Hummm—
The Blood Moon's dawnlight fell like a shower of meteors, its translucent scarlet glow as delicate as gauze, as dreamlike as a meteor shower.
Mist gradually spread beneath that glow. The strange change drew powerful fighters from nearby guard posts, and in the blink of an eye, three Lifeforgers from the Authorities came charging in with Black Boxes.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
All three were major figures within the Authorities: an Executive Deputy Director of the Bureau of Anomalous Investigation and Department Chiefs from the Black Box Special Management Department. Each was a heavyweight renowned throughout Tinghai's Mystic World. Their names alone could frighten many smaller societies.
Now each carried an E-Class Black Box whose restrictions the Special Management Department had temporarily lifted. Together, they were in better fighting shape than ever.
And they had not come alone. Numerous Titled Transcendents led armed units in to encircle the area. Every one of them was renowned in Tinghai, a pillar of an official department.
Within a financial conglomerate, a Titled Transcendent could even break free of its control and establish a semiautonomous studio under its umbrella.
That title might mean little to Bai Zhou now, but its prestige had never diminished. It had not been long since he had felt elated at earning one himself, and the title he earned while undercover had shaken Tinghai.
So many mid- and high-ranking officials had gathered solely to protect Bai Zhou. The sheer scale of their response would have driven off most named Transcendent factions in Tinghai.
Even a Lifeforging Cardinal of the Blood Worship Cult would have turned tail and run. Even the legendary Five-Colored Pupils would probably have thought twice—
But the Holy Son was not among those people.
Inside the extended Rolls-Royce, Bai Zhou, Fang Xiaoxia, and the Gem Witch