Li Yan saw the shape of Gong Chenying's lips. He gave her a deep look, then, without the slightest hesitation, stamped heavily through the void. A sky-piercing sonic boom erupted beneath his feet, and his figure vanished in an instant.
A smile appeared on Gong Chenying's face. She knew how formidable Li Yan's movement technique was; he should have a chance to escape. Her master, Hongyin, was still evading the flying swords and was not looking at Gong Chenying.
With the clan-protecting formation activated and the Third Elder having deployed a forbidden technique, Gong Chenying was frantic, yet she could not send Hongyin a voice transmission to warn her.
But once Li Yan fled, her master Hongyin would surely leave as well. She herself no longer had the strength to fight. Then, with the Tianli Clan's forbidden witchcraft unleashed, they would fight the enemy to the death.
Li Yan's eyes turned blood-red. This was the hardest battle he had fought since embarking on the path of cultivation. He had even directly used Tuban against his enemy, yet he still could not deal with this Spirit Transformation cultivator.
Especially when he saw Gong Chenying on the brink of death, yet telling him to flee—this was something he would never permit himself to witness.
At this moment, the short-haired man in the black robe had already assumed a stance to attack again. Li Yan's "Five Elements Return to Chaos" erupted in full force, driven to its utmost limit. His cultivation surged upward once more, and he shot forward.
But he was not fleeing!
The instant he rushed out, everyone heard a peal like thunder. At the same time, they saw only a tiny flash of silver light. No one could make out how Li Yan had moved.
Just as the short-haired man