Upon seeing the chief of the Han Clan, Elder Sharp made several gestures with his hands, waving them in the air. Immediately, the
light curtain which enveloped the Sect-protecting Array disappeared, and the entire array becvisible for everyone to see.
People outside the array could see the headquarters of the FlHoly Land again.
"Ha-ha! You are the chief of the Han Clan. Welcome!"
Elder Brendan greeted as he opened his arms to welcthe new arrival.
Being one of the three prominent clans, the Han Clan was the only top force in the East Mainland that was not hostile to the Flame
Holy Land.
In fact, for the past decades, the Han Clan had been secretly helping the FlHoly Land in a lot of their endeavors.
Just then.
Caw! Caw! Caw!
On the other side, hair-raising howls could be heard from the distant sky.
Soon, a raging fire sea appeared above the horizon and moved towards the direction of the FlHoly Land. There was a heat
wave in the air. Austin could feel the heat was coming from the immense fire.
The sea of flames cto a standstill right above the FlHoly Land.
"I am from the fire crow race. | and my people have cto congratulate you on your rebuilding of the FlHoly Land!" said a
thin Taoist loudly.
He stood tall and talked with authority as he cupped his hands in front of him.
‘They are from the fire crow race."
Everyone was shocked and stared at the fire sea.
The fire crow race suddenly appeared in the Sunset City not long ago, and this shocked the whole East Mainland.
However, they had kept a low profile and had not mingled with people in the outside world ever since they re-appeared.
Out of the blue, they had chere to attend the reestablishment ceremony of the FlHoly Land.
The three elders and four stewards of the FlHoly Land did not understand what was going on.
'Our holy land isn't friends with the fire crow race.
Why did they chere?’ they wondered.
"Hello Austin! It's nice to see you again.
| heard that you are now the Holy Heritor of the FlHoly Land. | am here to offer my congratulations on the rebuilding of your
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| chere uninvited. | hope | did not cause you too much trouble," the thin Taoist said with a smile.
He fixed his eyes on Austin.
After hearing this, people realized that members of the fire crow race cbecause of Austin.
People started asking themselves why members of the fire crow race who had just reappeared after a long twould be good
friends with Austin. These were aloof kind of people, and they didn't normally associate themselves with other clans. Now, here
they were rubbing shoulders with Austin.
Yannick smiled to himself as he watched the confused look on people's face. Only he knew what was going on.
"We are flattered, sir.
It's an honor to have you here,"
Austin said as he bowed his head in respect.
Austin did not understand why the chief of the fire crow race liked him.
‘Maybe it is because of the Fire Stela.
This elder toldthat the Fire Stela belonged to an elder in the ancient years.
The fire crow race seemed to be friends with the old master.
He probably thinks | was a disciple of that old master. Perhaps that is why he is very fond of me." Austin reasoned to himself.
"Ha-ha! Thank you for traveling all the way here. You are our distinguished guests. This way, please," Elder Brendan said to the
Taoist respectfully.
He then turned to the chief of the Han Clan and motioned them to cinside.
"Please cin."
Elder Sharp waved his hands in the air. A mist of different colors appeared as he threw together formulas with his hands. Soon, a
portal appeared on the Sect-protecting Array.
The chief of the Han Clan and the old Taoist led their troops through the portal, and they landed on the FlHoly Land.
The three elders of the FlHoly Land commanded their crew to welcthe guests.
"Hello! I am Ward Xiao; together with my subordinates, | am here to congratulate the reconstruction ceremony of the FlHoly
Land!"
Suddenly, a loud and unrestrained laughter could be heard from the distant sky like a fierce thunder.
At that point, a group of cavalry cinto view.
From afar, one could see that it was a multitude of strong, powerful warriors. They gave off a blood-thirsty aura. They were bandits
and had obviously killed lots of people.
Soon the horde of about a thousand cavalries appeared in the sky, just above the FlHoly Land.
A herculean looking group of people becvisible. Each one was riding a demonic horse that appeared to have immense black
wings.
A thousand demonic horses roared as their hooves trampled the clouds in the sky.
The man in front of the team was a strong looking middle-aged man in his late thirties. He wore an iron armor, that made him
looked like valiant general.
"It's that famous bandit, Ward Xiao!"
sof them exclaimed in a low voice.
The middle-aged man turned out to be Ward Xiao, the leader of the most famous brigands in the East Mainland.
"Ward, how dare you chere? Last month, you robbed us of a mining area in the Northern Mine District with your men and stole
a lot of crystals."
The chief of the Shen Clan becfurious at the sight of Ward.
"Ha-ha! Cool down, mate.
Over the years, | have robbed all the top forces of the mining areas including three holy lands, the three prominent clans and top
sects. Just think about it; you are not the only one that was robbed. Perhaps that information will make you feel better."
Ward responded.
A mocking smile splashed across his face. "You!"
The chief of the Shen Clan was too furious to utter another word.
All the cultivators in the East Mainland knew that the bandit leader, Ward Xiao, was bold and arrogant. Even the three holy lands
and the three prominent clans had been a victim of his robbery many times.
Even though leaders of the three holy lands and the three prominent clans had sent their best men to catch Ward several times,
none of them was ever successful. They could never capture him and take him as a prisoner.
The reason was simple. Ward was stronger than any of the holy lords and chiefs of the prominent clans.
"Ward Xiao, you even conspired with people from the FlHoly Land,"
the chief of the Ji Clan shouted.
"So what? | am a vengeful man. That is none of your business if | conspire with the FlHoly Land or not.
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If you have a problem with that, you can fight me!" Ward answered back.
His face darkened with anger.
As soon as he finished speaking, big flags rushed out from his body one after another.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
A total of eighty-one big flags rushed out of Ward's body.
The eighty-one flags danced with the wind. Every movement sent out powerful vibrations that could shake heaven and earth. Each
flag was as red as blood and emitted powerful evil aura into the air. It looked as though they had been dyed red by the blood of
people they had murdered in the past.
People on the ground, cowered in fear.
They knew the power of the eighty-one flags produced horrible results.
The three holy lords and the two clan chiefs stared at the eighty-one big flags in the void as they danced beside Ward. Every
movement sent out a spirit of threat and fear among them.
It was the main reason the three holy lands and the three noble clans could not defeat Ward, despite their power and strength. The
eighty-one flags was enough to protect Ward and kill them all.
The eighty-one big flags was the only magic weapon that could fight against the ultimate magical treasure in the East Mainland!
"Humph!"
The chief of the Ji Clan stared at Ward, unable to say anything.
"Ward, don't waste your ton them. You are our guests. Please cin!"
said Elder Brendan.
Elder Sharp once again threw together formulas and shot them towards the Sect-protecting Array.
The entrance to the FlHoly Land becvisible on the array once again.
With a single wave of his hand, Ward led a thousand of his subordinates into the array and landed on the ground.
"Humph!
Brat, get your ass over here. | am your father. Are you really pretending that you don't know me?"
Ward shouted towards Bray who was standing beside Austin.
Bray exhaled deeply and ran towards Ward in a hurry. It seemed like he was terrified of Ward.
'l can't believe that Bray is Ward's son, ' Austin told himself silently, surprised.
He could not believe that his friend was the son of the most powerful and notorious bandit.