East Sun City, East City.
Qin Hao, his Devouring Doppelganger, and Barto hovered in the air, cultivating.
All around them, silence reigned.
Many people watched Qin Hao, Thunderclap King, and the others.
A long, long time passed.
At last, whispers rose beneath the silent night sky.
"Thunderclap King ordered the Arrest of East Sun Residence's disciples, along with the Arrest of East City's four commanders. Is he really going to turn on his own Shadow Race for Qin Hao?"
"Looks that way. Qin Hao must have an extraordinary background if even the Shadow Race doesn't dare offend him."
"But... don't you find it strange? If Thunderclap King and the others really wanted to help Qin Hao, why didn't they come the moment Ten-Thousand Poisons King tried to kill him? Why wait until Qin Hao had nearly swept up all of Ten-Thousand Poisons King's subordinates in one net?"
"Now that you mention it, it is strange. Maybe Thunderclap King never expected East City's four commanders to stand by and do nothing?"
The crowd looked at Qin Hao with fear and awe, but above all, curiosity. Who was he, to bring three Shadow Race King-Sealing Creation experts here in person?
On the ground, rows of East Sun City armored soldiers stood at attention, their faces stern and expressionless, killing intent rolling off them.
Thunderclap King stood in midair, his expression shifting.
He was wrestling with that very question.
How should he deal with Liu Yu, Marquis Haohai, and the other three?
If he followed the Lord of East Sun's orders, all five would likely die, including the four Marquis-Rank Creation experts.
No one dared defy the Lord of East Sun's commands.
And his command to Thunderclap King and the other two was to clear up the "misunderstanding" with Qin Hao, no matter