The Endless Promise

119. Flower Amidst Flames

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Another demon had arrived, and he unleashed his aura, making more than a few mortals step away in fear.

This level of aura was something none of them could measure, making it hard for them to breathe.

But this gathering held men of honour, who wouldn't cower in the face of danger, so the demon was surprised when these frightened mortals summoned boldness and suddenly held their ground, saying,

"There's only one of him!"

"Let's work together and defeat him!"

"Attack as one!"

The near-thousand man army of mortal cultivators began attacking this unknown demon, from the weak to the strong.

However, this was a lesson in the stark difference between their power levels, and though they managed to push him back, sometimes pummelling him into the ground, he would appear somewhere else and dust himself, completely unharmed.

"Is that all you can do?" His eyes bore an evil gleam as he looked round at them all. "My turn!"

He moved swiftly, suddenly heading right for Xu Wen who was closest, a wicked looking blade raised to kill him.

"No!" Sect Leader Xu instantly yanked Xu Wen away, preparing to receive the blow himself...

But just before the blow landed, an arc of brilliant white aura slammed into the demon, sending him flying a good deal off.

"...!" The demon skidded back, and glared around. "Show yourself! There's no way a mere mortal could give me such a big hi-!" But his words were cut off as another wave of the brilliant white aura hit him in the middle, this time sending him to his knees, and this was followed by several more arcs which tossed him around the arena like a ragdoll.

"I was trained to destroy evil upon seeing it." A calm voice said from above, and once again, numerous irises came to rest upon a silver-clad figure glowing brightly against the evening sky, gracefully descending from on high, a gleaming silver sword in his hand.

"H- High Immortal Yin!" Sect Leader Xu recognised him, though he had never seen him in such a glorious form!

Sect Leaders Huo and Xu cupped their hands in a respectful bow, and everyone else followed, but Yin Xing paled at the sight of Sect Leader Xu's bowed head.

"Ah, no, no! No need to be so polite!"

'Won't elder brother kill me if his father-in-law keeps bowing to me?!!'

"So...!" The new demon gasped for breath "...the great Night Deity isn't beyond a sneak attack?!" He wore a sour look, but his words brought a smirk to the gatekeeper's face.

"Oh? The Night Deity visits my city...? To what do I owe the pleasure?" He sneered. "Or are you simply here for your elder brother, Yin Xiaolong?"

There were instant murmurs and Yin Xing's eyes narrowed at the smug gatekeeper.

His statement had been deliberate...

As the Grand Wulin Master had put it, recent events had indeed made mortals a bit 'paranoid', and now there was no telling which Immortal to trust, if any.

Most were largely still distrustful of Yin Xiaolong, the infamous Black Dragon, and were only tentatively accepting him because he seemed to be on their side.

But to find out now that the revered Night Deity was his kin was bound to cause even more distrust amongst the mortals...

However, Yin Xing remained unfazed. "Are you still trying to sow discord here?