Upon hearing the words spoken by the profound radiance state Seazombie cultivator, the Seazombie scholar looked thoughtful. As for the Third Peak disciple, he backed away in shock.

Xu Qing frowned but didn’t say anything in response. Using the soul of the Seazombie he’d just killed, he started battering at his 29th dharma aperture. At the same time, he ignored the scholar and dashed toward the other Seazombie that had been injured by the iron skewer, and was now scrambling in the opposite direction. Along the way, he looked at the Third Peak disciple and spoke for the first time, saying, “If you don’t want to die, keep that black-robed one busy.”

Xu Qing knew that it would be a waste of time to either try to destroy the teleportation portal or deal with the Seazombie scholar. If he tried to destroy the portal, the other Seazombies would interfere. And killing the scholar would just take extra time. He was strong, and he was also very smart, and Xu Qing didn’t feel like dealing with such an opponent right now. Instead, he wanted to reach the profound radiance state and deal with him after.

Therefore, the optimal choice was to have the Third Peak disciple buy time with the scholar, while Xu Qing tried to kill the second of...