Silence fell over Maple Leaf Valley. For a moment, it felt as though the entire place had been frozen in time. It took a while for the Heavenly Lin Squad to recover from what they had just witnessed. And even then, they still found it hard to believe.

"Is he... dead?"

"Xu Haoran's actually dead?"

"That single strike split him in half... That's his corpse, right there... There's no mistake about this."

"Even though he had the Immortal Dao treasure..."

"Hahaha! With Xu Haoran dead, the Five Peaks Squad is finished! Captain, now it's our turn! Let's wipe them out!"

Xu Haoran's death lit a fire through the Heavenly Lin Squad. Every member now stood a little taller, their confidence surging. They encircled the remaining four members of the Five Peaks Squad and launched their attacks.

Without Xu Haoran, the Five Peaks Squad was no longer a match for them, and with their captain dead, their will to fight was surely gone. The remaining four members looked only for an opening to flee, but the Heavenly Lin Squad gave them none.

Lu Changsheng glanced over...