96: Chapter 96 Deacon Tang Hao

"Chu Feng, that treacherous villain!"

Li Sen reacted immediately, his face flushing red with rage.

Chu Feng was clearly trying to curry favor with Deacon Tang Hao and seize the initiative!

But what could he do? Just watch blankly?

Li Sen gnashed his teeth and also released his Profound Rank thunder cloud boat.

As a Profound-grade True Disciple, he naturally possessed a thunder cloud boat as well.

He leaped onto the prow, following the example set by others, and activated the lightning cannons to blast the python swarm.

Seeing this, Fang Li shouted, "Junior Brothers, follow me and lend Deacon Tang a hand!"

In an instant, four thunder cloud boats joined the fray. Lightning poured down like rain, and the pressure on the Green Water Pythons below surged, throwing their ranks into chaos.

"Senior Brother Chu, should I send a message to Revered Master?"

Tang Yanrou sent a worried voice transmission to Chu Feng while controlling her thunder cloud boat.

"The deacons of the Law Enforcement Hall are all impartial and incorruptible; their power is no less than that of an ordinary Elder."

"Even though Li Sen is in the wrong today, you insulted a Profound-grade True Disciple in public and caused such a scene. It damages the Sect's reputation. Deacon Tang might not necessarily refrain from punishing you."

Hearing this, Chu Feng smiled slightly and transmitted back, "Don't worry. Li Sen was the one who struck first to kill a fellow Disciple. It happened in full view of everyone, and the evidence is solid."

"Besides... have you forgotten which peak the Law Enforcement Hall belongs to?"

Tang Yanrou was startled, and then her eyes lit up. "That's right! The Law Enforcement Hall belongs to Duobao Peak! And you, Senior Brother..."

"Exactly."

Chu Feng's smile widened. "I am a True Disciple of Duobao Peak, after all. As long as I hold the moral high ground, he will naturally handle it impartially. As for how the word 'impartial' is interpreted, well, that's worth pondering."

Tang Yanrou finally felt completely at ease.

With the addition of Chu Feng and the others, the Green Water Python swarm was soon routed.

Except for the Earth Demon Green Water Python that was still struggling to endure Tang Hao's flames, the rest of the giant pythons were either dead or fleeing, leaving the mountain forest in a state of utter devastation.

Soon, as Tang Hao struck with a Heaven-Burning Fire Palm, the Earth Demon Green Water Python let out a shrill, mournful cry. Its body, dozens of zhang long, crashed down, kicking up clouds of dust.

The battle was over.

Tang Hao withdrew the surrounding flames and slowly landed.

He had a burly build and a face as resolute as iron. His tiger-like eyes scanned the field, radiating authority without even needing to show anger.

The black-armored Law Enforcement Disciples quickly gathered behind him, standing solemnly in silence.

Chu Feng flew over immediately, landing about a zhang away from Tang Hao. He gave a respectful bow, and then... his eyes suddenly reddened, his voice carrying seven parts grievance and three parts indignation:

"Deacon Tang! You must seek justice for me!!!"

This shout caused the newly arrived Li Sen to stumble in fright.

Chu Feng pointed at Li Sen and began his accusations at a rapid-fire pace, like a machine gun: "Li Sen abandoned righteousness for profit! The five of us risked our lives to slay an extraterrestrial demonic cultivator, yet he actually tried to forcibly seize the spoils of war!"

"When I stood my ground based on reason, he became shamed into rage and publicly used lightning arts to attack a fellow Disciple!"

"All the fellow Disciples here saw that lightning pillar. He was clearly trying to kill me!"

"If I didn't have some life-saving means and the help of Senior Brother Zhao, Junior Sister Tang, and the others, I would have already met my end in the Yellow Springs!"

He became more agitated as he spoke, his voice trembling. "Deacon Tang! How is Li Sen's behavior any different from the Demonic Path?"

"As a Profound-grade True Disciple, instead of thinking about protecting his fellow Disciples, he resorted to murder for his own selfish gain!"

"This is corrupting the Sect's character and trampling on the Sect rules! If such conduct is not severely punished, won't the Sect become a barbaric place where the strong prey on the weak in the future?"

