Liang Yi anticipated the greatest possibility was that the Devouring Spirit Sect would make their move after the competition ended, as that would be when they would let their guard down the most, unaware that he and his people already knew of their actions.
Moreover, they were currently being hunted by the Mystic Bureau, scurrying about like rats skittering across the streets. Hence, a surprise attack—that returning jab—launching their plan now would indeed yield unexpected outcomes.
While the proud son led the team to conduct the inspections, Ying Xi himself was anything but idle. Standing at the very center of the arena, he signaled with his eyes for Liang Yi and the others to step back.
His sleeves trembled, mana swirled!
A complex and profound Array Map lit up from the peak's ground surface. Seen from outside the mountain, the bright light atop the peak shot straight into the sky, shattering large swaths of clouds!
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