The Brightness Emperor Palace, Solitude Emperor Palace, Nine Dragons Emperor Palace, and others were glaring at Huang Xiaolong with intense hatred.
Huang Xiaolongâs expression was tepid as he replied, âI only counted the two hundred and forty-five Brightness Emperor Palaceâs disciples that I killed. I canât say for the other palaces if your disciples were among them.â
Killed two hundred and forty-five Brightness Emperor Palaceâs disciples!
Gasps of shock sounded through the crowd.
Simply ruthless.
The Brightness Emperor Palaceâs Ancestor Chen Wenqian, Emperorâs Disciple Lan Tailong, and the rest of Brightness Emperor Palaceâs group were spewing fire from their eyes. They looked as if they would roast Huang Xiaolong there and then, and gnaw on his flesh and blood.
âHuang Xiaolong, you dogâ!â Chen Wenqian bellowed, and his killing intent soared to the sky.
"Oh right, I remember now," Huang Xiaolong suddenly remarked. "One time, there was a Brightness Emperor Palaceâs disciple shouting that he was the Brightness Emperor Palaceâs Ancestor Chen Weiqianâs disciple, but I donât know if it was true..."
Hearing Huang Xiaolongâs words, the killing intent in Chen Wenqianâs eyes turned violent, and he roared, âYouâre saying that despite knowing he was my disciple, you killed him?â
Huang Xiaolong remained indifferent as he questioned in return, âSo what if he was your disciple?â
âYouâ! Why?!â Chen Wenqian glared fiercely at Huang Xiaolong.
Huang Xiaolong looked at Chen Wenqian like he was looking at a retard. âFine, if you need a reason, Iâll give you one. The sight of Brightness Emperor Palaceâs disciples displeased my eyes. Moreover, didnât the Brightness Emperor Palace instigate idiotic Yu Shi to force us out of Manor No. 61? Of course, other than those reasons, your disciple and two other Brightness Emperor Palaceâs disciples, as well as two Grandmist Emperor Palaceâs disciples, were besieging Peng Xiao for the Fiend God Emperor Palaceâs one million low-grade chaos spirit stones bounty.â
Everyone was stunned.
Was Huang Xiaolong telling them that he had killed those two Grandmist Emperor Palaceâs disciples too?!
âYou killed two Grandmist Emperor Palaceâs disciples?!â Chen Wenqian asked with uncertainty and disbelief. He watched Huang Xiaolongâs face to see if there were any signs of lying.
The participants from the Grandmist Emperor Palace were all core disciples, and the majority of them were either Grand Elders or Hall Masters, and even Ancestorsâ personal disciples.
Even the Heavenly Courtâs princes wouldnât disclose that they had dared to kill the Grandmist Emperor Palaceâs participating disciples.
It was no exaggeration to say that, no matter their identity, people wouldnât dare to kill a Grandmist Emperor Palaceâs disciple. It was equivalent to piercing a hole through the sky.
The Grandmist Emperor Palaceâs group that was about to leave stopped abruptly and turned to look at Huang Xiaolong. Obviously, they had heard what Huang Xiaolong had said.
Leading the Grandmist Emperor Palaceâs group to the Battle of the Heavenly Court was Han Qing, Zhang Renjie, and eight Ancestors.
When Han Qing and others looked over, Huang Xiaolong went on matter-of-factly, âThatâs right, I killed those two Grandmist Emperor Palaceâs disciples named Chen Ming and Zhao Xiaodan.â
The gaze on Huang Xiaolong became slightly strange.
Suddenly, an overpowering momentum surged forth. A figure blurred, and in the next second, Han Qing stood right in front of Huang Xiaolong. Her gaze was as icy as her voice, âSo, my Grandmist Emperor Palaceâs two fallen disciples were killed by you!â
âHuang Xiaolong, you have really got big guts. Do you really think just because our Emperor once met with you, you can be lawless and do as you like?!â
âDo you think you can pull our Grandmist Emperorâs banner and do whatever you want? The Heavenly Court has already investigated that you have no relation, whatsoever, with our Grandmist Emperor!â
Killing intent erupted in Han Qingâs eyes.
Since the Grandmist Emperor Jiang Hong had ordered Wu Tianheâs cultivation to be abolished and expelled out of the Grandmist Emperor Palace, Han Qing had deeply resented Huang Xiaolong because Wu Tianhe was a junior of her family clan.
But Huang Xiaolong didnât even give Han Qing one look. Instead, he turned to Zhao Lei, Fang Xuanxuan, and Peng Xiao, saying, âLetâs go.â With that, he raised his foot and prepared to walk away.
