Tu Guanshan was ruthless by nature. Despite his youth, he had slaughtered countless lives and was no kindhearted soul. Stepping in at the sight of injustice was hardly something such a savage man would do.
"Tu Guanshan, you mean to stop me? This is between Xiao E and me. What does it have to do with you?"
Shen Chigu's eyes were blood-red. Tu Guanshan possessed astonishing killing power, and he was no match for him. By rights, he should have withdrawn and avoided his edge for now. Yet he could not understand. Tu Guanshan was coldhearted by nature, fiercer than a vicious beast. What did his bullying and tormenting a Dust Rank newcomer have to do with Tu Guanshan? Why did he insist on sticking his nose in?
"He is my master's nephew! Anyone who dares touch him makes an enemy of me, Tu Guanshan!" Tu Guanshan said coldly.
"What? He has someone backing him—and an unrivaled fiend like Ma Yi, at that?"
Everyone was horrified. Dustmote Peak was vast, sprawling like an ocean. Most days, its disciples were busy cultivating, undergoing trials, and comprehending the Dao, leaving them little chance to gather all the news on the mountain. Few knew what had happened at yesterday's recruitment ceremony. Now, hearing that Xiao Chen actually had a Slaughter Hall elder behind him, they were astounded.
Granted, the Demon Heaven Sect's rules were strict, honoring natural selection and the supremacy of the victor.
Still, with someone at your back, you need not panic when trouble came.
That truth had endured through the ages and held true wherever one went.
"Elder Ma Yi's nephew?" Shen Chigu's expression shifted slightly, gravity spreading through his eyes. Yesterday, he had heard only that Su Mei had been humiliated. He had not known the culprit had such