Chapter 952: Ninth Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Chapter: Hatred Fully Provoked

The moment Zhao Yan issued the blood-red retreat signal, the other teams in the mountain forest immediately sensed it, though their first reaction was: Has Zhao Yan gone mad?

Clearly, they held the advantage on all fronts, and the Five Lineages of the Heavenly Dragon were all nearing their limits; if they just dragged it out a little longer, the teams from the Five Lineages of the Heavenly Dragon would inevitably be forced to retreat.

Yet at this critical moment, Zhao Yan had issued an order to retreat.

If they didn't all know that Zhao Yan's elders were high-ranking members of the lineage, they would have even been tempted to suspect that Zhao Yan had defected to the enemy.

The leaders of each team were filled with suspicion and uncertainty at this time; the direction of that signal was still in the east of the mountain forest, which was where the initial distress signal had come from.

Hadn't Zhao Yan taken people there to provide reinforcements?

Looking at the current situation, could it be that even Zhao Yan had fallen there? What exactly was over there? Had a "Marquis-level" existence appeared?!

Otherwise, how could even Zhao Yan be forced to abandon such a great advantage and retreat directly?

Based on their understanding of Zhao Yan, something must have happened over there that was a problem even he could not solve.

The many captains on the side of the Li Tianwang lineage were feeling incredibly conflicted at this moment, because they needed to make a choice: whether to obey Zhao Yan's order or continue to harass the team from the Li Tianwang lineage before them?

However, this conflict did not last long, because if they retreated now, even if problems arose later, it would be Zhao Yan's fault; but if they didn't retreat and it led to some major loss, then the responsibility would lie with them.

How to choose between these two was actually not difficult.

So, after a few breaths, each captain issued orders, and then they turned and retreated rapidly; as streaks of light whistled by, the sound of breaking through the air echoed through the mountain forest.

This bizarre maneuver of theirs also left the teams from the Five Lineages of the Heavenly Dragon completely astonished.

Take the Dragon Scale lineage, for example: their leader, Li Guan, was single-handedly pinning down three "Guardian Spirits" with the strength of the Five-Star Heavenly Pearl stage. Originally, he had firmly held the upper hand, but earlier, as the people from the Zhao Tianwang lineage arrived, the opponents began to attack him from afar, which forced him to divide his attention, making him appear slightly disheveled for a time.

Originally, he was still bitterly waiting for an opportunity, but who would have expected the opponent to suddenly retreat.

Although he didn't know the specific reason, Li Guan decisively seized the opportunity; the phase power within his body erupted without reservation, and at the same time, he seized a flaw and launched a fierce attack on one of the "Guardian Spirits."

"Marquis-level Art, Golden Scale Fist Seal!"

One could see the energy of heaven and earth whistling over, merging with Li Guan's own phase power, directly forming a golden fist seal about a hundred feet in size in mid-air. The fist seal was densely covered with golden dragon scales; this punch was as if a giant dragon had gripped its claws and struck down from the firmament, enough to shatter mountains.

The golden fist seal descended, instantly blasting one "Guardian Spirit" into a sky full of light spots, and the shockwave also sent the other two "Guardian Spirits" flying, with energy ripples constantly spreading across their bodies.

Having taken the opportunity to eliminate one "Guardian Spirit," the pressure on Li Guan's side was immediately greatly reduced.

And the people of the Dragon Scale lineage also had their morale boosted, and then everyone erupted with powerful offensives, clearing the "Guardian Spirits" in waves.

After a while, the situation was completely under control, and the people of the Dragon Scale lineage finally gathered together.

"What exactly happened over in the east?" Someone couldn't help but ask first; they had seen clearly that it was because of the change in the east that the Zhao Tianwang lineage had failed to succeed this time.

"Over in the east, that's where the Longyawei team is, right? Could it be that the Zhao Tianwang lineage fell into their hands?" Lu Qing gripped her glazed staff tightly, her gaze looking far into that direction, and said.

Li Guan hesitated for a moment and said: "Previously, even Zhao Yan went to the east to provide support. His strength is absolutely no weaker than Li Wuyuan's. Even if there is a Li Lingjing on the Longyawei side, she should at most be on par with him. How could they force Zhao Yan to issue a retreat signal?"

To be able to make Zhao Yan do this, there must have been a great crisis in the east.

The others looked at each other, also completely unable to understand.

"Forget it, let's not worry about it for now. Immediately clear the 'Guardian Spirits' here,

and then take the Spirit Phase Golden Dew to rendezvous with the other four lineages." Li Guan said at this time.

Hearing this, the crowd agreed, and then turned to clear the remaining "Guardian Spirits."

And similar things were happening at the same time in other directions of the mountain forest.

However, if one were to say who felt the most incredible, it would actually be the people from the Flame Demon Hall.

Tian Miao of the Flame Demon Hall had originally led his group to watch the people of the Dragon Blood lineage while simultaneously attacking from afar to contain them. In his view, with Zhao Yan personally taking action, he thought the Longyawei in the east would soon be dealt with, and then the advantage would still be on their side.

But what he didn't expect was that he didn't wait for Zhao Yan's return, but instead waited for the retreat signal issued by Zhao Yan.