Chapter 1298: First Alliance Leader
The suffocating pressure that had blanketed the temple vanished as True Saint Ming Jian and True Saint Meng Guan departed.
With the source of power gone, the subdued True Saints gradually stirred from their trance, blinking away confusion as consciousness returned to their eyes.
Realization dawned swiftly.
"True Saint Yan Huo was defeated? He was slain by True Saint Ming Jian in direct combat?"
"Killed in one-on-one combat?"
A deathly silence descended upon the temple as the True Saints stood frozen, fear taking root in their hearts.
When Cloud Saint had fallen, one could rationalize his defeat. After all, he had faced the combined might of True Saint Ming Jian and True Saint Wu Yuan in a prolonged battle before finally succumbing. But True Saint Yan Huo's death? Ming Jian had withstood the onslaught of over a thousand True Saints, then subdued Yan Huo with overwhelming force in mere moments. Such dominance was simply without precedent.
True Saint Meng Guan's participation in the final blow registered as little more than a footnote in their minds. He hadn't been the decisive factor after all.
"True Saint Ming Jian has slain Yan Huo and now possesses three Chaos Nuclei," an urgent voice suddenly cut through the silence. It was True Saint Mu Jing. "His power must be greatly weakened after such exertion. If we move quickly to intercept him, we could seize those three Chaos Nuclei for ourselves!"
His declaration drew every eye in the temple, but before anyone could respond, a cold voice replied.
"Mu Jing, don't be a fool." True Saint Shen Yan fixed him with a glacial stare. "If you truly believe Ming Jian's power is depleted, then lead your Immortal Court True Saints to kill him yourself. With your combined strength, your group isn’t weak. Perhaps you might even succeed."
True Saint Mu Jing's pupils contracted sharply. His mouth opened, then closed without a word.