"Impudent! The Second Elder invited you personally, boy, and you dare refuse him?"
Before Old Ghost Lü could speak, a Five Poisons Cult Inner Gate elder flew into a rage. He pointed at Qin Hao and roared.
"And who are you to wag your finger at me?" Qin Hao's face darkened as he gave the elder a cold look.
"You dare insult me!"
The elder erupted. "You're courting death! Since you don't know what's good for you, we'll Slaying you and take your treasures for the Five Poisons Cult. Do you really think you're a Peerless Genius? You're just trash who used treasures to force his cultivation and strength higher."
"Screech!" The Cloudwing Beast cried out.
"Hmph!" Fang Lang was furious too. His Earth-Hiding Domain burst forth, and he readied himself to fight at any moment.
"Second Elder, I'll Slaying him now. All his treasures will belong to the Five Poisons Cult."
Without waiting for Qin Hao to reply, the Inner Gate elder turned and cupped his fists to Old Ghost Lü.
"Go." Old Ghost Lü's voice was icy.
"You want to Slaying Qin Hao and keep the treasures for yourselves? Ask me first." Jiao Hong sneered and stepped between Old Ghost Lü and the elder.
Rustle, rustle...
As Jiao Hong moved, more than a dozen Saint Martial Grandmasters from the Soul-Severing Sect stepped forward.
"Hmph!"
"The mere Soul-Severing Sect thinks it can stand against the Five Poisons Cult?"
The moment the Soul-Severing Sect's Grandmasters moved, the Five Poisons Cult's Grandmasters sprang into action as well.
They, too, numbered more than a dozen Saint Martial Grandmasters!
The thirty-odd Grandmasters who remained exchanged glances.
Some came from the Soul-Slaughtering Sect, some from other Lineages, and others were Rogue Cultivators.
But with Jiao Hong and Old Ghost Lü present, none dared act