"Han Feng, you dare to insult the Sect Leader of my Sword Demon Sect! For that, death is your only option!"

The Sword Demon Sect’s Saint Child, Gu Xing, shot up from his seat. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, like a terrifyingly sharp sword. A black Magic Sword in his right hand was wreathed in Sword Qi, and his gaze, like a blade itself, stabbed toward Shu Feng.

The Crown Prince of Great Zhou frowned slightly and said, "Sword Demon Saint Child, do me a favor. Brother Han Feng, you do me a favor as well. Apologize to Brother Dugu Ba, and we’ll let this matter go. What do you say?"

The Colorful Lotus Banquet was, after all, a banquet hosted by the Crown Prince of Great Zhou. Its purpose was to befriend the young talents of the other Five Great Demon Sects. If the Sword Demon Saint Child and Shu Feng—a Direct Disciple of the Bi Yao Demon Sect’s Leader—were to fight to the death here, the fall of either one would be a considerable blow to the Crown Prince of Great Zhou.

A vicious glint flashed in Dugu Ba’s eyes as he grinned ferociously. "Han Feng, offer your Female Slave to me, then kneel and kowtow three times. If you do that, I can let this matter go and spare you!"

The Sword Demon Saint Child frowned, a faint sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

Shu Feng smiled faintly. "Dugu Ba, cut off one of your own arms and a leg! Then, I can be merciful and spare your life!"

The vicious glint in Dugu Ba’s eyes vanished as he snarled, "Gu Xing, what are you waiting for? Are you dead?!"

The Crown Prince of Great Zhou felt a headache coming on and decided to say no more.

"Those who offend the Sword Demon Sect will be killed without mercy!"

A cold glint flashed in the Sword Demon Saint Child’s eyes. He took a step forward, Sword Qi surging around his body, and unleashed one of the Sword Demon Sect’s three great Divine Techniques—the Sword Demon Heaven Opening Sword—slashing directly at Shu Feng.

In an instant, a black Sword Qi that seemed capable of sundering the very heavens filled the space.

That black Sword Qi contained the Sword Demon Saint Child’s essence, energy, and spirit, and it was tyrannical and ferocious to the extreme.

"How powerful! So this is the Sword Demon Heaven Opening Sword! With that strike, the Sword Demon Saint Child could slay a Half-Saint!"

A grave expression crossed the Crown Prince of Great Zhou’s eyes as he said slowly, "The power of the Sword Demon Saint Child’s strike is unfathomable. Even I would have to use other Divine Techniques and avoid its edge, not daring to block it head-on."

The Xuan Mo Saint Child commented blandly, "The Sword Demon Heaven Opening Sword! He has already cultivated this Divine Technique to the Great Success Realm! It can even injure a Martial Saint! As expected of the Sword Demon’s Direct Disciple!"

’What a terrifying strike! The attack isn’t even aimed at me, yet the dreadful Sword Qi makes my skin sting with pain. There’s no way I could block that blow. As expected of the Sword Demon Saint Child! A peerless genius ranked in the top five of the Great Zhou Demon Country’s younger generation!’

Hua Shilei’s pretty face paled, and a flicker of Fear flashed in her beautiful eyes. With a slight sway of her body, she instantly flew away from Shu Feng’s side.

Xu Yunfei gave Shu Feng a deep look. ’I’d like to see what trump cards he has to dare provoke the Sword Demon Saint Child!’

Yuan Xian’Er also sat quietly to the side, making no move to intervene.

The True Disciples of the Bi Yao Demon Sect either dodged away or simply stood by and watched. In an instant, only Huang Pu Lihua remained by Shu Feng’s side.

"Decent Swordsmanship, but that’s all it is—decent! Sword Demon Saint Child, since you dare to attack me, then die!"

Shu Feng’s gaze was icy. He pointed a finger, and a Yin Yang Qi Finger Aura composed of black and white qi burst forth, blasting into the black Sword Aura.

