The Smokewights surrounding the leaf ship didn’t respond to the green-robed cultivator’s question. Completely ignoring the leaf ship’s defenses, they floated aboard and started circulating among the passengers. The cultivators looked around with varying facial expressions. Some of the Smokewights approached Xu Qing and circled around him a few times, their vicious faces just barely visible in the smoke as they inspected him. A moment passed, and the Smokewights left the ship. Returning to the puppets, they gathered in front of the centermost puppet and kowtowed.2

“Exalted one, of the thirty-five cultivators, six have suspicious auras.”1

The expressions of the passengers flickered when they heard that.0

Before anyone could do anything, the puppets’ eyes glowed even more brightly with a red color. It was especially evident in the centermost puppet. In fact, it was so bright the entire leaf ship looked like it was the color of blood.1

“Kill them,” the puppet said in a cold voice. In response, the Smokewights rose into the air and transformed into six huge faces that shot toward the leaf ship.0

Battle prowess equivalent to six heavenly palaces erupted from the six vicious faces. In any location, battle...9