“You have a death wish!” Linden Sutton uttered in a low voice, raising his hand to block Azure Dragon’s attack with a sweep of his palm.
“This is Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect, not your Western region. If you dare to attack again, you’ll die!” he roared.
Casey glanced at Linden, his tone cold as he spoke, “Say that again.”
As he spoke, he drew the Bloodshadow Warblade from his waist, and a murderous intent emanated from him.
“Humph!” Linden Sutton snorted, a disdainful expression on his face as he continued speaking, “You really don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth. After killing so many people from Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect, you dare to come here and seek death?”
“Second Elder!” Theobold waved his hand to stop him.
Then, taking a deep breath, he looked up at Billy and spoke, “I don’t know why Commander Gardner has honored Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect with your presence. What brings you here?”
As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at Azure Fang.
Originally, when he heard about Billy’s arrival, he had been wondering about Billy’s purpose. As the elder mentioned earlier, Billy had killed many members of the sect. Without special circumstances, they wouldn’t expect him to come challenging the sect; they hadn’t reached the point of endless hostility. Now, Linden seemed to have vaguely guessed the answer.
The moment he appeared, he sensed the dense killing intent emanating from Azure Fang. Although Azure Fang was trying to control his emotions, the deep-seated murderous intent couldn’t be concealed. Recalling the information he had received not long ago, he understood why Billy and his group had come.
Recently, someone revealed important information to him that Azure Fang, the Provincial Governor of the SHADOW Central Zone, might be a survivor of the Ray family, which had been wiped out years ago. If an ordinary person had informed him of this, he wouldn’t have paid much attention, considering it a joke. He didn’t believe there were survivors from the Ray family. However, the person who provided this information had a special identity, compelling him to take this information seriously. So, in recent times, he had secretly mobilized many resources to investigate Azure Fang’s identity. However, Azure Fang’s identity as one of the SHADOW’s top figures made it an S-class confidential information. So, until today, he hadn’t confirmed whether Azure Fang was indeed from the Ray family.
But now, the answer seemed obvious.
There was one thing he couldn’t figure out: how did Azure Fang know that the incident back then was the doing of Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect?
“I’ll give you a chance for revenge,” Billy calmly said. “My people killed your son, crippled your daughter’s cultivation, and also slaughtered many members of your Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect. You must want revenge, right?”
“Commander Gardner, speak plainly. I’m not in the mood for your roundabout words,” Theobold said with a furrowed brow.
How could he not want revenge? He would love to skin and dismember Commander Gardner.
“Do you really not know why we came for you? Let me give you a hint,” Billy glanced at Azure Fang and said, “His name is Azure Fang, one of the Provincial Governors of SHADOW, originally named Kenelm Ray, the eldest son of the ancient martial arts Ray family.”
“Huh?” Upon hearing this, the eyes of everyone except Theobold and a few elders among them showed a trace of panic.
As members of Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect’s Elder Court, they had not been directly involved in the events of the past, but they were well aware of the circumstances and knew that the sect leader and two protector elders had been responsible for it. They didn’t expect that someone from the Ray family had survived and even become a prominent figure in SHADOW.
“I don’t quite understand your intentions, Commander Gardner,” Theobold said after taking another deep breath. “I’ve heard of the Ray family’s affairs, but why did Commander Gardner bring the eldest son of the Ray family here?”
“Reluctant to admit it?” Billy continued calmly, “Whether you admit it or not doesn’t matter. I’ll give you two choices.”
“One, disband the sect. You and the other three who acted back then will commit suicide to atone. All members of the Elder Court will voluntarily abolish their cultivation, and the rest can live.”
“Two, Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect, annihilated. Everyone, dead.”
“Hahaha…” After hearing Billy’s words, Theobold burst into laughter. After a slight pause, he continued looking at Billy. “I didn’t expect Commander Gardner to be quite humorous!”
The people behind him, the elders of the Elder Court, also wore expressions of disdain. It was evident that they didn’t think Billy and his group could stir up trouble in Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect’s main base.
“Judging by your appearance, you’re ready to choose the second option?” Billy spoke calmly once again.
“I’ve long heard that Commander Gardner is arrogant and conceited, thinking highly of himself. Today, seeing it in person, it’s true,” Theobold sneered.
“Do you think you can contend with Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect with just a few people? You’re underestimating the background of a super sect! You dare to kill so many people from my Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect, you really have some guts! I originally planned to go to the capital to settle scores with you, but since you’ve come to our doorstep, it saves me the trouble of making a special trip to the capital!”
“Today, I’ll make you pay for your blood debts!”
After saying this, he raised his hand and waved behind him. As his words fell, the surroundings echoed with the noise of footsteps. Before long, disciples from inside and outside Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect came from all directions. Each person held a cold weapon in their hands. After arriving about five or six hundred meters from Billy and his group, the tens of thousands of disciples stopped. Each one exuded a strong killing intent, and their breath was chilling.
This was the strength of a super sect. The disciples of a sect, both in terms of numbers and individual strength, were enough to crush other top forces. They were in completely different leagues. A super sect, if truly determined to deal with a top force, could easily overthrow them without any effort.
“Quite a show!” Black Tortoise surveyed the surroundings and smirked, “Is this a numbers game? But sorry to inform you, this doesn’t scare us. When it comes to numbers, we have plenty!”
After speaking, he also raised his hand and waved.
“Attack!”
With his words, a deafening cheer erupted simultaneously from all around the valley. Eighty thousand Bloodshadow guards emerged, each wielding a war blade, surrounding the entire valley.
“Huh?” Seeing the tens of thousands of Bloodshadow warriors, the eyes of the Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect disciples showed a trace of panic.
Although, as sect disciples, many of them might not necessarily fear the Bloodshadow guards based on individual strength alone. However, the unique bloodthirsty aura emanating from these Bloodshadowers made them involuntarily feel a sense of dread.