"Y-you... weren't you unconscious!?"
The two Soul Saints were dumbfounded. They remembered perfectly clearly that Gu Qingnian had passed out! That was precisely why they had dared to withdraw their soul power and release him.
"Did I ever say I passed out?" Gu Qingnian asked, looking incredulous.
The leader quickly recovered and said under his breath, "Stop wasting words on him. Kill him here, then go back and report!"
The other man nodded as well, and the two immediately moved to surround Gu Qingnian.
Judging by the time, Ma Xiaotao should have rescued Wang Dong and the others by now, and reinforcements from the academy should be coming. In that case, I need to squeeze the most out of this! Gu Qingnian thought. Earlier, he had sensed that Ma Xiaotao would soon reach the battlefield, so he had deliberately stopped struggling to entice the two Soul Saints and their companions into retreating, buying time while drawing them away with their target. He could also pretend to be unconscious on their return journey, then seize a good opportunity to launch a Counterattack.
And hadn't that opportunity just arrived?
"You're from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, aren't you...?" Gu Qingnian said with a cold smile.
Both Soul Saints stiffened at his words. Then the leader forced himself to remain calm and replied, "What White Tiger Duke's Mansion? Enough talk. Attack!"
As he spoke, soul power erupted from both men again, and two chains reappeared, shooting toward Gu Qingnian.
Gu Qingnian watched the two chains, his eyes shimmering with azure blue light. As the four soul rings before him flashed, a wave of soul power rolled out.
The two Soul Saints felt pressure rush straight at them and instantly braced themselves, their soul power stirring as they readied their attacks. Yet just as