"Gui Xinghai, why aren't you leaving?"
Emperor Lord Guiyi shouted again, but no one answered.
"Emperor Lord, Gui Xinghai is gone!"
One of the Ghost Path Cultivators called out.
"What?"
Emperor Lord Guiyi's laughter cut off. He swept his gaze into the distance. Xu Tianji was still sitting on the platform, tending to his injuries, but Gui Xinghai was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Gui Xinghai?"
Emperor Lord Guiyi roared, disbelief written across his face.
The other Ghost Path Cultivators were just as stunned. They searched with their Immortal Souls but found no trace of Gui Xinghai.
"Break!"
Elder Zixu, Deng Chanjuan, Mu Jun, Wu Santong, and the others unleashed their Calamity Power at once. After driving back the Demon King Puppet, they shattered the Azure Dragon War Banner's barrier.
The next moment, they rushed to Xu Tianji and the others.
"Battalion Commanders, protect these prodigies!"
With that, Elder Zixu leaped toward Emperor Lord Guiyi and his companions to surround and kill them.
The other six elders of the Immortal Dao Palace charged at Emperor Lord Guiyi as well.
Emperor Lord Guiyi formed seals with his hands. Behind him, giant pythons took shape one after another and surged toward the seven elders.
Each python stretched over a hundred zhang long. Their roars shook the heavens as they lunged at the seven, jaws wide, with force enough to topple the sky and sever the earth.
"Kill!"
Elder Zixu and the others unleashed a barrage of Calamity Power attacks, smashing the pythons apart.
Emperor Lord Guiyi retreated a few steps and fixed his gaze on Xu Tianji. "Where is Gui Xinghai?"
Xu Tianji's expression did not change. "I killed him, of course."
"You killed him? Impossible!"
Emperor Lord Guiyi's voice turned cold.
No matter how talented Xu Tianji was, he could not