Jun Guxian and the others had not expected Ling Jindi to forgo killing Sikong Jing and instead declare war on their Seal Sovereign side first.
Damn it, shouldn't Ling Dongwei have hated Sikong Jing to the bone?
Indeed, Ling Dongwei's first target was to torture Sikong Jing.
But Ling Jindi, who led the group, was not!
As the old family head and a Reincarnation Realm expert, he naturally would not listen to Ling Dongwei. He wanted to wipe out Jun Guxian and all the Seal Sovereign people first.
Do not forget that, because the Seal Sovereign Empire had exposed the spies and such, it held all sorts of advantages at the negotiating table. Thus, for this battle of the Heaven-Soaring Sea Cave, they could bring a hundred non-overlord sects.
Twice as many as the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family.
If they were not wiped out at the very start, then once Jun Guxian gathered those hundred non-overlord sects, they would become difficult to kill.
"You exposed our arrangements within the Seal Sovereign Empire. This old Reincarnation Realm family head can overlook that, but if you want to steal our grand plan for the souls of ferocious beasts, then you must die."
"Killing you at once will be a resounding warning to the Seal Sovereign Emperor."
Ling Jindi's voice exploded forth, and the true energy throughout his body erupted in an instant.
He was, astonishingly, at the Divine Martial Stage's Divine Emergence Realm.
In the shadows...
A cold gleam flashed through Sikong Jing's eyes as he muttered, "The Seal Sovereign Empire truly intends to seize the souls of ferocious beasts. That means there really is a Heavenly Emperor manipulating this matter of subduing the souls of ferocious beasts."
Jun Yiji had merely guessed at this before, but Ling Jindi's words had now all