Wuyue held the bottle Exotic Treasure and slowly shook her head. "They used Exotic Treasures as well to protect themselves. Refining them will take some time."
"That's fine. Do as you please."
Getting rid of Su Yan at the cost of one Exotic Treasure was ultimately worthwhile. Looking over the entire battlefield, Su Yan posed the greatest threat to him. If they had not been close enough earlier, he truly would not have been confident of breaking through to her side.
If this woman with her bizarre methods kept enough distance from her enemies, she would practically stand undefeated.
Time passed, yet no one came looking for trouble with Ri Yan and Wuyue anymore.
Previously, those Merging Dao cultivators had been able to drive them from the Dao Pool by relying on their numerical advantage. Moreover, the struggle had only just begun then; no one had truly worked themselves into a fury yet, so they could still barely cooperate.
But things were different now. Every one of them was fighting with real fire in their hearts. Who would still be willing to cooperate with others? Furthermore, as Merging Dao cultivators continually died, the number of cultivators still alive was far fewer than at the beginning.
Without enough people gathered, who would dare come looking for trouble with Ri Yan and Wuyue?
Thus, their side was as peaceful as Lu Ye and Su Yan's had been before.
Inside the bottle world.
The Confinement Array's power gradually faded away. Almost the instant the Light Screens on all four sides vanished, a clattering sound suddenly became dense and rapid.
In the pitch-black darkness where one could not see one's own hand, Lu Ye darted about. He could sense chains chasing after him, trying to bind him.
This was undoubtedly the bottle Exotic Treasure's