"You're only able to fight beyond the level of an ordinary Celestial Immortal because you have the Seven Great Suppressing Swords. We're already far from the main city. It's not certain you can get the better of the two of us working together!" After the initial disarray, the woman in the green dress saw that her opponent had no intention of letting them go. She rose to her feet, and a powerful aura erupted from within her as a blue moon slowly rose behind her.
"If you're willing to show mercy, we can all leave each other in peace. We'll keep what happened earlier to ourselves, too. Otherwise, even if you kill us, the fact that you secretly damaged the city lord's reputation and undermined the foundations of his rule over Nine Central City will inevitably get out."
"Exactly. If the Lord of the Order presses us too hard, we'll have no choice but to fight with our backs to the river." The man from earlier finally summoned his courage. It wasn't that he was naturally timid; it was simply that ever since the Lotus Avatar had become the Lord of the Nine Central Order, his achievements in battle had been outstanding. He had stood in for Nine-Ren Mountain and guarded Nine Central City for so many years, and countless formidable demons had fallen at his hands. Over time, the Lord of the Nine Central Order's reputation had spread far and wide. In Nine Central City, he was practically considered a Golden Immortal. Some people knew perfectly well that the Lotus Avatar hadn't reached the Golden Immortal realm, but so what? Who in Nine Central City would dare challenge the Lord of the Nine Central Order's authority?
Even knowing they were far from the main city, the man couldn't help