"Insolence!"
Just as Wu Tao was preparing to reveal his trump card and use the Wind and Thunder Move to carve out a path of survival, a sharp shout suddenly rang out above West Inner City. Like a clap of thunder, it shook the entirety of West Inner City.
An Azure Sword Light shot skyward from a main hall two streets away from the Artifact Refining Hall. The sword light wheeled through the air like a phantom, splitting into streams upon streams of Azure Sword Light—more than a hundred in all—before shooting toward every corner of West Inner City.
Two streams of Azure Sword Light shot toward the Artifact Refining Hall, toward Wu Tao's residence.
"Uncle-Master Pei of the Hundred Li Green Light Sword has made his move."
The Demon Slaying Hall disciples stationed at the Artifact Refining Hall had rushed toward Wu Tao's residence upon hearing the alarm. They had only made it halfway when they heard that shout. Stopping in their tracks and looking up, they saw the Green Light Sword transform into a hundred sword shadows and scatter downward.
"More than a hundred Green Light Sword shadows... It seems the Artifact Refining Hall we guard isn't the only place under attack. The Demon Slaying Hall is going to have a hard time after this..." The Demon Slaying Hall disciple's heart stirred. Since Uncle-Master Pei had acted, there was naturally nothing left for them to do.
"Uncle-Master Pei is so powerful. As expected of a Ninth Level Foundation Establishment cultivator at perfection, someone on the verge of forming a Golden Core."
"Let's go. There's still a mountain of matters waiting to be handled."
As that sharp shout fell, Wu Tao felt his scalp go numb. Unable to stop himself, he looked up and saw two streams of green