Book 5 Chapter 33 – Stargaze’s Choice

　　Li Yiming walked toward Stargaze with a smirk on his face, the electricity on his lightning daggers cracking.

　　Slaughtering those who were as insignificant as ants no longer satiated his urges. Instead, Li Yiming had found himself a new, much more interesting target.

　　Stargaze sighed when she saw Li Yiming leap at her with a demonic air. Just as Li Yiming was about to reach her, an orb of light lit up Stargaze's palm, and its size grew until both she and Li Yiming were enveloped by a curtain of light.

　　“A boundary… another sage?" The guardians, who all paid close attention to Li Yiming, stopped to look back. They were relieved that Li Yiming did not chase after them, but after seeing another sage, most of them finally began to understand the dangers hidden in this seemingly innocuous domain.

　　When the guardians accepted the mission, upon seeing the swollen ranks of hundreds of their comrades, and even a sage, some thought of the mission as being a walk in the park. With all of them cooperating together, the dangers were minimal.

　　However, not only did they b.u.mp into Li Yiming's team, who fought against the will of Heaven's Laws, sages continued to appear one after another, with two of them being on the enemy's side. By now, most of the guardians realized that the mission was not going to be as easy as they thought.

　　"Let's finish the mission!" Someone suddenly said, realizing that the battle between the sages was their best opportunity to accomplish their mission.

　　The guardians scattered and charged toward the helpless residents of Lianyun City.

　　"They… " From her resting spot on Bai Ze's back, Liu Meng noticed the movements of the guardians and immediately understood their intentions.

　　"We can't stop them…" Big Beard sighed. They were already at their limits, after fighting against so many guardians for such an extended period of time.

　　Bai Ze stayed silent, looking down at the ground while focusing on trying to awaken Li Yiming from his entranced state.

　　The Qing sisters grouped up with Eyegla.s.ses and began asking him about everything that had happened before they arrived. After hearing his explanations, they sat silently for a long while, evidently shocked to hear about Li Yiming's intentions to defy the Heavens.

　　Although Liu Meng no longer had the energy to prevent the guardians from killing the citizens of Lianyun City, Sai Gao was still persistent in stopping them. He flapped his black-feathered wings and took down as many guardians with him as he could. He traded blow for blow and life for life. His left wing had been clipped, his right arm severed, and his torso full of wounds, but he continued to fight, forcing the guardians to pause briefly in their task of killing the residents of Lianyun City.

　　The citizens of Lianyun finally witnessed the power of the mythical beast that guarded their home. When danger befell, it stood at the front line, fighting against anyone who posed a threat.