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"Heh, if I'm blocking your path to riches, then how do you plan to deal with me in an extraordinary way? I, Gong Xiuzhu, refuse to believe it. Show me what you've got; let's see if I can handle it." A burly man with a face full of scars stepped forward, scorning the Heaven's Mandate Realm cultivator named Shao Kui with disdain. After speaking, he also summoned his Magical Artifact, clearly ready to take action at any moment.
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The cultivator named Shao Kui was taken aback; he hadn't expected anyone to stand up for the two minor Contemplation Domain cultivators. He had merely spoken up for the male and female cultivators he was acquainted with on a whim, and that was only because he knew the man from Broken Stars' elder brother, who was also a late-stage Heaven's Mandate Realm cultivator. He wasn't too keen on fighting with other Heaven's Mandate Realm cultivators over these two.
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