Shang Xia’s sudden appearance seemed as if he had seized upon the brief instant when a high-level Sage from the Illusory Sea of Stars expert froze, but in truth, there were other experts lying in ambush at the entrance of the void passage.0

Even if Shang Xia’s abrupt arrival looked like he had claimed the initiative, the other experts acting in quick succession were more than enough to cancel out that small advantage. They even succeeded in completing a full encirclement and launching a coordinated assault on him.0

The stunned high-level Sage recovered quickly as well and joined the siege.0

Besides the solid, direct attacks of the seven Illusory Sea of Stars experts, the illusions they maintained interfered with Shang Xia’s divine soul, suppressed his martial will, and pressured him from all...0