Both men spewed mouthfuls of blood as they flew forward like kites with severed strings. Behind them, their protective qi exploded; a single punch had torn through their backs and chests.
The green flames that had previously been unable to penetrate their bodies surged through the wounds like a swarm of living insects, burning their flesh and the Devilish Insects within.
"You..."
The two men turned to glance at the towering figure, took out a spirit talisman, and abruptly transformed into streaks of bloody light. They shot straight ahead, vanishing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Fist King Gao Tiankuo lightly shook his scraped fist, then turned and flew back to the River Guard Army.
The Heavenly Devil Sect suppressed the news for three days, but on the fourth, it leaked anyway.
The Heaven Gate Twin Devils, the Heavenly Devil Sect's left and right guardians, had suffered a surprise attack for unknown reasons. Both were gravely wounded and infected with strange devilish flames that had penetrated deep into their bodies and could not be expelled. They had been unconscious for days and were undergoing treatment.
A battle between First Rank experts could not possibly be concealed. Soon, the entire martial world knew that the Heaven Gate Twin Devils had tried to capture Li Qingxian and the Mirror Devil Empress, only to be surrounded and attacked by numerous First Rank experts. They had nearly been killed and ultimately fled in disgrace.
Li Qingxian, whose promotion to Duke of Leisure had greatly enhanced his fame, once again became a topic of idle conversation among martial artists after many days out of the limelight.
The annihilation of the Old Royal Army and Zhao Yishan's retirement had caused a great uproar in the Qi Kingdom for a while, but like almost