Everyone's eyes turned toward Xiao Hua, who floated in midair, imposing and majestic.
"Hiss..."
"Pfft..."
True Lord Huode was even more alarmed. Their pressures collided, and he sucked in a sharp breath. His Nascent Soul trembled slightly. Before he could circulate his magic power again, a powerful force surged forth and crushed his Nascent Soul hand like dry weeds and rotten wood. Under the backlash of that force, a mouthful of blood surged up his throat...
"I am Daoist Xiao Hua. How could my foundations be sullied by the likes of you? I raised a blood stele within Qiyang Temple, slew the National Teacher atop Black Wind Ridge, and killed the prime minister before Qianyu Mountain. If not for the sake that you are a fellow Daoist, I would have long used your head to sacrifice to my innocence!" Xiao Hua proudly flew into the air, his gaze as sharp as blades as it swept across True Lord Huode. Then, without turning into a rainbow of light, he simply flew away slowly.
Xiao Hua flew extremely slowly, yet his momentum soared like a rainbow. Not only were the Nascent Soul cultivators dumbstruck and afraid to utter a word, but even True Lord Huode's eyes flickered. Although his life-bound magic treasure and Nascent Soul were ready, he likewise did not dare move. Xiao Hua's earlier move had truly intimidated him. Without the strength of upper-grade fourth-rank Yuan force, or even lower grade fifth-rank Yuan force, how could Xiao Hua have injured him in a single strike? He could not be certain that, after unleashing his magic treasure, Xiao Hua would still spare his life!
"Dao... Daoist Xiao Hua! I know now—it's Xiao Hua, Xiao Hua of Tongzhu Kingdom!" True Person Yufeng, who had long since retreated far away, suddenly seemed to