The Divine Clouds leader could hardly believe what he was hearing. The soul emerald tokens of the elder and apprentices he had sent out were shattered beyond repair.

This could only mean one thing—everyone he had sent had been killed.

Furious, the leader's voice thundered. "Who? Who dared kill members of the Divine Clouds? Do they not know the power of our faction?"

The apprentice before him, visibly shaken, stammered, "S-Sir, it was this man!"

He gestured, and an image of Adrian appeared in the void.

The leader's eyes burned with murderous intent at the sight of Adrian. "A mere ant? This fool dares kill my people? How ignorant! Does he not know the might of the Divine Clouds?"

The young apprentice trembled. He knew all too well that the faction leader's power far surpassed that of ordinary people.

The faction leader had already reached the Grand Perfection Stage, one step away from the Tribulation Stage. To provoke someone of such stature was nothing short of suicide.

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