Tianxiao stood in the void, with the troops from several routes gathered behind him—over ten thousand Celestial Court prodigies in all.
His face was so dark it looked ready to drip water.
Less than an hour had passed since Mo Yuan's entire force had been wiped out.
In that hour, he had done everything he could. He had ordered the other nine forces to abandon their pursuits at once and converge on him at full speed.
Even so, the unease in his heart had only grown stronger.
It was an instinctive warning.
A keen sense honed through countless fights to the death.
Something terrible was happening.
"Holy Son!" A Celestial Court prodigy behind him suddenly spoke. "I keep feeling... like something's watching us."
Tianxiao did not turn around. He felt it too.
Somewhere in the surrounding void, a faint presence seemed to lurk.
It was so well concealed that it flickered in and out of perception, like a venomous snake hidden in the shadows. It did not strike or draw near. It simply lay coiled in the distance, watching their every move.
Tianxiao swept his divine sense across the heavens and earth, yet found nothing.
And that nothing was the most terrifying part.
Just as Tianxiao's brows drew tight, the Prodigy Token at his waist began to vibrate urgently.
His pupils contracted. He snatched the token into his hand almost instantly.
The next moment, three desperate calls for help burst from it almost at once!
"Holy Son Tianxiao! We're under attack! Send reinforcements! Send—Boom!"
Saint Son Azure Nether's voice cut off. In its place came a deafening roar and screams that made their scalps crawl.
Then came Saint Son Lone Star.
"Tianxiao! We've walked into an ambush! Damn it! They—"
Another crash rang out, and the transmission died.
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