After Zhou Haosheng had said what he did, complete silence instantly engulfed the entire area.
While they were unable to confirm that it truly was so, just this possibility alone caused a chill to run down everyone's backs.
Currently, they were already a distance away from the sword domain of the Grinding Hut Region where the headquarters of the North Sea Sword Pavilion was located.
If they were attacked from behind and caught in a pincer attack, whether it was to the Radiant Light Sect's headquarters or back to the Grinding Hut Region of the North Sea Sword Pavilion, there would be extreme difficulty in fleeing anywhere.
Those who had gone around and appeared behind them would not have to fight to the death with them. They would merely have to attack and delay them for a moment or lower their rate of advance. Then, the main force of the Grand Xuan Dynasty would quickly charge over.