All eyes converged on Ling Yue Shang as voices rose without pause.
As they spoke, some cultivators kept glancing into the distance, fearing that if they remained here until the Great Demons of the Demon Race caught up, they would surely die.
Listening to the voices around her, Ling Yue Shang had lost her usual composure.
Her delicate brows were tightly furrowed, her face full of worry.
Whether it was those present or Ling Yue Shang herself, none held any hope that Su Shi'er could fend off five Great Demons of the Body Integration stage by himself.
At this moment, beyond their gratitude and concern, there was also terror at the unknown fate awaiting each of them.
At the rear of the crowd, Xiao Yue and Han Yu stood close together, speaking in low voices as well.
"Senior Brother Su... can he really hold off that many Great Demons of the Demon Race?"
Han Yu frowned, his expression complicated.
There was concern for Su Shi'er's predicament, but also amazement at Su Shi'er's current cultivation level.
They had both come from the Yun Ge Sect. Back then, he himself had been the sect's hope for the future.
After the calamity that had befallen all living beings, he and Xiao Yue had endured countless twists and turns before joining the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect, one of the nine super first-rate powers of the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land.
Here, he could clearly sense how swiftly his cultivation level had risen.
He had thought he had long since surpassed his former companion.
Yet unexpectedly, when they had last met, Su Shi'er's cultivation level had already been a step ahead of his, while his strength had far surpassed Han Yu's own.
And by the time they met again now, the difference between them was as