Published: February 3, 2025
The many powerhouses of Heaven Beyond Heaven were filled with immense anger, angrily reprimanding Guai Xin.
It wasn't that they were unwilling to align with Qin Chen; it was just that if such a powerful figure dared to kill even the Heaven Beyond Heaven Sovereign, who knew what his attitude towards Heaven Beyond Heaven was? What if they foolishly decided to ally with him, only for him to return and completely ignore them, or even kill them? Where would they go to voice their grievances then?
Furthermore, they didn't even need to be killed; they could simply be ignored. Without a chance to escape, they would inevitably become the prey of other divine emperors, waiting obediently for death.
"How could this person possibly accept our allegiance?"
"Exactly, what if this person doesn't even regard us? We wait here obediently, and if we lose the best chance to escape, and are then hunted down by other divine emperors, what are we supposed to do?"
The crowd discussed fervently, their reproaches echoing.
Seeing this, Guai Xin remained silent, merely coldly glaring at everyone, a cold smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, as if looking at a group of fools.
This demeanor gradually brought the crowd back to their senses, and one by one they ceased their chatter, only staring at Guai Xin.
"Guai Xin, are you saying this because you have some kind of support?"
One powerful figure frowned and couldn't help but say in a deep voice.
"That's right, do you have some insider information?" another powerful figure inquired.
Guai Xin looked at them, indifferent, "Have you all forgotten where I just returned from to report?"
"Report?"
The crowd was taken aback, and then it seemed they thought of something; their pupils suddenly shrank as they looked at Guai Xin in disbelief.
"You... you just returned from Southern Origin City in the Southern Cosmic Sea. It's because the Great Saint of the Peak killed that person, which led to your recall. And that person..."
Hiss!
As they thought of Qin Chen's origins, the crowd collectively gasped, their expressions filled with shock.
The death of the Great Saint of the Peak was quite a significant matter in Heaven Beyond Heaven. Although they weren't particularly focused on it as high-ranking members, they at least had heard about it and clearly remembered that the Great Saint of the Peak had been sent to the Southern Cosmic Sea due to an assassination mission worth one hundred million Emperor Crystals initiated by the Saint of the Western Yu of the Black Dragon Society.
And the Great Saint of the Peak had died at the hands of a powerful figure named Qin Chen. According to intelligence from the Wasteland of All Gods, the powerful figure who had previously slain the Heaven Beyond Heaven Sovereign was also named Qin Chen, hailing from the Southern Cosmic Sea.
No, he specifically came from Southern Origin City. Coupling this with the news of him killing the ancestor of the Black Dragon Society, in an instant, countless clues connected into a single thread before everyone.
"You... have you had contact with that person?" one black-robed expert said, his aura stirring, unable to suppress his excitement.
Everyone's gazes turned fervently towards him.
"Otherwise?" Guai Xin coldly laughed, "You may not know, but I have actually long since become a subordinate of Lord Qin Chen, working for him. That’s why I mentioned aligning with Lord Qin Chen earlier. Otherwise, how could I have returned safely from Southern Origin City after offending Lord Qin Chen?"
"You... you have long since allied with him?"
"Did you leak the information? Is that why the Heaven Beyond Heaven Sovereign fell?"
A powerful figure exclaimed, unable to contain his expression.
"Fool, what could I possibly leak that would lead to the fall of the Heaven Beyond Heaven Sovereign?" Guai Xin looked at him as if he were an idiot, "Can such high-stakes matters be influenced by a trivial piece of information?"
"Uh!" The person was left dumbfounded.
"So, I can guarantee everyone here: don't panic, just do what you need to do, and wait for Lord Qin Chen to take over. The less chaotic we are, the more valuable we become, and the more willing Lord Qin Chen will be to accept us." Guai Xin proclaimed from a high vantage.