After the Huanyang messenger disciple's figure was shattered, a faint streak of light flew outward, moving with astonishing speed.
Ying Chong noticed it as well, but he paid it no heed.
At this moment, he did not fear offending the Vast Yang Sect in the slightest.
Moreover, since Xian Ding and Li Mizhen had just said they would help shield him, they naturally had to take responsibility for tying up the loose ends. Even setting that aside, if the two factions wished to successfully withdraw from here and relocate elsewhere, they would not allow anything to go wrong with him during the transfer.
That returning streak of light sped back toward Huanyang airspace. Before it had gone halfway, however, a hand reached out from the void and, with a casual sweep, stopped it directly.
After catching that wisp of luminous message, Li Mizhen casually put it away.
In fact, he and Xian Ding had both received Guan Chaosheng's message at this time, ordering them to join the battle and drive away the Celestial Xia arrivals. Yet after receiving it, neither of them responded.
Xian Ding said, "It seems Guan Chaosheng can no longer hold on."
Li Mizhen nodded, then said gravely, "With his methods, he should still have a killing move he has yet to use. But the visitor must be extraordinarily formidable, which is why he had no choice but to summon us."
Xian Ding agreed.
Though they were not within the Vast Yang Sect's world-domain, they could still observe some of what was happening inside through the Azure Spirit Heavenly Branch. That burst of blazing light could not be concealed at all. If even that had failed to destroy the opponent, one could well imagine how formidable he was. No wonder Guan Chaosheng had been forced to send