As the angry voice resonated throughout the entire sect, William immediately recognized its owner as Rias Claymore.
He frowned, as he knew that something must have gone wrong, but before he could react, Rias' angry voice continued echoing throughout the entire sect.
"I'LL HAVE YOUR HEADS FOR THIS!!!" Rias shouted, as if promising an absolute doom on the Cutler family.
The moment William heard Rias' words, he narrowed his eyes as a strange glint flashed past his pupils.
Without uttering another word, he vanished from Rick's room in a flash, leaving behind Ava and Rick, whose faces were as grim as they could be.
The Emberstorm Tigraen flew with incredible speed in a straight line towards the residence of the Cutler family, scattering the clouds with its fiery trails and generating a vast amount of heat with its presence.
With its blood-red eyes glowing fiercely and its razor-sharp teeth bared, the huge beast was a sight that would instill terror in anyone who laid eyes on it.
However, when the beast was about to reach the mansion of the Cutlers, a figure suddenly appeared in front of it, blocking its path.
The person floating in mid-air was none other than William Cutler, and he had a grim expression on his face as he faced off against the furious Rias.
"Stop right there, Elder Rias! What is the meaning of this madness? Why are you attacking us out of nowhere? Isn't this a bit excessive, even for you?"
Rias narrowed her eyes at William and replied with a fierce snarl.
"Why am I attacking you? Isn't it something you should ask your son? Ask him what kind of shameless acts he committed towards my daughters, Scarlet and Cecil, in the Black Forest."
Upon hearing Rias' words, William's face darkened, and the atmosphere around him grew tense as he glared at Rias.
"Do you mean to imply that my son, Rick, has done something to them?"
"I am not implying anything. I am outright stating the facts."
"Enough with this nonsense, Elder Rias! Why would my son ever harm Scarlet or Cecil? It's the other way around, you know. They colluded with that unknown outsider to bring my son to such a sorry state that even Spirit Healers can't help him. He is suffering from grievous injuries right now! Yet you have the gall to accuse my son of something he hasn't done?
Just because you are the leader of the Law Enforcement Hall doesn't mean you can run rampant and bully others!" Ava appeared on the side of William and accused Rias, pointing her finger at the flying woman and sneering.
"Since you're dead set on this course of action, then so be it. Let's see if you can hold onto your arrogance after I'm done with you!" Rias thundered as her aura exploded outward, unleashing its full might and strength.
It was as if a volcano had exploded as a torrential wave of fiery energy surged forth from her body and descended upon William and his golden tiger.
The golden tiger roared and created a wall of lightning in front of it to block Rias' assault, but the intensity of her power was so great that even the sturdy lightning barrier couldn't withstand it and collapsed on itself, resulting in a deafening explosion that sent both William and the golden tiger reeling backward.
The resulting shockwave swept across the sect, shaking everything nearby, including the buildings within the sect, which rattled and quivered as though they were being ravaged by a hurricane.
A multitude of dust particles and debris were also blown away from the epicenter of the blast and scattered in all directions, spreading across the entirety of the sect and beyond its limits.
At that moment, the Twilight Mist Sect's defensive formation activated, covering the sect within an invisible barrier that prevented the destructive force of their clash from harming anyone or anything.
It was like a dome of translucent glass that enclosed the entire territory of the sect within its confines, like an enormous bubble.
This was the work of the formation masters of the sect, who had spent countless years creating an intricate array of formations that could protect the sect in times of crisis without hindering the activities of its inhabitants. However, no one had ever dared to attack the Twilight Mist sect head-on before.
After the activation of the defensive formation, the battle between the two of them intensified.
It was like witnessing a battle between gods; there was no one within the sect that didn't shiver in fear from the sheer magnitude of power displayed by Rias.
Everyone present understood that the situation was turning far worse than expected, and some of them began to feel scared at the possibility that this conflict could escalate beyond their control, possibly leading to an unprecedented catastrophe.
But nobody dared intervene in such a deadly confrontation between the two, as they feared they'd incur the wrath of Rias, and that wasn't something anybody wished to experience.
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As they continued battling, both Rias and William unleashed attacks at each other without restraint, resulting in massive explosions of various colors that illuminated the entire sky above the sect. Each collision caused ripples to spread across space itself, as if something fundamental had been broken.
However, despite their immense power and domineering attitudes, it was clear that William lacked the strength to compete with Rias on equal footing.
The same happened with his Spirit.
Even though its power surpassed that of most Spirit Beasts of the same rank, it wasn't enough to overcome the difference in might between the two opponents.