In the wreckage of the battlefield, a group of uninvited guests suddenly arrived and surrounded the area. The four combatants all stopped fighting.
Li Baxian was sizing up the group and guessing at their origins. Was Xia Liang or Tan Sheng any different?
Their situation had been precarious to begin with. Without some unexpected development, neither of them would have survived the day, so they were naturally delighted by the arrival of these cultivators.
If they were from the Vast Sky Alliance, then there was nothing to say. Death was death, either way.
But if they were from Myriad Demon Ridge, then they had found a way out of a desperate situation.
As he watched, Xia Liang's eyes suddenly lit up. He called out to one of the Tier Nines, "Is that Zhou Yuntian of Burning Heaven Valley? Brother Zhou?"
The moment those words were spoken, Lu Ye and Li Baxian's expressions hardened.
This was trouble!
Burning Heaven Valley was unmistakably a Myriad Demon Ridge faction. Since Xia Liang could call out Zhou Yuntian's name, he clearly knew the man. In other words, this group was most likely from Myriad Demon Ridge!
Having his name called, Zhou Yuntian glanced at Xia Liang, a thoughtful look flashing through his eyes. "Could you be Xia Liang of the Mad Blade Sect, Brother Xia?"
Xia Liang nodded. "That would be Xia."
From their exchange, they clearly knew each other, though they were probably not particularly close. Even so, it was a disaster for Lu Ye and Li Baxian.
The two of them had dared to pursue and kill Tier Nines only because Xia Liang and Tan Sheng were badly wounded. But now they had to face so many Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators. How could they possibly be a match?
Even fleeing was a