Chapter 5902 Rooting For You

"Jared!" Ignatius shouted, voice cracking with panic as he tried to push past a ring of black-robed killers from Malevolent Path Hall. Blades of corrupted light hemmed him in on every side, forcing him to watch—the one thing he could not bear.
On the viewing platforms, every elder and disciple of Earthfire Pavilion held the same breath. Knuckles whitened on railings. One heartbeat more, and their collective fear might have toppled into despair.
Jared, by contrast, stood as still as a mountain in first light. A strange brightness flickered behind his eyes—excitement, almost boyish—reserved only for adversaries worthy of his full attention.