"What, are you unwilling to join forces with me?"
"Fine, then we won't join forces. Without your Yuwen City, I, Han Ruoxiu, can still destroy that Chu Feng."
Seeing the City Lord of Yuwen City hesitate for a moment, the City Lord of Sword King City, who was already in a fit of rage, actually redirected his anger onto the City Lord of Yuwen City.
"No alliance, then no alliance. For Yuwen City to deal with a mere Chu Feng, do we need Sword King City to meddle?"
"What do you even think your Sword King City is?"
But just then, an aged voice suddenly echoed through the great hall.
Boom—
The moment those words were spoken, a formidable pressure erupted from within the City Lord of Sword King City.
That overwhelming presence immediately forced the people of Yuwen City into expressions of pain. Even the City Lord of Yuwen City could not withstand the City Lord of Sword King City's pressure.
"You people of Yuwen City are truly audacious—daring to speak to me like that?"
The City Lord of Sword King City glared viciously at the people of Yuwen City, killing intent surging in his eyes.
In that moment, the people of Yuwen City were terrified. After all, the City Lord of Sword King City was already in a towering rage. Provoking him at a time like this was practically asking for death. For all they knew, the City Lord of Sword King City might actually kill them first.
"Who is so presumptuous as to dare say such outrageous things? Hurry up and apologize to City Lord Han!"
Inside Yuwen City, a cowardly elder shouted loudly.
"You want me to apologize to this mere Han Ruoxiu? In the entire Great Thousand Upper World, no one has ever dared speak to me like this."
But just then, that aged voice sounded once more. This time, there was a hint of anger mixed in his voice.
And almost as soon as his voice rang out, with a "bang," that cowardly elder from Yuwen City—his physical body shattered and he exploded, dying instantly.
"This—?"
Such a sudden turn of events immediately sent a jolt through everyone present, and their hairs stood on end.
Including the City Lord of Sword King City, who also felt a vague sense of unease.
Only at this moment did they realize that voice had not come from anyone present. Furthermore, the one who had struck and killed—even the City Lord of Sword King City had not sensed the slightest warning.
This meant that the attacker's strength was possibly even more formidable than the City Lord of Sword King City's.
In that moment, it was the City Lord of Yuwen City who recovered first. He dropped to his knees with a thud, first performing three kowtows and nine prostrations, then, through tears and snot, said:
"Master, it's you, isn't it? You've finally returned. Your disciple has waited so painfully long for you."
"What? The City Lord's Master?"
In that moment, not only were the people of Yuwen City stunned—the City Lord of Sword King City was so terrified that he hastily retracted his pressure.
He, who moments ago seemed to have completely forgotten his fury over his son's cultivation being crippled and his family's inheritance being taken, now stood there with a deathly pale face, well-behaved and obedient, not daring to even breathe too loudly.
His previous arrogance had long since vanished like smoke.
It wasn't that he was cowardly. It was simply that the City Lord of Yuwen City had gotten incredibly lucky—he had once taken an incredibly important figure as his master.
This person's name was Yuwen Huacang.