Seeing the Heavenly Spirit Tree

Xuan Yuan Zhi scrambled up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and stared gloomily at the Gu cultivators of the major Lineages continuously fleeing into the tomb-raiding tunnels. He was so furious he was nearly driven mad.

He looked exceptionally bedraggled now. His clothes were torn to shreds, his entire body was covered in blood, and it was obvious that the recent explosion had inflicted no light injuries upon him.

After closing his eyes to assess the condition of his body, his heart quickly sank.

His injuries were simply too severe. They had reached the point where he had to sit down and treat them immediately. Continuing to fight was by no means wise, so he could only watch helplessly as one Gu cultivator after another leaped into the tomb-raiding tunnels and fled without a trace.

"Damn it! Where did this monster come from? He can actually fuse Heavenly Flame and Heavenly Water, and the attack he creates can even threaten Gu Kings! Who would have thought a mere Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator would become such a variable?!"

Xuan Yuan Zhi slammed his fist heavily into the ground, his expression as ugly as it could be.

"Your Highness! What should we do next? Should we pursue them?" An old man radiating the aura of a Peak Gu King hurried over and asked with a frown.

Xuan Yuan Zhi swept his gaze around the area. After counting his side's casualties as quickly as possible, he clenched his fists, and his expression became even uglier.

Of the more than ten thousand experts brought by the Xuanyuan Imperial House, over half had actually perished in this explosion. Fewer than two thousand had survived. The losses were simply catastrophic.

Moreover, every survivor was injured. Some had even