Shi Yuan obviously didn’t have the upper hand in any way. And he had no hope of trying to convince Zi Qiong to join him. Why would she risk following him when she could join Yang Qi and get an additional godpower seed as a result?

However, Shi Yuan was a vicious character, and therefore he decided to gamble by threatening the entire Will Manifestation Heaven Sect.

He obviously didn’t have any sense of belonging to this sect; ever since he became an Inheritor, he had lost touch with reality and come to view the sect as merely a tool for his own advancement. Having begun to tread the dao of devils, there was no way he was going to show mercy now. He would attack the sect itself and take as many people as possible with him on his way down.

“You’ve really gone over the edge, Shi Yuan,” said Zi Qiong, taking a step forward and waving her hand, causing a stone-colored greyspace to spring up around them. “Don’t forget that I'm also a Terrifying expert now, just like you. I have two godpower...