The Shaolin Temple warriors pressed forward relentlessly, and the warriors under Ji Yancheng were no pushovers either.
Though Su Xin had gravely injured two members of the Ningyuan Hall Su Family, the rest were genuinely formidable.
A reclusive lineage like the Ningyuan Hall Su Family had an astonishing pedigree. Su Xin felt that the Su Family had already begun to decline, but they still followed the same elite-focused approach.
The Su Family had no shortage of powerful martial arts manuals or cultivation resources. Combined with their bloodline, the Su Family members were lacking only in combat experience; their strength still ranked among the best in the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Moreover, Ji Yancheng had the backing of Duke of Zheng and several other Great Zhou nobles. Their individual strength was average, but there were many of them, and that gave them an advantage.
So one of the Ningyuan Hall Su Family members was the first to reach the center of the arena and seize the Human Emperor Sword.
The other princes' followers immediately changed expression and charged at the Su Family.
The three Su Family members' faces darkened. No matter how strong they were, they couldn't hold off so many Spirit Transformation Realm warriors.
The eldest, Su Zhonghai, said in a low voice, "Form the array! Chen Tianzhi, the rest of you guard us from behind. Don't let anyone catch us off guard."
At his words, the other two Su Family members immediately took up a strange formation. They seemed to be positioned according to the Three Powers. Their auras linked together, and since all three practiced the same martial art, their power surged severalfold. They even managed to withstand the combined assault of more than ten Spirit Transformation Realm warriors.
Chen Tianzhi and the others stood behind Su Zhonghai and