Chapter 833: Invitation to Battle
On the Weeping Emperor Battlefield.
Yue Shu and Xuan Chengming fixed their eyes on the group of over a dozen Tyrants surrounding Blood Slaughter and Mo Xu. The hostility from those Tyrants was open and undisguised. Yue Shu and Xuan Chengming had already made up their minds.
Yue Shu said, "Li Pin, I'll go in first to hold them off. Once the match starts, don't worry about anything else. Just rush to the Supreme Pillar as fast as you can."
Xuan Chengming followed in a light tone, "Your movement technique is top-tier. As long as you reach the Supreme Pillar, the preliminary round will end, and so will this crisis. So... don't waste time. With that many Tyrants, the two of us can only hold out for so long."
But the tension in their fluctuating inner spirit made it clear—they had already steeled themselves.
"No need," Li Pin said. "You two move together and head straight for the Supreme Pillar. Leave the rest to me."
"With yesterday's record of wiping out the myriad races, I'm the best choice to draw their attention."
Before they could protest, his tone hardened. "I'm the lead commander. Follow my orders. That's final."
The two exchanged a glance and saw the same worry in each other's eyes.
After a long pause, Xuan Chengming said solemnly, "We'll reach the Supreme Pillar as fast as we can."
"Don't let yourselves be burdened by the Eternal Oblivion Force," Li Pin reminded them. Then he added, "That's an order too."
"Li Pin—"