"Qin Hao, take three moves from me, and we'll call this matter settled."
Huo Yan was burly, and his voice was somewhat muffled, but his tone carried an unquestionable authority, as though he were issuing an order.
"Not interested," Qin Hao said.
Right now, he only wanted to find Lord Zhenheng. He had no interest in the Azure Dragon Society's affairs.
Without so much as glancing at Huo Yan, Qin Hao prepared to leave.
Huo Yan's face darkened.
Qin Hao was openly ignoring him.
In truth, Huo Yan did not want to keep tangling with Qin Hao either. He wanted to uphold the Azure Dragon Society's Prestige, but Qin Hao was no weakling. In just five years, he had grown strong enough to defeat Guo Dun.
Of course, if that were all, Huo Yan would not have cared much. As the Azure Dragon Society's chief guardian at Two Realms Peak, he would strike without hesitation if Qin Hao dared challenge the Azure Dragon Society's Prestige.
What had truly changed Huo Yan's attitude was Lord Zhenheng's treatment of Qin Hao!
He had agreed to meet Qin Hao privately and had even told him where to find him.
Lord Zhenheng was a Three-Tribulation Sovereign. Even a casual word from him demanded Huo Yan's serious attention. But the Azure Dragon Society's prestige could not be trampled on either.
If he let Qin Hao go now, word of his defeat of Guo Dun would sweep through the Inner Gate in no time, dealing a serious blow to the Azure Dragon Society's standing.
So Huo Yan had come up with a solution, one that would preserve the Azure Dragon Society's Prestige without turning Qin Hao into an outright enemy.
Three moves!
If Qin Hao withstood them, the matter would be settled.
In Huo Yan's eyes,