"That... I was only joking... There's no need to get so worked up..."
In the hall, four gleaming blades arrived in an instant, almost the moment the Black Shadow landed, and were pressed against the intruder's neck!
Inside the hall, everyone from the Aierdia Family wore blank expressions. Although the powerful aura wasn't directed at any of them, the mere aftershock made the younger members feel as if breathing had become impossibly difficult.
Bonos, who was closest, suffered the most!
The Black Shadow wasn't large, yet it was like a shadow capable of concealing the world, heavy and mysterious. The four gleaming blades possessed an imposing force that seemed capable of severing the world itself. With the blades only inches away, Bonos felt his mind nearly collapse in that instant!
The moisture in his body escaped beyond his control. Covered in sweat, urine, saliva, and various other bodily fluids, Bonos looked utterly wretched.
"Look... you scared the child..."
The Black Shadow raised both hands. Beneath the hood, a handsome face wore an entirely harmless smile. It was Fan Di of the Night Demon race...
The four owners of Snow Peak remained expressionless, their blades pressed tightly against the intruder's vital points. It seemed that if he dared move even slightly, they would make him vanish from the universe entirely!
This terrifying pressure made Fan Di, who was at the Elder level, tense up.
The Starry Sky Divine Guards truly lived up to their reputation...
None of the four had reached the Star Rank, yet the decisiveness with which they had struck made him instinctively think he was about to be crushed into dust!
What surprised him most, however, wasn't these four young Divine Guards, but the little girl he had targeted at the beginning...
At this moment, everyone's attention was