Twelve Sword Hosts

The spirit beings in Sword Pool were all discussing the matter animatedly.

The spirit beings in Nameless's Sea of Consciousness all seemed to have been stirred.

He was none other than Demon Leader, the boss of all the spirit beings in Sword Pool and reputedly the strongest person in Sword World. Having witnessed Ding Ling shatter the void and cleave through Sword World with a single sword strike, even he was shaken. He thought:

This person is terrifying. He seems to know Xiao Zhao and Nameless. Could they be acquaintances?

With that thought, he asked Nameless about it.

The sword intent of the Supreme Sword Dao surged endlessly around Nameless's consciousness body, forming a defensive sword barrier around him. He looked coldly at Demon Leader and said:

"He is Ding Ling, the New Emperor of the Nine Provinces and the supreme sovereign! I can be considered his friend. If you don't want to die, you'd better let me go now and stop pestering me!"

Nameless had never imagined that one day he would use someone else as a backer to intimidate others!

But times had changed.

The world of the Nine Provinces was no longer what it had been.

Though he was powerful, he was far inferior to Ding Ling. Moreover, with Ding Ling as the New Emperor of the Nine Provinces and his backer, it seemed perfectly reasonable.

Thinking of it that way, Nameless finally felt relieved.

"You're really friends?"

Demon Leader was suspicious and uncertain.

"Whether we are or not, you may find out after some time."

Nameless had no idea whether Ding Ling would make a special trip back to Sword World to save him, so he could only stall for time.

Demon Leader seemed to have seen through Nameless's thoughts. He snorted and said:

"If you