The Endless Promise

80. Sheer Evil

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Back at the Arena, several Sect Leaders stood around the platform, directing a combined stream of qi at it, but the hunting grounds remained sealed.

After some time, Xu Fengyan made a few hand seals, and a large talisman appeared across the platform, glowing brightly despite the sun. Then he scribbled an air talisman, and it moved to hover over the center of the platform, before promptly plummeting right into the platform.

This was to force the Arena's core out and Xu Fengyan coughed blood as the entire Arena rumbled, and a pulsing brown and green orb rose up out of the platform.

"Sect Leader!" Several elders were instantly at Xu Fengyan's side, and the veiled stranger steadied him, directing a calming stream of aura at him.

There was a strange pulse, and they turned as one to the brown and green core, which now had dense deep-purple clouds of aura surrounding it.

Xu Fengyan instantly tossed a talisman onto it, which stuck to it and began glowing brightly. A few wisps of light swirled around the orb, then suddenly rose into the air, heading straight for Lord Mo, whose face bore an amused expression.

Xu Fengyan turned to Lord Mo.

"Lord Mo, can you explain yourself? Why is your aura on our Arena's core?"

Lord Mo suddenly yelled, "Now!", and there was a mild *bang*.

The two guest Sect Leaders had activated a teleportation talisman and vanished from the Arena, while Lord Mo smirked.

"You're a little too late... So what if you identify me?" He folded his hands behind him. "Your precious disciples are trapped, completely at my mercy.

"And besides, Yue City will soon be destroyed!" There was a sudden explosion somewhere from the East, instantly followed by another from the West...

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Around Yue City, numerous masked cultivators had suddenly invaded, throwing around explosive talismans, while attacking anyone who crossed their paths.

The Elders and Sect Warriors had appeared to stop them, but soon found themselves facing more than a few invaders on Elder-level...

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Back at the Arena, Xu Fengyan's eyes had widened in shock...

The same anonymous person who had helped uncover Zhang Furen's crimes, had recently sent another letter, warning him that Lord Mo had nefarious intentions, but Xu Fengyan never imagined Lord Mo would be so bold!

"Mo Zhiyuan!" Xu Fengyan thundered. "Did you forget the Wulin's Fair-Play rule?! How dare you attack a major sect?!"

"Hmph. The Fair-Play rule applies only if I get caught. Won't the Wulin need proof that I did anything wrong? Only you and the top elders of Yueyan Sect know who I am, and I intend to *destroy both the trees and the grasses surrounding them!"

(*Essentially kill everyone to cover his tracks)

"Preposterous!" Lord Ju thundered. "Are you treating us as wall hangings! Do you think we can't stop you?!"

"Sect Leader Ju, I would admit I was annoyed with your sudden arrival this morning, but I don't mind offering you a way out.

"Shouldn't you of all people feel threatened by this Sect? Do you want your Yunchi Sect dropping to third place? You've always been one to veer down the most profitable path, so it would be best if you come over to my side. I will even let you keep all the looted resources from here...

"Otherwise I won't be able to keep you either." Lord Mo calmly warned.

But Lord Ju firmly remained on Xu Fengyan's side.