Cao Guofeng was clenching his teeth, his killing intent raging. Although Cao Shaoqing’s death hurt him as well, in comparison to the loss of the Ten Thousand Blood Flag, it was clearly insignificant.8

The destruction of the Ten Thousand Blood Flag, the legacy treasure of the Iron Blood Gate, represented a significant blow to their karmic luck and a loss that could never be fully recovered. This was an irrecoverable loss to the Iron Blood Gate.4

Moreover, Cao Guofeng’s use of his own blood soul energy to control the Ten Thousand Blood Flag resulted in a severe backlash upon its destruction. Although he appeared to have suppressed the injury, his acting skill couldn’t fool Heaven Saints like Yu Luo or the sharp-eyed Long Chen.2

In the past, Long Chen might have...9