Yi Zi was not surprised that a Celestial Xia Profound Venerable had gotten here ahead of him. This was Celestial Xia territory, after all. It would have been strange if they had remained indifferent to his intrusion.
The moment he saw Zhang Yu, he recognized who this was.
Yet he did not go up to meet him in battle. With a grim chuckle, he turned into a streak of light and fled into the distance.
It was not that he feared Zhang Yu. If that were truly the case, he simply would not have come. He merely had no intention of fighting on a predetermined battlefield chosen by his opponent. Even if they had launched a sudden attack, the formations and restrictions outside made it clear that Celestial Xia could not possibly have made no preparations.
In any case, they had no fixed target for this attack. They only needed to wreak destruction wherever they went. If Celestial Xia wanted to stop them, they would have to come and fight them.
Watching his escaping light recede, Zhang Yu did not care who this man was. Since he had taken the initiative to trespass into Celestial Xia territory, there was nothing improper about striking him down.
He remained where he stood. With a turn of his thoughts, a streak of sword light flew out from behind him in pursuit.
He rarely brought out his two sword artifacts now, instead using divided sword qi. Other than the fact that greater numbers consumed some Heartlight Seal, there was little difference between the two.
And Heartlight Seal was something he did not lack.
Moreover, after gathering all six seals, he possessed even more transformations of divine abilities. Wherever his sword qi reached, he himself could follow.
After fleeing some distance, Yi Zi saw the