117: You are not worthy of making me kneel!

Boom!

In an instant, the high-ranking officials in the hall turned pale, their faces like gold paper, as if they wished they could cut off their ears.

The Ye family is rebelling?

Betraying the Sect?

And taking Mo Yun County with them?

Chu Tian's strength and domineering nature, no, his lawlessness, exceeded their imagination; he was simply unrestrained, daring to blurt out anything.

But while Chu Tian could say such things, they couldn't listen to them.

They were all stunned!

They were truly scared senseless. Those who had originally heard Ye Tiancheng's command and slowly tried to stand up were so terrified that they plopped back down onto the ground, then quickly prostrated themselves, trembling slightly all over.

Can such an accusation be casually leveled?

The Ye family wants to lead Mo Yun County in rebellion?

This was practically a signal for the Sect headquarters to dispatch powerful experts and a large army to massacre everyone in Mo Yun County.

Such things had not been unheard of.

One hundred thousand years ago, Saint Heaven Sect was far from as prosperous as it is today. Three County Governors on the borders of the Sect's territory colluded with the neighboring top Sect, Ling Qian family Sect, plotting to betray the Sect and join them.

Upon learning of this, Saint Heaven Sect's high-ranking officials, in a fit of rage, dispatched an Emperor Venerable and ten God Kings, leading a million powerful experts, to thoroughly cleanse the three large counties, resulting in over five hundred million deaths.

The local middle and high-ranking great clans, noble families, and large cities were all completely annihilated, along with everyone connected to them for ninety-nine generations.

One hundred thousand years have passed, and those three large counties remain the places with the fewest people, the fewest powerful experts, and the fewest Prodigies in Saint Heaven Sect's territory. They have been suppressed by the Sect headquarters to this day, and those who come from there have almost no future prospects; they are born as criminals.

For one hundred thousand years, those three large counties have served as a benchmark for traitors within Saint Heaven Sect, used to warn the Sect's over ten billion citizens that this is the fate of traitors.

It's easy to imagine how terrified these local great clan high-ranking officials and generals in Mo Yun County were when Chu Tian, in his capacity as an Imperial Envoy, a Saint of the Sect, and the Young Lord of the Chu family, uttered those words; their legs were trembling.

“Little Holy Son, my Mo Yun County, from top to bottom, has absolutely no rebellious intentions; Heaven and Earth can bear witness!” An old man with white hair and beard knelt trembling on the ground, his voice filled with injustice: “My Qian family family, for hundreds of thousands of years, has been loyal to the Saint Sect. Over ten thousand generals from my family have died in battle for the Sect throughout the generations. If anyone wishes to betray the Saint Sect, I, Qian family, can represent the Qian family family in refusing first, and I will surely fight him to the death to uphold the reputation of my Qian family family’s ancestors.”

“And my Wu family…”

“My He family is also the same; we would rather die than betray the Sect…”

…

One by one, the high-ranking officials and generals within the county spoke up to defend themselves and express their loyalty, their faces universally pale. They were truly terrified by Chu Tian's words, and without even waiting for Ye Tiancheng to speak, they continuously voiced their absolute obedience to the Sect headquarters' commands.

“Silence, all of you, silence!”

Ye Tiancheng was furious, his eyes bloodshot, and his Evil Qi dense. With a 'hum,' his Ghost Head Blade was raised, and the blade light, like a black storm, swept through the hall, directly suppressing everyone's voices, his Evil Qi soaring into the sky.

“little beast, what a sharp tongue you have.”

“But didn't your father teach you that when you go out to gain experience and handle affairs, relying on your words is useless; you need to rely on strength?”

“My Ye family is the current Sect Master's great clan. It's not your place to accuse my Ye family of wanting to betray the Sect.”

“My Ye family…”

Bang!

Suddenly, Chu Tian's eyes burst forth with divine light, and his materialized gaze directly struck Ye Tiancheng's Ghost Head Blade. He took another step forward, almost pushing against Ye Tiancheng's terrifying Killing Intent and blade light.

“Ye Tiancheng, try drawing your blade and striking me.”

“Do you have the guts?”

“Do you have the courage?”

“If you do, this Saint will respect you as a true man.”

Chu Tian's gaze was cold, and his voice was so domineering that it was suffocating. Facing this famous third-ranked giant of the Ye family, a Half-Step Emperor Venerable, he acted as if he were a Heavenly Ranking Emperor, pressing forward step by step, actually forcing Ye Tiancheng to subconsciously retreat a step.

