"We're withdrawing!" A Junior God Sovereign finally said with a long sigh of relief, as if unburdened of a heavy load. Counting Silan, there were only four Junior God Sovereigns in the party, and they had managed to survive without incident thus far solely because of Lixiang's quiet protection. All three of them knew their own limits; facing punishment from their sects for a failed mission was far better than dying a senseless death in the Cursed Forest.
Seeing that Lixiang was lost in thought, the three men did not disturb him. Instead, they bowed to him with grave solemnity and respect, then turned and left.
The others in the party merely looked on with a trace of regret, though not a single person laughed at them. When even High Divine Venerables were struggling to preserve their own lives, how much more so for Junior God Sovereigns?
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