"Su Shi'er's heart was taken away. There was absolutely no chance of survival. Unless... that Fire Flood Dragon had not yet perished. It was, after all, a fourth-grade demon beast. Under the Heavenly Tribulation, it might not have been impossible for it to preserve a sliver of life."
"If so, everything can be explained. Su Shi'er's Heavenly Tribulation was broken by that mysterious figure, and for that very reason, both tribulations were counted upon the Fire Flood Dragon. If the Fire Flood Dragon absorbed those two clouds of dense spiritual energy, one large and one small..."
"Th-this... is an immense fortuitous opportunity! What a pity. Why didn't such an opportunity fall into my hands?"
"Hiss..."
Voices rose from all around. As they spoke, everyone's gaze converged upon the Fire Flood Dragon's body.
The cultivators of the two sects narrowed their eyes. Their hearts were full of envy, yet they also quietly sighed in relief.
The Fire Flood Dragon being unharmed undoubtedly spared them a great deal of trouble.
But Li Piaoyue's group of three, along with the cultivators of the East Sea Archipelago, all held their breaths, their hearts hanging in suspense and nerves stretched taut.
If the Fire Flood Dragon had not died, then that also meant... they would be the ones to perish next.
They wanted to retreat at once, yet feared that any movement would alert the other party and bring killing intent upon them ahead of time.
Under the gazes of the crowd, each harboring different thoughts, the two clusters of five-colored vapor in the sky continued to circle.
After a moment, the two clouds descended from the heavens at the same time, falling toward the same direction.
"Hmm? That dense spiritual energy isn't heading for the Fire Flood Dragon?"
The clouds swept past without