"Roar...!"
He suddenly heard a fierce shout from behind.
The Red-Haired Corpse Refining let out an utterly furious roar. The sinister wind sweeping forward around it withdrew, and its red hair radiated an eerie blood-red light, like burning flames.
It actually transformed into a scarlet streak, charging at the newcomers with incredible speed.
By now, those streaks of escape light had also drawn close.
Gu Chenfeng's heart, which had been in his throat, settled back into his belly.
Through a gap in the rubble, he secretly watched the depths of the passage and made out the four approaching streaks of escape light.
The man in the lead held a massive sword shimmering with treasure light. Vast, unbroken power of profound meaning enveloped him, and his aura was immensely powerful. He had clearly surpassed the bounds of the Saint Warrior level and was a Saint Master Realm expert.
This man was none other than Xiao Qing, the City Lord of Southern Yue City.
The three beside him were the accompanying City Lords Xin and Tan, along with Li Tianhan, First Boss of the Blood-Seeking Hall.
Massive blade in hand, Xiao Qing took the lead, bringing one peak Saint Warrior level cultivator and two late-stage Saint Warrior level cultivators in a frontal charge against the Red-Haired Corpse Refining.
Bolstered by incomparably dense power of profound meaning, Xiao Qing's massive blade came bearing down like a thousand-zhang waterfall, blasting toward the Corpse Refining's brow.
The bloody light in the Red-Haired Corpse Refining's eyes scattered. It crossed its claws and slammed them viciously into the tip of the massive blade.
Boom!
Their collision sounded like an explosion of muffled thunder. Waves formed of yin qi and power of profound meaning surged outward in all directions.
Man and corpse flew backward simultaneously, actually evenly matched.