"Mr. Blood." Protector Xia called out immediately when he saw the newcomer.
Having dealt with Lin Shuguang for so long, he knew of the Blood Spirit's existence. The knowledge that Lin Shuguang had such a mysterious, powerful subordinate was also why the chairman of the Ancient Coin Merchant Association had previously been willing to form an alliance with him.
Perhaps Mr. Blood was not the only trump card Lin Shuguang held.
Anyone who could build a merchant association into one of Great Xia's foremost was no fool. Without substantial benefits, why would he risk offending the Steel Alliance? The chairman had no personal friendship with Lin Shuguang.
The ones who truly had a friendship with Lin Shuguang were Chief Steward Luo Qiuyi and Protector Xia.
Presenting himself as the Blood Spirit, Lin Shuguang slowly entered the square. The overwhelming destruction he had wrought before entering naturally drew everyone's attention.
"Mr. Blood?" Chairman Ji of the Cloud Sea Merchant Association frowned slightly. In the intelligence he had previously gathered on Lin Shuguang, this so-called Mr. Blood seemed to have appeared out of thin air. Few had seen him; even the people he had planted in the Ancient Coin Merchant Association had never met him. All they knew was that the woman Luo Qiuyi valued him highly.
"And who is he?" Xu Qiansheng studied the Blood Spirit for a moment, discovering that his gaze could not penetrate that blood-colored robe to discern what lay beneath. He turned his head and asked Chairman Ji of the Cloud Sea Merchant Association in a low voice.
Chairman Ji said quietly, "Lin Shuguang's subordinate. His origins are mysterious, and his strength cannot be underestimated."
Yet Xu Qiansheng smiled disdainfully. "His strength cannot be underestimated? All beneath Mystic Profundity are ants. What is there to fear from