Chapter 857: Utter Despair
Then, as Lin Tianming's horrifying divine attack completely dissipated in the sky, the world returned to a brief calm.
Such a scene implies that this round of attacks has concluded.
At this moment, looking towards the Tianqing Sect camp, the ten Golden Core Stage experts each had a pale complexion, their expressions somewhat dazed.
However, their facial reactions seemed relatively normal at this time, yet they were secretly contemplating something within.
In this way, the thoughts of these numerous individuals differed greatly, and their confidence to continue fighting was greatly shaken.
Although they appeared calm on the surface, inside they were all desperately thinking of ways to save their lives.
Because they knew, Lin Tianming's strength was overwhelmingly powerful, his methods unbelievably terrifying, and it was not an exaggeration to say he was unpredictable.
Facing such an opponent, even though these people had given their all, they were still at an absolute disadvantage in the battle, clearly showing signs of defeat.
Even if they truly fought with their lives on the line next, they believed they would not be a match for Lin Tianming.
According to their assumptions, if the battle continued, very likely they would still die at the hands of Lin Tianming.
The probability of this was at least over ninety percent.
But if they scattered and fled for their lives, although the risk of falling was also high, there were always a few who might escape successfully.
After all, there were a total of ten Golden Core Stage cultivators present.
With so many people, if they ran separately, Lin Tianming was only one person with two powerful demonic beasts.
However, those two beasts had already been held off by other spirit beasts and some escaped elite sect disciples.
Given these circumstances, if Lin Tianming chased after all ten Golden Core Stage cultivators alone, he certainly could not manage to deal with them all.
As such, under normal circumstances, among these ten, some would inevitably slip through the cracks.
And these were the facts laid bare before them.
Beyond this, there was another crucial factor, which was that, in Lin Tianming's eyes, Chen Jianyi, Li Yongan, and Xie Yingshan were undoubtedly his first targets for attack.
After all, these three were the actual leaders of the current three major forces, with cultivation levels that were undeniably first within their respective sects or families.
Therefore, the influence of these three was undoubtedly the greatest among the three major forces.
Moreover, as the actual leaders of their respective sect families, they must carry some resources and foundations of their own forces.
Such things, whether for typical Golden Core Stage cultivators or Lin Tianming, were certainly extremely attractive.
In such circumstances, if these ten Golden Core Stage cultivators did indeed scatter to escape, the fate of Chen Jianyi and the three was uncertain, yet the ordinary Golden Core Stage cultivators had a certain chance of escaping from this place.
And at this moment, precisely because of these thoughts, many of the Golden Core Stage cultivators present pondered over and over quickly, and soon the idea of fleeing took root.
Once such thoughts rooted deeply within their hearts, it would not be easy to suppress them.
In such circumstances, with one cultivator showing a slight sign of retreat, others would also be heavily influenced.
So, after a brief calm of several breaths, someone finally couldn't hold their nerves.
At this moment, a Golden Core Stage expert behind Chen Jianyi suddenly retreated in a certain direction to the side.
His speed was quick, and in the blink of an eye, he had already flown out several hundred feet, putting considerable distance between himself, Chen Jianyi, and Lin Tianming.
At this point, with his sudden departure, only then did Chen Jianyi and the three notice.
Immediately, Chen Jianyi seemed to realize something.
And in the next instant, even though Chen Jianyi's complexion was already pale, it became even more bloodless, worse than before.
Yet despite this, Chen Jianyi forced himself to muster up his spirit and questioned with an incredulous tone.
"Luo, what are your intentions?"
Just as Chen Jianyi's words fell, the Luo-named cultivator who had just left paused slightly.
Immediately, he turned back to glance at Chen Jianyi and the others without any intention of responding.
Then he turned again and sped forward without looking back.
Seeing this, a blush suddenly appeared on Chen Jianyi's pale face.
Whether it was from surprise or anger was unknown.
Yet even as this happened, Chen Jianyi's complexion returned to its lack of color, even paler than before.
In the ensuing moment, Chen Jianyi couldn't help but spit a mouthful of blood, staining the ground before him red.
His reaction clearly showed that he was incensed to the point of fury due to his sect brother's escape.
But at this point, Chen Jianyi had no way to change it, nor the capability to make him stay.
So at this critical juncture, Chen Jianyi could only show an angry expression and couldn't help but curse out.
"Luo, you abandon us and flee alone!"
"Such conduct, shameful… infinitely shameful!"