The Nine Stars Sect had lost, and lost utterly. The only one capable of standing against Wang Yang, Dong Shuye, had run off to pursue and kill that Mountain Crossing Tiger. Once the camp's Grand Array was broken, no one would be able to stop Wang Yang's slaughter.
Cao Ye faintly sensed the stench of a conspiracy in this, but he had no time to think further. Channeling his Spiritual Power, he shouted, "Everyone, prepare to evacuate!"
The disciples scattered throughout the vital points to aid in the defense had already been panic-stricken. At Cao Ye's shout, they immediately rushed toward the main hall. The Nine Stars Sect's Heaven's Mystery Pillar was there; with its aid, they could return to the Nine Provinces. Only then could they escape this calamity.
"Crack..." The Protective Grand Array shattered. Vast sheets of fluorescent light drifted away from the outskirts of the Nine Stars Sect's camp like fireflies filling the sky. Xiao Zhu's suspended body went limp as she fell toward the ground, but Wang Yang had long been prepared. He caught her in one sweep and gathered her into his arms.
With his other hand, he drew the longsword at his waist and pointed it straight ahead. "Kill!"
Within the forest, Lu Ye fled in a sorry state. Both arms were a bloody mess of mangled flesh, and even his chest was scorched black.
Dong Shuye's Tier Seven cultivation was utterly beyond his ability to contend with. If not for the Defense Spirit Pattern, he would have died the moment Dong Shuye unleashed his first spell.
Lu Ye had thought that fleeing into these mountains would improve his chances of survival, but in truth, the dense forest could not conceal him. Dong Shuye clung to him like a maggot to the bone,