Shen Ya's last vestiges of hope evaporated as soon as Zhao Kuo and the others strolled into sight. So the Sky Blade Squad had been decimated.

His plan—utterly broken.

He slumped against a tree trunk. "You win, Li Luo," he muttered.

Li Luo ignored him, instead going to shake hands with Zhao Kuo.

"Brother Luo, have you tied things up on this end?" Zhao Kuo and the others hurried over. They looked over at the listless Shen Ya. His face told them all they needed to know.

It was a shocking result—the strongest Gold Gleam squad had been...