"No wonder I couldn't find the Nine Serene Nether Staff no matter where I looked. So this bastard swallowed it."
Yao Xiaotian had already broken free, though his Dou Qi had been sealed by Xiao Ming. He stared at Yao Ming with an extremely gloomy expression, his fists clenched tightly.
Yao Ming glanced at him and smiled disdainfully. Then he stepped forward, spread his hands as though completely unguarded, fixed his gaze on the many elders, and declared boldly:
"Elder Xian, Elder Ming, Elder Liu, you were all once my trusted aides. Are even you going to choose to stand against me?
Alliance Leader Xiao is helping me purge the traitors. Everyone, withdraw the formation and stand down now. Everything that happened before will be forgiven!"
If foreign enemies had invaded, then no matter how powerful they were, they would have had to unite against them. But this was clearly an internal conflict.
On one side stood the tyrannical current Clan Leader and Great Elder; on the other stood the highly respected former Clan Leader, along with the powerful Xiao Ming. Anyone in their right mind knew which side to choose!
"Greetings, Clan Leader Yao Ming!"
"Greetings, Clan Leader Yao Ming!"
"..."
"Withdraw the Myriad Snake Great Formation! Do not clash with Clan Leader Yao Ming's friends!"
The tense atmosphere vanished. The vast majority chose to submit to Yao Ming, while the few confidants of Yao Xiaotian could not defy the prevailing tide.
Xiao Ming nodded in satisfaction, a smile curling across his lips. With this, the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe could be considered incorporated into the Heavenly Court. His plan to establish branch courts across the Four Continents beyond the Central Plains had taken away some experts. Now, this not only replenished the Heavenly Court's strength, but far