"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The dazzling Destruction Storm erupted within Xiao Yan's array, its thunderous roar resounding through the air.
"Looks like this sealing Dou Ji will have to wait until next time." Watching Yang Fei flee into the distance, Xiao Yan shook his head. Yang Fei had already escaped his array, and they were quite close to the Hammer Mercenary Corps' base camp. If the terrifying shock waves drew the corps' experts here, things would become troublesome.
After all, the Hammer Mercenary Corps had a two-star Dou Xian expert holding the fort. For Xiao Yan as he was now, dealing with someone at that level would undoubtedly be too taxing.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Before long, Xiao Yan disposed of all the energy from the self-detonation. A trace of resignation flickered in his eyes, and only after finishing everything did he head toward Ghost King City.
As for why Guard Hua, a formidable expert at the one-star Dou Xian intermediate stage, had fallen so easily, there were two reasons. First, he had recklessly absorbed Xiao Yan's holy flame power. It was so overwhelming that even Xiao Yan dared not absorb it brazenly. Second, that Thunder Tiger might have been Guard Hua's origin power. With those two factors combined, he had naturally perished at Xiao Yan's hands.
"This fellow..."
"He knows when to retreat in the face of difficulty. A rare talent indeed."
"But he still underestimated Guard Hua's strength. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Yang Fei escape," Bai He said from nearby. With that, he also headed toward Ghost King City.
"Hehe, that old fellow finally left." Only after watching Bai He appear, mutter to himself, and leave did Xiao Yan stop in his tracks and chuckle.
Everything just now had naturally been a show put on for Bai He. A