Shun Long's eyes instantly narrowed while a dense aura of killing intent appeared around him in the next moment as he stared at 'senior brother Ma' in front of him.
Regardless of whether this person was also a personal disciple of Elder Mao Jing and was considered Xingyi's senior brother, since he dared to tell him to scram out of the inner court or he would personally cripple his arms and legs was something that Shun Long wouldn't tolerate.
Liu Mei, Jiang Chen, and Bai Longtian, all stepped forward as well the moment that they heard this, while their cultivation at the middle of rank 7 and the peak of rank 7 in the Nascent Soul exploded out from their bodies at the same time, as they stared at the hooked-nosed young man in front of them.
''Die!''
Surprisingly, Xingyi was actually the first one to make a move as she looked at the hooked-nosed young man in front of her and shouted coldly, before the shadow-like tentacles around her body shot towards 'senior brother Ma' at full speed.
And yet, 'senior brother Ma' simply snorted as his cultivation at the peak of rank 8 in the Nascent Soul exploded outwards before he waved his hand, causing a wall of flames to appear around him, completely enveloping his body and protected him from Xingyi's shadows.
It didn't matter how hard Xingyi's shadows attacked the wall of flames, they were unable to pierce through it.
''Tsk. Junior sister Xingyi would really attack me for this brat?''
The look in 'senior brother Ma's' eyes turned even angrier as he stared at Shun Long who was actually walking towards him right now, not caring at all by Xingyi's sudden outburst towards him.
It was obvious that 'senior brother Ma's' target was Shun Long.
''Xingyi, step back. I will take care of this myself.''
Shun Long's cold voice resounded in everyone's ears as he calmly walked towards 'senior brother Ma' whose body was still enveloped in a wall of flames.
Xingyi nodded her head and retreated backwards, while her shadows returned back to her body.
Liu Mei and the rest all simply watched without interfering, but their eyes stared coldly at the peak rank 8 Nascent Soul young man who was standing in front of the Refinement Hall.
The 2 young men behind 'senior brother Ma' looked at him, before one of them asked
''Senior brother Ma Ming, should I take care of this kid?''
Staring at Shun Long who was still approaching 'senior brother Ma Ming' calmly, the young man whose cultivation was at the peak of rank 7 in the Nascent Soul finally asked as he took a step forward.
But the hooked-nosed young man, Ma Ming shook his head and shouted
''Back off!''
Turning his attention towards Shun Long, Ma Ming had an evil smile on his face as he stepped forward as well, while his cold voice resounded in Shun Long's ears
''Since you don't want to leave junior sister Xingyi's side, I will personally teach you a lesson today!''
The wall of flames around Ma Ming shook before it turned into countless fireballs that flew towards Shun Long at extreme speed, completely surrounding him in the blink of an eye!
Ma Ming didn't want to give Shun Long even a single chance to escape, as Shun Long's body was completely trapped by the bright red fireballs in a single moment.
Although these fireballs weren't a powerful martial skill, every single one of them seemed to be strong enough to injure a peak rank 7 Nascent Soul stage cultivator.
However, Ma Ming didn't immediately attack Shun Long, and staring at him calmly he said
''Shun Long, obediently kneel down and beg for forgiveness before promising that you will never approach junior sister Xingyi ever again!
Do that and I will spare you today. Otherwise, although I won't kill you, the pain you will feel will be even worse than if you were to die!''
''Hahaha! First it's Song Yahui then it's you. You two idiots are both the same. You want me to kneel down and beg for forgiveness while promising that I won't approach Xingyi again?
With what qualifications? Just your peak rank 8 Nascent Soul cultivation? It seems that if I don't beat you up today you won't understand how to behave. Fine then!''
Shun Long didn't seem to care about the fireballs that were suspended in the air around him and were ready to crash on his body at any moment, as his furious voice sounded in everyone's ears, including Ma Ming and even the 2 white-robed Elders who were watching this scene without interfering.
This time Shun Long was truly angry.
First it was Song Yahui who was trying to steal Liu Mei and the others from his faction right in front of his eyes, while this Ma Ming went so far as to tell him to beg for forgiveness and never dare to approach Xingyi again.
''Die then!'' Ma Ming didn't hold back any longer as he shouted in a cold voice, before the hundreds of fireballs in the air around Shun Long all flew towards him one after the other, ready to bathe him in a sea of flames!
And yet, Shun Long simply closed his eyes before he said in a calm voice
''Monarch's Domain!''
Shun Long's cultivation suddenly burst out, before the invisible figure of an hourglass expanded from his body, as the flow of time around him was forcibly halted!
Shun Long who had reached the early rank 7 in the Nascent Soul no longer hid his cultivation, allowing his 'Monarch's Domain' to forcibly stop the hundreds of fireballs before they could even approach his body.
The moment that they entered the radius of his 'Monarch's Domain', the fireballs were forcibly brought to a halt, completely shocking not just Ma Ming himself, but even the 2 white-robed Dao Kings in front of the Refinement Hall who were staring at this scene with wide-open eyes.