"Hmph. I'll kill you next time."
The young men immediately withdrew upon hearing this. Their boss had already run; if they did not run too, it would seem rather impolite.
This was no time to play the hero.
In an instant, several streaks of light retreated. Seeing this, those hiding in the shadows were startled, then hurriedly rushed out one after another.
They had no idea how their concealment, which had been so flawless, had been discovered. But if they still did not act now, the duck already in their hands would fly away.
For a moment, more than a dozen overwhelmingly powerful auras locked down the entire space. Gu Tianyi and Gu Xinghe's expressions shifted slightly, while the other heavenly geniuses turned pale.
All across the sky, figures stood in every corner. They stood with their hands behind their backs, watching them with sinister grins.
"We had originally planned to wait a little longer, but why did you have to run?"
A strange cultivator wreathed in red mist spoke stiffly. His voice carried not the slightest trace of emotion, as though it was not a sound any living being could make.
"Exactly."
Another voice rang out. Gu Tianyi and Gu Xinghe stood shoulder to shoulder, their faces grim as they looked at the dozen or so figures in the sky.
"There are three top-tier heavenly geniuses in all. What do we do?"
Gu Tianyi said gravely. Three top-tier heavenly geniuses stood in the air, while only the two of them were top-tier heavenly geniuses on this side.
The gap between top-tier heavenly geniuses and ordinary heavenly geniuses was considerable. Neither of them was in good condition right now; at most, they could hold back two top-tier heavenly geniuses. The remaining one would be enough to slaughter all the junior