Chapter 124 A Moment of Reckless Remarks

Gu Heng's words echoed through the sea of stars.

The breeze died down, and the starlight grew dim.

Over a hundred Immortal Emperors kneeling in the void tremblingly lifted their eyelids, catching a glimpse of the young man holding the small tower out of the corners of their eyes.

Come at him together?

Against a lineup like this, what did they have to fight with?

After a brief, heavy silence...

"Senior! It's a misunderstanding!

A misunderstanding!"

One of the Myriad Race God Lords kowtowed while pointing his right hand at the Fox Clan God Lord kneeling in the center.

"This Junior and the others have absolutely no intention of laying a finger on the Original Realm! It's this fox! It's him! He insisted on refining this realm, and this Junior and the others were trying to stop him!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

The other two Myriad Race God Lords snapped out of it as if waking from a dream.

They nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes! This Junior and the others were stopping this fox from committing a crime! The Spiritual Qi in the Original Realm is thin; as God Lords, how could we possibly take an interest in such a barren place?"

"It's this fox's wild ambition! Relying on the power of the Nine-Tailed White Fox Clan, he wanted to forcibly refine the realm and plunder its Origin! This Junior and the others truly couldn't bear to watch, so we stepped in to stop him! If Senior hadn't arrived in time, we would have fought with our old lives to ensure he didn't succeed!"

The three God Lords chimed in one after another, pinning all the responsibility onto the Fox Clan God Lord's head.

The Immortal Emperors kneeling behind them all echoed the sentiment, bitterly cursing the Fox Clan God Lord.

The Fox Clan God Lord knelt in place, listening to the sounds of blame-shifting, his mouth slightly agape and his eyes vacant.

His whole body trembled as he turned his head to stare at the three "allies" who had just been arguing with him until they were red in the face.

These beasts—!

Just moments ago, to fight over the Origin of the Original Realm, every one of them was clamoring that "everyone gets a share," putting on a posture as if they wouldn't hesitate to go to war.

And now, they turned around and threw the black pot onto his head alone?

"You... you all—"

The Fox Clan God Lord pointed at the three God Lords, a metallic taste of blood rising in his throat.

"You despicable villains! It was clearly you—"

Before he could finish, he was drowned out by the accusations of the three God Lords.

"May Senior see clearly! This fox is cunning and multi-faceted; even now, he wants to bite back!"

The first God Lord pointed at the Fox Clan God Lord's nose and roared, "Just now, he wanted to secretly refine the realm! If it hadn't been for us seeing through him, this Original Realm would have been destroyed long ago!"

"Right! He even wanted to kill us to silence us!"

The second God Lord chimed in, squeezing out two tears, "If it weren't for Senior bringing these supreme existences to descend in time, the billions of living beings in this realm, along with us, would have met a cruel end at his hands!"

"Senior is compassionate, and this fox's crimes deserve ten thousand deaths! We implore Senior to bring down thunderous wrath and wipe out his Divine Soul to serve as a warning to others!"

*Pfft!*

Hearing these words that turned black into white, the Fox Clan God Lord suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, staining the void red.

As the dignified God Lord of the Nine-Tailed White Fox Clan, when had he ever suffered such grievance?

But he didn't dare to strike back, or even to stand up.

The young man's gaze didn't fall on him, but he felt that if he dared to make any unusual move, he would be reduced to ashes.

The Fox Clan God Lord looked on in despair as the three God Lords desperately shifted the blame.

At this moment,

The God Lord of the Demon Race slowly raised his head.

Fright was similarly hidden deep in his eyes, but his self-respect and the foundation of his race allowed him to maintain a sliver of composure.

He took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the two God Emperor Divine Sense Incarnations and the seventeen Immortal Emperors behind Gu Heng.

He spoke:

"I wonder..."

"Which Divine Venerable of the Human Race might this Senior be? Why do you look so unfamiliar?"

Light flickered in the eyes of the God Lord of the Demon Clan.

