At the very least, this middle-aged man is a Golden Immortal Life. He could add some strength.
More importantly, Di Jun could confirm that this middle-aged man was not with the other lives, otherwise, he would not have been fleeing with him.
East King was very puzzled when he saw Di Jun coming back.
What is this Golden Crow really up to?
To say he was fleeing? Yet he kept changing directions, running in all four directions, east, south, west, and north.
To say he wanted to confront head-on? His speed was much faster than my own, and he disappeared in no time, with me exhausting all effort yet unable to catch a glimpse of him.
Di Jun was unaware of what was going on in East King's mind and went straight to him.
But before Di Jun could speak, East King immediately said, "Fellow Daoist, if we join forces, perhaps we can defeat the two lives that are pursuing us."
"I heard those two lives talking; they want to hunt Primordial Spirits and will certainly not let us go."
Hearing East King's words and combining with what he had seen, Di Jun understood that these beings were determined to capture them.
At the same time, Di Jun also saw the sincerity in East King's eyes and said, "I have the same intention, but it's not just two we are up against; it's six."
"Six?"
East King looked astonished.
"Yes, two on each of the east and west sides, and one on each of the south and north sides, moving to encircle us."
Di Jun quickly explained.
Di Jun had also tried changing directions to escape, but the group in front of them was very experienced in encirclement. They gave him no chance, and whenever there was an unexpected move, at least two directions of beings would make an effort to close in on him.
Without waiting for East King to respond, Di Jun made a decision, saying,
"In my perception, the first two beings we encountered are the weakest, though the ones on the south and north sides are alone, their aura is very strong, at least at the peak of Golden Immortals."
"Let's head east. Even if we can't deal with these two beings, we must weaken their combat strength."
In Di Jun's perception, the six beings were quickly converging on them, leaving Di Jun with no time to discuss further with East King.
After finishing his statement, he immediately headed east but deliberately slowed down his pace to accommodate East King.
Had this middle-aged man dressed in a luxurious robe not kept up, Di Jun would have used him as bait, then looked for a chance to escape.
After all, compared to Di Jun, East King was quite slow, making him very suitable as bait.
Upon hearing Di Jun's words, East King instinctively followed Di Jun's figure as he flew onward.
The inherent aura that Di Jun naturally carried convinced East King of Di Jun's words and made him unconsciously obey Di Jun's commands.
The two hurried east and soon encountered the initial two beings again.
"Number Six, are these two Primordial Spirits fools, running back here again?"
Number Five chuckled as he watched Di Jun and East King racing towards them and spoke to his side, Number Six.
Unfortunately, Number Six did not wear a smile like his Fifth Brother. Instead, his expression turned very serious.
"Not good, Fifth Brother."
As Number Six's voice fell, Taiyang Fire rained down from the sky towards them.
Di Jun made his move, clearly aiming for their lives.
In the rush, although he could not gather more power from the Sun Star, he had already accumulated his inner Taiyang Fire.
As he approached these two, Di Jun did not hesitate; the Taiyang Fire poured out in an instant.
East King, seeing that Di Jun had made his move, also immediately launched his attack.
The colossal Pure Yang Qi gathered continuously, launching towards the two.
With the addition of Pure Yang Qi, the Taiyang Fire seemed to have found suitable fuel, becoming even more ferocious, instantly engulfing the two men in front of them in flames.
Di Jun, while maintaining the attack, looked at the middle-aged man beside him in surprise; he did not expect this man's attack to help the Taiyang Fire so significantly.
East King was also very surprised, not expecting such an outcome.
However, Di Jun soon furrowed his brow but quickly recovered.
It turned out that the Fusang Tree inside him had stolen a bit of Pure Yang Qi, trying to merge it into itself.
Possibly a lesson from the time it stole Taiyang Fire, this time the Fusang Tree only took a little and didn't immediately integrate it into itself but stored it first.
Was this learning from past mistakes?
Di Jun watched this with a mix of laughter and helplessness.
However, seeing that the middle-aged man beside him seemed not to notice, he said nothing and focused his attention back on the battlefield.
Di Jun stood outside the Taiyang Fire, watching the two blurred figures inside, hearing the piercing screams.
One of the figures gradually turned to ash and scattered over the ocean, while the other rushed out of the Taiyang Fire, severely burned, even some parts charred.
He endured the pain and could not help but look towards the place where his Fifth Brother turned to ash.
When he realized the situation was dire, he protected himself as much as possible and wanted to warn his Fifth Brother.
Unfortunately, before he could warn him, the attack had already arrived, and his Fifth Brother, unprotected, was directly burned to ash.
He couldn't help but look at the two Primordial Spirits he once coveted, seeing one middle-aged man looking pleased, and the other, a very majestic young man with a stern expression, charging towards him.