“Boss, are you all right?” Night Orchid and Frostblade shouted as they ran to Billy.
“I’m fine!” Billy stood up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. His face was pale, and he looked weakened.
The opponent’s cultivation was at least three levels higher than his, and the palm strike just now was aimed at taking his life without any reservation. Even with Billy’s strong resilience, he was still injured. While speaking, he took out a healing pill and tossed it into his mouth, activating the Heart Sutra of the Azure Void to recover.
“Today, all of you will die!” At this moment, two figures appeared in Billy’s sight.
The speaker was the black-robed elder who had attacked earlier, his eyes sharp, and his face filled with anger. It was hard to determine his actual age, but judging from the sparse white hair on his head and the few teeth left in his mouth, he was probably at least two or three hundred years old.
In the territory, every super sect was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. With a heritage of over a thousand years, any super force had its hidden reserves.
The person before them was the surviving ancestor of Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect, the number one powerhouse of the sect, with cultivation nearing the fourth rank of supremacy. Such strength would be considered formidable even in the entire martial world.
Following the black-robed elder was a gray-robed old man, around sixty or seventy years old, possessing the strength of a first rank of supremacy.
“Sir, my incompetence led the sect to such a disaster. I feel ashamed before our ancestors…” Theobold looked at the leading black-robed elder, speaking with difficulty.
“Stop talking for now; let me check your injuries.” The elder coldly glanced at Billy and walked quickly to Theobold.
“Don’t worry about me, sir; go and avenge the elders!” Theobold pointed towards Billy’s group.
“I will. First, take this pill!” The black-robed elder took out a pill from his robe and handed it to Theobold.
“Thank you, sir!” Theobold accepted the pill.
“You must be Commander Gardner of Glavale’s war division.” The black-robed elder turned to Billy and spoke sternly. “You have the audacity to kill so many members of my Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect. You deserve to be dismembered into pieces! Today, not only you, but everyone you brought, including these tens of thousands, will not leave here alive!”
“You old bastard, you talk big. Why don’t you ascend to the heavens?” Before Billy could respond, Stout raised his hand and continued, “You dared to hurt Commander Gardner. Watch how I pluck the few remaining hairs on your head and smash your teeth!”
“Insolent! Watch your language when speaking to the old master!” The gray-robed elder frowned and, with a wave of his hand, unleashed a powerful gust of wind.
“Stout, be careful!” Casey spoke in a deep voice, swiftly drawing a blade to meet the attack.
Bang!
A loud noise echoed as Casey was pushed back seven or eight steps, blood traces appearing at the corner of his mouth.
“Casey, are you okay?” Stout ran over.
“I’m fine.” Casey wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and then looked at Billy with a serious expression. “Boss, the newcomers are formidable!”
Although he couldn’t determine the exact strength of the two opponents, the gray-robed elder had easily forced him back. It was evident that he possessed the strength of a Sovereign.
The black-robed elder who had injured their boss was undoubtedly even stronger, likely a third-rank Sovereign or stronger. Facing opponents of this level, even if their boss wasn’t injured, it would be challenging to contend with them.
Billy narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly.
“Boss, should we use poison?” Stout looked at Billy with an eager expression.
“Do you think the poisons you’ve concocted would work on mid-stage Sovereigns?” Billy glanced at him.
Sovereign martial artist couldn’t be easily incapacitated by ordinary poisons; it would be too naive.
“Uh… What should we do then?” Stout scratched his head. “Should we escape?”
“There are no fleeing soldiers in the Western Region!” Billy replied wryly.
“What should we do then?” Stout’s mouth twitched slightly.
“Wait!” Billy spoke again.
“What do you mean?” Stout opened his mouth. “Wait for death?”
Azure Dragon slapped Stout on the back of his head, causing him to stagger.
“Azure Dragon, why did you hit me?” Stout rubbed the back of his head and asked.
“Shut up and stay quiet!” Azure Dragon glared at him without mercy. Then, scratching his head, Azure Dragon looked at Billy and said, “Boss, what are we waiting for? Are we really waiting to die?”
“Azure Dragon, you better not say anything more!” Night Orchid reminded. She wasn’t too worried. Knowing Billy’s character, if he decided to attack Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect’s main base, he must have been prepared.
Billy had been warned by Ivy about the strength of Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect; they likely had mid-stage Sovereigns in their sect. Considering Billy’s current strength, even though he could defeat a Second-rank Sovereign, he still fell short against a Third-rank Sovereign.
Therefore, Billy must have other arrangements.
“Commander Gardner, I’ll give you a chance. If you choose to end your own life, I can leave your body intact,” the black-robed elder said to Billy. “Otherwise, if I have to make a move, your bones will be obliterated!”
“You’re so confident? Aren’t you afraid that the one who dies will be you?” Billy replied indifferently.
“Humph! Speaking arrogantly even at the brink of death!” The black-robed elder snorted. “Since that’s the case, I will grant your wish!”
After saying this, he turned to the gray-robed elder and instructed, “I’ll deal with Commander Gardner, the rest is your responsibility, kill them all!”
“Understood!” The gray-robed elder nodded firmly.
“Attack!” The black-robed elder then issued a command.
Whoosh!
With the command, the auras of both figures erupted like a mountain torrent. The strength of a Sovereign alone was enough to make many people despair.
“Kill!” The two of them simultaneously unleashed their full strength, launching a powerful attack.