As the young woman's cool, clear voice fell silent.
Chen Yuan and the other three, whose energies were already circulating as they prepared to spring into action, all froze for a moment.
Then they looked toward Jiang Yuechu in the seat of honor, their eyes full of shock and doubt.
What was that supposed to mean?!
At this moment of life and death, instead of subduing the traitor before the demon arrived, she wanted to wait for them to attack from inside and out?
Could this white-robed young woman be no guest elder of the Jieqing Sect at all, but a spy in league with the demon?!
Yet in that fleeting moment of hesitation.
The piercing demonic howl from the horizon had already reached the skies above Huangshan City.
Boom!
A black shadow as enormous as a small mountain plunged from the sky and crashed down outside the Xu Family's ancestral hall.
The earth shook.
Billowing dust surged skyward, blotting out the already dim daylight.
Only when a fierce wind howled through and scattered the dust.
Did everyone finally see the terrifying figure's true appearance.
Its enormous Demon Form loomed amid the rubble.
Hard, deep-blue scales covered its entire body, and wisps of moisture swirled around its four pillar-thick legs.
Its huge golden eyes shone with undisguised brutality.
It shook the rubble and debris off its body.
Its massive head dipped slightly, its gaze passing through the ancestral hall's shattered entrance and sweeping over everyone inside.
Suddenly.
The colossal creature spread its blood-red maw and spoke mockingly. "What's all this lively arguing about...? Why not let me judge who's right?"
"..."
Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to the commotion outside.
Feeling the oppressive aura radiating from the creature, Chen Yuan paled slightly and looked helplessly toward the young woman in