At that very moment, the intruders still fighting the guards of the Star Luo Imperial Palace suddenly felt as though they had jolted awake from a dream.
Their vision blurred, and to their horror, they discovered that the number of palace guards around them had suddenly doubled. Even the guards they had killed earlier stood right where they had been, completely unharmed.
The only bodies lying around them belonged to their own people.
Everything they saw battered their minds and their understanding of reality with every passing moment.
They could not understand it. Shadow Douluo joining the battle might have turned the tide, but why did it now look as though not a single palace guard had died?
Why was this happening?
That instant of utter disbelief nearly drove them all mad.
Almost imperceptibly, the Star Luo guards had surrounded the last of the intruders, waiting only for a command to catch them all in one net.
Shadow Douluo slowly approached, looking at the remaining intruders.
There was not a trace of emotion in his eyes as he regarded them.
Tonight's raid was nearing its end.
And those intruders who had survived to this final moment were, without exception, among the strongest of their number.
But now that he was here, any resistance they offered would be meaningless.
If he seized this opportunity to wipe out every last one of them, it would be an excellent chance to weaken Spirit Hall.
However...
Shadow Douluo gave the intruders one final, icy glance, then said, "You may leave."
The intruders exchanged looks.
Shadow Douluo said, "Get out of our Star Luo Empire and go back to your Spirit Hall Empire. I will be watching your shadows at all times. If any of you dares linger on even an inch of Star Luo