Tuoba Cheng'an stared at
And that terror on his face was not only clearly visible to Long Daozhi — everyone else could see it plainly as well.
This made people realize that Long Daozhi's strength far exceeded their imagination.
After all, most people had heard a thing or two about what kind of person Tuoba Cheng'an was.
If even someone like Tuoba Cheng'an was afraid, then it stood to reason that Long Daozhi's power was something the Heavenly Gates would have to think twice about.
With that thought, the fear in people's hearts toward the Heavenly Gates seemed to weaken considerably.
However, while most people were letting out a sigh of relief, there were others who grew even more anxious and fearful.
That would be
Long Daozhi had stepped forward today to uphold justice.
After all, it was they who had colluded with the Heavenly Gates. Once Tuoba Cheng'an was dealt with, they would be next.
And the stronger Long Daozhi was, the worse it was for them.
"Why are you just standing there? Didn't I tell you to scram?"
Long Daozhi looked at Tuoba Cheng'an and said coldly.
And upon hearing those words, Tuoba Cheng'an didn't say another word. Instead, he dragged his weakened body and quickly disappeared into the distance.
Though his cultivation had indeed been crippled, it had not been completely destroyed.
Long Daozhi had shown some measure of mercy.
To be precise, Tuoba Cheng'an's cultivation was still draining away. If he repaired the damage immediately, there was still a chance of recovery.
However, his vital essence would suffer severe damage, and it was likely he would no longer be able to retain his Third Degree Supreme cultivation.
...
"So, Linghu Zhishi — how does it feel to be a puppet?"
Sure enough, after Tuoba Cheng'an left, Long Daozhi turned his gaze toward Linghu Zhishi.
"City Lord Long, I truly wasn't their puppet. They were the ones who reached out to me first, claiming they wanted to help me deal with the Nameless Clan. They never once said anything about interfering with the Ancestral Martial Star Domain's affairs."
"City Lord Long, you should know as well — our Ancestral Martial Star Domain's resources are far inferior to their Heavenly Stars Domain. There's nothing here worth them coveting."
Linghu Zhishi tried desperately to explain himself, hoping to shake off the label of puppet.
"Do you take me for a fool, or do you take everyone here for a fool?"
Long Daozhi's sharp brows shot upward as he spoke in a frigid tone.
"I—"
Linghu Zhishi was about to say more, but Long Daozhi let out a furious shout:
"Shut your mouth."
At that moment, no matter how unwilling Linghu Zhishi was, he could only grit his teeth and not dare utter a single word — like a student being punished who could only bow his head in silence before a teacher, not daring to argue back.
Today, everyone present looked at Long Daozhi in an entirely new light — and naturally, that included Linghu Zhishi.
Linghu Zhishi had truly never imagined that Long Daozhi would be this powerful.
Powerful enough that even the Third Degree Supreme Tuoba Cheng'an had been utterly helpless against him.
In Linghu Zhishi's view, Long Daozhi was at the very least a Third Degree Supreme, and quite possibly a Fourth Degree Supreme.
An existence like that was not something even the Heavenly Gates would easily provoke — let alone him.
"Now scram."
"Take your people and get out."
Suddenly, Long Daozhi waved his hand at Linghu Zhishi.
As he spoke those words, his tone was filled with disappointment.
"We can't let them leave."
However, the moment Long Daozhi finished speaking,