Hearing Shen Zhiqin's words, Wen Shiqing felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head. He roared hoarsely, "Beast! Hated by gods and men alike! Intolerable to heaven's law! Heaven will never let a traitor like you succeed!"
"Heaven?"
Shen Zhiqin threw back his head and laughed. "If heaven truly existed, this Alliance Master would not be standing here today, looking down upon ants like you! Save your breath and think about yourselves instead... whether you'll even leave behind an intact corpse today!"
His tone shifted again as his sharp gaze fixed on Wen Shiqing. "Oh, right. The thing that old dog Gu Cangsheng entrusted to you before he died... those two Ancient Saint Fragments, they're on you, aren't they? Hand them over! This Alliance Master may show mercy and grant you a swift death!"
Wen Shiqing's expression changed instantly, though he forced himself to remain calm. "What Ancient Saint Fragments? I don't know what you're talking about!"
"Hmph, still putting on an act for me?"
Shen Zhiqin sneered and glanced at the cowering Qi Yuan beside him. "Your good brother has already confessed everything!"
Wen Shiqing abruptly turned his head, glaring resentfully at Qi Yuan with both fists clenched tight.
Qi Yuan lowered his head in shame, not daring to meet his gaze.
Shen Zhiqin impatiently waved a hand. "Enough! I can't be bothered wasting words on you. Today, your lives and those two fragments are both mine!"
With that, he suddenly turned, his gaze locking firmly onto Jiang Bei, who had remained silent as an abyss!
"Jiang Bei!"
"This seat has spent many years in the Tianyao Alliance and seen so-called geniuses as numerous as carp crossing a river. But someone like you... growing so quickly, acting so ruthlessly, with