"Are you trying to destroy the Heavenly Evil Sect?" Anger finally appeared on Jiang Pingnan's face.
"Even destroying the Heavenly Evil Sect would be better than having all our Three Great Families disappear, wouldn't it?" Sima Ru said coldly. "Jiang Pingnan, for the sake of our many years of friendship, take your own life. We'll leave your corpse intact."
"Hahaha!" Jiang Pingnan burst into somewhat crazed laughter, then shouted, "Come on! Let me see whether the three of you have improved. Otherwise, taking my life won't be so easy!"
"Very well. Then we'll grant your wish," Sima Ru said coldly.
With things said so plainly, there was no room left for compromise.
And so, all three attacked at once.
Huang Xiao cautiously retreated ten zhang. The battle between these four covered a vast area; staying hidden there any longer would expose his whereabouts.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Jiang Pingnan remained standing, his body covered in wounds, his eyes wide open and fixed on the space ahead.
Sima Ru, Kong Shen, and Chen Li were likewise covered in wounds. After catching their breath for a while, the three approached and gathered around Jiang Pingnan.
"Ah..." Sima Ru glanced at Jiang Pingnan and let out a long sigh. "I never imagined you were so strong. Had the three of us not joined forces, we truly would have been no match for you."
"Hmph. The Jiang Family really did keep their abilities deeply concealed," Kong Shen snorted. "If the three of us hadn't joined forces, who would have known Jiang Pingnan was this strong?"
"Yes. Before this, I only thought he was somewhat stronger than us. I never imagined all three of us would nearly die at his hands," Chen Li said, still shaken.
Jiang Pingnan's frenzied increase in internal