Nana was not going to let those who fell just now off. She charged forward and began swinging her sword. She had originally only planned to use the flat side of her blade to deal with these people, but since they wanted to gang up on her and try to kill her, she would not let them off easily. 

As her sword swung out horizontally, the bodies she came in contact with were sliced in half as blood sprayed into the arena. The judge, who was watching things from above, raised an eyebrow but did not attempt to stop the massacre. He saw what happened. He, too, would go all out to kill those who dared to corner him.

Of course, just because he did not care about what was going on, that did not mean the other sect leaders didn’t. Many had already flown over to Yuki’s sect master to question him. “What is the meaning of this!?”

“Hmmm? You old people okay? My disciple is just paying back what they wished to do to her. Since they wanted to kill her, she is only returning the favor. If your disciples die, then so be it. Maybe next time you will teach your disciples how to fight in a tournament like this.” Yuki’s sect master answered without looking up at them. He was in awe at how far Yuki and Nana have come. He was also happy that Silvia was willing to jump into the fray as well. Not only were they disciples to be proud of, but he also would not let any harm come to any of his disciples, even if it meant war with the other sects.

“You! Your disciples have gone too far! They were just scaring her a little!” A woman who looked to be in her mid-thirties yelled out. She pointed at Yuki’s sect master and yelled: “You owe us an explanation!”

    “Old hag, are those beauty pills getting to your head? You do not seem to understand the words that are coming out tof my mouth. I told you already that this is the result of your own disciples. They attacked her by the hundreds, and you want to blame it on my disciple who is alone. If your disciples were as good as my first astral star disciples, then maybe they wouldn’t be getting cut in half every time my disciples swing her blade. Plus, why are you even here, Ino? Aren’t you supposed to be bedding the many men you have locked up in your sect to train your girls?” Yuki’s sect master was not holding anything back. The more these damn sect masters of these small sects talked, the more he wanted to snuff them out.

“You old bastard!” Ino, the sect master of Flower Heaven, ran what was nothing more than a large brothel where girls went to dual cultivate with men.

“I would not take another step if I was you.” Elder Nishikawa was done listening. Her aura spread out, making all the sect masters there slowly back up and grit their teeth. If they were to kneel to an elder of a sect, they would be a laughing stock.

“That disciple that your people tried to surround and kill is one of my personal disciples. Yet I have not said a word when she was surrounded. But now you are all here to make a fuss. If you do not like what is going on, then forfeit the match on behalf of your disciples.” Elder Nishikawa’s eyes coldly scanned the group in front of her. “If you can’t even do that, then you do not care about your disciples at all and are just making a fuss to get some kind of compensation. Let me remind you that right now, you are all standing in front of the one person in this world could could care less if your sects existed or not. If you do not like your cushy little palaces in your sect, let me know. I will go there after the tournament and tear them down for you.”

“This will not end here!” One of the sect masters flew away and down to the battle stage overseer. He said a few words, and almost twenty disciples were plucked from the crowd and set to the side of the arena.

This was followed by male disciples whose sect master pulled them out. They did not like the fact that they were being forced to do this, but without these disciples, their sect would have no future.

“Sect master, I can still fight!” One young man protested, but his sect master shook his head. “We will get our revenge for the time being. Those who wish to fight again must grow stronger so that we can win back our face and pride.” 

“I understand.” Although he did not like the fact that he was giving up, he understood what the sect master meant. The girl on stage was a monster. If he ever wished to beat her, he would need to grow in strength.

Nearly all of the disciples were yanked from the stage, having to forfeit this arena. Nana’s sword swung once more as she aimed for the neck of another young man, only for a person to appear in front of her and block the blow with their bare hand.  Her murderous gaze looked up at the old man standing there, looking at her with a small smile, and slowly calmed down. “Young one, the match is over. I have called out a few times now.”