Outside the Black Cloud Sect mountain gate, powerful figures had already arrived. They did not conceal their auras, floating in the air as they observed the situation within the Black Cloud Sect.
The entire mountain where the Black Cloud Sect was located was engulfed in flames, with ruins scattered everywhere. In the sky, the Black Cloud Sect's Emperor-level experts were fiercely battling Li Xiaotian's forces.
Most conspicuous was the central area, where Li Xiaotian was fighting the Black Cloud Sect Master, Wu Hai, and two other Black Cloud Sect Patriarchs.
"Li Xiaotian! What exactly happened in the capital last night? Where are the people from my Blazing Fire Sect? If you don't give this Sect Master an explanation today, I swear I will kill you!"
At this moment, a fiery expert arrived from afar. Upon seeing Li Xiaotian, his eyes blazed with fury, and he roared his question.
"And my Heaven Breaking Sect Master, Li Xiaotian, hand over my Sect Master, or my Heaven Breaking Sect will have an irreconcilable feud with you!"
One after another, powerful figures arrived. Seeing Li Xiaotian, their eyes burned with resentment. The experts they had sent to the capital had vanished, and it was highly likely they had perished!
How could they tolerate such losses?
However, as soon as they finished speaking, they all froze in place.
Li Xiaotian unleashed a saber strike towards Wu Hai and the other two. The fluctuation generated by that strike caused everyone present to change color.
A Hegemon!!! This was the might of a Hegemon!
Following this, Wu Hai and the other two unleashed their full power to block Li Xiaotian's saber. But their combined efforts were as insignificant as an ant resisting the footsteps of an elephant. All three were sent flying by Li Xiaotian's saber, spitting blood.
One of the elders sustained a more severe injury, his aura rapidly declining. He could no longer maintain aerial flight and plummeted to the ground.
"Hegemon! How is this possible?! Li Xiaotian broke through to Hegemon so easily?"
Someone whispered, filled with shock. Li Xiaotian had broken through to Hegemon. How many years had it been since he began cultivating? Yet, he had already reached the Hegemon realm. Such a cultivation speed was terrifying.
"No wonder all the forces in the capital were annihilated. It all makes sense now. Li Xiaotian broke through to Hegemon, lured the forces from various factions, and then wiped them all out in one fell swoop. What a grand scheme!"
Someone spoke, filled with a sense of relief because their sect had not made a move against Li Xiaotian this time.
"Hegemon! A Hegemon! This... Damn it, he broke through to Hegemon, why did he hide it? Why did he deliberately send our people to their deaths? He is so heartless!"
The Grand Elder of the Heaven Breaking Sect gritted his teeth and roared. He was shocked but also filled with hatred. If Li Xiaotian had announced his breakthrough to Hegemon, their Heaven Breaking Sect would never have dared to harbor any ill intentions towards him.
"It's over. Li Xiaotian has broken through to Hegemon. Given his personality, the forces that attacked him last night will surely be dealt with afterward!"
Someone's face turned pale. They looked towards the Black Cloud Sect's mountain gate. The Black Cloud Sect was likely the first step in Li Xiaotian's retaliation against the various forces.
Li Xiaotian retracted his saber and then looked towards the Blazing Fire Sect leader and his entourage. Those individuals instinctively retreated as Li Xiaotian's gaze fell upon them, their hearts filled with trepidation.
"Last night, demons invaded the Great Qin capital and caused chaos, and I killed them. Just now, you asked me for an explanation. Does this suffice?"
Li Xiaotian spoke unhurriedly, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.
The Blazing Fire Sect leader, the Grand Elder of the Heaven Breaking Sect, and others were both shocked and enraged by his words. Demons? They knew all too well what had happened in the capital last night.
Their people had died! Each sect had lost several Emperor-level experts!
And now, Li Xiaotian claimed it was demons. But could they refute him? Could they claim those were their sect's people?
Li Xiaotian was now a Hegemon! He possessed enough strength to threaten their sects, and the Black Cloud Sect before them was a living example!
"What? Not speaking anymore? Do you doubt my words?"
Li Xiaotian spoke again, his eyes narrowing. Simultaneously, a terrifying pressure bore down directly on the Blazing Fire Sect leader and the others.
The Blazing Fire Sect leader and the others' faces flushed red. They felt immense pressure, their hearts filled with shock. Li Xiaotian's current strength was even more terrifying than they had imagined!
After all, they were all ancient beings who had witnessed the strength of Hegemon-level experts to varying degrees. The feeling Li Xiaotian gave them now was akin to a seasoned Hegemon-level expert.
"No! Li Xiaotian, no, Lord Dragon King, you misunderstand. Last night the Great Qin capital was shrouded in darkness, and we were merely concerned if Great Qin was safe. Since the matter has been resolved, there is nothing more."
The Blazing Fire Sect leader spoke with a flushed face, his heart filled with humiliation. A person who, in his eyes, was beneath even an ant, now required such a humble response from him. This humiliation was something he found difficult to accept.
Moreover, the Vice Sect Master of the Blazing Fire Sect and other elders had died at Li Xiaotian's hands. Despite knowing the truth, he could only feign compliance now.
While uttering words of humiliation, he secretly wished for Li Xiaotian's immediate demise. The Blazing Fire Sect would surely seek revenge!
Once their Blazing Fire Sect's Heaven-level expert awoke, they would make Li Xiaotian pay the price!
"And you? Do you doubt me?"
Li Xiaotian turned his gaze towards the Grand Elder of the Heaven Breaking Sect and others, his eyes filled with mockery.
"No! We dare not doubt you, Lord Li. The demons are truly hateful for daring to invade the Great Qin capital. Lord Li did well to kill them!"
The Sect Master of the Heaven Breaking Sect spoke hastily, his heart filled with trepidation. At this moment, he only thought about how to protect himself in the future, as their Heaven Breaking Sect had no Heaven-level experts.
"Yes, yes! We dare not doubt Lord Li!"
Others also chimed in. Regardless of what they thought in their hearts at this moment, whether it was hatred or fear, they had to endure it. Otherwise, Li Xiaotian's saber might descend upon them immediately.
"Yan Song, Situ Lie, do not deceive yourselves. Do you think Li Xiaotian will forget what happened last night? If we join forces to kill him today, otherwise your sects will surely be purged by him one by one later!"
Wu Hai suddenly shouted towards the Blazing Fire Sect leader and the others, his tone filled with urgency. He hoped the Blazing Fire Sect leader and the others would join him, Yan Song, in dealing with Li Xiaotian.
However, Yan Song and the others' expressions changed drastically upon hearing this. They all inwardly cursed Wu Hai. Li Xiaotian had broken through to Hegemon, and who would dare to make a move now? Wasn't this tantamount to seeking death?
"Wu Hai! Stop spouting nonsense. Last night, demons intruded into the Great Qin capital and caused chaos. What does that have to do with us?"
"Exactly! You are slandering us. No one from our sects has gone out recently. What last night? We have no idea!"
Yan Song and the others spoke one after another, their faces filled with feigned anger. Simultaneously, Yan Song hastily put on a smile and said to Li Xiaotian.
"Lord Li, don't listen to Wu Hai's nonsense. We will not interfere in your dispute with the Black Cloud Sect today."