35: The attempt to stage an accident has backfired; the Great Luo Holy Land is doomed.

Dark clouds weigh down on the city, as if to crush it.

Dozens of warships, blotting out the sun like floating steel behemoths, surrounded the entire Hidden God Sect so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak through.

The iron-blooded Evil Qi gathered from tens of thousands of Cultivators almost punched a hole in the sky.

Atop the leading golden warship.

The Great Luo Holy Master stood with his hands behind his back, his robes snapping in the fierce wind. His hawk-like eyes stared intently at the area below where the golden light had not yet fully dissipated, his gaze filled with greed.

But he soon frowned.

“Hmm?”

“Where is the exotic treasure?”

Within his Divine Sense, that majestic Innate Origin aura was still there, but he couldn't find a specific physical form of a treasure.

Below, there were only a few dilapidated thatched huts, and... a few young people who looked like they hadn't woken up yet.

A Youth in White Robes sat on a rocking chair, yawning.

A Youth in Hemp Clothes was wiping a rusty iron sword.

A Young Girl in Black was... chopping wood?

There was also a sturdy-looking Little Fatty squatting on the ground, staring eagerly at the youth whose body was emitting golden light.

“Senior Brother, the golden light on your body smells so fragrant; can I eat it?”

“...”

The Great Luo Holy Master felt as if his intelligence was being insulted.

This was that legendary, mysterious Hidden God Sect that even the Tianji Pavilion was wary of?

This was it?

It didn't even have a decent mountain-protecting formation, and the Disciples were either dazed or acting like fools.

“It seems the rumors were wrong.”

A cold smile curled at the corner of the Great Luo Holy Master's mouth, and the last trace of caution in his heart vanished.

“They probably got lucky and picked up some treasure, which triggered a heavenly phenomenon.”

“A bunch of rabble, how are they worthy of such an Opportunity?”

He waved his hand, his voice cold and filled with unquestionable dominance.

“Pass down my order!”

“Clear the area first!”

“Crush those eyesore ants below for me!”

“Yes!”

A Grand Elder at the Early Stage of the Nascent Soul realm gave a sinister laugh and stepped forward from the crowd.

In his view, dealing with these juniors who hadn't even grown their hair out yet was simply overkill.

He didn't even bother to use a Magic Treasure.

With a casual wave, a thick bolt of lightning fell from the sky like a divine punishment, blasting toward the Hidden God Sect's dilapidated mountain gate!

He didn't aim this strike at the people.

Because in his eyes, these people were already dead.

What he wanted was to establish dominance!

He wanted to shatter this mountain gate with one blow, letting the entire Eastern Desolation see the consequences of provoking the Great Luo Sacred Land!

However.

He obviously didn't see it.

Right in the corner of that dilapidated mountain gate.

A yellowish Mutt was lying lazily on the ground, holding a Yao Beast leg bone bigger than itself—which it had dug up from who knows where—in its two front paws, chewing on it happily.

“Crunch, crunch.”

That lightning, as luck would have it, struck right next to the dog... on the empty ground.

But the shockwave kicked up by the falling lightning was like an invisible giant hand; with a "whoosh," it blew the half-chewed bone out of the Mutt's mouth.

The saliva-covered bone traced a graceful parabola in the air and went "roll, roll, roll" down the cliff.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

“...”

The Mutt was stunned.

It maintained its bone-chewing posture, its mouth still open, but the bone inside was gone.

It stiffly turned its head, looking in the direction where the bone had disappeared.

Then.

It slowly raised its head and looked at the Grand Elder in the sky who had just cast the spell.

In that instant.

An indescribably terrifying aura erupted from that seemingly harmless Mutt!

Those originally sleepy dog eyes instantly turned blood-red!

“Woof... Awoooo—!!!”

An angry roar that didn't sound like a bark, but rather like an ancient Dragon's cry, suddenly shook the heavens!

“My bone!!!”

...On the mountaintop square.

Li Daoxuan had originally been sitting with his legs crossed, watching the scene with amusement.

But the moment he saw the Mutt's bone blown away.

The smile on his face instantly froze.

“Snap!”

A crisp sound rang out.

The apple in his hand was crushed into powder.

A bone-chilling Killing Intent slowly rose from his body.

That Killing Intent was so terrifying that even the surrounding air seemed frozen, the temperature dropping instantly to the freezing point.

Xiao Chen and the others, who were rubbing their hands and preparing to act, were all startled by this sudden burst of Killing Intent and looked toward their Revered Master in unison.

They had never seen their Revered Master so angry.

Even when facing the Xuesha Ancestor or the Taiyi Holy Son before, Revered Master had maintained a cynical and playful demeanor.

But now.

Revered Master was truly angry.

“This is too much!”

Li Daoxuan slowly stood up from his rocking chair.

His voice wasn't loud, but it was like a cold wind from the nine layers of Hell, making everyone from the Great Luo Sacred Land in the sky feel a chill down their spines.

“Trying to steal treasures is one thing.”

“Coming to my door to provoke me is another.”

“But you actually... dare to hit my dog?”

Li Daoxuan paused, his voice suddenly rising, filled with celestial-shaking fury.

“No!”

“You actually dare to touch my dog's bone?!”

“This is a declaration of war!”

“This is a blatant act of war!”

“If this grudge isn't avenged, how can my Hidden God Sect have any face to stand between heaven and earth?!”

Li Daoxuan's words were righteous and soul-stirring.

If one didn't know better, they would think the Great Luo Sacred Land had dug up his ancestral graves.

In the sky.

The Grand Elder who had just finished his harsh words was now completely bewildered.

Dog?

What dog?

Did I just hit a dog?

I clearly hit the mountain gate?

On the golden warship.

The Great Luo Holy Master also had his brows locked tight, completely failing to understand the situation.

He looked at the suddenly enraged Youth in White Robes below, then looked at the Mutt that was still barking wildly at the sky.

His Divine Sense swept over them.

An ordinary Mutt.

An ordinary bone.

Just because of this trivial matter?

Is it worth it?

“Madman.”

The Great Luo Holy Master snorted coldly, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

“It seems he was scared witless by my display and has started talking nonsense.”

“Since you are in such a hurry to seek death, then I shall...”

However.

Before he could finish his words.

Li Daoxuan below had already made a move that no one expected.

He waved his hand, pointing at the dark mass of the fleet in the sky, his voice cold and filled with unquestionable dominance.

“Close the gates!”

“Release the...”

He paused, seemingly feeling that this phrase wasn't quite right.

Then he changed his tune:

“No!”

“All forces, attack!”

“Go!”

“Raid their home!”