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As a special spiritual material that is only formed when a large secret realm is broken, the Void Spirit Crystal contains extremely rich spatial power.

Although the portable space built in this way is not as big as the previous Shennong Secret Realm, it is more stable.

Even if it is refined into a life-saving magic weapon, its spatial stability and power will be further enhanced with Zhang Wei's cultivation.

Of course, doing so would also be a huge burden for the cultivators. After all, something like a life-saving magic weapon requires the cultivators to spend time and energy to continuously nurture it.

But this is not impossible for Zhang Wei.

After all, Zhang Wei has six incarnations, and he can continuously nourish this magic weapon in a relay manner so that it will not become outdated.

If you want to do it, just do it. Zhang Wei immediately took out the Bai Ze Mirror and tried the formula of this imaginary magic weapon according to its instructions.

In this way, spring went and autumn came, and in the blink of an eye, another three years had passed.

Ever since the five major sects obtained the signal tower and the refining method of the new communication jade token from Zhang Wei, they have been working non-stop to start the project of popularizing signal towers, striving to set up signal towers in all aspects of the five domains, and paying extra attention to some recorded locations of spiritual veins that were polluted by turbid air.

But three years was not enough for the five major clans to produce enough signal towers for their own territories.

Therefore, this is a long-term project. Even with the powerful productivity brought by the immortal cultivators, it cannot be accomplished overnight.

But it will not exceed a hundred years at most. If nothing unexpected happens, when Zhang Wei returns to the Five Realms next time, the ecological environment of the Five Realms will have undergone an earth-shaking change.

Except for this matter.

The tense atmosphere in Linglong Domain, which was caused by the Linglong Island monks' massacre of ambitious people, has gradually eased after three years of peace.

After this battle, more than half of the immortal cultivation families and sects on Linglong Island were destroyed, and the immortal cultivation forces of many countries were directly eradicated.

This move frightened not only those immortal cultivation forces with spiritual veins, but even those rootless and independent cultivators.

For three whole years, those daring robber cultivators did not dare to go out, for fear of being caught as an example by the cultivators of Linglong Island. This in turn increased the safety factor of Linglong Domain a lot.

The Zhang family of Chen State was also affected by this turmoil.

Although Linglong Fairy Island did not do anything to them due to the influence of Qun Yao, the fifth branch of the Zhang family was still very discerning and offered a large amount of wealth to Linglong Fairy Island.

Then he announced that the mountain gate would be closed, apparently intending to avoid this storm.

I have to say, this is a very smart move.

Although the Zhang family has fallen into depravity now, it does not mean that all five branches of the Zhang family are good-for-nothings who only know how to suck people's blood.

He still has the ability to judge the situation.

Just like that, three years later, a piece of news came from the Zhang family that the current head of the Zhang family, Zhang Tianyi, had successfully broken through the Purple Mansion Realm, and his life span had been increased by another three hundred years!

As soon as this news came out, it instantly set off an uproar in the immortal cultivation circles of the seven countries near Chen State.

Originally, the Zhang family was the strongest immortal cultivation family among the seven surrounding countries, and was protected by the Golden Core True Man, so they had always acted domineeringly, and even the Yunshang Sect and the White Lotus Sect had to give them a wide berth.

Now that the clan has added another Master Zifu, won’t it be even more prominent?
In particular, most of the Zhang family's power is still in the territory of Yunshang Sect.

By then, the Zifu forces on both sides will inevitably confront each other for their own interests. What should I do in this storm?

All the independent cultivators and low-level forces in the seven countries started thinking about it.

Many independent cultivators and low-level forces simply went directly to Canglong Mountain to congratulate, intending to place a bet to gain the credit of following the dragon.

For a time, the entire Chen Kingdom was in turmoil.

Not long after, when the Zhang family sent out invitations to invite the immortal families of the seven countries and the independent cultivators to Canglong Mountain to participate in the Purple Mansion Ceremony, the Yunshang Sect, which had been silent all along, suddenly announced that a great cultivator in the late Purple Mansion stage had joined the sect and would serve as the Grand Elder of the Yunshang Sect, second only to the current Sect Master Yunxi.

