After seeing their full lineup, Ye Lin's expression darkened. Five peak Earth Immortals—he had no confidence. Against one of them, he still had some assurance, but five... he had none at all.
Gu Ruyan beside him was only at the mid Earth Immortal stage. At most, she could hold off one.
As for Ye Gucheng, he had only just recovered from grievous injuries and had no strength left to fight. If he forced himself into battle, his old wounds might flare up again, making the situation even worse.
"I can hold back three. The remaining two are yours."
With his left hand behind his back and his sword in his right, Ye Gucheng stepped in front of the two of them, his face indifferent as he looked at the five black-clad men.
"He is the target. Stop wasting words. Kill."
The moment they saw Ye Gucheng, the five black-clad men moved at once, without a single word of nonsense.
As though their hearts and minds were linked, the five attacked Ye Gucheng from five different directions. From beginning to end, their eyes held one person only—Ye Gucheng.
Ye Lin and Gu Ruyan were not targets in their eyes at all.
Ye Gucheng slowly raised the long sword in his right hand, then swung it fiercely forward. A brilliant sword light appeared, sharp beyond measure, as though it intended to cleave heaven and earth apart.
The instant the black-clad men saw that sword light, all five scattered at incredible speed before circling around toward Ye Gucheng's back once more.
"They really don't think much of us."
Ye Lin gave a soft laugh.
Clang...
The sound of a zither rang out, and five barriers appeared around Ye Gucheng, firmly blocking the five black-clad men outside.
Gripping the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword, Ye Lin