Shang Xia never thought that he could fight his way out of their trap. There was no chance he could bank on a small sliver of a chance that they would mess up and he would be able to escape. 

As such, there was only a single thing he could do. That was to introduce any anomaly into the battle. He would drag them towards the boulder that blocked off the flow of the underground river.

Naturally, Shang Xia’s strong foundations and deep reserves were essential for him to fight all five of them while shifting the battlefield slowly.

Also, he had to thank his lucky stars that Li Tianshou’s plan was to capture him alive. None of them went all out with killing moves. They were also afraid that Shang Xia would turn desperate...