A piercing voice immediately echoed throughout the martial arts arena.
Chen Jinming, lost in his thoughts, was abruptly pulled back by the cold, stern voice.
Chen Jinming's heart sank. Who dared to call his second uncle by name on Fire Demon Peak? Were they tired of living?
The battles in the arena also came to an abrupt halt. Everyone was stunned by the voice.
A moment later, an exceptionally handsome young man, Jiang Li, sped through the sky from afar, his eyes as cold as ice as he gazed at the disciples in the arena.
Jiang Li had left Xi Hua Mountain and rushed to Fire Demon Peak without delay.
How dare that elder Chen of Fire Demon Peak arrange for people to ambush him.
If he didn't eliminate him, Jiang Li wouldn't be able to rest easy.
"How dare you! This is Fire Demon Peak! How dare you be so disrespectful to our elder!" a young man in a blue robe roared from the arena, his face a picture of indignation.
Jiang Li looked in the direction of the voice. The life script system activated.
[Name]: Lin Zhutie
[Cultivation Realm]: Sage Realm, Seventh Heaven.
[Physique]: Golden Spirit Physique.
[Destiny]: Bearing of a Great Sage (Blue), Renowned Throughout the Land (Blue).
[Life Script]: Supporting character in "Chaos Emperor", a disciple of Chen Shaling, elder of Fire Demon Peak, Shi Mo Sect.
[Affection]: -50
[Recent Turning Point]: None.
So he was that old man's disciple, Jiang Li's lips curled into a slight smile.
"Sizzle!!!"
Immediately after, Jiang Li unleashed the Thunder Emperor Finger from the Thunder Emperor's Divine Art.
A spectral finger imbued with an overwhelming force of lightning appeared before Lin Zhutie, instantly blasting him into residue.
A violent roaring sound reverberated around the arena.
Lin Zhutie's shattered remains were scattered everywhere, and a heavy scent of blood filled the entire martial arts arena.
Everyone stared blankly at the scene before them, disbelieving. Someone had publicly assassinated a disciple of Fire Demon Peak, they must have grown a bear's heart and a leopard's guts.
"That seems to be our Shi Mo Sect's newest Saint Son, Saint Son Jiang Li of Star Demon Peak..."
"What? It's Saint Son Jiang Li? What is he doing on our Fire Demon Peak..."
"Even if he's a Saint Son, can he just kill disciples of our Fire Demon Peak as he pleases..."
...
A wave of discussion rippled through the arena. Everyone looked at Jiang Li with fearful eyes.
To casually annihilate a disciple at the seventh heaven of the Sage Realm, such power...
Chen Jinming's veins bulged on his forehead. He glared at Jiang Li with immense hatred. This guy was still alive, and a sliver of fear also crept into his heart.
Even three peak experts at the ninth heaven of the Saint King Realm couldn't defeat this Jiang Li.
What trump cards did this Jiang Li possess?
Chen Jinming never considered that Jiang Li had defeated them through his own strength.
That was too unrealistic.
After all, Jiang Li's cultivation realm was only at the Sage Realm. To defeat someone at the ninth heaven of the Saint King Realm was simply wishful thinking.
Let alone three experts at the ninth heaven of the Saint King Realm.
"You dare to kill my Fire Demon Peak's disciple! Even if you are our sect's Saint Son, you must give me an explanation, otherwise, you cannot bear the consequences!"
Just then, from a palace in the distance, a middle-aged man with a long scar on his face rushed out in disheveled clothing.
The middle-aged man glared at Jiang Li, and a flicker of imperceptible fear flashed in his eyes.
The newcomer was Chen Shaling, who had been enjoying himself with some female dancers at the Saint Realm in his room.
He hadn't expected to hear someone calling his name even from his room.
[Name]: Chen Shaling
[Cultivation Realm]: Saint King Realm, Eighth Heaven.
[Physique]: Wood Spirit Physique.
[Destiny]: Bearing of a Great Sage (Blue), Renowned Throughout the Land (Blue), Cruel and Ruthless (Red).
[Life Script]: Supporting character in "Chaos Emperor", an elder of Fire Demon Peak, Shi Mo Sect, extremely lustful...
[Affection]: -80
[Recent Turning Point]: None.
So this was Chen Shaling. As expected, only at the eighth heaven of the Saint King Realm, Jiang Li's eyes narrowed slightly.
"An explanation? Listen carefully, I'll only say this once. You hired the Three Fiends of the Xuan Domain to deal with me. According to sect rules, those who collude with outsiders to harm a Saint Son shall be executed without mercy!" Jiang Li said calmly, his eyes filled with chilling killing intent.
"What? Elder Chen hired outsiders to harm His Highness the Saint Son?"
'This... it can't be...'
"If not, why would His Highness the Saint Son dare to attack here..."
...
The disciples around the arena began to murmur, their eyes shifting, looking at Jiang Li and Chen Shaling on the stage with suspicion.
As Jiang Li spoke, a trace of disbelief flashed in Chen Shaling's eyes.
His actions were exposed?
Impossible. He had been so secretive, how could it be exposed?
Chen Jinming, in a corner of the arena not far away, also felt his heart sink.
If that matter were truly exposed, they would be in big trouble. If any evidence remained...
They might not be spared by the sect.
The status of a Saint Son was extremely high, and the sect had strict rules regarding them. If other disciples dared to collude with outsiders to deal with a Saint Son, it was a grave offense.
"Saint Son Jiang must be drunk. I hired the Three Fiends of the Xuan Domain, but slandering a sect elder is also a grave offense. Do you have any proof?" Chen Shaling stared intently at Jiang Li, his internal energy slowly circulating.
The entire arena was filled with a chilling aura.
A majestic presence flowed around, and a sense of oppression permeated every corner.
"Yes, how could a sect elder do such a thing? Your Highness the Saint Son must have made a mistake..."
"Exactly, exactly. Moreover, those Three Fiends of the Xuan Domain are peak experts at the ninth heaven of the Saint King Realm. How could Elder Chen possibly command them..."
"I suspect His Highness the Saint Son was deceived... Elder Chen wouldn't do such a thing..."
Hearing Elder Chen's words, the surrounding disciples began to voice various opinions.
Seeing the majority of the disciples supporting him, Chen Shaling felt a chill in his heart.
This Saint Son was too young. Without evidence, he thought he could bring me down with mere words?
Did he really think I, this elder, had gained my position for nothing?
Chen Jinming, from his corner, also felt a sense of mockery. Although he didn't know how this Saint Son had escaped from the hands of those three at the ninth heaven of the Saint King Realm.
However, this method was still not enough.
As expected, those from the Eastern Wasteland were just bumpkins, trash. Did he really think that by becoming the Saint Son of the Shi Mo Sect, he could easily control everything? Hah?
"Proof? My words are proof!" Jiang Li's expression remained unchanged.
"Hahaha, do you think you are the Heavenly King..." Chen Shaling burst into laughter, his eyes full of mockery.
"Swish, swish, swish!!!"
Before Chen Shaling could finish speaking, a supreme Nine-Leaf Grass sword intent erupted from Jiang Li's body.
This Nine-Leaf Grass sword intent, carrying a terrifying aura that could tear through everything, shot towards Chen Shaling.
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