Hongjun was the only person in the world who knew that Qin Fen was far more than he seemed. Unfortunately, he could not speak up to warn anyone now. With him silent, no one in the Heavenly Court gave it any thought. Everyone watched the battle in excitement.
Even setting aside Qin Fen and the Queen Mother taking on two Saints, the sky full of innate treasures alone was worth the price of admission. A clash of treasures on this scale, at this level, was absolutely unprecedented.
As the fighting continued, the immortals of the Heavenly Court began to sense that something was off. Yuanshi Tianzun relied on the Apricot-Yellow Banner to shield the Three-Treasure Ruyi and Tai Chi Talisman, while the Green Duckweed Sword made only token attacks. They acted as though they had nothing to lose, determined to grind their opponents down through sheer attrition.
"No way. Two Saints are actually fighting defensively and counterattacking?" Li Jing stared in disbelief. How proud was the Primordial Lord? He was a Saint! And how unruly and defiant was Tongtian? During the Investiture of the Gods, he had been hailed as the strongest, because unless all the Saints joined forces, one or two of them could not handle him. Yet these two were fighting so cautiously against two Quasi-Saints?
As soon as he said it, Li Jing, a senior military commander, caught the scent of a scheme.
He was not the only one. Almost all the Star Lords had figured it out. This was a battle of attrition!
Qin Fen had too many magical treasures. In a one-on-one fight, the Primordial Lord would probably cry himself to death. Now that he and Tongtian were determined to play dirty, there was nothing Qin Fen could do about them.
"Shameless!" Du Kang watched