By now, the group of Beastmen below had long since retreated several kilometers, watching from afar as flashes of light glittered in the sky. Streaks of Sword Qi slashed down toward the ground, completely annihilating the forest within a thousand-meter radius. Deep fissures spiderwebbed across the earth, all a result of the seemingly colorful yet effortless exchanges between the two fighters in the air.
Two nearly identical women stood together. The sharp and clever Ye Zi understood the moment she saw the High Priest why Ling Xiao had brought her here. Her heart was in turmoil, but out of concern for Ling Xiao, the mother and daughter pair exchanged no words. They simply shared a look, each finding what they longed for in the other's eyes, and began to watch the battle from a distance.
