None of them had expected the young man facing them to cut down their master without a word when he was at a complete disadvantage.
It had happened so suddenly that their master had been cleaved in two before any of them could react.
"Junior brothers, attack together and capture this brat, or we'll die when we return!" one of the late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal lackeys leading the group shouted.
If they let him escape easily today, they would have no way to answer to Manor Lord Lei Mingshan when they returned.
They could either kill this brat to give the manor lord an accounting, and perhaps he would spare their lives.
Or they could capture this brat and bring him back for the manor lord to deal with, which would also lessen his anger.
If they let him escape, they would certainly die when they returned. The enraged manor lord would absolutely strike them dead with his palm.
Thus, they could only risk their lives to capture Li Dalong.
Seeing that they were prepared to fight to the death, Li Dalong knew there would be no peaceful resolution today and wasted no more words.
With a swing of the Soul Chaser Sword, he sent a Heaven-Slaying Sword Strike at the weakest of them, an early-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal.
He picked the softest persimmon to squeeze, and sure enough, one strike did the job. A head shot into the sky before falling toward the ground.
The man became a departed soul beneath Li Dalong's sword before he could even scream.
Even under attack from six people, Li Dalong had still killed one with a single strike, infuriating the two late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal lackeys until they yelled furiously. They reminded their companions to watch their defenses while desperately attacking Li