The Spirit Guards obeyed and left. From beneath Ling Fengzhui's ghost mask, his eyes swept over Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan. Rather than attacking at once, he took the initiative to introduce himself. "I am Ling Fengzhui of the Spirit Clan."
Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan found this somewhat strange. Ling Fengzhui's politeness seemed rather inappropriate at a time like this.
Tonight was a blood-soaked battle. Whenever they had encountered members of the Spirit Clan before, they had usually started fighting the moment they met. Ling Fengzhui was the "commander" mentioned by the Spirit Guards, so he was surely a figure of some importance even within the Spirit Clan. For him to introduce himself voluntarily was indeed perplexing.
"I originally thought this trip to Holy Pill City would simply be cleanup work. I never expected to fight the two of you, so this journey has not been in vain. Especially you." Ling Fengzhui's gaze then settled on Xiao Yan. Anyone could see that he regarded Xiao Yan as a formidable opponent.
Xiao Yan found this rather odd, but Wei Jiangyuan was displeased by Ling Fengzhui's disregard. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. So not only do you hide your face, you also look down on people like a dog!"
"I hope you will prove through your actions that you are worth my attention." Ling Fengzhui merely shrugged at Wei Jiangyuan. He valued Xiao Yan more because of the terrifying fire lotus Dou Technique Xiao Yan had once unleashed. He had not intentionally meant to slight Wei Jiangyuan.
"I hope the three of us can have a satisfying battle without regrets." Ling Fengzhui spoke frankly to them both before reminding Haika, who stood nearby, "That one over there can leave. There is no use in you staying here."
Xiao Yan nodded at Haika as