The sect leader felt uneasy under the gazes of the two elders, and couldn't bring himself to refuse...

He was so enraged that he felt he had to take action to appease public anger...

“The two elders are right, I must kill him. He's too arrogant. Even if his son is Tuoba San, he shouldn't be so cocky…”

"Sect Master, let's begin..."

The Grand Elder said excitedly…

The sect leader nodded solemnly to the Grand Elder and replied.

"Yes, I'll do it now. Killing him isn't enough to quell my anger..."

"Sect Master, you're right, kill him..."

The Second Elder also gave his affirmative support...

The sect leader spoke again.

"Elders, we must kill him..."

The First Elder and the Second Elder looked at their sect leader and thought to themselves, "What's the use of just shouting slogans? Why don't you take action?"

"metropolitan…"

"Elders, there's no need for further words. This man must die today..."

"metropolitan…"

"I understand what you two elders mean. You don't need to stop me. Even if the Heavenly King himself came today, he would still die..."

The First Elder and Second Elder were speechless, thinking their sect leader was a real scoundrel. He clearly didn't want to fight, yet he was shouting slogans at the top of his lungs, wasting everyone's time…

"Hey... are you going to make a move or not? If not, go get me some food, and while you're at it, call your saintess over here. I want to see her dance..."

I interrupted their pretentious act; it was getting more and more boring...

"Our Ghostly Fiend Sect has no Holy Maiden..."

The sect leader replied instinctively…

She realized something was wrong as soon as she finished speaking. Was it really necessary for the Holy Maiden to tell a hostage? Even if she did, such an excessive demand from a hostage was impossible to fulfill—making the Holy Maiden dance was an utter disgrace…

I looked at the three strongest fighters: one was incredibly gloomy, one was as fat as a ball, and one was as thin as a skeleton. I figured that women cultivating demonic energy would also have some impact; it was normal that there was no saintess among them…

The two elders stared at their sect leader in disbelief, thinking, "What do you mean by this? Do you really intend to have the Holy Maiden dance, given that she's here?"

Do you realize that your words have lowered the entire sect's standing?

"Hey...you audacious madman, how dare you spout such nonsense! Die!"

The sect leader knew that if he didn't act soon, he would truly be looked down upon. The two elders, who were not of one mind to begin with, would not only despise him but also become even more disloyal...

However, the sect leader was also cautious and did not attack with full force. Judging from the results of the two elders' probing, my reflection effect was 100% regardless of whether it was a physical attack or a magical attack…

If his all-out attack still isn't enough to stop me from counterattacking, then he's essentially attacking himself with all his might...

He didn't know about the others, but his all-out attack would definitely break through his own all-out defense...

Compared to the two elders, the sect leader's attack was more refined; even if it was only one-tenth of his power, it still surpassed the power of the two elders…

They are not even on the same level when it comes to controlling power...

The sect leader's attack was compressed to an extreme degree, and it hurtled towards my body like steel needles...

What he needs to do is concentrate all his offensive power into a single point...

Every defense has weaknesses; there is no defense without blind spots. His goal is to find the weaknesses in my defenses...

But to the sect leader's astonishment, his attack also stopped a meter in front of me, just like the two elders, and was still completely reflected back...

The sect leader easily neutralized even a fraction of his own power, but the shock he felt inside was something he couldn't suppress no matter what...

"This is impossible. This level of defense is definitely not something your ninth-tier magic weapon can achieve. How did you manage to do it?"

Faced with the sect leader's shock, I merely smiled faintly and calmly said...

"Is this all the skill a sect leader has? You're such a waste! If I were you, I'd just find a block of tofu and smash my head against it. Look at you, so ignorant and unsophisticated! Aren't you ashamed?"

"You're just pretending to be so shocked to lull the two elders next to you into a false sense of security. But if I were them, I'd be thinking about how to save my own life. With the strength you've shown, continuing to follow you will only lead to the extermination of our entire clan..."

That's so mean...

These words infuriated the sect leader. So what if he blocked a casual attack? What's there to be proud of? And he even tried to sow discord between me and the elders—he's such a scoundrel…

The sect leader looked at the two elders and noticed that their gazes towards him had indeed changed; they seemed to be considering his words…

First they didn't dare to take the initiative, and now they can't take me hostage. If they continue to wait, Tuoba San will come knocking and wipe out the entire sect...

They were already Martial Venerables, capable of dominating any region they chose. The reason they stayed in the sect was because the sect offered better cultivation resources and a higher status...

But when all of this could cost them their lives, they certainly wouldn't go down with them...

The sect leader unleashed his aura, stunning the two elders...

Only then did the two elders realize that the sect leader was a Martial Emperor, possessing strength that could crush them. Even if they had ulterior motives, they had to keep them hidden...

They glared at me with hatred. If I hadn't stirred up trouble and affected their minds, the two of them wouldn't have been warned by the sect leader...

"snort…"

The sect leader snorted coldly, then looked at me with a serious expression…

"No matter where your defenses come from, there's no defense that can't be broken. I refuse to believe you can withstand my sustained attacks..."

As soon as the sect leader finished speaking, a skull appeared before him…

Seeing the sect leader unleash his natal magic weapon, both elders were shocked; they hadn't expected the sect leader to fight so desperately…

It seems he just experienced a significant shock, otherwise he wouldn't have shown such determination...

"Let me see today whether my spear is sharper or your shield is stronger..."

As the sect leader finished speaking, a bone sword sprouted from the mouth of the skull in his hand…

"Ten Heavenly Fiends, who revere me, kill them!"

The sect leader, wielding a skull, charged straight at my chest. The spiritual energy of the entire world was suddenly drained by this attack, and the space trembled wherever the bone sword passed, as if the entire world was about to be torn apart...

It's clear that the sect leader truly gave it his all in this attack...

The scene I imagined—being annihilated—did not occur. My face still wore that calm smile, as if the attack had never happened…

What I thought was an earth-shattering blow stopped silently just a meter in front of me…

The sect leader's expression finally changed, but there was no turning back now. Even if he regretted it, he had no choice but to face the counterattack...

boom…

The sound of the collision, which seemed to have been drowned out, suddenly erupted after a brief silence…

The powerful sonic boom forced even the two elders to use their internal energy to withstand it…