That gentle voice was not loud, yet it sounded exceptionally abrupt amid the dead silence.
Rumble!
In the deathly still black-and-white world, a crimson bolt of lightning illuminated the crowd—and the figure in the dark brown overcoat.
The figure in the dark brown overcoat lightly snapped his fingers.
Snap!
The sound was crisp and brief.
In an instant, the crimson lightning that had torn through heaven and earth vanished without a trace, like a pencil drawing erased by a rubber.
The sudden turn of events left everyone rooted to the spot, completely unable to understand what had happened.
Only the Ten Kings and the others turned back in shock, their gazes falling in unison upon the figure in the dark brown overcoat amid the crowd.
When they saw him clearly, their eyes instantly widened, their faces filled with disbelief, as though their minds had overloaded.
"Chief Judge!?" Painter cried out. In his wildest dreams, he had never imagined that the one who had acted would be the Chief Judge, one of the Ten Kings.
"H-how is that possible? How could you block an attack from the Black King!?" Tyrant's expression nearly fell apart. He had thought that, aside from the Black King, he was the strongest among the Ten Kings. Yet when he suddenly looked back... there was another expert!?
"You've been hiding your strength all along?" Peerless General furrowed her brows. "Why didn't you act earlier?"
"Master..." An Xiaotong's eyes were filled with shock and confusion.
"Xu Bai..." Pei Qingyue's hand loosened unconsciously.
Facing everyone's astonished gazes, Fang Xubai merely smiled.
As always, a gentle smile rested on his lips. Yet for some reason, everyone found that smile utterly unfamiliar. It was clearly the same curve, yet it carried a chilling indifference and detachment.
He slowly stepped forward, walking