But when they arrived at the Thunder Divine Pool, a large crowd was waiting for them there as well.
Gu Heng was no fool. After two of his divine pools had been destroyed in succession, he had more or less figured out their objective, so he had sent a group ahead to the Thunder Divine Pool to stand ready.
But fighting these people head-on was not the goal. Extracting the divine pool's divine root was what truly mattered.
The three sides immediately plunged into a chaotic melee.
Although they had arrived fast enough, Gu Heng's men continued to resist stubbornly. Especially after learning that reinforcements would arrive any moment, they gave a hundred and twenty percent, determined to stop the Demon League and the Heavenly Journey Alliance.
When Li Xingyun saw this, his gaze turned cold. He immediately ordered everyone in the Heavenly Transformation Realm to escort Nie Li into the divine pool.
At his command, all the experts revealed their demon spirits.
Every one of them had a Dragon Blood Demon Spirit with Exceptional growth potential.
Gu Heng's men were dumbstruck. These were already powerful Heavenly Transformation Realm experts, and with such ferocious demon spirits on top of that, what was the point of fighting? They had better run as far away as possible!
Why would they risk their lives for a few dozen soul stones a month?
After all, if someone from the Demon League died in battle, their death benefits would be five or six times what Gu Heng's men received. Even killing enemies earned rewards. Their defining feature was simply having money to burn.
If they had not been under Gu Heng's control, they would have wanted to join them long ago.
Nie Li easily reached the interior of the Thunder Divine Pool and began extracting