Yu Xingchen said from the side, "Indeed, the fact that a few of us managed to escape with our lives this time is thanks in large part to Brother Yun. If he hadn't stepped in, once the Heaven-Tying Chain was controlled by that old fellow, it's quite unlikely any of us would have survived."
A Heaven-Tying Chain controlled by someone and one left to its own devices were two entirely different matters.
Left uncontrolled, they could easily flee. But with someone wielding it, it was akin to battling a supreme powerhouse against whom they were utterly helpless, forced into a purely defensive stance of taking a beating.
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