“Commander Gardner, what brings you to Saint Sky Sword Pavilion today?” Morton Heath glanced at Casey before turning his gaze back to Billy and asked.
“Summon your sect leader!” Billy replied calmly.
“Apologies, our sect leader is currently busy receiving guests. If Commander Gardner has any matters, you can tell me directly, and I will convey it to him,” Morton Heath responded.
“I’ll give you two minutes. If I don’t see your sect leader, everyone present will die!” Billy replied once again.
“Commander Gardner, are you too arrogant?” a gray-robed elder from the outer sect frowned and spoke up. “Do you really think that with the people you brought, you can act recklessly in our Saint Sky Sword Pavilion?”
“Fool!” Azure Dragon interjected. “Is Saint Sky Sword Pavilion really that strong? Believe it or not, within half an hour, we can annihilate your sect!”
“Shameless boasting!” the gray-robed elder snorted. “If you have the ability, then give it a try!”
“One more minute!” Billy glanced at the gray-robed elder before continuing to look at Morton Heath and spoke calmly. As he spoke, a faint cold aura emanated from his body.
Morton Heath let out a heavy breath and looked at Billy.
“I heard that Commander Gardner’s cultivation broke through to the Fourth-Rank Sovereign after the arrival of the national fortune at the peak of Kun Lun Mountains. I myself recently broke through to the Fourth-Rank Realm. I wonder if I have the honor of witnessing Commander Gardner’s skills?” Morton Heath said. “If Commander Gardner can defeat me, I will send someone to summon our sect leader. But if Commander Gardner is not my match, I kindly request that he leave immediately.” Morton Heath continued.
“What a foolish old man!” Stout couldn’t help but say.
“Are you sure?” Billy looked at Morton Heath and smiled faintly.
“Please fulfill my request, Commander Gardner!” Morton Heath replied once again.
“As you wish!” Billy drew out his Bloodshadow Fury Blade.
“Everyone, retreat a kilometer!” Morton Heath drew his sword and loudly commanded the people around him.
Without needing his reminder, apart from Casey and the others, everyone else retreated a kilometer away.
“Keep an eye on those outer sect elders!” Billy instructed Casey.
“Yes, boss!” Casey nodded and led the others to step back.
“Commander Gardner, make your move!” Morton Heath then looked at Billy and shouted, “Let’s determine the outcome with a single strike!”
After saying that, his aura soared rapidly, and at the same time, he raised his hand and pulled out dozens of hundred-meter-long sword auras in the void, creating a shocking formation.
“Lie down!” Morton Heath’s voice sounded again, and dozens of sword auras merged together and slashed towards Billy with lightning speed and thunderous might.
“You’re so confident?” Billy replied calmly, taking two steps forward and effortlessly swung his blade without any fancy moves.
With his current strength, it was no longer difficult to kill an opponent of the same realm.
The curved blade aura flashed like lightning, easily tearing apart Morton Heath’s sword aura and continued to slash towards him.
“Hmm?!” Morton Heath felt himself enveloped in a chilling killing intent, and his pupils couldn’t help but shrink.
It was too late to dodge, he could only watch as the blade aura shot towards him.
“Deputy Master Heath, quick, retreat!” Just then, a shout rang out in the air.
At the same time, an overwhelming force surged from the direction of the backyard, instantly shrouding the entire front yard. The disciples of Saint Sky Sword Pavilion and the onlookers immediately felt a suffocating sensation, and one by one, they involuntarily retreated.
Even before the other party’s words had fallen, the blood-red blade aura had already entered Morton Heath’s chest, passing through in an instant.
“How… how is this possible?” Morton Heath struggled to lower his head and looked down, uttering a few words. Then, a bloodied line appeared from his chest. Immediately after, his body fell in two halves, blood gushing out and flesh scattered. At the moment of his death, he couldn’t understand how he had died like this. Just a single slash! He was beheaded by Commander Gardner of the same realm. It felt like a dream.
Another round of astonished exclamations resounded around, with most people wearing expressions of extreme shock.
A peerless powerhouse at the Fourth-Rank Sovereign Realm failed to block a single strike of Commander Gardner.
“Heath!”
A black-robed elder said with sorrow on his face as he approached.
The person who arrived was none other than the current Sect Leader of Saint Sky Sword Pavilion, Leroy Hayes. Behind him were seventy to eighty individuals, comprising both the young and the old. Close to half of them were inner sect elders of Saint Sky Sword Pavilion, while the other half consisted of members from Yin Yang Shrine Sect and Wind & Cloud Holy Sect.
Truly, Saint Sky Sword Pavilion lived up to its reputation. Its foundation was several levels stronger than Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect. In Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect, the strongest was merely an old-timer at the Fourth-Rank Sovereign Realm. However, in Saint Sky Sword Pavilion, among these inner sect elders, there were nearly ten peak Fourth-Rank Sovereign powerhouses. There was simply no comparison between the two.
At this moment, three to four thousand disciples of Saint Sky Sword Pavilion poured out from all directions of the courtyard. Each of them held a sword, their expressions tense and their auras chilling.
“Last time, during the Dragon Phoenix Ranking Tournament, your people crippled my son’s cultivation, leading him to commit suicide!” Leroy Hayes turned his cold gaze towards Billy. “Furthermore, you killed my daughter and several other Cabinet Elders in Ozin not long ago!”
“And today, in the courtyard of my Saint Sky Sword Pavilion, you killed my Vice Sect Leader!” As he spoke, his voice grew louder, “Commander Gardner, you truly have audacity!”
“Is your precious son dead?” Billy looked at Leroy Hayes and calmly spoke. Upon hearing these words, he finally understood why that woman and her group accused him of killing the Junior Sect Leader of Saint Sky Sword Pavilion when they attempted to assassinate him in Ozin. At that time, Billy was slightly puzzled. During the Dragon Phoenix Ranking Tournament, Ivy only crippled the opponent’s cultivation without killing him. It turned out that he couldn’t accept the reality of having his cultivation crippled and chose to end his own life.
“I haven’t come to settle the score with you yet, but you’ve voluntarily come to my doorstep!” Leroy Hayes ignored Billy’s words and continued in a cold voice.
“Do you really think that with Ether Mountain standing behind you, Saint Sky Sword Pavilion wouldn’t dare to kill you?”
“Well, that depends on whether you have the strength!” Billy replied indifferently.
“I have heard of Commander Gardner’s decisive methods, and today, seeing it with my own eyes, the rumors were indeed not unfounded!” At this moment, a blue-robed elder standing to the left of Leroy Hayes spoke with an ambiguous tone.
“Just the courage you possess is not something an ordinary group of people can compare to. Truly, you are the hero of Glavale!”
“You’re probably not from Saint Sky Sword Pavilion, tell me your name!” Billy narrowed his eyes slightly. He sensed that the opponent’s cultivation was at the same level as Leroy Hayes, a strength of a fifth-rank supreme.
“Phil Strickland from Wind & Cloud Holy Sect!” the old man responded calmly.