289 289. Escalation

Gasps, astonished expressions, surprised shouts, those were the reactions of the soldiers of the Empire after witnessing Noah's actions.

They have seen how a cultivator in the liquid stage had successfully barged into the enemy lines and killed tens of blue cultivators before beheading the red one that had come to stop him.

Defeating a cultivator in a higher stage but in the same rank was not an impossible feat, many geniuses in the past had succeeded in such an act.

However, Noah's actions were smooth and fast, the red cultivator wasn't even able to attack before he was killed.

They had no doubt that Noah was in the liquid stage, they knew about the terms of the agreement between the Odrea nation and the Empire after all.

That meant that his amount of "Breath" was limited, they could surely overwhelm him with their sheer number.

Yet, Noah's actions made one thing clear: taking him down would come at a heavy price!

That's why no one wanted to make the first move.