"He was ready to stake his life on it. I had my reservations," Xing Zhou replied.
Xue Wei frowned deeply. Si Shengya was extremely strong, almost evenly matched with her. If he truly fought to the death, Xing Zhou would indeed have cause for concern.
Though unwilling, she could only helplessly accept the settled outcome. At certain times, she could berate Fei and even other Half-Saints without sparing their dignity, but before Xing Zhou, the foremost Half-Saint, she still had to maintain the most basic respect.
She let out a soft breath. "If he ran, then he ran. There will be another chance."
As she spoke, she turned to look toward Dragon City.
At this moment, Dragon City was moving rapidly.
That would have been utterly impossible in the past, for Dragon City was simply too immense. But after this battle, only its core region centered around the Central Great Hall remained. Its size had shrunk drastically, turning the impossible into possible.
The many Dragon Race Half-Saints had retreated into Dragon City, with the puppets chasing close behind and now assaulting the city like mad.
Compared to before, the puppets numbered more than ten fewer, yet their numbers were still terrifying.
Inside Dragon Palace, light flashed across the Teleportation Spirit Array, and the battered Lu Ye and the others appeared together.
After shaking off Xue Wei and the others' pursuit, they had immediately returned to Phoenix Nest through the Hehe Realm's transfer point, then used Phoenix Nest's teleportation array to return to Dragon City.
Walking out of the hall, Lu Ye raised his eyes and saw Xue Wei and the other Half-Saints standing in the Void not far away. Their gazes met. Coldness flickered in Xue Wei's eyes, while Lu Ye remained expressionless.
"Lu Ye." Dragon Sovereign, who had returned