He had lived for countless eons and knew the high-level figures of the Human Race's Divine Court like the back of his hand. But he couldn't think of when the Human Race had produced such a young Divine Venerable.

Gu Heng did not respond.

He stood there, his gaze falling on the Original Realm below.

Broken mountains and rivers, dried-up streams, and shivering living beings amidst the ruins.

There was no ripple in his eyes.

Seeing Gu Heng ignore him, a flash of embarrassment crossed the God Lord of the Demon Clan's face.

But he didn't dare to flare up.

That sense of crisis, like thorns at his back, made him grit his teeth.

"Senior!"

The God Lord of the Demon Clan let out a muffled hum, "This Junior admits that Senior's lineup is indeed world-shaking. However, I am the God Lord of the Demon Race!"

"Our Demon Race is the second super-race, second only to the Human Race!"

"If Senior insists on a slaughter today and leaves this Junior here... the consequences would be difficult even for the Human Race's Divine Court to bear!"

The God Lord of the Demon Clan's words echoed in the void.

Everyone held their breath.

Gu Heng still did not answer.

He maintained that posture, watching the Original Realm below, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Cold sweat dripped from the God Lord of the Demon Clan's forehead.

Gu Heng moved.

He turned his head and spoke to Jiang Wanyin, Di Shitian, and the group of Immortal Emperors and Devil Emperors behind him:

"Let's go."

"Let's go down and take a look."

He didn't even spare a glance at those God Lords as he walked toward the Original Realm below.

With one step forward,

The galaxy instantly split open into a great path.

The God Lords of the myriad races panicked.

"Senior—!"

The Fox Clan God Lord trembled all over, "...This Junior didn't truly want to refine the Original Realm!"

"This Junior came here... only to retrieve a lost Bloodline of the clan. That Little White Fox just now has already been taken into this Junior's sleeve. If Senior does not believe me, this Junior will release it now to prove my innocence!"

Saying so,

The Fox Clan God Lord's hands shook as he took the curled-up Little White Fox out from his sleeve robe.

The Little White Fox was held in his palm.

At this moment, struck by the external pressure and the Dao charm, she was scared out of her wits, fur standing on end as she curled into a ball, shivering uncontrollably.

"Senior, please look! This is my clan's Bloodline! This Junior truly came for her!"

The Fox Clan God Lord bit his teeth, "As for refining the realm..."

"This Junior had no such intention! Those words just now were merely a moment of reckless words... Yes! Just a moment of reckless words, meant to scare these old fogies; they shouldn't be taken seriously, Senior!"

"A moment of reckless words?"

A cold sneer came from behind Gu Heng.

Old Ancestor Qingxuan poked half his body out from behind Gu Heng.

Holding the Golden Cage, he glared at the Fox Clan God Lord and cursed loudly:

"You old fox! Just now, your nine tails were about to smash the realm barrier to pieces, and now you're telling me it was just a moment of reckless words!?"

Old Ancestor Qingxuan's spit flew everywhere, "Where's that arrogance from before? What, seeing my Senior's grand arrival, your habit of 'reckless words' is suddenly cured?"

Old Ancestor Qingxuan looked back at the devastated Original Realm below and shouted:

"If Senior had arrived half a step later, the billions of living beings in this realm, including this old man's disciples and grand-disciples, would have all perished! And now you want to wipe away this monstrous sin with a single 'it shouldn't be taken seriously'?!"

Listening to Old Ancestor Qingxuan's angry scolding, the Fox Clan God Lord wanted to argue back, but under the pressure of Gu Heng's aura, he couldn't utter a single word.

He held the Little White Fox high, trembling even more violently.

Gu Heng paused his step, turned his head slightly, and his gaze fell.

The Fox Clan God Lord felt the void around him solidify.

All disguises were laid bare under this single glance.

"Senior... spare..."

The Fox Clan God Lord slumped in the void, struggling to lift his head to beg once more.

Gu Heng shifted his gaze back to the Original Realm below, his eyes calm.

"End your own life."