As the golden light faded, it revealed a tall, upright figure clad in golden armor. His face was cold and stern, and his sharp eyes swept down over the riverbank before freezing on Purple Heaven Dragon Lord's corpse.
His expression instantly turned livid, and he suddenly let out a furious roar. "Insolence!!"
"Who gave you permission to kill Purple Heaven Dragon Lord?! Who was it?!"
The golden-armored man glared downward, his gaze sweeping over the Five Cavalry soldiers and Jiang Bei. "Which camp are you people from?! Speak!"
Jiang Bei's pupils narrowed slightly as he examined the man without saying a word.
Qi Hong frowned and stepped forward, clasping his fists. "We are from the Yellow One Camp's Five Cavalry. And who might you be, sir?"
The golden-armored man sneered and slowly descended from the air, landing on the riverbank with a lofty gaze. "Yellow One Camp? Mere members of a yellow-grade camp dare touch my prey?! Did you get my permission?!"
"What do you mean by that? Golden Pine River is under the jurisdiction of our Yellow One Camp. We killed a demon and eliminated a menace—do we need anyone's permission to do that?!"
Qi Hong's face darkened with anger, his voice icy.
The golden-armored man's brows rose sharply as he shouted, "I had been watching Purple Heaven Dragon Lord for a long time! I was the one who inflicted those wounds on him! I deliberately spared him so he could return to Golden Pine River to heal, allowing the dragon gall and Dragon Qi within him to reach their peak during the recovery process. That would have been a true heavenly treasure, of great use to me!"
His gaze swept across the dragon meat that had been carved up and distributed. The fury in his eyes was nearly