At this moment, everyone in the Holy Spirit Manor was panicking.
Every single one of them was trembling in fear.
The Middle-aged Steward said with a tremor in his voice, "Manor Master, we have to call for reinforcements! Any later and it’ll be too late."
"It’s already too late!"
The Saint Spirit Manor Master shook his head. "The closest faction would take two days to get here. By then, it’d be all over."
Hearing this, everyone’s face turned ashen.
Two days from now, they would be long dead, their bodies cold.
"What do we do? Just wait here to die?"
"No way, I can’t die here! My mother is still waiting for me at home."
"Hmph. Even if the heavens themselves were waiting for you, it wouldn’t do any good."
"My parents died young. My three-year-old sister and I only have each other. If I die, there’ll be no one left to take care of her."
Many of the young geniuses participating in the Holy Spirit Competition were so anxious they began to cry.
It was supposed to be a perfectly ordinary Holy Spirit Competition. Who would have thought they’d run into Demon Beasts trying to slaughter a city? What rotten luck.
The Saint Spirit Manor Master looked at Li Nan and said, "I told you all long ago to be kind to others, not to throw your weight around, humiliating and killing people. Now you’ve stirred up trouble and doomed us all."
Li Nan lowered his head, his fists clenched so tightly that his palms were bleeding.
He truly had no idea who he had offended.
The Saint Spirit Manor Master sighed. "Forget it. Things have already reached this point; blaming you is useless. In a moment, I will hold off those two Tier Five Demon Kings. The rest of you, escort all the contestants out of the city. How many survive will be up to fate."
"Manor Master, let me go instead."
Li Nan said, "I’m the one who caused this. If anyone’s going to die, it should be me first. Wait for me here. I’ll go negotiate with them."
With that, Li Nan flew into the sky without a backward glance.
Even though he still didn’t understand what he had done wrong, he knew he had to take responsibility for it.
’Otherwise, I wouldn’t be worthy of being called a man.’
"Here to die, old man?"
the Ink Flood Dragon asked.
Li Nan said coldly, "You can have my life, but you must promise me that after you kill me, you won’t harm anyone else."
The Ink Flood Dragon sneered. "Heh, and why should I, this king, promise you anything?"
Li Nan gritted his teeth. "If you dare to kill anyone else, I’ll haunt you even as a ghost!"
"As a ghost? HAHAHA!"
The Ink Flood Dragon let out a great laugh and revealed its true form.
A black flood dragon nearly a hundred meters long.
At this sight, everyone despaired.
’That’s a Divine Beast!’
A Divine Beast at the Tier Five Demon King level! Its combat power was immense, enough to easily tear apart an Early Stage Martial King.
In other words, the Saint Spirit Manor Master couldn’t protect them at all.
What’s more, there was a Tier Five Cyan Cloud Sparrow watching menacingly from the side.
The Ink Flood Dragon grinned ferociously. "Forget being a mere Martial Monarch—even if you were a Martial King, your ghost couldn’t do a damn thing to me! Now, die!"
Just as the Ink Flood Dragon was about to strike, the Cyan Cloud Sparrow spoke up, "Old Loach, leave this old man to me."
"You?"
The Ink Flood Dragon thought for a moment. "Fine. I’ll go kill that Saint Spirit Manor Master."
With that, the Ink Flood Dragon appeared before the Saint Spirit Manor Master.
The Saint Spirit Manor Master immediately grew extremely tense.
All he hoped for now was to last a few exchanges with the Ink Flood Dragon and avoid being killed instantly.
That way, he could buy a little more time for everyone else to escape.
The Cyan Cloud Sparrow looked at Li Nan and said, "Old man, in your next life, be more careful about who you offend."
With that, the Cyan Cloud Sparrow raised its claw.
BOOM!
A terrifying, cold light erupted from the tips of its claws, enveloping Li Nan.
"I’ll fight you to the death!"
Li Nan also unleashed his full power as a Martial Monarch at Great Perfection.
A great battle was about to erupt.
But just then...
"Have you fucking caused enough trouble?"
A voice suddenly rang in everyone’s ears.
Instantly, the Cyan Cloud Sparrow froze in terror.
It shivered violently, nearly plummeting from the sky.
Because it was Su Mo’s voice, and it was filled with palpable anger.
"Who—who’s speaking?"
Li Nan asked, his face a mask of astonishment.
To be able to stop a Tier Five Demon King with a single sentence, this person’s power must be terrifyingly profound—at least in the Middle to Late Stage of the Martial King Realm.
The Saint Spirit Manor Master spoke respectfully to the empty air. "I wonder which esteemed senior has graced my Holy Spirit Manor with their presence? Would you be willing to show yourself?"
However, he waited for a long time, but no one appeared.
’Am I not being sincere enough?’
The Saint Spirit Manor Master hesitated for a few seconds, then descended to the ground and knelt respectfully. "I implore you, senior, to reveal yourself."
At this point, only this senior could save them.
’Kneeling is the only way to show true sincerity.’
He hoped the hidden senior would see his sincerity in kneeling and intervene to save them.
Sure enough, just as he knelt, a tall and imposing figure appeared before him and said lightly, "There’s no need for such ceremony. Rise."
"Thank you, Elder!"
The Saint Spirit Manor Master kowtowed earnestly, but when he raised his head to stand up, he froze.
It was a young man.
Everyone else was stunned as well.
Because the one standing before the Saint Spirit Manor Master was none other than Su Mo.
Man Mountain said with a tremble, "Mu Qing, did you see that? It’s Elder Su."
"Yeah, what’s wrong?"
Mu Qing retorted.
SMACK!
Man Mountain slapped Mu Qing across the face. "Are you a fucking idiot? How could Elder Su be the same person as that hidden senior?"
"You’re the fucking idiot."
Mu Qing pointed at the Cyan Cloud Sparrow. "Have you forgotten that the Cyan Cloud Sparrow is Elder Su’s mount?"
"That happened?"
Man Mountain’s face was filled with shock.
Wu Hao added, "When we met Elder Su before, he introduced the Cyan Cloud Sparrow. We were even marveling at it back then."
"I remember now!"
Man Mountain slapped his own head.
When they met a few days ago, Su Mo had indeed mentioned it, but he had been so scared that he’d forgotten.
However, the others didn’t know this.
"Hey, where did this brat come from? How dare you accept the Manor Master’s kowtow? Get lost!"
"Can’t you see the Manor Master is trying to get help?"
"If you get in the way, you won’t be able to bear the consequences! You’ll get us all killed!"
The crowd glared at Su Mo, their faces contorted with rage.
"Brat, get out of the way, or I’ll slap you to death right now!"
The Middle-aged Steward glared icily at Su Mo.
’This kid must be doing it on purpose.’
’Even if you’re going to cause trouble, at least pick a better time!’
Su Mo frowned. "Are you sure you want me to get lost?"
"Hmph. If you don’t get lost right now, don’t blame this steward for being merciless and slapping you to death,"
the Middle-aged Steward seethed, his killing intent boiling over.
Su Mo sneered. "Putting aside the fact that you don’t have the ability to kill me, even if you did, none of you would survive if I died."
Hmm?
Hearing Su Mo’s words, everyone frowned.
’What does he mean?’
’Could this kid actually persuade the demon tide to retreat?’
Ren Fan shouted, "He’s the one who lured the demon tide here! Only by killing him can we appease the Demon Beasts’ wrath! Manor Master, kill him quickly!"
"That’s right! Kill him, and maybe the Demon Beasts will retreat!"
"What the hell kind of time is this for him to be causing trouble? We have to kill him today!"