The Heavenly Venerable had come to the Netherheart Sword Alliance for one reason alone: to settle the score!
Wang Ganfeng, Xu Qiuyuan, and the other world realm experts now understood exactly why the Heavenly Venerable had descended upon the Netherheart Sword Alliance.
The Sword Master had actually hired Blood Cliff Star to assassinate Su Yuan behind their backs, keeping every one of them in the dark.
Now that the truth had come out, it was only natural for the Heavenly Venerable to come knocking.
Then Chen Mutian turned his gaze toward Fang Zilu.
That single look frightened Fang Zilu so badly that he wanted to flee, but an invisible force filled his surroundings, blocking every escape route.
As the Netherheart Sword Alliance's second-in-command, Fang Zilu was under immense pressure.
The Sword Master was dead. Perhaps he would be next.
But he had played no part in hiring Blood Cliff Star. Fang Zilu felt terribly wronged.
He dared not protest his innocence. The Sword Master, Yu Si, had tried to defend himself just moments ago, yet the Heavenly Venerable had erased him without mercy.
With Yu Si dead, Su Yuan and Xu Zhan breathed sighs of relief behind Chen Mutian.
The leader of the Netherheart Sword Alliance was finally dead.
"You."
Chen Mutian regarded Fang Zilu with an utterly impassive gaze.
"Yes, Heavenly Venerable."
Fang Zilu dropped straight to his knees before Chen Mutian, abandoning all dignity.
As he knelt, Wang Ganfeng, Xu Qiuyuan, and the other world realm experts followed suit.
The Heavenly Venerable's presence was so overwhelming that they had long since struggled to remain standing.
Now that Fang Zilu had knelt, they had no reason to keep forcing themselves to stand.
Trying to hold out before a Heavenly Venerable was undoubtedly courting death.
"Fight Su Yuan. If you