The Dragon Sovereign's reaction made the Phoenix Lord faintly feel that something was amiss.
It felt as though the Dragon Sovereign was deliberately trying to keep her here.
Her expression abruptly changed. Turning to look in the direction from which they had come, she could vaguely sense violent fluctuations from a fierce battle rolling in from there, wave after wave without end, surging like ocean tides.
Gu Mingyue had originally been in dire straits under the joint assault of the two of them. Had she not been strong enough, and had the Dragon Sovereign not intentionally held back, she would likely have already suffered grievous injuries. Now that the Phoenix Lord had been distracted, Gu Mingyue immediately seized the opportunity. Her body suddenly scattered apart, transforming into dozens of streams of water that shot in every direction.
By the time the Phoenix Lord came to her senses and tried to stop her, it was already too late.
At this point, the Phoenix Lord had lost all desire to stop Gu Mingyue. Instead, she turned and headed back the way she had come. The Power of Space around her surged and fell, twisting the Void.
Yet the Dragon Sovereign took a step forward and blocked her path. With a wave of his hand, the Power of Time and Sequence spread out. In an instant, endless time flowed by, and the distorted space-time returned to normal.
The faint sense of foreboding in the Phoenix Lord's heart grew increasingly clear. Staring at the Dragon Sovereign, she asked, "Who is Ba Qiu fighting?"
Those aftershocks sweeping in from afar were undoubtedly from Ba Qiu fighting someone in a great battle. It was simply too far away for her to sense clearly.
"Alas!" The Dragon Sovereign sighed, his brow filled with hesitation, unsure how to