The name of the new grand elder of the Yunshang Sect is... Qin Fan!
A Purple Mansion master, who was a great cultivator in the late Purple Mansion stage, joined the Yunshang Sect. The news of Zhang Tianyi's breakthrough to the Purple Mansion was instantly suppressed, and the Zhang family's advantage disappeared.

Many people were intimidated by the power of the Yunshang Sect and made excuses not to come on the day of Zhang Tianyi's Zifu Ceremony. Even the King of Chen, who was originally regarded as a running dog by the Zhang family, only sent a symbolic imperial edict instead of coming in person.

The Zhang family’s defense was breached.

It is said that Zhang Tianyi, the newly promoted Purple Mansion, was so angry that he stormed out on the spot during the Purple Mansion ceremony, leaving all the guests trembling with fear but also feeling that their trip was worthwhile.

At least I enjoyed eating the melon.

Although the Zhang family had gained one more Purple Mansion, it also completely caused a backlash from the Yunshang Sect. This Purple Mansion Ceremony that ended in unpleasantness was the signal gun fired before the fight between the two forces.

After this incident, the conflict between the Zhang family, a new force, and the Yunshang Sect, a veteran ruler, will be exposed.

The entire Chen Kingdom will become their arena.

It is unknown what will happen afterwards. Will the Zhang family replace the Yunshang Sect and become the new elite of Linglong Domain, or will the Yunshang Sect continue to defend its position as the most powerful sect in Linglong Domain just like it did when it defeated the Luoxia Sect?

Just when the situation in Chen Kingdom was turbulent, Zhang Wei, who was practicing in the distant Yulong Mountain, suddenly opened his eyes.

Then he silently took out a golden tortoise shell from his arms. Looking at the strange words gradually emerging on it, Zhang Wei knew.

The Baxia Demon Banquet is about to begin!

……

Floating Island

This island is located in the blue sea five million miles east of the Five Regions.

The area is only a hundred miles in radius, which is not very large, but the spiritual energy on the island is very rich. Most areas have reached the third level, and the core area has even reached the fourth level.

But the surrounding water is very turbulent. Looking down from the sky, you will find that the surrounding sea water is flowing in a spiral around the Floating Island, like a big whirlpool, and the Floating Island is at the center of this whirlpool.

If an ordinary Qi-refining sea monster comes to this place, it will be crushed by the turbulent sea water in a short time. Even a foundation-building monster cannot live here for a long time. Legend has it that a peerless monster has descended here and devoured all living creatures within a thousand miles to fill its stomach, causing devastation to all living creatures in the surrounding sea areas.

To this day, if the sirens land on the island, they can still sense the Taoist aura of the great demon left here, and if they are not careful they may be contaminated by the Tao.

Therefore, in the legends of the sea people within a radius of thousands of miles, this island has always been a forbidden area.

Even though the island is rich in spiritual energy, no foundation-building monster or purple mansion monster dares to occupy it for cultivation.

But today, a light suddenly appeared in the sky above Fubo Island.

A crimson cloud, with rolling heat waves, came to a mountain without any concealment. Then a blazing red light swept across the top of the mountain without any hesitation, and directly cut the sacred peak into a platform.

Then the red cloud fell, revealing a huge bearded man with a very strong figure and a layer of flaming hair on his chest.

The bearded man's aura was so strong that it soared into the sky. His magical power almost overflowed uncontrollably, dyeing the sky within a thousand miles into red. The nearby sirens were frightened and trembled like sieves. They huddled on the bottom of the sea and dared not even show their heads.

This person is actually a Yuanying Zhenjun!
Moreover, he has reached the peak of the middle Nascent Soul stage, and is only one step away from entering the late Nascent Soul stage!
"Are you the holder of the Baxia Demon Order? Which water palace are you the master of?"

At this time, a cold voice sounded outside Fubo Island.

Then, a blue monster with a body of thousands of feet rushed out of the sea and hovered in the sky, looking coldly at the bearded man below.

This strange beast has horns like a deer, a head like a snake, eyes like a turtle, a neck like a snake, a belly like a clam, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, paws like a tiger, and ears like a cow!
It turned out to be a real dragon!
Moreover, his aura is so fierce that he is even stronger than that of this bearded man!
It turned out to be a real dragon king in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul!

