"—All roads lead back to me."
"Arrogant!" Shen Fei roared, his voice thick with a mixture of indignation and predatory excitement.
To him, Haoran's calm was not a sign of strength, but a delusion that needed to be shattered.
"You stand before the greatest of geniuses the clan has to offer and you still speak as if you're the center of the world!?"
At that moment, the coordinated efforts of the Eight Crowns swung into high gear.
Shen Ying, the 9th Crown, moved with the clinical precision of a master alchemist, her hands blurring as she flicked blood-red Qi-Bursting Pills to each of her comrades.
The air was immediately filled with the bitter, metallic scent of the medicine.
Simultaneously, Shen Cai, the 7th Crown, let out a guttural shout as he slammed his palms together, and from his massive spatial storage, an entire armory of Rank 5 artifacts erupted.
