Cheng Kuanghan was instantly startled. Though he had not seen the other party cast any technique, he immediately recalled what had happened before.
His third sister had been struck without almost any resistance, and he could not help becoming wary.
At the same time, the six people led by Yu Erlu, who had moved at the first whiff of trouble, also slowed slightly, though they still pounced forward.
They had naturally heard Cheng Kuanghan speak of why the four of them had failed the Inner Valley assessment, and they knew that Li Yan possessed an invisible, formless poison.
Yet at that moment, something utterly beyond the expectations of Cheng Kuanghan's group of seven suddenly occurred.
"Daring to touch someone from our faction? If this were outside the valley, I'd slaughter every last one of you!"
A low voice abruptly rang out beside the ears of all seven. It had come far too suddenly, and neither Yu Erlu nor the others had sensed a thing.
Moreover, the voice rang beside their ears, brushing past each person's ear in succession.
By the time its final word was spoken, it had passed behind all seven of them. Each of them could even feel a puff of warm breath blowing against his ear.
What terrified them even more was that, in the course of that single sentence, the other party had not only swept past every one of them, but had also struck each of their backs with a lightning-fast palm.
The force of those palms erupted in an instant, sending them all pitching forward with startled cries.
Not only was the other party's speed unimaginably fast, but none of them had been able to react when the attack was launched.
"Since you've come to return the spirit stones, the dividends must be included