Looking at the two fleeing figures, Zhou Bai didn't pursue them further. The most important thing right now was Jiaojiao's situation.
Moreover, he had just cast the Nine Sword Star River Destruction in succession, and had used all the contamination to transfer to Gu Lan, effectively destroying the fox demon.
Facing Wan Xing True Monarch and Zhu Yan now would actually be somewhat challenging, and he might even be seen through by the two of them.
Since the two had fled anyway, even if they came after him later, Zhou Bai had already seized the gap; they probably wouldn't arrive in time.
"Victory or defeat... will be decided in the moments to come."
So, after seeing the two scared off, Zhou Bai, manipulating Zhu Ye, had already moved towards the Forbidden Land to provide support.
Along the way, he scattered mechanical familiars shaped like bugs, chanting his name, creating distortion phenomena to prevent others from charging in.
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