"Leave Lu Wei to Brother Wu, Brother Gu, and me. You focus on dealing with Jiang Xun," Sun Tao said directly.
He had already broken through to the Heavenly Origin Ninth Layer. Joining forces with the two geniuses, Gu Qingfeng and Wu Xiuyuan, he was confident they could hold Lu Wei off.
The moment he emerged from seclusion, he had rushed here for this very matter.
"Rest assured, Brother Xu. Back then, we agreed that we would ascend the Final Dragon Platform together. We will never stand by with our arms folded," Gu Qingfeng said.
Neither he nor Wu Xiuyuan had been frightened off just because Xu Yang's enemies were powerful. At worst, they would die.
Xu Yang shook his head. "Senior Brother Sun, Brother Gu, Brother Wu, focus on Dragon Ascent. Lu Wei and Jiang Xun—I will deal with them myself."
The three of them were still somewhat lacking in talent, not yet strong enough to be dragged into this grudge. Besides, it was not as though he could not handle Lu Wei and Jiang Xun. Their intentions alone were enough.
Their chances of ascending the Final Dragon Platform had not been high to begin with. If they helped him fight as well, their chances of reaching it would be practically zero.
Yet even so, all three chose to advance and retreat alongside him.
There was no need to mention Sun Tao. They had known each other for nearly twenty years, so Xu Yang was not surprised that he would go this far.
But Wu Xiuyuan and Gu Qingfeng going this far truly caught him somewhat off guard.
"Brother Xu, are you worried about dragging us down? You and I are brothers. At worst, we die. If the few of us die, Lu Wei and Jiang Xun will at