The humanoid demon in the distant sky with the thin, long tail filled Chen Xuan with a sense of extreme danger. Should this creature join the fray, it would undoubtedly deliver an unstoppable, crushing blow. Yet, the humanoid demon merely watched the battlefield coldly, motionless, as if it found joining the fight beneath its dignity. This only served to heighten Chen Xuan’s vigilance, for he felt a subtle, lingering intuition that this mysterious demon had locked its gaze upon him.
"Chen Xuan, take the others and retreat! Do not get bogged down in this fight!" Gong Zijia, too, had spotted the mysterious demon. As she ordered Chen Xuan to withdraw, she swung her sword, severing one of the four-armed demon’s limbs; the outcome of their duel was sealed.
Seeing this, Chen Xuan did not hesitate to fly backward, providing cover for the swordswomen of the Yaoguang Sword Sect as they fled. As for the lives or deaths of disciples from other sects, Chen Xuan could not afford the luxury of concern; most of them had treated him with disdain anyway. When a brutal war descends, the weak have no right to survive. Chen Xuan was no saint; trying to save everyone would likely cost him his own life.
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