Darius finally gave in and came back reluctantly after a moment of hesitation.
At first, the Stormcloud Sect also wanted to back down from the competition, but Old Su insisted on participating, as he had his own idea.
Looking at the old man at a distance, Aetherion cracked his neck leisurely and smirked. "Let's not waste our time and just come—"
Before Aetherion could even finish his sentence, Old Su had already made his move as he disappeared from his spot and reappeared right in front of Aetherion.
The moment he appeared, he already swung his sword and aimed it at Aetherion's neck.
However, just as the blade was two inches away from Aetherion's neck, it suddenly stopped, which surprised everyone.
For those young geniuses and below Half Saint Ranks, it looked like Old Su stopped his sword from killing Aetherion, sparing his life because he should've known better than anyone else that it wasn't a good choice to make an enemy out of Ash's group.
