Chapter 54: A Good Show (2/2)

Zhao Yaozu threw caution to the wind and used the rest of his mana to attack Tao Shing.

”Ahaha, how foolish.” Tao Shing saw the foolish choice of a family master, that was acting brilliantly until a while before.

”Did the scene of your family elders burning alive turned you into a fool?” Even when they were really close to each other, Tao Shing kept mocking his enemy.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

They were locked into a sword fight as their strength were very similar. The only difference was that the hellish flames kept pressuring Zhao Yaozu. However, when Zhao Yaozu was focused in destroying the enemy in front of him, he was caught off guard by a hellish fire ball, that struck his back.

”Argh!” Zhao Yaozu flew thirty meters from the place he stood and crashed on the ground. He lost the grip of his sword and there was no more mana within his body.

At this time when he had lost all hope, his face involuntarily turned towards Sect Master Huo Shihong that was looking towards him from a great distance.

”Sur...vive.” He said his last words before closing his eyes.

Huo Shihong saw the entire battle and he made sure to brand every single person and power that betrayed or helped him inside his mind. If he left this place alive, he would eradicate those that owned him a blood debt and nurture those that stood loyal.

He turned to look at the last part of the battlefield. A place that was so calm that it seemed that nothing was happening at all.

There were fifteen people standing there. They observed the entire show that was happening without moving a single muscle. They were the people from the Hunter Alliance, the Blood-boil Mercenary Group and the alchemists from the Alchemist Tower.

Huo Shihong had already guessed why they were not doing anything, but he still made sure to ask.

”Won't you help my Blazing Phoenix Sect now that we are facing destruction? Will you betray us as well?”

”Sect Master Huo is wrong, we are not betraying the Blazing Phoenix Sect, we just chose to follow lord Shikai words.” A man with white beard was the first to reply, he was a reputed alchemist from the Alchemist Tower.

”Senior alchemist is right. We are not helping them, so it is not a betrayal.” The leader of the Hunter Alliance spoke.

”Tch, we are mercenaries that were paid to stand for Huo Shikai, so it is unfortunate.” A fierce looking man replied.

Huo Shihong engraved their words and actions inside his mind too.

”AHAHAHA, are you enjoying the show I prepared for you Sect Master Huo?” Wu Shuhui started to laugh at the predicament he put Huo Shihong in.

Shihong breathed slowly, all the hatred and anger disappeared from his countenance. He had put them all at the depths of his heart. Just by thinking straight, would he be able to leave this situation alive.

After having witnessed what was happening, he knew that even if he tried to run with all his might, there were enemies at all sides that would try to stop him. He decided that he would fight until the end and kill the maximum number of these dirty dogs.

His mana started to circulate in a really mild pattern, but for some reason the people around him felt a bit of unease.

Huo Shikai was already feeling scared after being targeted by a really ingenious attack, so he was actually the first to make a move.

”Those of you standing there, I order you to encircle him! Don't let him escape from here!” Hu Shikai's voice was a bit shaky.

The people he bribed to defect towards his side followed his command, approaching Ho Shihong, encircling him and destroying whatever possibility he had to escape.