"Damn... this guy... what exactly happened to him?"
Only after Wang Xiao'er had left did the two hiding within the clouds dare to show themselves. Seeing their dead companion, they both sucked in a sharp breath.
They had witnessed Wang Xiao'er's transformation just now, so they had not dared to emerge from the clouds for a time.
"Go... go. We can't stay here. I have a feeling some great terror is about to descend."
A flicker of panic passed through their eyes, and the two immediately turned and fled without stopping.
Yet at the very instant they left, an overwhelmingly powerful aura suddenly erupted from the Purple Sky Heavenly Palace, blanketing the entirety of Purple Sky City.
Above Purple Sky City stood a strange beast wreathed in violet flames. Its four hooves were like pillars propping up the heavens, and a single horn grew from its head. It stood atop blazing fire above the city.
Its eyes, brimming with vicious fury, stared at the Purple Sky Heavenly Palace and Purple Sky City, both reduced to utter ruins.
"Damn it! Damn it! You're courting death!"
The strange beast looked at the many corpses below and let out roar after roar. Then it stamped its feet and vanished into the vault of the sky.
Meanwhile, Ye Lin, who was observing the battle, knew nothing of what had happened at the Purple Sky Heavenly Palace. He quietly watched the battlefield before him.
The battle had already reached a fever pitch, but there were simply too few people on their side. They had been unable to break through.
"Lock of Void."
With a wave of Ye Lin's hand, golden chains appeared throughout the space. These chains were like phantoms—you never knew where they would emerge from.
Just as the smugglers gained the upper hand