Xu Changqing frowned.
The survivors of the Azure Thunder Ancient Clan had clearly used the hidden Teleportation Array underground to escape. Yet after escaping, instead of fleeing far away, they had proactively contacted Huo Yuan's group and returned to block them here.
To be fair, this behavior was difficult to justify logically.
If they believed that Huo Yuan and the Attendants of Eastern Extremity Spirit Continent could suppress Luo Qinghan, then after witnessing Second Senior Sister withstand the heavenly lightning head-on and suppress the Calamity Beast Thunder Dragon, they should no longer have clung to such a fantasy.
If this person had simply been blinded by the hatred of his clan's destruction, then the way he had spoken just now—clear-headed and highly stirring—was completely unlike someone who had lost his mind.
Unless, from the very beginning, he had never expected Huo Yuan to win.
Returning was not to turn the tables, but for some other purpose.
If that was the case, then things were bad.
The standoff entered an even more deadlocked phase.
Huo Yuan's silence had already made his stance clear.
Naturally, Luo Qinghan had lost her patience.
If they had not been in the Endless Starfield—in other words, on someone else's turf—
Honestly, she would have made her move long ago. Why would she waste time here?
Just as they were about to fight, Huo Yuan finally spoke after a moment of silence, his tone somewhat softer than before. "Lady Luo, I understand that the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion has its own position, but Eastern Extremity Spirit Continent also has its own rules.
"How about this? I will make a promise today. The losses the Azure Thunder Ancient Clan caused the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion will be compensated by the Garrison Office of Eastern Extremity Spirit Continent.
"The