"Me too!"
"And me!"
"..."
Lu Genggeng, Tang Dai, and Gu Yu spoke up in succession, leaving the surrounding Holy Spirit Cult members aghast and whispering among themselves.
These men were also rising stars who had burst onto the scene in the Holy Spirit Cult over the past few years. Their talent and strength spoke for themselves, and becoming consecrated elders or high-ranking members of the cult in the near future was practically set in stone. Yet now, these rising stars had all declared war on the former king at once.
Xu Cheng had always kept a low profile-so low that after putting Yan Feng in his place several years ago, nearly five years had passed before he "revealed" his strength again. Even the Holy Spirit Cult's members had only learned during the All-Continent Soul Master Tournament that his strength had already reached such heights.
Those with sharper senses, however, had caught a whiff of something unusual.
"Oh? Interesting. Do you know that Xu Cheng is our Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Son? Not long ago, he even fought his way through the Star Luo Empire's encirclement. His talent is something rarely seen in a thousand years, not merely within our cult, but across the entire continent. Are you... certain you wish to challenge him?"
On the platform, Zhongli Wu lounged on a sofa, a teasing smile on his face.
"We're certain!" Yan Feng cast a burning glance at Xu Cheng. Five years ago, when he was only eleven, ten-year-old Xu Cheng had used nothing but his blood-red eyes to suppress him completely, leaving him unable to fight back. After he had stabbed himself several times, a shadow had settled over him that he could never shake.
Whenever he saw Xu Cheng, it was as though he were looking at a