Bao Qi simply couldn't understand how two Sequence Rule cultivators had managed to fight him across such a vast gap in strength.
Lu Yin watched as the Grand Chairman ventured deeper into the Forbidden Land, then let out a breath and looked back. Bao Qi had fallen to the ground, with the Cauldron Bell lying beside him.
Bao Qi had been captured in this battle.
In the distance, Star Toad had already vanished.
If not for Star Toad, the Grand Chairman and Bao Qi would have escaped. Given the distance between them, they could have torn through the void and left without entering the Forbidden Land.
It was Star Toad's sudden appearance and its kick that sent Bao Qi flying, disrupting the Grand Chairman's attack and buying enough time for Lu Yin and the others to arrive. In a way, Lu Yin had Star Toad to thank, though the toad had slipped away too.
Lu Yin came to stand before Bao Qi and looked down at him.
Bao Qi coughed up blood. Most of his bones were shattered, and the corners of his mouth had split open. He looked utterly wretched.
"This is our first proper meeting, Bao Qi Sangtian, right?" Lu Yin said slowly.
Bao Qi looked at Lu Yin and grinned. "Impressive, Lu... Lu Dao Master, right?"
"Kill me."
"A living Sangtian is worth far more than a dead one," Lu Yin said.
Bao Qi sneered. "I'm... not like... the others. You won't get... any information... out of me."
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes.
Yuan Qi, Palace Mistress Yao, and Tian Ci all wanted to live because they had a future. Bao Qi, however, didn't care whether he lived or died. The Beginning Realm was as far as his future went. Having fallen from the Suffering-End Realm to