With the strength of the True Dragon, even though it is in the middle Nascent Soul stage, it is not afraid at all when facing strong men in the late Nascent Soul stage or even the peak stage. Naturally, it does not take the bearded man who is only in the peak of the middle Nascent Soul stage seriously at all.

But the bearded man was not afraid at all when facing the power of the real dragon.

He just sneered and said, "My name is Wu Zhen, nice to meet the Jade Dragon Lord!"

Then he took out a golden tortoise shell and said, "I am indeed the holder of the Baxia Demon Order, but I am not the Lord of the Water Palace.

But please rest assured, Lord Dragon, I have not done anything to the Lord of the Water Palace. This thing was given to me voluntarily by that old turtle.

Anyway, anyone who holds the Baxia Demon Order can attend the Demon Banquet. As for who holds the Baxia Demon Order, there are not so many requirements, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Dragon King in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul snorted coldly.

"Hmph! Don't get too complacent, you Burning Hair Monster! You'll suffer when we get to Baxia Demon Palace!"

"Haha, thank you, Lord Long, for your reminder. I am very grateful!"

The bearded man sneered, then bowed indifferently to the Green Wave Dragon King.

Then, as if sensing something, he suddenly turned his head and shouted to the void behind him: "Daoyou, since you are here, why do you have to hide your head and show your tail? Wouldn't it make a fool of yourself as a great Yuanying demon king?"

"This is my unique escape method. You just opened your mouth in advance and started to criticize me. How rude of you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two light gray clouds slowly emerged in the void. If you don't look carefully, you probably won't be able to see them.

Countless flapping sounds were heard in the gray clouds, which made people feel upset, but if they looked at it, they would feel dizzy.

Using spiritual sense to perceive would give one the same pain as being bitten by thousands of ants, which was simply unbearable, so one had to give up the investigation.

"Meet Lord Bibolong!"

The two gray clouds first bowed to the Green Wave Dragon King.

The bearded man felt that this person was not simple, and his face changed. Then he bowed and said to him: "My name is Wu Zhen, and it is fate that we meet. May I know your name and which water palace you are from?"

"My name is Qian Xiao, and I'm the master of Qianzu Water Palace. This is my daughter Qian Xin. Are you alone, fellow Daoist?" Qian Xiao first introduced himself, and then turned to ask Wu Zhen.

Because according to the rules, the holder of the Ba Xia Demon Order can not only attend the banquet, but also bring one or two relatives and friends whom he likes to attend the banquet, which can be regarded as recruiting talents for the Ba Xia Demon Palace.

But not only did the original holder of Wu Zhen's Ba Xia Demon Order not come, he also let Wu Zhen attend the banquet alone with the Ba Xia Demon Order.

Could it be that the other party is a lonely person?
He planned to leave immediately after attending this demon banquet, and had no intention of managing the Water Palace. In this way, could he plan something from it...

Qianxiao's eyes hidden in the gray clouds flickered slightly.

Wu Zhen laughed and said, "Haha... I can't bring him even if I want to. The old turtle's house is full of good-for-nothings, and he himself is very old. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked me to be his external aid to help him earn some things to prolong his life at the demon banquet."

Hearing Wu Zhen's words, Qian Xiao smiled without commenting, and it was unknown whether he believed what the other party said or not.

"My fellow Taoists, you came quite early..."

At this moment, another old voice came from afar, and then two hurricanes blew up. The monsters looked up and saw three snow-white cranes, one big and two small, flying in the distance.

The bigger one has a wingspan of more than a thousand feet, and is a genuine demon king in the early Nascent Soul stage.

His whole body is filled with auspicious clouds, which makes people feel close to him when they see him.

The remaining two small spiritual cranes have a wingspan of over a hundred feet long. One of them has reached the middle stage of the Golden Core, and the other has reached the Infant Transformation stage!
But the crane with the weakest cultivation level was emitting a peculiar aura, which made the auspicious clouds around it appear light blue.

"Qingxiao Yunhe?"

Seeing this spiritual crane, Wu Zhen and Qian Xiao's eyes sparkled. They knew the race of the spiritual crane demon king in the early Nascent Soul stage and the spiritual crane in the Infant Transformation stage, which was just an ordinary white jade spiritual crane.

