Chapter 911 - The Most Unexpected Member of the Royal Family! (1/2)

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The token that he had in his hand was the imitation of the Xie family’s Peace Token that he had made. He held it up high in the air as he hollered.

“This is the Xie family’s Peace Token. Who amongst you dares to attack me now? Your sect’s right-hand elder died because of his insolence!” The sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect had frozen in his tracks the moment that Wang Baole had whipped the token out. The look on his face darkened as he stared at the Peace Token in Wang Baole’s hand, hesitation flickering in his eyes.

He didn’t realize that Wang Baole had caught that flicker of hesitation in his eyes. Wang Baole’s heart sank once again!

Something big must have happened in the Divine Eye civilization. The Heavenly Spirit Sect’s sect lord kept his Divine Sense out so that he could locate me as soon as I appeared. He must know that the right-hand elder has died, and he must know that the Xie family was involved in his death. There’s no way he doesn’t know that I have a Peace Token. There might be some other reason that he still dared to attack me. But now that I’ve whipped out the Peace Token, why is he going through the trouble of showing hesitation? Is he putting on a show for me or for someone else? Thoughts raced across Wang Baole’s head. He was reminded of something that had been written in the high officials’ autobiographies. The human heart was the most unfathomable thing in this world.

The gears in Wang Baole’s head spun furiously while a look of hesitation remained on the face of the Heavenly Spirit Sect’s sect lord. It was then that Wang Baole heard a sudden rumble from the abyss behind him. Someone was ramming into the edge of the sealed space and trying to blast his way in. The sealed space grew unstable all of a sudden, and cracks appeared in the seal. The seal’s wall caved in, opening a tear in the wall.

Beyond the tear stood the somber-looking patriarchs of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect and Violet Gold New Dao Sect.

“Who dares hurt Long Nanzi, a member of my sect?” The man who had spoken was the patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect. His voice thundered with authority, and there was determination in his voice. It was a determination that promised to save Wang Baole regardless of the price that he had to pay.

He lifted his right hand and made a grab at Wang Baole, seeming to be trying to pull Wang Baole out of the seal. Next to him, the Violet Gold New Dao Sect’s patriarch unleashed his full cultivation as well, as if he were prepared to battle the Heavenly Spirit Sect if they were to try and stop the attempted rescue.

The sect lord of the Heavenly Spirit Sect narrowed his eyes, then unleashed a sudden burst of speed. He seemed ready to stop the two patriarchs’ attempted rescue. Everything was happening at lightning speed, and Wang Baole had no time to think at all. Fortunately, he had been watching the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch cautiously all along. Regardless, this had been part of his plan all along. He had sent his avatar out as bait in order to find out what exactly was going on.

This was his chance to do that. An imperceptible flicker appeared in his eyes. Without any hesitation, he allowed excitement and glee to appear on his face before charging towards the tear that the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch had blasted open. Within the blink of an eye, he was snatched up by the patriarch’s outreached hand. He was going to be pulled out of the seal and out of danger at any moment now…

It was then that… alarm flashed across Wang Baole’s face.

“Patriarch! You!” The palm that had caught Wang Baole transformed from its initial gentle hold to a tight grip. Instead of rescuing Wang Baole from the attack, it tightened its hold on Wang Baole suddenly!

Wang Baole let loose a scream of pain amidst the thunderous boom reverberating across the cosmos. His severely weakened body caved in and began to disintegrate. However, his reflexes remained quick. Despite the physical disintegration that had begun to take place, Wang Baole continued to retreat. A cloud of dust struggled to gather in the distance and finally materialized into a blurry silhouette.

It was obvious though… that the materialized form was severely weakened and at its limits. A mere breeze might turn it back into dust and send the dust scattering across the cosmos. A bitter smile appeared on the weakened figure’s face. He stared at the tear and at the expressionless patriarch of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect who had stepped through it.

“The ones hunting you aren’t from the Heavenly Spirit Sect,” the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s Patriarch said as he stepped into the sealed space and stared at Wang Baole.

A dark look appeared on Wang Baole’s face. He glanced at the Heavenly Spirit Sect’s sect lord. Save the slight sneer tugging at his lips, he revealed little on his face. Realization dawned upon Wang Baole as the pieces of the puzzle began to fall into place.

The sect lord knew about the right-hand elder’s death and his relationship with the Xie family. That was why it didn’t matter that the token that he had pulled out wasn’t authentic. It didn’t make any difference to the sect lord. No matter what happened, the sect lord wasn’t going to allow Wang Baole’s death to be traced back to the Heavenly Spirit Sect. They weren’t going to be the direct cause of his death. That was how they were going to prevent themselves from being implicated in this matter.

It would simply be an act, but appearances mattered very much in this case. As for the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch, regardless of his reasons, he appeared to have agreed to kill him. At the end of the day, the world would hear the story of him dying at the hands of the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect’s patriarch!