To be exact, the heavenly creatures were none other than the palace masters who left Xie Jianyu's side to protect the hostages from their clans.
This explained why the reinforcement from the Demonic Realm never came. Apparently, they were intercepted on their way into the hall.
Xie Jianzhi's angry voice was heard some distance away.
Apparently, despite his determination to end Xie Jianyu's life then and there, he was not interested in putting himself in the path of harm. He instead chose to escape with the group of captured prisoners.
"You traitors!" He spat. "I pardoned the lives of your children and you go against me not a second after!"
The alpha yelped when Zhou Guizheng's attack almost hit him and shattered the wall behind him instead.
"Traitors?"
The Qingyuan Palace Master's eyes burned with an inferno of rage. His face contorted into a mask of fury, his lips drawn back in a snarl that revealed his gritted teeth.
