Soon (1/20)

No one dared to move.

They did not know what Zhu Sha was doing, but once that Metamorphosis was complete, these families would face a new problem. No one was willing to accept that outcome, or everything they had done before would have been in vain.

But Jon stood in everyone's way.

Now that they had finally agreed to present a united front against outsiders, Jon had also completed his final arrangements.

Black wings unfolded from the void. Those massive, almost unbelievable feathers wrapped around Zhu Sha's body, blocking every gaze that wished her harm.

Even when the Li Family's sword light struck several times, it merely cut down a few black feathers. Jon did not shed so much as a drop of blood.

"Stop it. This is all pointless. Don't worry, I know Zhu Sha well. She won't do anything to you."

As if anyone would believe that!

Yet after witnessing Jon's strange ability earlier, no one doubted what he was capable of.

If Jon took Zhu Sha and hid within those illusory rifts, then with White Jade Capital unable to descend again anytime soon, there would truly be nothing they could do.

How stifling!

But everyone present was an old hand. Changing faces was as routine to them as eating and drinking. Even the Li Family head, who had attacked Jon earlier, instantly put on a smile and went to speak with Zhu Sha's mother.

Jon had no reaction to any of it. He quietly opened a rift and sent Grindelwald and Dumbledore away. Though the two of them could have left on their own, Jon doing it was the best way to ensure they would not be noticed.

The people here could not deal with him, but that did not mean they could not deal with those