Liu Wuxie slew Deng Huaiguang to make an example of him. He wanted to intimidate the rest and secure his footing in the Outer Sect once and for all.0

He had a deeper goal. He deliberately unleashed the Heaven-Severing Strike to draw the eyes of the Heavenly Dragon Sect's upper echelons, and he succeeded, as many had already begun making their way to the Outer Sect's martial field.0

He had not anticipated the Heaven-Severing Strike's surge. The technique spiraled beyond his control, and the backlash tore through him. Worse, the Heretic Blade hit its limit; cracks resembling a spiderweb spread across its surface as it teetered on the brink of destruction, unable to contain the strike's profundity.0

With a single blow, Liu Wuxie cleaved Deng Huaiguang apart. In that instant, he violated the sect's rules in full view of all by openly killing an inner disciple.0

Hissing gasps swept the field as disciples stared at what remained of Deng Huaiguang. He was a prodigious inner disciple with exceptional...0