Thanks to Zhu Rong's intervention, Ju Mang, the Ancestor Witch with the purest battle-loving temperament of the witch race, finally put aside the thought of beating you up and taking you back to the Grand Luo Heavenly Domain for investigation.
Still, he did not fully follow Zhu Rong's suggestion and leave without asking anything at all. Instead, with the bearing of a superior, he questioned you and the Emperor Corpse, True Tribulation Underworld Lord. Just as you sensed something from the three Ancestor Witches, he too sensed something unusual from the two of you.
Among the powerful figures of the Myriad Worlds, there were not none whom even he could not fully see through. Yet he had no information on either of you, making it impossible for Ju Mang not to be curious...
Four azure Flying Swords, ringing with a clear metallic hum, surrounded you and True Tribulation Underworld Lord. Their sharp, bloodthirsty intent seemed only to await a command from Ju Mang. If he gave the word, those Flying Swords would attack you in the next instant.
When the lord was humiliated, his retainers would die. Ju Mang's faintly teasing tone was one thing, but the Flying Swords' domineering arrogance was even more obvious. Scarlet flames instantly covered your entire body, their temperature climbing ever higher as the light they gave off became increasingly dazzling. As the spirit of your Lifebound Supreme Treasure, the Phoenix Divine Mark, the Phoenix Primordial Spirit was the first to be unable to bear such a scene. Its battle intent surged sky-high, swearing to contend with this Sword Formation.
The Phoenix Primordial Spirit's actions made the situation even tenser, but you yourself were not affected by its emotions. At such a moment, you instead became incomparably calm.
With such a gap between friend and