When Fang Mo stopped to rest partway through leaving Red Rock Valley, he gathered everyone together and found a secluded spot to discuss matters.
He looked at them, then suddenly drew the Moon Soul Blade as they watched. True energy poured into the blade, making it tremble and hum as cold light flickered at its tip.
Everyone looked puzzled. Why had Fang Mo suddenly drawn his blade?
Just then, Fang Mo suddenly brought the blade down on his own wrist.
"Fang Mo!"
Luo Jiangyan, Yue Quan, and the others cried out and leaped to their feet. The rest jumped up too, their faces stricken with alarm. Was Fang Mo trying to cut off his own hand?
A crisp sound rang out. His wristband snapped and fell to the ground, and Fang Mo slashed it to pieces with another stroke.
"What's this?!"
Everyone froze. What was Fang Mo doing? Why had he destroyed his wristband?
Without their wristbands, how could they contact the alliance?
Fang Mo looked at them and said:
"Come over one at a time. I'll remove your wristbands, then I'll explain why!"
For a moment, everyone seemed stunned. They weren't hesitating; they just didn't understand why Fang Mo was doing this.
"I'll go first!"
Luo Jiangyan stepped forward and held out her hand, revealing her snow-white wrist.
Fang Mo grasped Luo Jiangyan's wrist and brought down the blade, neatly severing the wristband. The blade's energy didn't even break her skin. His control over its force had reached an utterly masterful level.
"Take mine off too!"
Yue Quan stepped forward and held out her wrist. The others followed in silence. They trusted Fang Mo, no matter what he did.
Clang, clang, clang!
Fang Mo sliced through the wristbands one by one, then destroyed them.
He hadn't planned to destroy