Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation Chapter 2243 (Raw 2350): Excising the Tumor

“If you dare to walk out of this room without my permission, this Xiao dares to treat you as a person not from the Heavenly Alliance!”

Xiao Chen’s cold voice echoing in the pavilion made the Bountiful Treasure Pavilion’s Liu Zhang freeze.

Xiao Chen just said some simple words. However, everyone clearly felt the cold, emotionless killing intent coming from his body.

The atmosphere in the room immediately turned somewhat heavy.

Aside from heartbeats and the sough of the wind, there was no other sound.

Was this just bravado, or would Xiao Chen really kill?

These Association Chiefs of the Heavenly Alliance’s subordinate merchant associations did not know. They all peeked at Xiao Chen. However, he did not show any expression, appearing cold and unfathomable.

Damn it!

Liu Zhang cursed in his heart. His visage, which faced away from Xiao Chen, turned extremely sullen.

Regardless of whether he advanced or retreated, he was at a complete disadvantage before Xiao Chen in their first clash. This was already an indisputable fact.

Now, both advancing and retreating were difficult. Liu Zhang did not dare to act rashly.

Liu Zhang now felt somewhat afraid that Xiao Chen would ignore everything and chop him down.

Xiao Chen clearly was just a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor. However, the strength that he showed deterred the 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor guards from taking action.

The gray-robed old man from earlier also had disappeared somewhere.

If that gray-robed old man were still around, Liu Zhang would feel confident of surviving even if Xiao Chen attacked.

Now, he did not dare to bet on it.

The best result for Liu Zhang would be if someone stood out and helped him shoulder some of the pressure.

However, not a single person in the pavilion stood up for him, which flustered him even further.

I cannot back down!

Once I back down, I will lose all my prestige. If word that an inexperienced child scared me spreads, how am I to maintain my position in the cruel imperial capital?

Humph! Since you want to play, this old man will play along. Worst case, this old man w

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