Everyone present, if not an elite crowd of masters, was at least battle-hardened. Faced with the sudden change, they all managed to respond calmly: some produced magical instruments to block the attack, others activated talismans to protect themselves, and a few employed transformation arts to evade the golden, murderous aura altogether.
Only a few lacked combat experience—clearly pampered scions from various sects carrying a wealth of spirit stones. Faced with the emergency, they panicked and were slashed by the murderous aura, leaving numerous wounds on their bodies as bright red blood stained their clothes.
Huixian Cave, acting as the organizer, completely ignored this spectacle. Although the burly man had intentionally unleashed the golden murderous aura, opening the wooden box directly toward the cultivators as a deliberate display of intimidation, the majority immediately realized something: a masterless short sword that possessed such a dense murderous aura capable of manifesting into a physical blade and cutting people meant its power was indeed extraordinary. One could even say it had already developed a spiritual awareness.
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