"The three greatest treasures of the Nether Demon Palace are the Origin World Crystal, the undying phoenix inheritance, and the undying phoenix remnant soul."
Qin Hao held the Setting Sun Sword in his right hand, true qi surging through him, his skin already transformed into a glazed body. His expression remained calm as he said gravely, "Shi Xiu, all you want is control over the entire Nether Demon World, and the key to controlling it lies in the Origin World Crystal."
"There's no point wasting time on me. You'd be better off spending that time looking for the Origin World Crystal."
Qin Hao spoke indifferently, offering advice and devising a plan on Shi Xiu's behalf.
Yet as he spoke, he discreetly glanced behind Shi Xiu, toward Mu Ziqing, Chen Jianqing, Zhuge Hong, and the others.
In the aftermath of the shockwave, Shi Xiu now stood squarely between Qin Hao, Ji Yue, and the others on one side and Mu Ziqing's group on the other.
Mu Ziqing, Chen Jianqing, Zhuge Hong, Jian Changfeng, and the others were all near the Jade Steps, and quite a few had already reached the steps and started down the mountain.
Qin Hao and his companions, meanwhile, stood directly in front of the Nether Demon Palace.
Shi Xiu stood between the two groups.
To leave, Qin Hao had to get past Shi Xiu first!
Strictly speaking, Qin Hao had plenty of trump cards. The time sword lord inheritance, the Supreme Sword Tower, and the Lingxiao Divine Sword were all powerful enough to kill Shi Xiu!
But Qin Hao could not truly use those trump cards.
He was not confident he could defeat Shi Xiu.
So for now, all Qin Hao could do was stall!
He had to give Mu Ziqing, Zhuge Hong, and the others time