"My cultivation is low, and my death would be of little consequence, but the dignity of the Sect's laws must never be tarnished by such a person!"

His speech was full of emotion and logic, elevating the matter to the height of "upholding the Sect's laws."

Senior Brother Zhao Tieshan and the others stood by, dumbfounded. They sighed inwardly: Junior Brother Chu's eloquence is so great that it's a waste he didn't become a lawyer in the mortal world!

Li Sen listened to a few sentences and felt the world spinning. His vision went dark, and his body swayed, nearly causing him to faint!

That bastard Chu Feng... "conspiring to murder a fellow Disciple," "abandoning righteousness for profit," "killing for treasure," "falsely claiming credit"...

One massive label after another was pinned on him, every single one a capital offense!

According to Chu Feng, even ten lives wouldn't be enough for him to be executed!

"Deacon Tang! I've been wronged!"

Li Sen didn't dare let Chu Feng continue. He hurriedly interrupted, his voice carrying a hint of a sob. "I was momentarily confused just now, blinded by rage. I absolutely had no intention of killing a fellow Disciple!"

"I am willing to apologize to Junior Brother Chu and compensate him for his losses. I only ask the Deacon to show leniency!"

At this moment, Li Sen's heart was filled with bitter regret.

He shouldn't have, absolutely shouldn't have, attacked Chu Feng in front of everyone!

Now look at the mess. It was like mud falling into his pants—even if it wasn't dung, it looked like it!

This kid Chu Feng was too malicious; he was trying to ruin him completely!

"Shut up!"

Tang Hao glared coldly at Li Sen. His gaze was like a knife, making Li Sen tremble all over, and the rest of his words got stuck in his throat.

Tang Hao then turned back to Chu Feng, his tone softening slightly. "Continue. Tell me the details of what happened."

"Sigh..." Li Sen let out a long sigh and lowered his head, his face as ashen as dirt.

Although he was a Profound-grade True Disciple, he had not yet entered the Golden Core stage. Compared to an influential deacon like Tang Hao, there was still a gap in status.

Tang Hao was clearly biased towards Chu Feng. If he tried to argue forcefully now, he would likely only provoke the other party and make his punishment worse.

"Yes!"

Chu Feng was secretly delighted, but his face remained full of grief and indignation as he recounted the events.

From how they pursued Voldemort, to how they worked together to kill him, to Li Sen's sudden appearance and attempt to seize the spoils, and finally to that lethal strike...

He spoke with clear logic and vivid details, occasionally interjecting psychological descriptions like "I thought at the time" or "if not for this," making it seem exceptionally authentic.

After finishing, he called Tang Yanrou and Senior Brother Zhao Tieshan forward. "If Deacon Tang doesn't believe me, you can ask Junior Sister Tang and Senior Brother Zhao. They both saw it with their own eyes and experienced it personally."

Tang Hao turned his gaze toward the two of them.

Senior Brother Zhao Tieshan and the others were naturally biased toward Chu Feng at this point.

Moreover, what Chu Feng said was basically the truth, without much exaggeration.

Except for making the danger of that lightning pillar seem a bit more terrifying and describing Li Sen's motives as even more despicable.

Tang Yanrou spoke first, her voice cold. "Reporting to the Deacon, every word Senior Brother Chu said is true."

"Senior Brother Li Sen indeed came to fight for the danyin fruit and was the first to attack Senior Brother Chu with lightning arts. The power was immense. If we hadn't joined forces to block it, the consequences would have been unthinkable."

She spoke more subtly than Chu Feng, but every sentence hit the mark.

Senior Brother Zhao Tieshan added in a rough voice, "I can testify too! Senior Brother Li's move was definitely no joke! That lightning pillar was thicker than a water bucket. Whoever it hit would've died!"

With both witnesses and physical evidence present, Li Sen broke into a cold sweat, his back already soaked.

He tried to speak up and defend himself several times, but seeing Tang Hao's cold gaze, he forced himself to swallow his words. He could only stand there restlessly like an ant on a hot pan, every second feeling like a year.

When Tang Hao finished questioning everyone and his gaze fell back on Li Sen, Li Sen felt the gaze was as heavy as a thousand jun, pressing down on him until he could barely breathe.