Moreover, Nangong Yao had one fatal weakness: he had used the Spirit Seizing Secret Art to usurp the origin essence of the Chaos Body. That Twelfth Prince was said to bear the Imperial Mandate and Qi, the hope for the future restoration of the imperial dynasty amid its turmoil—and it was highly likely that Nangong Yao had been the one to harm him.
The suspicion resting on him was immense, second only to that on the Ninth Prince, Beitang Shu. There was ample reason to strike at him.
Thus, after Liang Muqiu revealed this information, Shi Jiawen's target had imperceptibly shifted from Meng Zhao to Nangong Yao, greatly resolving one of Meng Zhao's problems.
Given Meng Zhao's martial cultivation and his many foundations and trump cards, he would not truly be harmed by a mere treasure. Yet the subsequent repercussions it could bring would leave him trapped between advancing and retreating.
How should this be put?
That great killing weapon could indeed kill people—Great Grandmasters, even posing a certain threat to Celestials.
It was like a sword: it could kill, and its edge was peerlessly sharp. But if the one holding it was merely a three-year-old child in split-crotch pants, would a grown, powerful man holding a sword of his own fear him?
Therefore, Meng Zhao might not necessarily be threatened by the great killing weapon under Shi Jiawen's control.
However, once Shi Jiawen truly used that weapon, there would be no turning back. Meng Zhao would certainly have to retaliate.
At that point, this imperial relative, whose bloodline was fairly noble and whose family background was extraordinarily distinguished, would surely die. Meng Zhao might vent his anger, but the storms and upheaval that would follow were difficult to predict.
When he killed Beitang Xing, Meng Zhao had taken a