Chapter 282: Joining
But words of warning were useless. Everyone present had been suppressed by the floating wisp of aura, completely unable to move.
The only person in the scene who could act at all was Linghu Yue, shielded as he was by the Celestial River Blade Intent.
But Linghu Yue had no intention of heeding the elders and hall masters. His one desire right now was to slash through the aura above him. He was not willing to believe a word of Shangguan Qingqing's warnings.
With a resonant hum, under Linghu Yue's intense drive, the brilliant blade shadow hovering above his head began to shudder and shake with increasing force.
At last, with tremendous effort, it slowly turned its tip upward, pointing toward the wisp of aura infused with martial will above.
Martial aura without someone controlling it was an inert thing. Its primary function was a universal suppression of will, an equal deterrent against all.
Making everyone who felt that wisp of martial will unable to raise a hand against the one holding the Tianjin Guards token, that was the purpose Li Musheng had left this wisp of aura for.
If someone, after witnessing that martial will, still dared act against Shangguan Qingqing, it would be a direct slight against Li Musheng, who stood as the world's greatest. No matter how little he preferred to involve himself in other people's business afterward, he would act.
Of course, after truly facing that wisp of martial aura and experiencing the kind of trembling terror that came from the soul itself, there would be very few people with the courage to still raise a hand.