“Hmph!” The white-haired old woman snorted coldly.
“You want my Phoenix Feather Sect to merge with your City Lord’s Mansion and for my daughter Matilda to marry your good-for-nothing young city lord? Over my dead body!”
Before she finished speaking, a loud noise came from not far away.
A young woman in her twenties was sent flying by a middle-aged man with a goatee, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
“Matilda!” A middle-aged woman in her forties cried out and charged at the goateed man.
“Foolishness!” The goateed man said coldly, forming a seal with his hand and striking out.
Their attacks collided, and the middle-aged woman was pushed back dozens of meters by the shockwave, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
Just as she steadied herself, the goateed man attacked again, sending another wave of energy towards her.
She wanted to dodge but it was too late. She could only watch as the energy wave hit her.
A dull thud echoed as she was sent flying hundreds of meters before crashing to the ground, rolling several times before stopping. She spat out a large mouthful of blood, her breath weak.
“Mom…” The young woman cried out in anguish.
“Madam!” A bearded middle-aged man shouted.
A massive ball of energy shot towards the goateed man with terrifying force.
“As the current sect master of Phoenix Feather Sect, is this all you can do? How disappointing!” The goateed man showed no intention of retreating.
As he spoke, he casually raised his hand, sending out another wave of energy.
A loud explosion echoed through the air, followed by a figure being thrown out-it was the bearded man. He crashed into the ground hundreds of meters away, creating a large pit. Blood gushed from his mouth as he lay there, his breath weak and despair etched on his face.
As the current sect master of Phoenix Feather Sect, his cultivation was decent, at half-step into eighth-rank Otherworldly Realm. But his opponent was a level higher, at ninth-rank Otherworldly Realm late stage, clearly beyond his ability to contend with.
Phoenix Feather Sect was no longer what it used to be a thousand years ago. The sect had declined, lacking talent and spirit. Although it still ranked second in Holy Heaven City, it was far inferior to the City Lord’s Mansion.
The strongest in Phoenix Feather Sect now was his mother, Phoebe Reid, who had half-step Entering Dao Realm cultivation. But their opponent’s black-robed elder, also the Deputy City Lord of Holy Heaven City’s City Lord’s Mansion, was already at first-rank Entering Dao Realm, firmly suppressing her.
Besides the goateed man and the black-robed elder, there were two sixth-rank Otherworldly Realm and one eighth-rank Otherworldly Realm men on their side. On Phoenix Feather Sect’s side, there was only one sixth-rank Otherworldly Realm elder and two fifth-rank Otherworldly Realm elders, along with four early-stage Otherworldly Realm practitioners. The disparity was clear; from the start of the battle until now, it had been one-sided.
“So, have you made up your mind?” The Deputy City Lord looked at Phoebe Reid indifferently.
“If you want Phoenix Feather Sect to submit, you’ll have to kill me first!” Phoebe Reid repeated her earlier words with a resolute look in her eyes.
At this point, her combat strength had dropped by thirty percent; she stood no chance against the Deputy City Lord. She knew that Phoenix Feather Sect’s fate was sealed; after today, Holy Heaven City would no longer have Phoenix Feather Sect.
She understood that their demand for submission was just an excuse; their true intentions lay elsewhere. So whether she agreed or not today made no difference to Phoenix Feather Sect’s outcome.
“I admire your stubbornness!” The Deputy City Lord’s eyes flashed with a cold light. He then turned to the goateed man nearby: “Do it. Kill him!”
“Understood!” The goateed man responded and swiftly swung a spiritual power-formed blade towards Lorenzo Reid, the sect master of Phoenix Feather Sect. He had no intention of sparing Lorenzo Reid’s life; his attack was merciless.
“Husband, be careful!”
“Father!”
“Sect Master!”
Cries of alarm rang out around them. Lorenzo Reid sensed the killing intent but could do nothing about it. Just then, an almost tangible wave of energy surged forth like a rainbow. With a loud bang, the goateed man’s blade shattered instantly. The powerful shockwave sent Lorenzo Reid flying two or three hundred meters away. Though he spat out blood again upon landing and sustained more injuries, his life was spared.
Meanwhile, the goateed man staggered back twenty or thirty steps; cracks spread across the ground beneath him. His breath became chaotic as blood continued to flow from his mouth; his combat strength dropped by thirty percent. Normally he wouldn’t have been severely injured by one move but because he had retracted part of his spiritual power when sensing danger earlier on instinctively-this happened instead.
Almost simultaneously as he retreated from that shockwave-a bone-chilling sword light shot forth like lightning-the temperature around plummeted instantly turning water vapor into ice particles-the cold wind biting hard-startling him deeply upon sensing its power-his pupils contracted tightly-desperately wanting dodge-but already injured-it wasn’t possible anymore-not even fully steady yet-no surprise-the sword light passed through freezing him into an ice sculpture-then shattering into pieces scattering across ground-a dead silence fell over everyone watching stunned at pile ice fragments-a late-stage Otherworldly Realm expert gone just like that?!
After recovering-they turned towards Billy’s group approaching calmly-furious Deputy City Lord roared: “Who are you?! Daring kill someone from City Lord’s Mansion-you must be tired living!”
“White Feather-kill him!” Billy ignored him looking at White Feather sternly ordering-
White Feather cried flapping wings charging forward-
“Everyone from Phoenix Feather Sect step aside!” Billy shouted raising hand signaling Casey’s group: “Attack! Kill everyone from City Lord’s Mansion!”
For Holy Heaven Sect people-Billy showed no mercy-killing every single one seen!
“Understood!” They responded simultaneously moving out fiercely-