âStop right there!â
âStop!!â
Since Huang Xiaolong continued to ignore her, Han Qing barked, and her body trembled in a fury.
The Brightness Emperor Palaceâs Chen Wenqian, Lan Tailong, the Fiend God Emperor Palaceâs Feng Chan, Liu Yuan, and the rest shouted in unison with Han Qing for Huang Xiaolong to stop.
At the same time, Han Qingâs body flickered forward, blocking Huang Xiaolongâs path.
âHuang Xiaolong, you killed disciples of my Grandmist Emperor Palace, and you want to run just like that? Donât think just because you got first place in the preliminary round, you can...!â Han Qingâs cold and resentful eyes were fixed on Huang Xiaolong.
âGet lost!â Huang Xiaolong cut off Han Qingâs words. âEarlier, I didnât tell you off, out of respect for your Grandmist Emperor, but if you continue to entangle with me like a mad dog, then you will die!â
Everyone was stupefied listening to Huang Xiaolong equate Han Qing to a mad dog.
Han Qing was also stupefied. She was flushing with anger, a moment later, when she reacted. As an Eighth Order Emperor Realm expert, she had always been held in high status, even among the Grandmist Emperor Palaceâs Ancestors. Everyone envied her wherever she went, but now, she was called a mad dog by Huang Xiaolong, who was a mere Heavenly Monarch Realm ant!
âHuang Xiaolong, go die for me!â Han Qing screamed sharply. She could no longer suppress the roiling, killing intent in her heart as her fingers clawed at Huang Xiaolong.
Azure-colored streams of energy flowed violently, and ice shards shot everywhere, spreading out frigid cold qi. The surrounding people felt as if they had fallen into a blizzard purgatory.
âThis is the Chaos Eraâs Nether Niflheim Emperor Palaceâs supreme technique Azure Nether Niflheim Claw!â Some of the spectating Ancestors exclaimed.
Although the Nether Niflheim Emperor Palace had long perished, the Nether Niflheim Emperor Palaceâs reputation, during the Chaos Era, was comparable to the current Grandmist Emperor Palace. A large part of their reputation was built on the Azure Nether Niflheim Claw.
According to old rumors, when one reached the significant completion in the Azure Nether Niflheim Claw, that cultivator could turn an entire world surface into a world of ice, and every living being inside would turn into azure ice sculptures.
Moreover, not even the famous divine fires of the Desolate Era could melt this ice.
Before the Azure Nether Niflheim Claw reached Huang Xiaolong, the air around him froze into fine layers of azure-colored ice.
Exactly at this time, a vigorous power enveloped the entire plaza as a low growl rumbled in everyoneâs ears. A shadow flickered, and Han Qingâs body tumbled through the air like a broken kite, crashing on the other end of the plaza. The entire plaza quaked for several seconds.
The attacker was naturally one of the two odd beasts.
After slapping Han Qing away, the figure flickered back to its position behind Huang Xiaolong. Its movements were so fast that the others were yet to react.
The fine layers of azure ice around Huang Xiaolong shattered, and he walked out as if nothing had happened.
âAncestor Han Qing!â
The Grandmist Emperor Palaceâs Zhang Renjie and the others paled. Some of them hastened to Han Qingâs side. Han Qing was coughing out large mouthfuls of greenish golden blood.
âLetâs go.â Huang Xiaolong led Zhao Lei, Fang Xuanxuan, and the others away.
The Brightness Emperor Palaceâs Ancestor Chen Wenqian and Fiend God Emperor Palaceâs Ancestor Liu Yuan secretly shook their heads at Lan Tailong and Feng Chan.
Huang Xiaolong indifferently walked past Han Qing.
âHuang Xiaolong, kill me if you dare to!â Suddenly, Han Qing screeched like a madwoman with a distorted face. âOr when you fall into my hands in the future, Iâll make you wish you were dead instead!â
Just as Han Qing finished speaking, one of the odd beastsâ palm slapped down on her. The plaza shook again, and a deep human-shaped pit appeared.
The people around sucked in a breath of cold air in shock.
The plaza was built sturdy and had been strengthened many times through the years with numerous array formations. Even a peak late-Tenth Order Emperor Realm expert would find it difficult to leave a palm imprint on it.
This!
Huang Xiaolong looked at the half-dead Han Qing and stated in a tepid tone, âUnfortunately, you wonât have the chance.â
In that palm strike, the odd beast had already abolished her cultivation.
Huang Xiaolong walked away without another word.