Before the tall figure could emerge from Sikong Jing's Spirit Platform sea of consciousness...
Absolute Sword Emperor, Hang Xie, and everyone from the Demon-Slaying Hall and Beast Venerable Hall who were pretending to be suppressed within the sword array...
All of them stared fixedly at Sikong Jing, at the black-clad masked men who had suddenly lunged out around him, watching the World Rings in their hands flash.
"Sikong Jing, get thrown out of the Swordwalk Small World first."
"Once he is cast out of the Swordwalk Small World, he won't be able to use the Five Swords inheritance. Back in the Vast Cosmos Great World, the black-clad masked men can tear him... into ten thousand pieces."
"No, capture him alive and possess his body."
"This brat is still brewing something. Unfortunately, even if he can silently draw upon certain powers of the Swordwalk Small World, he can't easily detect the masked men concealed within the blood-red sword current."
One after another, they schemed wildly...
Originally, Absolute Sword Emperor had wanted to possess Sikong Jing's body within the Swordwalk Small World itself, with no intention of yielding him to Absolute Beast Emperor.
But plans could not keep up with change.
Most importantly, Sikong Jing had already received the Five Swords inheritance. He could move within the Blood Demon Heavenly Soul Sword Array without being detected. To ensure nothing went wrong, Absolute Sword Emperor could only abandon the plan of possessing Sikong Jing.
Throwing him out first was the best choice.
As long as Sikong Jing left, the Swordwalk Small World would become Absolute Sword Emperor's domain, and the Blood Demon Heavenly Soul Sword Array could be completed without a hitch.
Whether or not he possessed Sikong Jing's body no longer mattered.
However... BOOM!
The tall, middle-aged figure flashed into view.
Violent