In the Battle Heaven Pavilion's square, Yan Lan's challenge immediately drew a chorus of agreement from the Ninefold Heaven's forces, led by the Eight Great Imperial Clans.
"That's right! Your Battle Heaven Pavilion is far too arrogant, daring to provoke every force in the Ninefold Heaven on the day it opens!"
"You must give us an explanation. Otherwise, don't even dream of establishing a foothold in the Ninefold Heaven today!"
"Exactly! If you can't give us a satisfactory explanation, then you, Lin Heng, can take the Battle Heaven Pavilion's people and get out of the Ninefold Heaven!"
"Just who do you think your Battle Heaven Pavilion is? You have no right to speak here in the Ninefold Heaven!"
Countless curses rose and fell. The leaders of hundreds of sects forgot all about their status and dignity, every one of them red in the face and thick in the neck as they hurled abuse.
Lin Heng did not respond, and Sun Yuan, standing outside the great hall, simply listened in silence.
When the shouting began to die down, Sun Yuan swept his gaze across the crowd, soon looking back and forth at the leaders who had cursed the loudest.
"You said you wanted our Battle Heaven Pavilion to give you an explanation, didn't you?"
Sun Yuan first looked at the Wind Sword Sect's leader. "Fine, I'll give you an explanation today. Does your Wind Sword Sect want single combat or a group battle? Our Battle Heaven Pavilion accepts either."
Faced with Sun Yuan's challenge, how could the Wind Sword Sect's leader dare answer?
Sun Yuan, a Nine-Turn Samsara Realm expert, stood right there, while thousands of Samsara Realm disciples of the Battle Heaven Pavilion watched like tigers eyeing their prey.
The Wind Sword Sect's leader had no doubt that if