After leaving, Huo Hai felt both vexed and furious. He had never expected to be plotted against this time, with people from within the East District Alliance coordinating from the inside and outside. Most importantly, he had not even killed a single person.
Bai Liu and that Blade Maniac who had appeared from nowhere—neither had been completely killed. Huo Hai did not know exactly what had happened to Bai Liu. He only believed that he had shattered Bai Liu's Inner World, yet still allowed his Origin Essence to escape. If Huo Hai had known that Bai Liu himself had not been injured at all, his mood would probably have been even worse.
This foul mood wiped away even the joy of breaking through to the Second-Heaven Spirit God. The rage in Huo Hai's heart had nowhere to go, so he could only find a target. That was right—the Ironwood Sect was the best target for venting it.
The Ironwood Sect could be said to have been one of the first Sects to oppose the Celestial Star Sect. Back then, it had nearly destroyed the Celestial Star Sect. Had Huo Hai not arrived in time, the Celestial Star Sect might no longer have existed.
Even afterward, with the Mu Family's support, the Ironwood Sect had continued causing trouble for the Celestial Star Sect. Only after Huo Hai broke through to the Spirit God Realm and the Ironwood Sect realized it could not contend with him did it withdraw from the Eastern Region and return to the Southeastern Region. At the time, Huo Hai had too many matters to handle and had been busy with all kinds of research, so he had never gone after the Ironwood Sect.
Moreover, when Huo Hai returned this time, what he encountered was not the Ironwood