The standoff between the Soul Hall and the Budu Ancient Clan had long since drawn the attention of others. Though the exchange of auras between them remained restrained, an invisible pressure still left the treasure seekers who had been drawn here by the phenomena caused when Mu Chen refined the Spirit Vein feeling deeply oppressed.
"Those are... the elders of the Budu Ancient Clan?" Some sharp-eyed people recognized Budu Xuan and the others.
"Even First Elder Budu Xuan has shown himself. Could they have come for the great treasure here as well?"
"Who are the ones confronting them? They actually dared to provoke the Budu Ancient Clan on Budu Continent?"
"Forget Budu Continent—even elsewhere in the Great Thousand World, provoking a top force with an ancient inheritance like this wouldn't be a wise choice, would it?"
Some recognized Mu Chen and found the white-robed young man beside him especially familiar. After racking their brains, they finally remembered where they had seen him before... There was a statue of him in every branch hall of the Soul Hall.
"That is the Soul Emperor, Hun Tiandi! The master of the Soul Hall!"
"The other one is the Soul Hall's Vice Hall Master, the Demon Slayer King who rose to prominence not long ago!"
"Could the Budu Ancient Clan and the Soul Hall be going to war?"
Some prudent people had already retreated far away. In a clash between figures like these, watching at close range was no different from courting death.
...Even if they wanted to watch the excitement, they had to find somewhere relatively safe with a good angle!
Mm, not watching the excitement was never an option...
Xuan Guang and Mu Chen both released their auras, and their vast pressure distorted even space itself.
Mu Chen was far behind in