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Though Gu Heng's personal strength couldn't compare to Li Xingyun's, the forces Gu Heng had mobilized were far more formidable than Li Xingyun's Tianxing Alliance. The Tianxing Alliance had only brought two or three thousand people, while Gu Heng's side boasted over ten thousand!
Gu Heng let out a cold snort, his killing intent sharp as a blade. "If your Tianxing Alliance insists on standing up for them, I won't hesitate to wipe you out too!"
Li Xingyun laughed loudly. "I, Li Xingyun, live by only one creed: loyalty. I, Li Xingyun, would walk through fire and water for my brothers. There are brothers of mine in the Demon Alliance. Anyone who opposes the Demon Alliance opposes the Tianxing Alliance!"
Gu Heng sneered. "Li Xingyun, since you're willing to drag the entire Tianxing Alliance into this, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
At that moment, the leaders of the dozens of factions under Gu Heng's command exchanged uneasy glances.
Going after the Demon Alliance was one thing, but taking on the Tianxing Alliance left them feeling far less confident.
What kind of man was Li Xingyun? Although the Tianxing Alliance had only around three thousand members, Li Xingyun had countless sworn brothers, many of whom were big-shot figures in their own right. If a war broke out with the Tianxing Alliance, and the conflict escalated, there was no telling how massive this battle could become!
But once the arrow was loosed from the bow, there was no taking it back. Even with their reservations, they had to press on! If they let themselves be scared off like this, they would lose all face, and their own followers would think they were afraid of the Tianxing Alliance.
"Since your Tianxing Alliance insists on standing up for the Demon Alliance, then don't blame me, Gu Heng, for ignoring any face I owe you, Li Xingyun!" A vicious gleam flashed through Gu Heng's eyes as he barked coldly, "Demon Alliance or Tianxing Alliance — kill them all! Attack!"
Gu Heng's forces immediately launched a fierce assault on the Tianxing Alliance.
A massive battle erupted.
Three thousand against over ten thousand — still an overwhelming disadvantage.
But although the Tianxing Alliance was vastly outnumbered, they had many experts at the Heavenly Transformation and Heavenly Star levels, so they were no easy targets either. Back and forth the two sides clashed, the point of contact like a massive meat grinder, one powerhouse after another falling, both sides suffering heavy losses.
Palm strikes and sword qi exploded across the sky as the battle grew increasingly intense, both sides fighting with bloodshot eyes.
Li Xingyun charged at the forefront, cutting down over a dozen experts of the same realm in rapid succession. Several Heavenly Transformation-level fighters around him fought fiercely to guard Li Xingyun's flanks as they carved a path through the enemy.
Not far away, a group of Heavenly Transformation and Heavenly Star realm experts were escorting
Despite the fierce bravery of every member of the Tianxing Alliance, the sheer disparity in numbers took its toll. More and more of their fighters were falling.
"Boss Xingyun, we can't match them right now!" A Heavenly Transformation-level powerhouse beside Li Xingyun crushed a Heavenly Star-level opponent with a single punch, then turned to Li Xingyun and said.
Under the intense siege, everyone was under tremendous pressure. Brothers were being cut down around them constantly, though they made the enemy pay a bloody price as well.
Li Xingyun furrowed his brow. Gu Heng truly had too many people — he had rallied over twenty factions, and the Tianxing Alliance had come in haste. By their strength alone, they couldn't match Gu Heng's combined force.
Li Xingyun glanced at Gu Heng, who stood in the distance surveying the entire battlefield, and let out a cold snort. "Since Gu Heng wants war, we'll play this out to the end. Today, we escort our brothers from the Demon Alliance out first, and next time we'll settle the full score! Everyone, stick close to me — charge!"
Whenever the Tianxing Alliance joined a battle, Li Xingyun always led the charge with extraordinary valor. The moment they saw Li Xingyun break toward the flank, every member of the Tianxing Alliance followed suit.
"Stop them!" Gu Heng roared. Li Xingyun had shown up — and now he thought he could just leave?
Thousands surged toward Li Xingyun and his group, trying to encircle and annihilate them completely.