"Bastard, stay!" roared the man with four horns on his head.
"Don't run!" the two young men shouted as well.
But Chen Fan shot straight into the entrance. The dazzling void gate twisted slightly, and his figure vanished before everyone's eyes. From within the gate, a cold voice drifted back from afar: "Come in and fight!"
"Young brat, hand over my clansman! If he has fallen, my Kite Eagle Clan will not hesitate to wage war and turn the Kingdom of Wu into a river of blood!" the man roared, then charged directly into the entrance and disappeared within.
The other cultivators snapped out of their daze as well. No longer hesitating, they all sprang into motion and surged toward the entrance.
In an instant, the crowd at the entrance converged into a sea of people. Colors shimmered within the gateway, flashing one after another!
The few Spirit Refining Stage experts stationed nearby remained indifferent, paying no attention to order. Instead, they frowned slightly, exchanged several glances, and murmured, "That young fellow just now actually comprehended the Nine Palaces Sword Art to such a peak of perfection. It seems another sword-hearted prodigy has emerged!"
"That powerful man of Shu Mountain known as the Sword Immortal is said to have trained a prodigy as well, one who also possesses a sword heart. Could it be this boy?" an old man at the Spirit Refining Stage murmured.
"I have seen that prodigy. It was not him," another said with a faint shake of his head.
"Not him? Then who is he? We have never heard of such a person. A sword-hearted prodigy who has also learned the Nine Palaces Sword Art... could he be a new disciple raised by the Nine Palaces Elder?"
"Impossible. The Nine Palaces Elder has lived in seclusion