The terrifying Sword Aura, which contained the Sword Demon Saint Child’s essence, energy, and spirit and could slay a Half-Saint, was instantly shattered by Shu Feng’s Yin Yang Qi Finger. The terrifying Finger Aura, formed from black and white qi, continued onward and slammed into the Sword Demon Saint Child’s head, blowing it apart in a single strike.

In a single instant, the proud, tyrannical, and once-unrivaled Sword Demon Saint Child became a headless corpse that fell to the floor of Bilian Hall.

"An instant kill! He’s too strong! That guy Han Feng’s combat power is just terrifying!"

"That was the Sword Demon Saint Child! An expert of that caliber was instantly killed by Han Feng in a single move. Just how strong is Han Feng?"

"Is that what you’re focusing on? That was the Sword Demon Saint Child! The Saint Child of the Sword Demon Sect and the Direct Disciple of the Great Zhou Demon Country’s second-strongest expert, the Sword Demon! And he was just killed by Han Feng, the Direct Disciple of Shangguan Biyao, the Sect Leader of the Bi Yao Demon Sect! The Sword Demon Sect will absolutely not let this rest."

"The scent of war is in the air."

...

Inside Bilian Hall, as the True Disciples of the Five Great Demon Sects witnessed this scene, a strange glint flashed in everyone’s eyes.

"Eldest Brother!"

"Saint Child!"

"Han Feng, you dare kill our Sword Demon Sect’s Saint Child! All three thousand disciples of the Sword Demon Sect will hunt you to the death!"

A look of grief and indignation flashed in the eyes of a Sword Demon Sect True Disciple. He drew his Long Sword, pointed it directly at Shu Feng, and snarled.

"To the death!"

The thirty-two True Disciples of the Sword Demon Sect drew their Long Swords in perfect unison, pointed them at Shu Feng, and roared.

Among the Five Great Demon Sects, the Sword Demon Sect had the fewest disciples, but they were also the most united. The Sword Demon Saint Child was no piece of trash like Dugu Ba; he held extremely high prestige among the disciples of the Sword Demon Sect.

Dugu Ba laughed with a crazed, ferocious expression. "Haha, Han Feng, you’re dead meat! This time, not even Shangguan Biyao can save you! Bi Yao Demon Sect, unless you hand over Han Feng, the Sword Demon Sect will be locked in a feud to the death with you!"

"Han Feng, look at the mess you’ve made. You actually murdered the Sword Demon Saint Child! Your crime is heinous! Someone like you is unworthy of being a disciple of our Bi Yao Demon Sect. If you still consider yourself a True Disciple of our sect, then surrender without a fight and submit to the judgment of the Sword Demon Sect. Use your death to quell the hatred between our two great sects!"

A strikingly beautiful True Disciple of the Bi Yao Demon Sect, dressed in purple robes—Fang Ziliu—arched her willow-like eyebrows and shouted sharply.

"That’s right, Han Feng! Surrender at once!"

"Han Feng, for the sake of the bigger picture, just surrender! This is for the good of our other brothers and sisters in the Bi Yao Demon Sect!"

...

Several True Disciples of the Bi Yao Demon Sect belonging to Xu Yunfei’s faction spoke out one after another, creating a situation where he was being condemned by all.

The True Disciples from the other four of the Five Great Demon Sects all watched coldly without a word. Shu Feng had annihilated the Sword Demon Saint Child with a single finger, a display of terrifying power that made them all feel threatened. They all hoped that Shu Feng would act like a Hero, face death with composure, and resolve the impending war between the two Demon Sects.

"What bigger picture? I am the bigger picture! You dare speak for an enemy sect, betraying the bigger picture and betraying the Bi Yao Demon Sect. You are all traitors, and you deserve to die!"

Shu Feng smiled leisurely and pointed a finger. The black-and-white Yin Yang Qi Finger Aura erupted, like a terrifying Demon that could shatter everything, suppress everything, and reap life, twisting toward the heads of the dozen or so Bi Yao Demon Sect True Disciples.