"This!"

Everyone in the crowd wore expressions of shock.

No one had expected such a twist to occur!

Not only the others, even Zhang Xiaoshan and Shen Xinhe hadn't anticipated Second Young Master Shen to suddenly erupt in aggression.

After gripping Shen Xinhe's throat, Second Young Master Shen spoke coldly.

"Master Zhang, don't make any moves!"

"If you dare to move, I will definitely kill her!"

At this moment, Second Young Master Shen's eyes were wide with fury, his expression manic!

He clearly had no intention of killing himself, nor would he wait to be slaughtered.

Since Zhang Xiaoshan wanted him dead, he would certainly do whatever it takes.

Seeing Second Young Master Shen suddenly take control of Shen Xinhe, everyone aboard the Empress felt worried for Shen Xinhe.

"This is bad!"

"Second Young Master Shen is at his wit's end now."

"To survive, he will do absolutely anything!"

The people around whispered among themselves, feeling that this situation was extremely tricky.

Everyone's gaze turned towards Zhang Xiaoshan.

They all wanted to know how this newly risen Huaxia Grandmaster would handle such an incredibly complicated matter.

"Can Master Zhang save President Shen Xinhe?"

Leaders from various realms watched closely.

After Zhang Xiaoshan had displayed astonishing skills, no one had believed this would happen.

As the crowd looked on, Zhang Xiaoshan nodded slightly.

Then he spoke calmly to Second Young Master Shen, who was not far away.

"Let her go, and I will spare you this once."

Regarding Shen Xinhe's life or death, Zhang Xiaoshan chose to compromise.

According to his nature, this Second Young Master Shen was fated to die.

But for now, there was no choice—Second Young Master Shen held an explosive flame ball.

The explosive flame ball is a single-use consumable magic artifact, with terrible destructive power.

This kind of item is usually found in ancient tombs; no one knows through what means Second Young Master Shen obtained it.

"Hahaha…"

After Zhang Xiaoshan spoke, Second Young Master Shen merely let out a wild laugh.

After laughing, Second Young Master Shen shook his head and said.

"Master Zhang, Shen is no fool."

"If I let her go now, even if Master Zhang doesn't kill me now, I will surely die at Master Zhang's hands in the future."

"I even predict that the moment I release her, Master Zhang will be able to instantly destroy me!"

Second Young Master Shen's face was filled with a crazed look.

He didn't want to die, even if he had to use Shen Xinhe to threaten Zhang Xiaoshan, he wanted to live through today.

After Second Young Master Shen spoke, Zhang Xiaoshan shook his head and said.

"You are wrong. I am not like you, a despicable and shameless person."

"I speak the truth, and I never go back on my word."

"As long as you release her, and never do anything harmful to Xinhe again, I can spare you this once."

Zhang Xiaoshan and other Divine Realm experts aboard the Empress all knew the power of the explosive flame ball.

So, even if he wanted to kill Second Young Master Shen now, as long as Second Young Master Shen was truly willing to release Shen Xinhe, he was willing to give Second Young Master Shen a way to live.

"Hahaha…"

But Second Young Master Shen had no intention of releasing Shen Xinhe; his face still showed a sinister and mocking expression.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he became enlightened.

Just now, his Heavenly Eye Divine Power had penetrated Second Young Master Shen's disguise.

He immediately spoke in a very calm voice:

"Turns out you're not Second Young Master Shen. The human skin mask on your face is a very exquisite magic artifact."

"Tell me, who are you really?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be from the Chasing Moon Alliance, right?"

Earlier, at Xuanhu Mountain, when Zhang Xiaoshan suppressed Chu Zhentian, he'd suspected Second Young Master Shen.

But at that time, it was just a suspicion, without evidence.

Now it's different; Second Young Master Shen was so utterly mad, using a mask to hide his face.

The Second Young Master Shen before them wasn't the Second Young Master Shen from Haiseng Group at all.

"What?"

Zhang Xiaoshan's words stunned many martial artists, cultivators, and other leaders aboard the Empress.

None of them had thought that such a situation could occur.

"Master Zhang meant that Second Young Master Shen has been swapped?"

A cultivator said, feeling extraordinarily surprised.

Haiseng Group, as an elite force among the powers on the South Ocean, stood out.

Second Young Master Shen from Haiseng Group was a high-ranking and influential figure.

How could such a person possibly be swapped?

Even more surprising was that Zhang Xiaoshan suggested Second Young Master Shen might be a member of the Chasing Moon Alliance!

"Chasing Moon Alliance!"

Onboard the Empress, Divine Realm cultivators like Pei Wuji, Zhou Shengtan, and other experts.

Suddenly appeared around them.

The Chasing Moon Alliance is a malignant tumor in the Huaxia Practitioner World and even in the world of cultivators.

Pei Wuji and others have family, even close relatives, who've died at the hands of Chasing Moon Alliance.

They hold an irreconcilable hatred towards the Chasing Moon Alliance!

Upon knowing that Second Young Master Shen might be a member of the Chasing Moon Alliance, many cultivators became enraged!

Under the burning gaze of the crowd, the crazed sinister smile on Second Young Master Shen's face slowly faded.

His previous madness was evidently an act.