At that moment, a terrifying battle raged across an open stretch of ground.
On one side were the people of the Heaven and Earth Forbidden Land. Wounds covered them from head to toe, and they looked so battered they seemed on the verge of being wiped out.
On the other side stood the Forbidden Land's Betrayers, led by a white-haired old man.
The old man held a long saber. Though his hair was white and his face lined with wrinkles, he radiated astonishing Killing Intent.
He stood there watching the battlefield ahead, his gaze cold and murderous.
The battle was turning into a rout. At any moment, someone from the Heaven and Earth Forbidden Land could be driven into a desperate corner. Yet the old man merely held his saber and watched one of the Holdouts, his expression unchanged.
"Qian Wuxin, stop struggling. Submit to death now, and you might still get a quick end. Keep fighting, and the death awaiting you will be far worse. You'll taste every kind of agony before you die."
Qian Wuxin was a middle-aged man wielding the Yin-Yang Twin Hooks. He cut down the Betrayers charging at him one after another.
The hook in his left hand gleamed gold, representing yang; the one in his right gleamed silver, representing yin.
These were the Heaven and Earth Forbidden Land's unique weapons. By using the Yin-Yang Twin Hooks to channel the principles of heaven and earth, their wielders could unleash tremendous power.
But even with such power, they could not withstand the Betrayers' assault. They were on the brink of annihilation.
After killing another Betrayer, Qian Wuxin saw a fellow Holdout beside him cut in two. Anger flashed through his eyes.
He turned toward the White-Haired Elder and shouted, "Blade Maniac! You stand there watching from