Although the Spirit Crane clan is also known as auspicious in the world of immortal cultivation, ordinary Spirit Cranes have more symbolic significance than practical meaning.

Most ancestors of powerful forces who have the conditions will raise some pets in their own homes to cultivate their sentiments.

But the Qingxiao Cloud Crane is not simple. This crane is a genuine auspicious beast that has the function of increasing the concentration of spiritual energy in an area.

Even for beings at their level, there is a certain increase.

But unfortunately, the other party has an owner, a great demon king in the early Nascent Soul stage, even if he is very old, they are not willing to offend him easily unless it is necessary.

What's more, the timing here is not right. If it were any other time, they would still be willing to give it a try, but now that the Demon Banquet is about to begin, they can't lose the big picture for the small.

The Great Demon King White Jade Crane stood on one leg on a mountain peak and greeted the Green Wave Dragon King, Wu Zhen Qianxiao and others with a smile.

"I am Bai Mo, an old man, and I am here with my sons Bai Cong and Bai Xuan to meet you fellow Taoists."

"Qing Xiao Yun He? Bai Mo, you are an old bird, but you actually have such an offspring. You are so lucky!"

As soon as Bai Mo finished speaking, a powerful voice was heard from the turbulent water in the distance, and then the heavy sea water surged up and turned into a wave battle platform a thousand feet high.

And on the battle stage, there was a giant black shark that was hundreds of feet long.

The giant shark's body was filled with an evil aura, as if there were countless ghosts wailing, causing all the Nascent Soul Demon Kings present to frown when they saw it, and they could not hide their disgust.

But the shark didn't care. Instead, it stared at Qingxiao Yunhe with its bloodthirsty eyes with a greedy look.

The Linghe, who was only in the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm, was so frightened that he trembled all over. However, the White Jade Linghe Demon King just snorted coldly and said nothing.

Therefore, sharks are also well-known in many sea areas.

The great demon king in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, the devil shark spirit.

This monster is the Lord of the Shaling Water Palace, and he likes to devour the sea monsters under his command. All the sea monsters in the Water Palace, except his blood relatives, have been devoured by him and refined into a layer of ghost magic armor on his body, so that he can fight for him at any time.

The sirens in the Sha Ling Sea were afraid of its brutality and fled in all directions, so that the entire Sha Ling Sea was rarely seen with any living creature other than its own kind.

In order to recruit subordinates to manage the Water Palace, or in other words, for cultivation.

This monster often sneaks into the waters of other great demon kings to abduct and threaten sea monsters, so many sea monsters have a grudge against it.

But this monster is very powerful, with the cultivation level of the middle Nascent Soul stage, and he is alone. As long as he doesn't seek death by looking for those superior water palaces guarded by the great demon kings of the late Nascent Soul stage, other people really can't do anything to him, so he has been at large until now.

"Sha Ling, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are still so greedy. But I understand. After all, I have never tasted the taste of Qingxiao Yunhe, hahaha..."

The sea water surged, and then tentacles covered with suction cups rose up. The tentacles were as huge as mountains, and each tentacle was thousands of feet long. You can imagine how huge the monster's body is.

Then, the sea water broke open, and a huge, smooth, soft head rose up. It was actually a giant octopus!

Moreover, the demonic aura on his body was no less intense than that of the evil spirit next to him, and even stronger. He was actually a great demon king at the peak of the middle Nascent Soul stage!
"Zhangcan?!"

The Great Demon King White Jade Spirit Crane's face changed drastically. Without even thinking, he protected the descendant of the Green Jade Spirit Crane behind him and asked with an unpleasant expression, "So it's Fellow Daoist Zhang Can. Fellow Daoist, you're not cultivating in your own Swallowing Abyss Sea, striving to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible, so why are you here to join in the fun?"

Zhang Can laughed loudly, and the laughter shocked the surrounding sea water. He said, "Haha, last time my disappointing little son did not perform well at the Monster Banquet, and I swallowed him when he came back. Now I have finally waited for the Venerable Lord to hold the Monster Banquet again. There is no suitable candidate in my clan, so I decided to go out myself and earn back all the face that we lost last time in the Swallowing Abyss Sea!"