“Get back!”

Chu Tian roared, and the Heavenly Dao Eye between his brows burst forth with purple light, containing traces of Imperial power, directly shaking Ye Tiancheng back several steps, making him retreat below the steps.

This was the power and status that Chu Tian's current position as the overall leader of the Chase Team brought him. It allowed him to legitimately reprimand this third-ranked giant of the Ye family, unlike before when he merely held the title of Little Holy Son without actual power.

Ye Tiancheng actually wanted to gain the upper hand and suppress Chu Tian's spirit, making him obedient in Mo Yun County.

Ye Tiancheng's idea was indeed good; if it were another young man, he might have been intimidated.

But Chu Tian, though outwardly a youth, was inwardly a godfather who had experienced life and death and countless struggles, having built a global commercial Empire. Although his strength was not as great as Ye Tiancheng's, he had indeed wielded great power, his will was as firm as a rock, and he had keen insight into situations. How could Ye Tiancheng intimidate him? It was merely self-humiliation.

“Chu Tian, you, you, you…”

“How dare you, how dare you treat me like this…”

Ye Tiancheng's eyes were bloodshot, his face as ferocious as a wild beast, and his arm trembled constantly, as if he was struggling with whether to directly strike Chu Tian with his blade.

But he didn't dare.

He truly lacked the courage and boldness. He was domineering and strong, but not a madman.

Striking Chu Tian with a blade in this setting would be akin to madness; it would not only harm his entire family but also implicate the entire Mo Yun County and the entire Ye family.

Chu Tian was appointed as the overall leader of the Chase Team by the Elder Council, capable of deploying powerful experts from the Four Halls. What immense power and status this was! To the outside world, it represented the authority of the Sect headquarters. Openly killing Chu Tian was something no matter how crazy a person would dare not do. These high-ranking officials and generals of Mo Yun County present, whether they were his confidants or not, would frantically try to stop him.

Openly striking down the overall leader personally appointed by the Elder Council in front of so many high-ranking officials was akin to the rebellion of those three counties in the past; they would absolutely be cleansed with blood, and it would even be more tragic than before.

Ye Tiancheng had merely seen Chu Tian as young, leaving the Chu family for the first time, and inexperienced, so he wanted to intimidate him. He never expected to be intimidated by Chu Tian in return, retreating repeatedly and losing significant face.

The atmosphere was suffocating, and many high-ranking officials and generals of Mo Yun County felt their hearts tremble repeatedly.

Chu Tian's performance completely subverted everyone's perception.

He actually forced Ye Tiancheng, a dignified Half-Step Emperor Venerable who had long held high positions and experienced countless life-and-death struggles, to retreat repeatedly.

At such a young age, what courage, spirit, and willpower this was!

Mo Yun County was far from the Sect headquarters. Although some sporadic news had recently arrived that the upper echelons of the Sect seemed to be in extremely fierce conflict, vaguely related to Chu Tian, the Little Holy Son, many specific details were not clear to the upper echelons of Mo Yun County.

But today, they truly witnessed the capabilities of Chu Tian, the Little Holy Son. The Elder Council's appointment of him as the overall leader was definitely not simply because he was from the Chu family, Chu Yunshang's younger brother, and Ye Feng had harmed Chu Yunshang.

After all, the Chu family had many powerful experts, so why would they let this nine-year-old child hold such an important position? It made no sense at all.

They even wondered if it was because Chu Tian's parents were both Emperor Venerables?

But now, through their personal experience, they fully understood.

This nine-year-old overall leader was truly extraordinary.

Such courage and boldness, daring to face the sharp Evil Qi of the Ghost Blade and force back a giant like Ye Tiancheng—could he be an ordinary person?

“Chu Tian, I am the County Governor of Mo Yun County, also serving as an honorary Elder of the Elder Council, directly subordinate to the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sect. You have no right to order me to do things, and even less right to make me kneel.” Ye Tiancheng's voice was hoarse, but he quickly reacted, no longer trying to forcefully suppress Chu Tian, and instead put away his Ghost Head Blade.

Of course, he was not suppressed or afraid of Chu Tian. Having been so humiliated, his Killing Intent towards Chu Tian was already like the Nine Heavens Milky Way pouring into the ocean, vast and unending.

But even if he wanted to kill Chu Tian, he had to do it without anyone knowing.