His voice was cold and aloof, carrying an unquestionable sense of dominance—the dignity of one who stood above all others.

"…"

Solin frowned the moment he heard it.

The man's tone made his heart churn with discomfort, as if an invisible hand was pressing down on his spine.

But his expression quickly turned solemn.

"Peak Upper Supreme…" Solin thought grimly.

"Only someone whose power has condensed to an extreme level could give off such an aura."

"His spiritual energy is already on the verge of transforming into divine power!"

Solin's pupils trembled slightly, but he quickly forced himself to calm down, his face returning to composure.

This kind of terrifying pressure—

He had only felt it once before.

From the clan head.

The head of the Vernal clan was one of the three strongest figures within the clan, a Peak Upper Supreme who stood just one step away from the Ultimate Supreme.

In the grand expansion plan of the Vernal clan, once the clan head successfully broke through, the first target would be the surrounding minor kingdoms of the Vernal Dawn Dynasty.

After stabilizing those territories, the next step would be to march against the Holy Land of Endless Mountains.

Destroy it.

Replace it.

Become the true master of the Skyreach Territory.

And after that—

The Demon Territory.

Blackspire Mountain.

Expansion without end.

Facing the man before him, Solin suppressed his resentment and cupped his hands with a stiff smile.

"You must be the senior sent by Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, correct?"

"That's right," the man replied calmly.

"My name is Dame."

His gaze sharpened instantly.

"The Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets clearly informed you to wait until I arrived at Azure Origin Dao Sect before acting."

"Why did you move on your own?"

The moment Dame arrived, he had already begun interrogating, his tone cold and accusatory.

"…Ah."

The corner of Solin's mouth twitched slightly.

He did not dare argue and could only reply through clenched teeth, "Azure Origin Dao Sect is merely an inferior force. We judged it unnecessary to wait and acted in order to complete the mission faster."

"I see."

Dame's eyes lowered, filled with faint disdain.

"But have you taken it?" he asked flatly.

Solin's expression stiffened.

"…The sect leader of Azure Origin Dao Sect forcefully broke through to the Supreme Realm by unknown means. With the help of their ancient defensive formation, they managed to barely block our attacks."

"But they won't last long," Solin hurriedly added.

"The next wave will definitely break their sect-protecting formation!"

"Hmph."

Dame snorted coldly.

"You acted without authorization, and yet you still failed to take a mere Azure Origin Dao Sect."

"What a useless bunch."

"Get out of the way. Stand aside and watch."

Boom—!

A monstrous momentum exploded outward like a hundred-foot tidal wave crashing against the shore.

The terrifying pressure slammed into Solin and the others head-on, scattering them violently.

They were forced to retreat dozens of steps before stabilizing themselves.

Solin felt his blood surge chaotically. He covered his chest as a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

His fists clenched tightly as he stared at Dame, fury burning in his eyes.

Just because this man was stronger, he dared to strike allies without hesitation.

"Supreme Dame," Solin said hoarsely, wiping the blood from his lips, "no matter what, the Vernal clan and Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets are allies. Isn't this excessive?"

"Excessive?" Dame laughed softly.

"In this world, strength is respected."

"If you were stronger than me, you could treat me however you wished, and I would say nothing."

"But you are weak."

"So obey."

"Do you understand?"

His voice was calm, yet colder than frost.

Then he continued indifferently, "You acted without permission and embarrassed the alliance."

"I only gave you a small warning."

"If you disobey again, it won't end with a minor injury."

"You'll be missing something."

The threat was naked and unmistakable.

This so-called alliance was clearly dominated by Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets.

The Vernal clan was nothing more than a blade in their hands.

Solin's expression darkened, but he knew better than to challenge Dame further.

"…I understand."

"Hmph."

Dame stepped forward, appearing directly above the massive sect-protecting formation.

He stood high in the sky, hands behind his back, looking down upon everything like a god gazing at mortals.

The spiritual energy around his body began to surge violently.

Boom—boom—boom!

The fluctuations intensified at a terrifying speed, releasing shrill whistling sounds that tore through the night sky.

Inside the formation, Lyralei and the others immediately sensed the change.

An aura dozens of times more oppressive than before descended.

Everyone opened their eyes at once and looked upward.

A man in a purple cloak stood above them.

The spiritual energy radiating from his body was terrifying.

Just standing there, his sheer presence caused the Origin Formation to tremble violently.

Cracks began appearing at several weaker nodes.

Lyralei's brows knitted tightly.

"More people have arrived?!"

"A new enemy?"

Edwin looked up grimly.

"He's with the masked group."

Lyralei's sense swept across, her expression growing uglier with each breath.

"Peak Upper Supreme."

"Two Peak stage Intermediate Supremes."

"And two Intermediate Supremes at the early stage."

Her heart sank.

With such a lineup, even the Endless Mountains Holy Land would be hard-pressed to respond lightly.

She clenched her fists unconsciously.

No matter what, the four great sects were the backbone of the Skyreach Territory—the junior pillars under the Endless Mountains Holy Land.

Azure Origin Dao Sect was now besieged by so many unknown Supreme-level enemies.

Yet the so-called master of the Skyreach Territory had not made the slightest move.

If the Endless Mountains Holy Land sent even a single high-level Supreme, this crisis would be resolved instantly.

But until now—

Nothing.

"Upper Supreme?!"

Edwin's face turned pale.

An Upper Supreme had appeared.

That meant only one thing.

Azure Origin Dao Sect was facing annihilation.

Unless—

A familiar figure surfaced in her mind.

Ethan.

He had personally witnessed the strength of the Blood Tavern.

The Blood Marquis himself was an Upper Supreme with terrifying combat power.

And Ethan—

With his monstrous strength.

With his artifact.

Solving Azure Origin's current difficulties is not a problem.

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