“Let’s get a few people out to talk first!” Billy replied.
“Alright!” Azure Dragon nodded, drawing his sword and flicking his wrist to send a few cold flashes toward the barrier.
A muffled sound echoed, causing the barrier to tremble.
“Who goes there?”
Immediately, twenty to thirty figures emerged from the barrier, each surrounded by a powerful aura, clearly not weak.
“Who are you to dare act recklessly at Black Rock Gorge? Are you tired of living?” one man shouted angrily.
“You have three seconds to bring your boss out, or die!” Azure Dragon glanced at them.
“You’re courting death!” The man’s brow furrowed.
Black Rock Gorge had always been the one causing trouble for others. It was rare for anyone to come looking for trouble here. Those who had tried in the past were long buried.
“Kill them all!” The man waved his hand.
At his command, the twenty to thirty men charged at Billy and his group, wielding large swords.
The first few attackers didn’t even know what hit them before they were cut in half, blood spraying everywhere.
The others hesitated, shocked by Azure Dragon’s superior skills.
As they attempted to retreat, a dozen sword flashes pierced through them.
In a matter of moments, only one man remained standing in mid-air, the rest having fallen.
“You… you dare kill Black Rock Gorge’s men…” the last man stammered, trembling.
He wanted to flee but found himself immobilized.
“Go back and tell your boss that if he doesn’t come out, I’ll slaughter everyone in Black Rock Gorge!” Billy said calmly, retracting his spiritual power.
Freed from the restraint, the man hurriedly flew back toward the barrier.
About five minutes later, around a hundred figures emerged from the barrier.
Leading them was an elderly man with a hooked nose, around seventy or eighty years old, with a lean build and piercing eyes. He was Knox Bush, the Grand Elder of Black Rock Gorge, with an eighth-rank Entering Dao Realm cultivation.
Following him were two individuals, both at the seventh-rank Perceiving Dao Realm. Among the dozens behind them, three or four were at the Entering Dao Realm, with the highest being third-rank. The rest were at least at the late-stage of Holy Realm.
“Daring to provoke Black Rock Gorge means you must not be ordinary. State your names!” Knox Bush scrutinized Billy and his group.
“Your boss won’t come out?” Billy glanced at them.
He had already asked Purple Spirit; an eighth-rank Entering Dao Realm couldn’t possibly be the boss of Black Rock Gorge.
“I am the Grand Elder of Black Rock Gorge. You can speak directly to me!” Knox Bush replied.
Normally, he wouldn’t waste words with intruders. Anyone daring to act recklessly at Black Rock Gorge would be killed without question. However, he felt an inexplicable pressure from White Feather and decided to ask more questions.
“You have two choices!” Billy said calmly.
“First, hand over the people and reveal your employer. We can let this go.”
“Second, perish!”
“Kid, are you out of your mind? Aren’t you afraid of biting off more than you can chew?” an early stage Otherworldly Realm man shouted angrily at Billy.
Before he could finish speaking, Casey flicked his wrist, sending a swift sword flash his way.
“Get lost!” The man didn’t expect Casey to attack so suddenly and tried to block it.
The sword flash tore through his defense and sliced through him. He opened his mouth but couldn’t make a sound as his body split in two and fell.
“Kid, you’re courting death!” A first-rank Entering Dao Realm elder roared in anger.
“If you dare move, I guarantee you won’t live another second!” Billy replied coldly.
“Arrogant brat! Let’s see how you make me not live another second!” The elder shouted and attacked.
“As you wish!” Billy’s eyes narrowed as he gripped his sword, sending a blood-red flash toward him.
With his bloodline power activated, Billy’s cultivation had reached eighth-rank Otherworldly Realm. Killing a first-rank Entering Dao Realm opponent was no challenge for him now.
The sword flash moved like lightning, reaching the elder in an instant. The elder initially underestimated Billy but realized too late the power of the attack. His pupils shrank to pinpoints as a sense of death enveloped him.
“You can’t block it! Dodge!” A third-rank Entering Dao Realm elder shouted, forming a large sword to attack Billy.
However, before his attack could reach halfway, Aubree’s spiritual power materialized into an ancient sword shadow that collided with it.
A loud explosion erupted as both attacks shattered, causing waves of energy that shook the void.
Meanwhile, Billy’s sword flash had already sliced through the first-rank Entering Dao Realm elder’s shoulder, sending an arm flying into the air. If not for Aubree’s intervention pushing him back slightly, his fate would have been worse.
The elder grunted in pain as he was sent flying two to three hundred meters back, fear flashing across his face.
Throughout this exchange, Knox Bush and the two seventh-rank Entering Dao Realm individuals didn’t make a move. Their faces were grim. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to act; they felt White Feather’s gaze on them, ready to strike fatally if they did.
“Who do you want us to hand over?” Knox Bush asked coldly, staring at Billy.
“Stop playing dumb!” Azure Dragon said sternly. “Where are the two people you kidnapped from Akabuchi City’s Whitney family?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Knox Bush’s pupils contracted slightly.
“In that case, we’ll talk after I destroy Black Rock Gorge!” Billy responded.
“Young man, let me give you some advice,” Knox Bush frowned. “Leave now before things get irreparable. You might still live; otherwise…”
“Attack! Kill them all!” Billy interrupted, waving his hand.
“Understood!” everyone replied in unison and charged forward.
“Black Rock Gorge is not a place for your recklessness!” Knox Bush roared. “If you wish to die, I’ll grant your wish!”
With that, he charged toward Billy. The two seventh-rank Perceiving Dao Realm individuals took a deep breath and followed closely behind.