“That’s… A fire unicorn!” “We’re rich! Capturing it to make a pill could skyrocket our cultivation!” The crowd was attracted to the fire unicorn. They all swarmed toward It. With a thunderous, sky-splitting roar. the fire unicorn threw back its maned head and exhaled a river of living flame.

The inferno coiled into the shape of a dragon, rushing forward and reducing the foremost attackers to ash. Finished, the beast lowered its blazing muzzle and brushed its massive head against Jared’s shoulder, amber eyes glowing with an almost childlike affection.

“Hold them off!” Jared rasped. As though it understood, the fire unicorn wheeled around, hooves biting into the churned earth. Its jaws yawned wide, and a volley of fist-sized fireballs burst forth, streaking Skyward before arcing down like a storm of burning meteors.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Shockwaves rippled across the courtyard, hurling enemy cultivators into the air. Yet even through the thinning smoke, Jared knew it was but a pause.

The Sixth Hall and Malevolent Path Hall had not taken action. If the Sword Sect revealed everything, they would perish.

The Blood Guard was fighting with Ararat. When saw the fire unicorn, his eyes filled with greed. “Ararat, I’lI spare you for now!”

He turned toward the fire unicorn. “The celestial beast is mine!”