Huo Hai could hardly muster any interest in people with cultivation like theirs. "Forget it. I'm done playing with you." He shook his head and released his aura. The two men who had been running toward him instantly felt a terrifying pressure descend.
This was the aura of a Spirit General Realm expert. Even weaker cultivators at the Spirit Adept Peak might not withstand it, let alone these two inferior specimens before him. Even the bandits in the distance felt unbearably stifled by the faint ripples of his aura. The pressure brought their charging footsteps to an immediate halt.
"Who exactly are you? Why have you come to make trouble for us?" The bandit chief sitting on the ground was uninjured. Yet faced with this aura, he still could not stand and could only speak from where he sat.
Huo Hai said mildly, "Weren't you the ones who came looking for trouble with me?" He raised a finger and pointed ahead of him and behind him. Piles of wood and stone blocked the road in both directions. He certainly had not put them there himself.
Seeing the barricades, the bandit chief scratched his head awkwardly. "Well, we just picked the wrong target. Huh? How come I can move now?" He finally realized that Huo Hai's aura had vanished. Always seeming half a beat behind, the chief happily stood and checked himself over. Beside him, the second and third chiefs covered their faces in embarrassment.
"We're fine now. Come on, let's head back." The bandit chief turned to leave, apparently forgetting their current predicament. Only after taking two steps did he remember that an immensely powerful expert was still standing nearby.
Turning around, the bandit chief ran back and said with an apologetic expression, "Um, my lord, can we... can we