The next moment, a group of about twenty people emerged from within, flying through the air, with Sanaa among them.
Apart from Sanaa, the others were uniformly dressed in iron armor, holding black iron spears, exuding a murderous aura.
“Miss!” The twenty armored men bowed to Malia Kaur.
Malia Kaur nodded.
“Miss Sanaa!” Billy called out to Sanaa.
While speaking, he quickly assessed Sanaa’s condition. Apart from having most of her powers sealed, she didn’t have many other injuries.
He also checked the cultivation levels of those in iron armor.
The leading man was at the fifth-rank Condensed Kun Realm. Among the others, there were four more at the Condensed Kun Realm, and the rest were in the mid to late stages of the Supreme Source Realm.
“I knew you would come!” Sanaa smiled faintly. “I’m sorry for dragging you into this!”
“Miss Sanaa, you overestimate. Their target is me; I should be the one apologizing for involving you!” Billy smiled as well. “We’ll talk later!”
He then looked at Malia Kaur. “I’ll give you the Heaven Book first, you release Miss Sanaa, and then I’ll hand over the Nine Dragons Cauldron.”
“No way!” Malia Kaur responded. “You give me the Nine Dragons Cauldron first, I’ll release her, and then you give me the Heaven Book!”
“It doesn’t matter!” Billy waved his hand, sending the Nine Dragons Cauldron to Malia Kaur while retrieving the Heaven Book back into his storage ring.
“You better not play any tricks!” Malia Kaur didn’t expect Billy to hand over the Nine Dragons Cauldron so readily and frowned slightly.
This seemed too smooth!
When things go too smoothly, there’s usually something wrong. She felt something was off!
“Don’t dare to take it?” Billy looked at her. “Then I’ll take it back!”
“If you play any tricks, you’ll regret it!” Malia Kaur took a deep breath and put the Nine Dragons Cauldron into her storage ring.
Then, she waved her hand at the armored men. “Release her!”
“Alright!” The leading man nodded.
“Miss Sanaa, let me unseal your powers first!”
When Sanaa came forward, Billy flicked a few strands of energy into her body, unsealing her powers.
The next moment, a vast and majestic aura burst forth from her.
“Hmm?” Sensing Sanaa’s martial cultivation, a look of surprise flashed across Billy’s face.
Fifth-rank Condensed Kun Realm!
If he remembered correctly, two months ago when they parted ways in Decadent City, Sanaa was only at the second-rank Condensed Kun Realm.
“Miss Sanaa, have your injuries healed?” Billy asked.
“Almost, just a little bit left!” Sanaa smiled.
“Impressive!” Billy couldn’t help but comment.
Even with her injuries not fully healed, she had reached the fifth-rank Condensed Kun Realm. In her prime, she must have been at least in the late stages of the Condensed Kun Realm.
In the entire seventh-tier star domain, there hadn’t been many genuine first-rank Condensed Kun Realm cultivators over countless years. For her to reach the late stages of the Condensed Kun Realm truly made her the top figure in the seventh-tier star domain!
“No matter how impressive, I can’t compare to you!” Sanaa smiled again.
She had also sensed Billy’s cultivation. In just over two months, he had reached the fifth-rank Supreme Source Realm!
If she didn’t already know that Billy was a prodigy, she would find it hard to believe!
“Miss Sanaa flatters me!” Billy smiled and then looked at Malia Kaur.
“You wanted the Nine Dragons Cauldron yourself; I didn’t force you. Any consequences are your responsibility. Don’t regret it!”
“Also, you’d better take good care of the Nine Dragons Cauldron. If you can’t produce it when I visit Zenith Sect next time, there will be serious consequences!”
“Ignorant!” Malia Kaur said coldly. “I’ve released her; now hand over the Heaven Book!”
“Miss Sanaa, let’s go!” Billy ignored her and turned away.
“Alright!” Sanaa nodded.
As they turned to leave, the black-robed old woman frowned.
“Leave? Stay here!” She raised her hand towards Billy and Sanaa’s position, causing the void to twist.
“If you don’t leave the Heaven Book behind, don’t even think about leaving!”
At the same time, the leading armored man flipped his wrist, sending his black iron spear tearing through the void with thunderous force.
Billy’s eyes narrowed. With full strength, he raised his hand and sent out a powerful slash.
The black iron spear was cut into two pieces without resistance. The blade light continued towards the three opponents.
“Miss, step back!” The black-robed old woman abandoned her attack on Billy and Sanaa to strike at the blade light.
A loud noise echoed as the void collapsed and violent energy waves spread rapidly.
Apart from the black-robed old woman, Malia Kaur, and the leading armored man who were blasted hundreds of meters away, everyone else was sent flying.
The sky was filled with figures; some lower-level cultivators turned into blood mist instantly.
Meanwhile, Billy and Sanaa had already disappeared.
“Damn it!” The leading armored man cursed and was about to chase after them.
“Don’t chase!” Malia Kaur stopped him.
“Miss, what about the Heaven Book…” The man asked.
“I have the Nine Dragons Cauldron; he won’t let it go. He’ll come for me again. We’ll deal with it next time!” Malia Kaur replied thoughtfully.
“Understood!” The man nodded.
After a brief pause, he continued. “Miss, he handed over the Nine Dragons Cauldron so easily. Could it be a trap?”
“I don’t know!” Malia Kaur shook her head slightly. “Let’s go down first!”
With that, she led everyone back to the manor below.
Meanwhile, on a piece of open ground not far from the manor, two women turned and left simultaneously.
They were Piper Avila from Gathering of Immortals Pavilion and someone named Hollie.
“I’ve heard he’s very arrogant. Seeing him today proves it true!” Hollie said as they walked.
“Maybe it’s not arrogance!” Piper Avila smiled faintly.
“He not only killed so many from Zenith Sect but also Theo Kaur just now!” Hollie continued.
“And from what he said, he plans to take back the Nine Dragons Cauldron. Does Miss think he can contend with Zenith Sect?”
“Not now doesn’t mean never,” Piper Avila smiled again.
“Six months ago, he was only at the early stage of Returning Source Realm. Now he’s already at fifth-rank Supreme Source Realm!”
“If given more time, don’t you think it is possible?”
“That’s true!” Hollie nodded and then added.
“He handed over the Nine Dragons Cauldron so easily; it can’t be that simple. Rumor has it he’s not one to give in easily!”
“Obviously!” Piper Avila nodded.
“With Malia Kaur’s intelligence, she should realize this too?” Hollie continued.
“Of course she does!” Piper Avila nodded. “Maybe she believes she’s capable of handling any situation! After all, she’s Zenith Sect’s once-in-a-millennium genius!”
After some thought, she looked at Hollie and instructed, “Spread the word that both the Nine Dragons Cauldron and Heaven Book are now in Zenith Sect’s hands!”
“Got it!” Hollie nodded after a brief pause.
A quarter of an hour later, Billy and Sanaa landed in a small courtyard at an inn.
“Miss Sanaa!” Seeing Sanaa, Harleen and others joyfully surrounded her.