"You truly rendered astonishing military merit in this city defense battle. Perhaps you really did uncover those Demon Empresses, but the one who killed them all simultaneously in an instant should not have been you, correct?" Huangfu Sheng's voice came calmly from behind the multicolored clouds.
"Of course it wasn't me." Li Tianming shook his head decisively and said slowly, "There were more than a dozen Fate Reincarnation Ninth-Level Demon Empresses, each with battle power comparable to a Saint Emperor. I couldn't handle even one of them, let alone finish them all off in an instant."
Behind the clouds, Huangfu Sheng nodded slightly, seemingly acknowledging Li Tianming's frankness.
Then Huangfu Sheng continued, "I believe you know what we are about to ask. Since you did not act personally, who appeared on the front lines and resolved all this? We need to know the truth."
Li Tianming barely hesitated before cupping his hands and speaking directly. "I have rather a lot of wives—some dozen or twenty in total. Every one of them is far stronger than I currently am. Unable to bear seeing the frontline soldiers suffer, I asked them to act and resolve the crisis. If this causes any difficulty for the Holy War Gods, you may state the consequences plainly. I am willing to bear them."
As his words fell, the eight Holy War Gods behind Huangfu Sheng seemed to exchange glances.
Li Tianming took all of this in, yet remained calm and composed.
At that moment, Wei Gu smiled. "What you did was indeed somewhat close to crossing the line in terms of the rules, but at the end of the day, it put people first. Don't worry, it is no great matter."
Huangfu Sheng, meanwhile, smiled faintly and said, "To be honest, your answer largely matches our