Xiao Yi Xian watched as Xiao Le was swallowed by lightning. Disregarding her own safety, she charged straight toward it, but Duan Quan quickly grabbed her.
"Please believe in him!"
Those words instantly brought Xiao Yi Xian back to her senses. Xiao Le's words before being swallowed by the tri-colored lightning surfaced in her mind.
"Don't come over. Believe in me!"
Lightning raged across the field, gradually spreading outward. Left with no choice, Duan Quan pulled Xiao Yi Xian away, slowly retreating beyond the lightning's reach.
All of Qingshan Town was shaken. Only one of the three major mercenary groups remained, while all eight mercenary groups, along with an old man suspected to be a Dou Ling, had been left behind in that battle.
The corner of Qingshan Town once occupied by Hundred Joy Hall had turned into the Thunder Wasteland. To prevent anyone from disturbing it, Duan Quan cordoned off the Thunder Wasteland.
Xiao Yi Xian spent every day watching the lightning, her face streaked with tears. After the battle against the eight mercenary groups, Hundred Joy Hall had become famous, and those wishing to join came in an endless stream.
It was not just people from Qingshan Town. Many from nearby areas had also come after hearing the news, all requesting to join Hundred Joy Hall.
Within the tri-colored lightning, a vaguely human-shaped figure emerged. It was Xiao Le. That day, unwilling to give up, he had decided to take a gamble. After all, he had his previous deductions and the protagonist's halo.
There was nearly an eighty percent chance of surviving if he fought for it. If he did not, death was certain.
He had won the gamble. Of course, he had forcibly altered all three stored sixth-tier beast flames—[Purple Lion Flame], [Dry Blue Water Flame], and