Central Great Hall. Zong Shenliang swiftly swept inside, the two people at his side following like shadows. The many cultivators stationed here all bowed in salute.
He took a step to the radiant Uniting Dao Pearl and stopped before it, raising a hand to touch it, yet he made no further move for a long while.
A moment later, Zhe Huang, who had followed him in, entered the hall. Seeing this, he could not help but feel puzzled. "My lord?"
He did not know why his lord had not entered the Hehe Realm and was instead standing there in a daze.
Then, a crisp crack suddenly rang out. The radiant pearl abruptly shattered, turning into countless fragments that flew in all directions.
This sudden change stunned every cultivator in the hall. Zhe Huang stood rooted to the spot, feeling his close connection to the Uniting Dao Pearl completely sever at that instant.
It was as though he had been struck by lightning. His mind was in utter chaos, and he could scarcely believe his eyes.
His lord had actually shattered his Uniting Dao Pearl!
But why?
Why would his lord do this?
Over all these countless years, he had been utterly loyal to Zong Shenliang and had never overstepped his bounds. Every task Zong Shenliang assigned, he completed flawlessly. Calling Zhe Huang Zong Shenliang's right-hand man would not have been an exaggeration.
And now, the Uniting Dao Pearl in his possession had been personally shattered by the lord he served.
In that instant of confusion, a crisp sword cry suddenly rang out. A sword light like a streak of silk swept forth from the high platform, striking directly at Xue Li beside him.
Before that, Xue Li's expression had already changed drastically, and he cried out in alarm.
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