Zhang Li, a Peak Ninth Stage Great Martial Master who had been in hot pursuit of the cloaked Hua Tianxiong, was shocked to discover that his quarry possessed advanced movement techniques, allowing him to break free from his grasp in a split second. In truth, Zhang Li had never truly had control over him. He immediately activated his own movement technique, the Shadowless Step, chasing relentlessly, yet he could never quite close the gap. Even when he managed to get within fifteen meters, it only coincided with a brief pause as the cloaked man’s team of beasts claimed another kill. In less than three seconds, the cloaked Hua Tianxiong and his ten Tier 3 beast pets had slaughtered all sixteen of the sluggish Rank 6 Great Martial Masters. The empty field was now occupied only by the three Eighth-Rank Great Martial Masters, the six Seventh-Rank Great Martial Masters, and the Peak Ninth Stage Great Martial Master, Zhang Li.
After finishing off the twenty-six Rank 5 and Rank 6 Great Martial Masters, the cloaked Hua Tianxiong launched another round of Spiral Thorn mental attacks. This time, he directed 50% of his psychic assault toward the Peak Ninth Stage Great Martial Master, Zhang Li, while the nine remaining Seventh- and Eighth-Rank Great Martial Masters shared the other 50%. Though their minds suffered grievous damage, they resisted tenaciously, too occupied with fending off the Tier 3 low-grade Demonic Beasts to mount a counterattack against Hua Tianxiong.
Having tasted the …
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