"Trash, still the same move. After all these years, you still haven't improved in the slightest."
"Fine. I let you escape a hundred years ago. Today, I'll casually cut you down."
After Sword Maniac spoke, he slowly raised his palm and slashed behind him without even turning his head.
A flash of sword light streaked out, and Dark Night's entire body was sent flying backward.
"This is bad. Dark Night has lost control again."
In the distance, Eastern Deity gritted his teeth as he watched Dark Night get sent flying by a single slash.
"Who exactly is this Sword Maniac?"
Ye Lin asked without looking back.
"Sword Maniac is a prodigy of the Hundred Cities Alliance. In the Northern Continent, many alliances are named after the number of cities they possess—for example, our Three Cities Alliance, the Hundred Cities Alliance, and the Thousand Cities Alliance."
"These alliances all have their own channels for obtaining qualifications to enter the Sky Realm. Sword Maniac may be strong, but in the Hundred Cities Alliance, he isn't qualified enough. That's why he came to our Three Cities Alliance, hoping to obtain a qualification."
"To put it simply, he came here to bully the weak. After all, the Three Cities Alliance simply cannot compare with the Hundred Cities Alliance."
Eastern Deity spoke through gritted teeth, seething with frustration at their failure to meet expectations. Ye Lin was somewhat surprised by the anger he sensed from him.
Just what had Sword Maniac done to make both Eastern Deity and Dark Night hate him so deeply?
"Hahaha, you little loach. A hundred years have passed, yet you truly haven't made the slightest progress. Still the same as ever."
"Someone who can't even control his innate divine ability—what makes you think you can kill me?"
"No wonder even