"Did he go back in again?"
one family head asked suspiciously.
"If I'd been that reckless back then, I would've dealt with Qin Tiannan decades ago."
another family head said with a sigh.
Bai Chong'an's feelings were the most complicated. He and these three family heads, along with Qin Tiannan, had all been talented scions of Aristocratic Clans in the same era. Yet he was the only one who'd squandered the years, still stuck below the Peeping God Realm.
He'd taken half a step forward over a decade ago. More than a decade later, he still hadn't taken that other half-step.
Inside the fire zone, a red sea of flames surged and roiled.
"So you do know to come inside."
the little Artifact Spirit sneered.
As if I had a choice. The Qin Family wanted to pounce on me and bite me to death the moment they saw me. Staying outside would've been asking to die.
It was much more comfortable in the fire zone. I felt super safe here.
Above him, eleven figures circled without pause, blades and swords flying around them. Hanyu took one look and cursed.
"What a bunch of shameless bastards. There are so many of them, and they're still setting up a sword formation. That old bastard must've come up with it."
As it turned out, Hanyu had guessed right. Having already suffered once, Second Elder Qin feared Hanyu would pull another feint, so the moment he entered the sea of flames, he set up the sword formation.
The seven elders at the Half-step Divine Peeking level grouped together, circling cautiously back and forth overhead.
Qin Tiannan remained high above them, looking down. His job was to lock onto Hanyu and trap him the instant he appeared.
The others were responsible for finding him.
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