Chapter 4997

The great elder seemed to ignore everything and fled with his people, leaving even the prince behind!

“You still want to run? No way!”

Hu Mazi shouted, trying to stop the great elder and his group.

“Master Hu, don’t chase a desperate enemy. Let them go.”

Kai grabbed Hu Mazi.

Kai simply wanted to leave Feihu City as soon as possible. He didn’t want to provoke the temple for now. His foothold in the heavens was still unstable—drawing the attention of everyone from the temple would only cause trouble.

“Then should I kill this kid?” Hu Mazi asked, glancing at Huo Shizi.

“Don’t kill me, don’t kill me…”

Huo Shizi pleaded desperately for his life.

“I can’t kill him. I need his life to trade for resources.”

Kai intended to use Huo Shizi as a bargaining chip with the Lord of the Eighth Palace.

“How boring. I came here for nothing and didn’t even get to stretch my muscles,” Hu Mazi complained.

“We’ll head to the border—you’ll get your chance to move around there.”

Kai smiled faintly.

He knew the border was bound to be unstable now, with the armies of Rhino City and Flying Tiger City facing off.

At that moment, tens of thousands of troops stood in confrontation along the vast border stretching thousands of miles between Rhino City and Flying Tiger City.

The Gadfly hovered in midair, eyes cold, with eight guardians standing behind him.

“All those in Flying Tiger City who surrender will be spared!”

“Those who surrender will be spared! Those who surrender will be spared!”

The eight guardians echoed his call with all their strength.

Their cries thundered across the sky, loud enough for everyone to hear.

Just then, Jie Zhong of Flying Tiger City rose slowly into the air. Behind him were thirty-six monks clad in black armor, each wielding a heavy sword.

These were Jie Zhong’s personal guards, and they exuded a powerful aura.

“Gadfly, you dare lead troops to provoke me—aren’t you afraid I’ll kill your son?”

Xie Zhong glared at Gadfly.

“Hahaha! If you’ve got the guts, go ahead and kill him. But I’m afraid you can’t even find my son now, can you? Let me tell you—he was taken out long ago.”

Gadfly laughed heartily.

“Impossible! They couldn’t have escaped my Feihu City.”

Xie Zhong didn’t believe it.

He had already ordered strict security at every checkpoint. There was no way Kai and his group could have easily escaped to Rhino City with Niu Ben.

“Believe it or not.” Gadfly snorted coldly. “You sent spies to capture my son, and today I must restore my dignity.”

“Then stop talking and fight!”

Xie Zhong snapped.

As soon as he spoke, the thirty-six black-armored monks behind him swooped down. They were all second-grade cultivators in the scattered fairy realm.

As they descended, their momentum resembled a thousand-man army, casting a powerful pressure over the battlefield.

Seeing this, Gadfly shouted, “Eight Dharma Protectors—go!”

The moment his voice fell, the eight Dharma Protectors behind him surged forward, charging directly at the black-armored monks.

Though Gadfly had only eight Dharma Protectors facing thirty-six monks from Feihu City, their momentum did not fall short.

Xie Zhong appeared calm and confident, while Gadfly wore a faint trace of worry.

He wasn’t sure whether his eight Dharma Protectors could defeat the opposing thirty-six.

Feihu City wasn’t very strong before, but lately, it had grown rapidly, plundering resources from everywhere—even capturing slaves and materials from the Cangxuan Continent.

Sure enough, as the battle began, the eight Dharma Protectors from Rhino City quickly fell into a disadvantage.

Though they were strong, they were still a step behind compared to the thirty-six black-armored monks of Feihu City.

The gap in numbers made a clear difference.

Seeing this, Gadfly’s expression turned even grimmer.

“How about we settle this ourselves?”

Xie Zhong said with a smug smile.

“Let’s give it a try!”

Although Gadfly didn’t want to fight, he had no choice but to stall Xie Zhong and buy time for Kai and the others to escape.