When Lionheart and Hu Guang left the island and charged straight toward Lu Ye's location, Junior Brother Chai and Junior Brother Lang had already activated Spirit Talismans to conceal themselves. They silently departed Purple Jade and headed toward Myriad Phenomena Island.
Outside Purple Jade Island, three figures gave chase and fled without pause, swiftly disappearing into the distance, leaving the cultivators waiting nearby to watch the show feeling thoroughly let down.
They had all heard of Three Realms Island's Lu Ye killing Yuan Che with a single slash, so they had wanted to see for themselves just how powerful the number one man beneath the Sunlight Realm was.
Yet after seeing this, they were greatly disappointed. For a time, they could not help doubting whether Yuan Che's death had truly happened as the rumors claimed.
If Lu Ye truly possessed such strength, he could not possibly have done nothing in the face of Lionheart and Hu Guang's pursuit. At the very least, he should have crossed blades with them. Yet that was not the case. Purple Jade's two Moon Jade Realm cultivators had taken the initiative to seek battle, while Three Realms Island's Lu Ye fled in panicked retreat.
Lionheart was furious. Since Purple Jade had fallen out with Three Realms Island, Purple Jade alone had lost more than three Moon Jade Realm cultivators and several hundred Star Constellation cultivators. Meanwhile, on Three Realms Island's side, he had only swallowed Wei Po alive. The disparity in losses was simply too great, making him, the Great Island Master, seem utterly incompetent.
Thus, he showed no mercy in pursuing Lu Ye. Besides, he truly wanted to personally probe Lu Ye's depth. Yet Lu Ye refused to fight him at all and only fled, which stoked his anger even further.
Fortunately, Hu Guang