A/N: Changed inner speech from 'this' to italics, this.
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Michael picked Sect Leader Ji up by the collar and threw him outside, sending him practically flying off into the distance.
But before he could get too far, Michael stopped him with a single burst of mana.
"You haven't changed much, mythical beast," Sect Leader Ji muttered, causing Michael to let out a laugh.
"Hahaha, now why would I change? Life has been treating me pretty well lately."
"Is that so? I assume you're enjoying life after destroying my sect?" Sect Leader Ji grumbled, still suspended in the air.
While there was a bit of trouble, it wasn't anything Michael couldn't handle.
After all, with only a single word, he could burst Sect Leader Ji's head into bits.
"Remember that you brought this onto yourselves," Michael remarked. "If you hadn't tried masking yourself as someone else and rigging the games, I would have let you live—probably."