The newcomer's fiery-red robes fluttered gracefully, sleeves drifting like roaming fire dragons. One hand rested on the sword hilt at his waist while the other gently rubbed his cheek.
Su Yi froze.
He remembered that red robe vividly.
Back when he had been traveling to the River of Destiny, this man in red, with a long sword in a silver scabbard at his waist, had appeared before him.
Every gesture he made carried an innate, sweeping elegance.
Even the mysterious Mei Mei Girl had judged him unfathomable.
Yet what truly caught Su Yi's attention was that this red-robed young man knew Jiang Wuchen. They addressed each other as brothers and had often frequented brothels together!
Su Yi had never expected that this red robe would appear again here and now, in the world beyond the Huai Huang Kingdom.
Before Su Yi could think further, the red-robed man had already struck.
Clang!
Heaven and earth shuddered.
In the next instant, Heavenly Emperor Ku Xuan was hurled backward in the distance. The Peach Blossom Dao Sword he had controlled in his hand was snatched away and appeared in the red-robed man's grasp.
It all happened in an instant.
Fast beyond belief!
"My good brother is only in the Carefree Realm, yet you, Ku Xuan, are a Heavenly Emperor and still bully the weak with the strong. Don't you find that shameful?"
With a swipe of his fingers, the red-robed man calmed the Peach Blossom Dao Sword, which had been keening and trembling.
He lifted his eyes toward Ku Xuan in the distance. "Not to mention, you know perfectly well that I sealed this sword beneath Bitter Rain Mountain, yet you wanted to destroy it. You really don't take me seriously at all!"
Heavenly Emperor Ku Xuan gathered his sleeves and stood in