Seven days later, with Aragon's help, Augustus had fully recovered from his injuries, and thus the counterattack from the Warriors' Path officially began.
At this time, the fifth barrier, following Li Rong's forcible removal by Ming Ling, had lost its leader, and most of the people from the Wild Gods' Path had withdrawn. However, Li Rong's second brother, also the second-in-command of the Wild Gods' Path, refused to leave. He gathered nearly two hundred strong individuals and still held their ground in the Warriors' Path, vowing to wash the Warriors' Path with blood to avenge his brothers.
But with the withdrawal of most members of the Wild Gods' Path, the Extreme Cold Temple and the Ten Thousand Mothers Temple quietly invaded, completely encircling the second brother's forces.
