"I knew it would come to this."
"What a bunch of fence-sitters..."
Venerable Hua sighed inwardly. She could summon these Jie Realm warriors to lend their support, but if she truly expected them to face Xue Yuanzi in battle, that was impossible without some tangible benefit.
On the contrary, these people might actually be won over by the Blood God Sect and persuaded to let bygones be bygones.
"Looks like I can only ask Daoist Jiang for help."
Venerable Hua turned to Muyue beside her and gave him a slight nod, expressing her gratitude for his support. She did not know why this blessed-land master had been so close to her today, but she accepted the favor all the same.
Then she lowered her right hand and rapidly moved her five fingers, performing a summoning ritual.
Venerable Hua knew she could not back down now. Otherwise, the Blood God Sect might even seize the chance to take over control of the Five Divine Weapons Great Chaos Array.
After all, the other side also possessed a royal divine weapon.
So she immediately followed a set of incantations Jiang Yan had previously passed on to her and performed the summoning ritual.
"Heh. I'd like to see what gives the Dao Sect the nerve to challenge me like this."
"Perhaps today is also an opportunity for the Blood God Sect to take the Dao Sect's place."
Xue Yuanzi looked at Venerable Hua, a playful glint in his eyes.
But the moment that expression appeared, it froze. He abruptly rose to his feet and looked up at the sky, his gaze passing through the layers of buildings to the heavens beyond.
"How... how is this possible?!"
"Impossible!"
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
As soon as Venerable Hua completed the summoning ritual, a peculiar sensation stirred in