When Yue Wen and Xing'er returned, both felt some regret.
Ten Immortal Sect Heavenly Prodigies had come to ambush them earlier. Nearly half had been eliminated, while the other half had fled with injuries. Yue Wen and Xing'er had pursued them, hoping to take out a few more, but Meng Youjun had sacrificed his Divine Body to cover their retreat, and every one of those Immortal Sect Heavenly Prodigies was proficient in escape techniques. The two had failed to build on their victory.
In fact, Yue Wen's side had only two combatants, while those Immortal Sect Heavenly Prodigies still had five or six. Even injured, they would have had a very good chance of winning if they had turned around and fought the River City Team head-on.
After all, once ranged Supernatural Powers could be used, Yue Wen and Xing'er no longer had an advantage.
Yet Yue Wen had still dared to pursue them because he had seen through their mindset.
When it was ten against two, everyone in the Anti-Yue Alliance had dared to attack, because they held the advantage and were fighting a winning battle.
But once a few of them were eliminated right at the start, they all had to weigh their options.
Take Dongfang Jianqi, for instance. Strong as he was, his fellow Sword Cultivators A, B, and C had all been eliminated. Would he still dare to fight Yue Wen head-on?
If Yue Wen risked his life to take him out, not only would the River City Team get no results, but Famous Sword Middle School would also have no results on the second day. He absolutely could not bear the consequences.
In fact, Yue Wen did not even need to be capable of eliminating Dongfang Jianqi. He only needed to risk his life to