“Roar!!” The four monster spirits were hot on Hong Yitang’s heels and landed behind him. The man coughed incessantly and blood bubbled out of the corner of his lips. Black longsword in hand, he turned to face them.1

“I want… all of your mysterious power stones! And… the lotus in this valley… I want half of it…” He could see that the lotus was now golden in color instead of green. The man bared his teeth. “I told you… that I was just… passing by, but you wanted to fight! Now both sides… are heavily injured… You will pay the price… of the stones and half of the flower. And we… if we cannot stop our worsening condition… you will bear… the consequences… of which you are well aware of!”3

The four monster spirits were likewise highly aggrieved and full of suffering. No one was well off at this stage, but… who knew that you guys are so strong? If we’d known, we wouldn’t have wanted to kill you.1

Unbidden, they were reminded of that person of yesteryear. Martial master… Were the martial masters of Silver Moon this terrifying?0

“We can give you mysterious power...0