect was swept up in it too. The sect's chief disciple took me to see all sorts of battles."
"I have to say,