Chapter 496: Seems Fair

Time passed as another day in the Natural Formation went by. Eventually, the Lakure Race cultivators who went to intercept Erbec's group had returned. Seeing the state they were in, Jana couldn't help but narrow her eyes.

"What happened, Cosko? Were there a lot of enemies?"

Cosko was the name of the Soul Forging Realm leader during the attack.

"At first, we were at a slight disadvantage in numbers compared to them. However, thanks to our race's special meridians, we took the upper hand after some time. We would most likely win that battle. Unfortunately, a new group of cultivators appeared at the last moment and joined the battle." 

"Our brothers and sisters fought as hard as they possibly could. However, we couldn't make up for the gap in numbers, so I issued a retreat order when it had reached a critical point."