Everyone's gaze turned toward Xiao Hua, who floated in midair, imposing and majestic.
"Hiss..."
"Pfft..."
True Lord Huode was even more horrified. As their pressures collided, he sucked in a cold breath. His Nascent Soul trembled slightly, and before he could circulate his magic power again, a powerful surge of magic power rushed forth and crushed his Nascent Soul hand with the force of deadwood snapping and rotten branches breaking. The backlash sent a mouthful of blood surging up his throat...
"I am Daoist Xiao Hua. How can my foundation be sullied by the likes of you? I erected a blood stele within Qiyang Temple, executed the National Teacher atop Black Wind Ridge, and killed the Prime Minister before Qianyu Mountain. Were it not for the sake that you are a fellow Daoist, I would have long since used your head to sacrifice to my innocence!" Xiao Hua flew proudly into the air, his gaze sharp as knives as it swept over 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 speak, even True Lord Huode's eyes flickered. Though his life-bound magic treasure and Nascent Soul were already prepared, he likewise did not dare move. Xiao Hua's move just now 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 move? 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