Whoosh!
With a shriek like a kettle coming to a boil, a colossal firework dozens of meters long hurtled straight toward Xia Lun, trailing a dazzling white-hot flame! Sparks flared wildly, and searing red light lit up the terrace in an instant!
Before that enormous firework, overwhelming power and fabulous wealth meant nothing. The Old Priest, who had just been throwing his weight around and pontificating about life, froze like a broken puppet. His eyes widened in terror as he stared helplessly at the rapidly approaching firework!
Xia Lun instinctively wanted to drop flat. But just as he was about to do it, he suppressed the urge. Amid the bursting flames, he glanced silently at the impostor Shrine Priest.
The Shrine Priest's gaze was calm. Though destruction was bearing down on them, he leaned comfortably against the railing, watching the people on the terrace with the detachment of a theatergoer. Scorching wind blew his hair across his face as orange-red flames whipped about!
Xia Lun's heart sank. He immediately understood what the man was thinking.
The man had launched this "giant firework" to create chaos, hoping Xia Lun would slip up and reveal himself. It was essentially the same plan Xia Lun had made when he buried Star Ore Explosives near Temple Square!
Don't move. Play dumb!
In that split second, Xia Lun widened his eyes and let his jaw drop.
"Aaaah!" Beside Xia Lun, a young woman suddenly screamed over the piercing whistle of the firework.
Her eardrum-splitting scream jolted the others out of their stupor. The Old Priest collapsed to the floor as though his world had ended. The Tree Herders' Great Leader grabbed a nearby guard and dragged him down, while the Scarface Elder silently stepped in front of Xia Lun.
Slice.
Amid the apocalyptic chaos, the