As he spoke, Zhang Can's eight tentacles emerged from the sea at the same time, with their tail ends curled up into a ball, as if they were clenched into fists like humans to pump air.

But the monsters present couldn't be happy at all.

Because in this chapter Can is a madman.

It's even more excessive than the evil spirit. At least even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but this evil spirit is a madman who will even eat his own flesh and blood.

Moreover, the evil spirit devours other creatures at least for the purpose of cultivation, but this silkworm eats simply to satisfy its appetite.

This guy even thinks that his blood relatives taste the best, so he actively abducts creatures from other seas to breed, just to add a so-called delicacy to his table.

But this monster is very powerful, and its bloodline is quite good. It is said that its blood is mixed with 30% of Xiangliu's blood, and it is born with the ability to control eight kinds of magical powers.

Even the great demon king in the late Nascent Soul stage could not do anything to it, leaving the creatures in the nearby sea areas unable to speak out.

Zhang Can stared at Qing Xiao Yun He behind the White Jade Demon King with his octopus eyes, and said greedily: "Fellow Daoist, your offspring smells so good, how about letting me eat it? I can exchange it for a fifth-tier magic weapon, which was left by a human Yuan Ying that I devoured. It's enough for your offspring!"

As he spoke, Zhang Can also took out a jade seal with a horse in the shape of a horse covered in foul-smelling mucus.

This Jade Seal of the Horse is a fifth-grade intermediate magic weapon.

There is also a horse demon spirit in it that is at the level of a great demon king in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. It can attack or capture, and its value to the outside world is immeasurable.

But at this moment, most of the demon horse spirit inside the jade seal has been digested by it, and the overall spiritual power of the magic weapon has greatly decreased. It is said to be a fifth-level magic weapon, but its effectiveness is only at the level of a fourth-level upper-grade one.

Zhang Can's move is tantamount to forced buying and selling!
"My friend, you are joking. My son is going to give advice to the Venerable. How can I sell him to you?" The White Jade Demon King said with a wry smile.

Zhang Can snorted coldly and said, "Your offspring is only in the middle stage of the Golden Core, how can you catch the eyes of the Venerable? I kindly offered you a fifth-level magic weapon in exchange, but you refused it like this. You simply don't give me face!"

As he spoke, demonic aura emanated from Zhang Can's body, and his eight tentacles surged, as if he was ready to fight with Bai Yu and seize Qing Xiao Yun He.

Qingxiao Yunhe immediately looked miserable and hid closely behind his elder, fearing that he would be captured by Zhang Can.

The Great Demon King Baiyu also had an unpleasant expression on his face. Just as he was thinking about how to deal with the matter, a cold voice came from the sky.

"Zhang Can, the demon banquet is coming soon. Do you take the Baxia Master seriously and my Bi Bo Shui Mansion seriously by acting like this?!"

The Bi Bo Dragon King lowered his dragon head and released endless dragon power towards Zhang Can, forcefully suppressing all of Zhang Can's evil spirit.

The Bi Bo Dragon King shouted, "Get lost!"

The eight moving tentacles of Zhang Can froze, then shrank back angrily.

Even though Zhang Can is extremely talented, he is still far behind when facing a real dragon.

Although he is crazy, he is not stupid, otherwise he would not have been able to cultivate to this level and know what to offend and what not to offend.

But being scolded by Lord Bi Bo Long in front of everyone still made him very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

Just when Zhang Can was about to retreat back to the bottom of the sea, he suddenly sensed that there was a being emitting a strange fragrance rushing towards here from the sea in the distance.

"Ok?"

More creatures were coming towards Floating Island, which naturally attracted the attention of other great demon kings. The demons released their spiritual thoughts and explored into the distance.

I saw a strange beast with a dragon head, a deer body, a dragon tail, and a lavender attic on its back flying towards here on the sea in the distance.

The strange beast has an excellent bloodline and appears to be a dragon, but its cultivation is only at the initial stage of Golden Core, which is not worthy of the attention of these great demon kings.

But the attic that the other party was carrying was quite outstanding. It turned out to be a fifth-grade mid-grade magic weapon in the style of an attic.

This Jindan Demon King is actually a mount!
Wu Zhen muttered, "Looking at the style of this attic, is this demon's owner a human Yuanying?"

