Not far away, Ding Chen and the others clenched their fists when they saw Qin An arrive.
They had never expected Qin An to come, much less so quickly.
They had already been waiting for the World Without Form Barrier to vanish so they could slaughter everyone inside.
But Qin An's arrival put the pressure squarely on them. For the first time, panic stirred in their ranks.
"Don't panic. Hold your ground and steady your minds," Ding Chen said, glancing back at the others. "If we lose our heads, we won't stand a chance against Qin An. We have to stay calm."
At Ding Chen's words, the cultivators all nodded, signaling that they could hold steady.
Whether they truly could, though, only they knew.
While Ding Chen and the others spoke, Qin An landed firmly atop the city wall, stunning Marshal Liu and the rest.
They could sense that although Qin An had only recently entered the Heaven-Human Realm, he carried such an overwhelming presence that they could barely breathe.
Still, now that Qin An was here, they could finally breathe a little easier.
Qin An walked up to Marshal Liu without looking at Ding Chen or the other cultivators. "What's the situation? Tell me everything."
He had rushed all the way to the Border Pass, but he knew little about its present state.
He first needed to learn what had happened here.
Marshal Liu opened his mouth, but the pain wracking his body kept him from speaking. After struggling here for days, he was utterly exhausted.
The old man reacted quickly and gave Qin An a full account of what had happened.
Only after hearing him out did Qin An turn toward Ding Chen and the other cultivators, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes.
He had expected these