Lu Ye had not been fleeing the entire time. While running, he had also been making a few attempts, such as harboring killing intent toward Chu Qing. The result proved that the Red-Dressed Woman's cultivation was indeed profound. She had not seemed to do anything to him, yet since they had joined the cat-finding party, they were all fellow travelers. He simply had no way to attack Chu Qing and the others.
He could not attack, but Yiyi could!
Perhaps it was because Yiyi was hiding inside Amber's body, or perhaps because Yiyi herself was a Spirit Body.
Since Yiyi could do it, the Accomplice Spirits naturally could as well.
Thus, although it had looked as though he and Jujia had been surrounded, Lu Ye had actually been preparing to counterattack. Otherwise, he would not have stopped here.
Chu Qing could find others to kill Lu Ye for her, but Lu Ye did not need to look. He had a group of helpers right beside him; they were merely concealed within Amber's body.
The previous fierce battle had drastically reduced the Accomplice Spirits' numbers, but those remaining were all elites. Liu Sanbao and the Pipa Girl, the two special Accomplice Spirits, needed no mention, and the rest were all squad-leader level.
The moment they struck, the effect was indeed remarkable.
The Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators under attack instinctively began to fight back. Though the dozen-odd Accomplice Spirits were all elites, they could not withstand the assault of so many cultivators. One round of concentrated attacks would likely wipe out every Accomplice Spirit, Yiyi included.
Just as the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators attacked, Amber opened its mouth and sucked fiercely toward the Accomplice Spirits. All of them turned into motes of light and were drawn into its belly.
At the same