Thousand Li Wave

Aurora Cloud Capital, 177th Floor. A room.

A few seconds earlier, the power supply system had inexplicably become somewhat unstable. As the lights flickered, fine crackling sounds filled the air, like the tiny bubbles on bubble wrap being popped one by one. Very soon, the illusion barrier set up in the room truly shattered.

The two priests of the Justice Cult sprang to their feet, while several Sacrifice Knights standing guard outside rushed in with tense expressions, thinking something had happened in the inner room.

The two groups stared at each other. Two more seconds passed before Li Taisheng, his face livid, shouted into the air, "What are you doing, Ronan?"

The words came out of nowhere, but everyone present was an Ability User and understood what he meant. At this moment, Soul Power like thunderclouds permeated the area. The invisible pressure it formed was like electrical fire that could tear through space at any moment—on the verge of release, flashing and roaming behind the clouds, yet capable of striking down lives at any time. It truly left their nerves stretched taut.

There were only a few people in all of Xia City capable of creating such a scene... Forget it, that was nonsense. The distinctive nature of the aura plainly displayed over there made it absolutely clear: it was Ronan, whom they had met only that evening!

Li Taisheng had just been discussing with Zheng Xiao how to get rid of this man who threatened the very foundations of the cult. Caught off guard by this situation, he could not help but grow tense. He thought the matter had been exposed and that man had come straight for them.

Yet after his shout, there was no reply for a long while—now that was rather awkward.

Zheng Xiao, beside him,