Qian Xiao snorted coldly: "The human race's Yuanying actually went so far into the ocean. Are the demon kings and great demon kings along the way all useless?"

The evil spirit looked coldly at Cong Yun running towards them from afar and said, "The target is very clear. He is heading towards our Fubo Island. Could he be the lucky one who got the Baxia Demon Order?"

Bai Yu did not interrupt. He just wanted to take his two younger generations to safely attend the Ba Xia Demon Banquet and didn't want anything else.

The Blue Wave Dragon King frowned as he looked at Cong Yun who was running towards him. He looked at Cong Yun with his dragon eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Just as the monsters were guessing who this Yuanying who suddenly appeared was, Zhang Can laughed loudly and said, "You human race, you actually dared to enslave our compatriots. This is simply an unforgivable crime! Give me your life!"

After saying that, Zhang Can flicked his tentacles in front of the surprised gazes of the monsters, and the entire giant octopus pounced towards Cong Yun.

Such a sudden scene really caught the Bi Bo Long Jun and other monsters off guard. They knew that Zhang Can was crazy, but they never thought that he was so crazy that he actually attacked a strange Nascent Soul right away!

However, at this moment, Zhang Can was thinking that someone would bring him a pillow when he felt sleepy.

He was originally angry because of the roar of the Blue Wave Dragon King and needed to vent his anger, and suddenly a human who generally did not get along with them, the sirens, came and it was perfect for him to use him as a punching bag.

Moreover, Zhang Can also has a secret method that allows him to clearly sense the opponent's cultivation level.

In his perception, the person living in the attic was not just one Nascent Soul, but three!

Two of them are in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and one is in the peak of the early stage of the Nascent Soul.

But... so what?
As the Eight-phase Octopus King with Xiangliu's bloodline, Zhang Can is confident that if he fights hard, he can fight even against a peak Nascent Soul cultivator.

Just two middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. It’s not like I haven’t eaten them before!

However, Zhang Can’s target was not the two middle-Nascent Soul cultivators, but the weakest one in the early-Nascent Soul stage.

For some reason, he felt that the human Yuanying in the attic exuded a strange fragrance. He felt that as long as he devoured the other party, he would be able to break through and achieve the late Yuanying stage immediately!

By then, even the Bi Bo Dragon King himself would not be afraid at all!
This is opportunity!

And this is why he was willing to take the risk of attacking despite the remaining power of the Blue Wave Dragon King.

At worst, I can just say that I saw the anger in the hearts of the human race and that's why I started eating them. Anyway, by that time, the matter is done and there is no way that guy, the Blue Wave Dragon King, can do anything to me.

However, just as Zhang Can rushed to Cong Yun with this thought in mind and opened his four tentacles, launching four attacks of different attributes, ice, flames, strong winds, and thunder, towards the attic behind Cong Yun, a five-colored lightning suddenly shot out from the attic, arriving first and penetrating his defense in an instant at a speed that Zhang Can could not react to, and piercing his big head!
Given the physiological structure of the Eight-phase Sitting Octopus, such an attack should not be fatal. However, strangely, Zhang Can felt that after this ray of five-colored lightning penetrated his flesh, his soul was also pierced.

Not only that, a strange force also spread along the pierced wound, decomposing his soul inch by inch.

It was so fast that he didn't even have time to react.

All his trump cards and back-up plans had no chance to be used in the face of this move!
In just a moment, Zhang Can's huge body turned into a soulless shell and fell into the sea under the influence of gravity.

Silence, deathly silence, the whole sea was calm.

Several great demon kings and demon kings on Floating Island were all staring at this scene in amazement, even the Blue Wave Dragon King.

They never expected that the mighty Eight-phase Octopus King would die, and he didn't even get to meet his opponent in person!

"Tap...tap..."

The sound of footsteps was heard, and the monsters looked up, only to see a tall, handsome, silver-haired young man slowly walking out of the attic door carried by Cong Yun.

The silver-haired young man first looked down at the corpse of the silkworm monster on the sea, then looked up at the Bi Bo Long Jun and other monster kings, spread his hands, acted innocent, and said: "Look, you all saw it, he took the initiative to attack me, I was just defending myself."

(End of this chapter)