Billowing dust spread in all directions amid deathly silence.
All the while, everyone stared at the mysterious saber-wielding man in the distance... and the Martial Grandmaster from the Cloud Sea Merchant Association who had died a gruesome death at his feet.
Dead, he was dead... a Martial Grandmaster really had died!
Even Protector Xia of the Ancient Coin Merchant Association swallowed. Although he had held the upper hand just now, he could never have finished things as cleanly as Lin Shuguang had.
"His strength..."
Protector Xia felt shaken to his core.
Back at the Crimson Crane Platform, Lin Shuguang had still been a junior who needed his protection.
They had only gone a few dozen days without seeing each other, yet this young man had already become strong enough to kill a Martial Grandmaster single-handedly.
Even if that Martial Grandmaster from the Cloud Sea Merchant Association had been somewhat lacking, he was still a Martial Grandmaster, not someone ordinary people could deal with... but he had run into Lin Shuguang and died a horrific death!
"B-Brother Lin." Protector Xia decisively changed how he addressed him.
Holding the key, Lin Shuguang regarded them calmly. He could not be bothered to kill the Cloud Sea Merchant Association's small fry. "Anyone from the Cloud Sea Merchant Association, get lost if you don't want to die!"
A stir ran through the surrounding crowd. The members of the Cloud Sea Merchant Association took one last look at their Grandmaster's corpse, then decisively fled for their lives.
Only Lin Shuguang and the Ancient Coin Merchant Association's people remained at the edge of the mining area.
"Thank you for lending us a hand this time, Brother Lin," Protector Xia said politely as he walked over.
Lin Shuguang smiled faintly. "You're too kind, Brother Xia. It was only