Under the cover of Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, the Spirit Hall group hurriedly retreated toward the edge of the forest.
Thanks to Fang Yuan having previously injured half of Spirit Hall's Soul Saint team, while the other half had escorted Yan out of the forest, those twenty powerful Soul Saints had not been able to play any role at all.
Otherwise, these Soul Saint powerhouses from Spirit Hall would have been a force not to be underestimated when combined. They might not have been able to directly influence the battle between Titled Douluo and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, but they would at least have caused some trouble.
Yet now, they had become burdens that needed protection, forcing four Titled Douluo to split off and escort them out.
In truth, if Fang Yuan had wanted to, he could have immediately unleashed his true strength and killed Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard, the two Titled Douluo staying behind to cover the retreat. Liu Guanyi, whom they regarded as their shield, was essentially Fang Yuan's clone. How could he possibly offer any obstruction?
But Fang Yuan did not do so. Instead, he acted as though his Soul Tool reserves had been exhausted, gradually slowing his offensive until it no longer possessed its initial sharpness.
This was entirely reasonable. After all, everyone knew that Fang Yuan specialized in Soul Tools such as Soul Tool Shells, and his combat ability was limited by his stockpile.
Meanwhile, the Soul Ray Gun Liu Guanyi used relied entirely on converting Soul Power for combat. As long as his Soul Power was not depleted, he could continue fighting. Thus, it was not strange for people to instinctively conclude that Liu Guanyi had better sustained combat ability than Fang Yuan.
After all, none of the Spirit Hall members had personally