The instant Xiao Zhan finished speaking, the Xiao Clan's Three Great Elders swooped in like diving hawks, each erupting with the aura of a Da Dou Shi.
The strongest mercenaries present had barely reached the Dou Shi realm. With five Da Dou Shi appearing together, their formidable auras made the mercenaries' limbs go weak on the spot.
W-what was going on? Hadn't this just been a minor clash between the Xiao Clan's young master and the Jia Lie Clan's young master? How had it suddenly escalated into a decapitation strike?
Seeing his father act so decisively, Xiao Yan's smile broadened. That was his father for you-when it was time to act, he never hesitated.
Fighting the Jia Lie Clan through business was the safest approach, but taking down Jia Lie Bi right here and now was the best possible move.
"How dare you!"
Almost simultaneously, two elders sprang out from Jia Lie Bi's side, fully exposing their Da Dou Shi auras, though both wore grim expressions.
The Xiao Clan and the Jia Lie Clan had originally been evenly matched. Each had one clan chief and three elders, all of them Da Dou Shi.
But the Jia Lie Clan had sent an elder personally to invite Liu Xi's master to join the battle, leaving them one fighter short.
Worse still, their clan chief had fallen victim to Xiao Yan's surprise attack. He had never imagined that a mere Dou Zhe like Xiao Yan possessed the means to injure a Da Dou Shi.
And this had been more than a simple injury. That attack had dealt Jia Lie Bi a grievous wound.
"Clan chief, retreat!"
The Jia Lie Clan's two elders entered the fray and tried to pull Jia Lie Bi away. Jia Lie Bi struggled with all his might to suppress