Although Ba Ziming sounded relaxed, he did not dare let his guard down in the slightest.
The mere possibility that Ximen Xue had already broken through to the Condensing Gang Realm was enough to keep him from relaxing, let alone the thin layer of Gang Qi covering the box. Only someone at the same Condensing Gang Realm could open it, and Dan Cao Hall now had only him left at that level.
Thus, Ba Ziming concluded that Ximen Xue had sent this box specifically for him!
But now that the arrow was nocked, he had no choice but to release it.
He first circulated the Gang Qi within his body. A tall green pine rose from the ground, enveloping his entire body. Only then did Ba Ziming circulate the Gang Qi into his free right hand and reach out to open the box.
With the Gang Qi reinforcing him, Ba Ziming opened the box with ease. The instant it opened, he saw a small wooden sword inside, its surface covered in densely packed red patterns.
Before Ba Ziming could clearly make out the patterns on the wooden sword, the moment the box opened fully, the red patterns on the sword began to glow faintly. That faint glow instantly brightened, and at the same time, the wooden sword shattered.
Danger!
The instant the wooden sword shattered, the hair on Ba Ziming's body stood on end instinctively, as though he had sensed a fatal threat.
Ba Ziming was not the only one. Everyone else in Dan Cao Hall's council chamber felt the same way. Shen Taihe and Qi Yuanji immediately circulated Gang Qi to cover their bodies and protect themselves.
Just as they circulated their Gang Qi, a Sword Qi brimming with killing intent, as though it meant to slaughter every living