717. Turning Coat in the Midst of Battle

The situation before them left Fengyun Lie and the others caught in a dilemma.

But they quickly made their decision.

Fengyun Lie said, "For the greater good, a few sacrifices are unavoidable. We'll do our best to protect them. Continue, Brother Hong."

The muscular old man was named Hong Gang, known as the Hundred Battles Butcher. Hearing this, he gave a sinister chuckle and grabbed another person.

"You can't!" At those words, all the cultivators cried out in alarm.

But how could they possibly resist the Hundred Battles Butcher's strength?

After confirming that it was not Ning Ye, Hong Gang tossed him off the great ship once more.

Sure enough, the instant that cultivator left the ship, the dust and smoke around him surged into a violent whirl. Though the cultivator had been prepared and raised a protective barrier to resist, how could he withstand the pressure of a Nirvana Realm expert? Fortunately, Fengyun Lie acted in time, sending out a shield to help him fend it off.

Unable to break Tianji for the moment, a voice drifted in from all directions. "Oh my, you do care quite a bit about your people, don't you? But what a pity. I'd also like to see just how many you can protect."

As the attacking side, he held the innate advantage. He kept pressing his assault, while cultivators aboard the ships were thrown out one after another.

The dust filling the heavens was all Tianji's weapon. With magical treasures and spiritual power in motion, it swept in like a meat grinder, then came crashing down like towering mountains.

Fengyun Lie and the others had no choice but to act again and again to protect them. Yet as the numbers continued to grow, they felt the pressure mounting without end. Tianji might expend