Somewhere far away from the valley.

Li Luo and the rest stopped, and he glanced towards the valley they had retreated from. Frightening surges of resonant power undulations were emanating from that location, causing the ground to tremble and shudder. Gigantic cracks were forming in every direction like giant pythons tunneling beneath the surface, leveling the forest.

Zhao Yan and the rest had taken out all the stops to rescue Zhao Shenjiang and Zhao Fengxu.

"Do we want to take this opportunity to ambush them?" The one who asked was Lu Ze, who was the previous generation's Gold Light Banner Leader. He could feel the tremors quaking through the ground, and a sinister gleam could be seen in his eyes.

Li Luo shook his head. "If we truly drive them into a corner, we will also pay a heavy price. We were only able to force Zhao Yan back a step because the time was right. If the Spiritual Resonance Cave was about to end, he would not have opted to rescue his teammates. Dealing a crippling blow to the Dragon's Blood Lineage would have been a far better choice."

Li Fuling and the rest nodded in agreement. They had been lucky to come out unscathed, and if they did try to harass Zhao Yan, he...