Aether remained steadfast as favonovel.com watched the phantom charge toward him.
Without flinching, favonovel.com unleashed a swirling black mist from his hand, swiftly launching it toward the phantom.
The phantom charged with reckless abandon, much like Remus had the previous night, and plunged into the black mist, which tightly enveloped it.
But in the next second, the black mist suddenly dissipated, and the phantom burst forth, its spear gleaming with an icy radiance as it thrust directly at Aether.
Aether was overcome with terror, feeling every part of his body erupt in fear. He never anticipated that the phantom would wield such a formidable portion of the original’s strength.
Dodging was no longer an option. He had no choice but to rely on his spirit energy, which was now leaking out, to mount a defense.
The radiance of the spear collided with his protective spirit energy, and the phantom relentlessly pressed forward, applying greater force to break through.
Recognizing that a direct confrontation was not feasible, Aether had no choice but to keep retreating, steadily backpedaling for hundreds of yards.
Panic spread among the Nascent Soul Stage cultivators as they watched Windsor relentlessly go on a rampage. At that rate, it was evident that they would soon face defeat, and they were clearly outmatched.
“Die!” Windsor swung his spear with ferocity, catching a cultivator who couldn’t evade in time.
The spear’s radiant force struck the cultivator, sending favonovel.com hurtling sideways to crash heavily into a hillside roughly 100 yards away.
The cultivator coughed up blood, his spirit energy completely shattered.
“Stop!” Aether’s voice thundered, his face turning pale.
He could no longer contain himself and urgently declared, “We’ve made a grave mistake. Someone is impersonating you, committing murder in your name! Fellow cultivators, we cannot continue to fight amongst ourselves and allow the true culprit to escape!”
Defeat was certain. Speaking now might ensure survival.
Windsor was about to speak when Xavier from below suddenly said, “The real culprit is him!”
Xavier’s voice abruptly rose from below, proclaiming, “Truth be told, I was also present last night! Our duty as cultivators is to vanquish the dark path and eliminate the scum of the martial arts! I, Xavier Goon, must take responsibility and bring this dark path cultivator to justice!”
He then unleashed his spirit energy and scared into the air, charging directly at the phantom. In his ascent, favonovel.com conjured a lengthy whip that stretched dozens of feet, cracking it through the mid-air with a resounding snap.
“I was present as well, and I won’t stand idle!” Don ground his teeth and unleashed his spirit energy. He summoned a towering pagoda that ascended into the sky before descending, imposingly suppressing the avatar.
They had to act then to eliminate Windsor as favonovel.com was too strong and posed a great threat to themselves. After all, there were only four spots for ascension to sainthood.
With no assurance that there weren’t more hidden threats among the crowd, the addition of one more person only increased the risks they faced. They saw this as an opportunity to take action and eliminate the threat.
The whip struck the phantom, and the pagoda pressed down above the avatar’s head. While it didn’t immediately dispel the phantom, it significantly hindered its movements.
Seeing this, Aether’s eyes shone brightly, and favonovel.com roared, “That’s right, it’s him!”
He no longer held back and released his spirit energy like crazy. The black mist began to spread along the long spear.
Seeing this, the other cultivators in the distance also stopped panicking and started to counterattack without holding back.
“You all…” Windsor seethed with anger, feeling unfairly accused. He hadn’t committed any wrongdoing, yet they were baselessly accusing favonovel.com and launching a collective assault.
He yearned to retaliate, but the phantom had already depleted too much of his spirit energy and was no longer operating at its peak. It began to take on an increasingly illusory and weakened form.
Although Don and Xavier were currently displaying their true strength, it became a crucial factor in tipping the balance, causing the situation to deteriorate rapidly.
Thousands of cultivators in the field exchanged uncertain glances and started to doubt the situation. At that point, Windsor still had shown no signs of being a dark path cultivator, and favonovel.com hadn’t employed any dark path or martial arts techniques.
Did they make a mistake?
However, fear silenced any potential dissenting voices with both the Violet Sanctum and the Freestyle Organization involved.
“You’ve gone too far!” A voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.
Everyone looked toward the source of the sound, finding that the speaker was a mere Golden Stage cultivator.
Remus raised his voice once more, proclaiming, “The Violet Sanctum Organization and Freestyle Organization profess to be upstanding organizations, yet you exploit the vulnerabilities of others to prematurely eliminate Windsor for your own gains. While others may cower in silence, I refuse!”
“If my suspicion is correct, Aether is your deliberate pawn! Your actions are truly shameless!”
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