Spiritual light crisscrossed and danced across the sky. This was, after all, a clash between two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, and the tremendous commotion immediately drew the attention of many people... and demon beasts.
Meanwhile, Chong Mo had vanished from his spot at some point.
Su Jiu noticed that Chong Mo had headed toward that tree... He certainly knew where to hide.
Sect Master Jiang's wounds were already severe. He could feel that he would not hold out much longer, yet Ding Fen seemed to know no fatigue, endlessly burning through his remaining strength in an effort to kill him.
By now, Sect Master Jiang could also tell that Ding Fen had completely lost his mind. His shrewd eyes shifted, and a plan formed in his heart. He had never considered himself a good man-indeed, he could even be called a cunning scoundrel.
The moment he could no longer endure it, he thought of diverting the flood of disaster toward someone else, and turned his gaze toward Chong Mo.
Yet that patch of ground was already deserted. Even the trampled blades of grass had straightened again. There was no sign of Chong Mo anywhere.
Sect Master Jiang's expression darkened, and he became increasingly convinced that Chong Mo was utterly unreliable.
But pawns were merely pawns. If one would not obey, he could replace it with one that would. Ding Fen and Chong Mo were no different. Anyone who betrayed him had to die!
Perhaps fueled by the anger in his heart, he pushed his control over his Life-Bound Treasure to its limits at that instant.
Even so, he could only fight Ding Fen to a standstill. Sect Master Jiang knew that if this stalemate continued, he would inevitably be the first to give out. He needed to end the battle