Silence prevailed in the air as the aura of the two flared while time seemed to have come to a standstill.
Shang MiGang looked at Qiu Shi as he spoke in a stern torn, " You are prepared to defend someone who may not even be a part of the Blood Gate Cult!? "
"What if he picked those up from somewhere or worse..." His eyes shifted towards Xiao Lingyue's figure within the crowd.
Qiu Shi sneered as he glance at Xiao Lingyue before stating, " Very few people could make my Slaughter Heart Sword Sutra feel wary, and I've met all the Six Paths Dao seeds of my generation... How could I fail to recognize the only dark horse who could be ranked amongst us?"
Xiao Lingyue's pupils shrank as gasps could be heard within the group of Blood Gate Cult disciples as their gazes towards him underwent a drastic shift!
His cover was blown!!
He took a breath as he cast a deep look at Qiu Zhi who had a smirk on his face, his arms slowly withdrawing his half mask as he placed it upon his face while the Myriad Silworm Mask slowly melted away showing his true features...
No longer was he the plain and ordinary youth but a youth with distinguished and beautiful features.
His unblemished skin was like the purest white jade while his dark brows rested upon his face like willow leaves and his eyes were like rubies glistening within the night as they exuded a ruthless temperament.
Mei Ying glanced at this youth due to the commotion as she and the girls around her spoke in hushed tones.
Her eyes widened as her pupils constricted, startled, she stood as she noticed this youth sharing multiple features with the fae who she and her late sister had fought against within the Silver Deer forest!
She continued to scrutinize this youth as she began to see inconsistencies, aside from the fox tails, the fae youth had been around two sizes larger than this youth, his muscles were more form and tone while this youth seemed smaller in both size and stature.
Nonetheless, her eyes carried a malicious and malevolent intent towards this youth and the rest of the Blood Gate Cult disciples, especially this young man.
Her eyes drifted between the Blood Gate Cult disciples and the esteemed young men of the Shang family as she said in a rather nonchalant and instigating manner.
"I don't see why the Blood Gate Cult has to shelter useless disciples who can't even stand up for themselves. Oh, how the Blood Gate has fallen to be sheltering such trash..."
Her words were loud and melodious as she spoke but it was particularly jarring in the ears of the Blood Gate Cult disciples.
Everyone's gaze focused upon the disciples of the Blood Gate Cult, who now had solemn looks on their faces knowing they were being targeted by their enemies in the Heaven Net Sect yet could not speak against it.
She continued as she cupped her face towards Shang MiGang, " The Blood Gate Cult is full of disciples who are known for their brutality and prowess; they even have the most disciples here due to it but I can't let this unjust manner continue so if the Blood Gate Cult can't allow the involved parties to settle their grievances, our Heaven Net Society will have to lend a helping hand."
Qiu Zhi and the other Blood Gate Cult disciples felt pressure from this open threat yet it wasn't within them to back down...
Many looked towards Xiao Lingyue while his eyes narrowed as he watched the various disciples from different disciplines praise Mei Hua for standing on the side of righteousness.
He inwardly felt disgusted at these humans for their hypocrisy and theatrical display as he slowly made his way through the crowd to the forefront.
Shang MiGang cupped his fist towards Mei Ying and Ye Ru before stating in a loud voice.
" Thank you Heaven Net Fairies for your impartiality in this issue and for standing on the side of justice!"
Knowing he had the majority on his side even though the Blood Gate Cult had more disciples here than any one faction, a smirk began to form on his face as he told himself...
'They can't fight everyone here now can they...'
His eyes shifted towards Qiu Zhi and Xiao Lingyue as they were full of contempt and provocation.
The Blood Gate Cult disciples sneered at this scene as they inwardly cursed these supposedly righteous path disciples for their 'impartial judgement'.
Qiu Zhi frowned slightly as noticed that not a trace of panic could be seen on Xiao Lingyue's face.
'This Wan Tao isn't flustered at all, what is he relying on?'
Though they were sect mates, they were also rivals for resources and as everyone who went to the Blood Gate Cult was a ruthless character they were constantly sizing each other up.
'I have my grandfather who helped me raise my cultivation and gave me the Slaughter Heart Sword Sutra, how is it that my Slaughter Sword Heart still detects danger when I look at him?'
He was currently stumped as to how this dark horse could compete with him.
Qiu Zhi stepped back distancing himself as he wanted to know what sort of reliance this dark horse Wan Tao had to make him feel danger...
Xiao Lingyue stood forward, his eyes glancing across Qiu Zhi. Since his cover was blown and his identity revealed, if he continued to be passive it would work against him.
He quickly stored the spear as he withdrew a curved slim scabbard, his footsteps solid as he walked rhythmically towards Shang MiGang.
Shang MiGang already had his spear drawn and ready as he watched Xiao Lingyue walk over.
With every step, Xiao Lingyue's aura rose, slowly reaching a crescendo as the strands of Abysmal Qi stored within his meridians bursts forth, his flesh tensing under his robes as his hair billowed within the wind.
He looked like a peerless war demon who had just walked into the battlefield, silencing all with his presence as the Blood Gate Cult outer robes that were thrown over his shoulder rustled and flapped in the wind like a flag signalling...
'It was time for battle!'