"The War Elephant Sect and Floating Snow Hall are really courting death, daring to go against the Evil Spirit Sect."

"As a Top Grade Sect, it’s as easy for the Evil Spirit Sect to crush a few Middle Grade Sects as it is to crush a few ants. Since they want to die, we’ll just watch."

Yuwen Chi of the Fire Cloud Sect and his companions sneered.

Everyone present shot them looks of gloating.

"These people are dead meat. Everyone knows the Evil Spirit Sect is vicious and merciless."

"Originally, only the Yanyue Sect was going to suffer. The other two sects were too rash to get involved."

Amid the murmurs of the crowd, the experts from the Evil Spirit Sect began to close in on the three sects.

"The Evil Spirit Sect has gone too far! Since they want to kill us, we’ll make them bleed, even if it means taking them down with us."

Liu Bingxue, Li Kuangba, and the others all prepared for a bloody battle. They were resolved to tear a chunk of flesh from the Evil Spirit Sect, even if it cost them their lives.

People like them were strong-willed. Once they steeled themselves for something, there was no turning back.

The scene turned solemn, and a brutal atmosphere spread through the area.

"Attack," Xu Chen commanded.

CREAK.

Suddenly, the sound of a door opening rang out, startling everyone who had been ready to watch the show.

’Could it be?’

As if struck by the same thought, everyone instantly turned to look back toward the great doors of the Profound Celestial Ancient Hall.

The great doors, cast from bronze, were heavy and ancient. At this moment, a crack slowly opened down their center.

From within that massive gap, a figure emerged.

The figure seemed insignificant compared to the bronze doors, but the aura emanating from him felt as if it could fill heaven and earth. He was simply standing there, yet in the depths of their hearts, everyone felt his towering presence.

"Ning Jiang!"

Madman Tu’s pupils constricted, and killing intent flared in his eyes.

"Heh... Very good. I was starting to think you’d hide in there forever. Now that you’re out, hand over everything you obtained inside."

A flicker of greed flashed through Madman Tu’s eyes. What he wanted most, of course, was the Divine Spirit Flower.

"Hm?"

Ning Jiang’s eyebrow twitched as he glanced over. "And what are you? A loser I’ve already beaten, daring to speak to me like that?"

"You’re courting death!" Madman Tu erupted in fury.

"What an arrogant brat. Are you trying to make an enemy of our Evil Spirit Sect? Aren’t you afraid we’ll annihilate your Yanyue Sect?" Xu Chen added, playing the Evil Spirit Sect card.

"Threatening me?"

Ning Jiang’s eyes remained calm, but beneath the surface, a killing intent began to blaze. "The Evil Spirit Sect? So what? You dare offend me and think I have no way of dealing with you? A pack of ants, daring to clamor before me. Get on your knees before you speak!"

"Make us kneel? Kid, are you out of your mind? You deserve to die for just saying that..."

A cold sneer had just begun to form on Madman Tu’s face when he suddenly felt something was wrong as an immense pressure bore down on them.

"You don’t have a choice in the matter!"

As Ning Jiang’s voice fell, the power suddenly intensified.

"No—"

Madman Tu, Xu Chen, and the others all let out furious roars as they were humiliatingly forced to their knees.

’What’s happening?’

The onlookers all gasped, staring at Ning Jiang in utter shock.

’Ning Jiang was just standing there with his hands behind his back. He hadn’t done anything, yet he made Madman Tu and the others kneel?’

’Words Accompanied by Law?’

"’Did you feel that? It feels like... the power of the Profound Celestial Ancient Hall,’ someone said uncertainly."

"’What? You mean he’s mobilized the power of this Ancient Hall?’"

"’There’s no mistake. That is indeed the power of the Ancient Hall. Just what kind of incredible opportunity did he find?’"

The crowd stared at Ning Jiang with burning eyes. ’To control the power of the Ancient Hall... could it be that Ning Jiang passed the two hidden trials?’

"You animal, you dare to make us kneel! Death is too good for you!"

Madman Tu roared. As members of the Evil Spirit Sect, they had always been aggressive and tyrannical. They were always the ones forcing and humiliating others. When had the roles ever been so reversed, forced to kneel in full view of a massive crowd?

This was worse than death.

"Death is at your doorstep, and you still dare to threaten me?" Ning Jiang’s eyes were indifferent, devoid of all emotion.

Such a gaze sent a chill through everyone’s heart, including Madman Tu and his men.

"What? You wouldn’t dare kill us, would you?" Madman Tu looked at Ning Jiang, then after a moment, he sneered again. "No, you absolutely wouldn’t dare. Not unless you want to face the wrath of my Evil Spirit Sect."

"The wrath of the Evil Spirit Sect? What does that amount to? Madman Tu, you still underestimate me far too much. You have no idea what kind of person I am. The ones who should be worried are your Evil Spirit Sect. My wrath... can your Evil Spirit Sect withstand it? You think just because you have some Corpse Ghost Daoist, you can contend with me?"

A sharp, piercing light flared in Ning Jiang’s eyes.

When a Venerable is angered, a million corpses fall.

’Although I don’t have the strength of a Venerable right now, I dealt with the Celestial Corpse Venerable in my past life. I understand zombies better than anyone, and I have more than enough ways to deal with someone like the Corpse Ghost Daoist.’

"You dare!"

Madman Tu and the others stared at Ning Jiang, shocked and enraged.

"From the moment you threatened me, your fate was sealed. Die."

As Ning Jiang’s words faded—SQUELCH!—the bodies of Madman Tu and his followers instantly exploded into piles of gore. Not one of them was left, deader than dead.

The entire area fell silent.

Everyone’s breath caught in their throats.

Looking at the pools of gore on the ground, even experts like Duan Lengya were trembling, a chill running down their spines, their eyes filled with disbelief.

’This was the Evil Spirit Sect!’

’This was a Top Grade Sect!’

’This was a power with a Heaven-Reaching Realm expert presiding over it!’

’Who in all of Lei Province didn’t know of the Corpse Ghost Daoist’s fearsome reputation?’

’By doing this, was Ning Jiang challenging the Corpse Ghost Daoist himself?’

"He’s really stirred up a hornet’s nest this time. That Ning Jiang is insane, he actually dared to kill people from the Evil Spirit Sect."

"The people he killed were all geniuses from the Evil Spirit Sect, elites the sect had poured resources into cultivating. Especially Madman Tu, who was second only to Mo Qianyu! Now that they’re all dead, the Evil Spirit Sect is absolutely going to go berserk."

"This time, I’m afraid the experts of the Evil Spirit Sect will mobilize in full force to annihilate the Yanyue Sect."

People’s voices trembled. They could already sense that a massive earthquake was about to shake Qing Province and Lei Province.

And the person at the epicenter of this earthquake was Ning Jiang.

"I think he’s more deserving of the title ’Madman’ than Madman Tu," Jian Xinghe said, drawing in a sharp breath and shaking his head. "It seems our Star Sword Sect won’t have to lift a finger. Even with that Meng Daoyi around, the Yanyue Sect will be annihilated by the Evil Spirit Sect."

In his eyes, while Ning Jiang’s actions were certainly a satisfying way to settle grudges, they were still far too impulsive.

Killing members of the Evil Spirit Sect was extremely unwise.

But this was good, too. The Evil Spirit Sect could help his Star Sword Sect eliminate a major threat. This was a development he was more than happy to witness.