The flush of red that surfaced on Red Lake made everything feel unreal.
The Judicators stared blankly at the scene.
Batu stood silently by the lakeshore. He knew he had no way of intervening... and even if he did, he would be no match for Gu Shen.
Even Mr. Jia Wei had been defeated.
If he went up to stop him, he would only be cleaved in half with a single strike.
A moment later, Gu Shen surfaced from the water.
Blazing Fire evaporated the moisture around him. He shook the blood from the Iron Blade, which transformed back into countless iron scales and swept into his sleeve.
"You... killed Jia Wei?"
Batu's voice trembled faintly.
"That's right. I killed Jia Wei."
Gu Shen's gaze was calm. Looking toward the heavens, he said slowly, "More precisely... I defeated Jia Wei before all the Transcendents in the world."
"You..."
Batu had nothing to say. Looking at Gu Shen, he felt a wave of dizziness. Jia Wei's death was an accident entirely beyond their plans.
He did not know how he was supposed to explain this to God's Throne.
In a situation like this, the Grand Elder should have been the one to step forward and take charge.
But... there had been no word from the Grand Elder either.
Batu suddenly had the illusion that the vast City of Light had, in an instant, been reduced to just him.
Batu gritted his teeth and transmitted, "Gu Shen, you're being too reckless... Do you know what price you'll pay for doing this?"
"Oh?"
Gu Shen smiled and transmitted back, "What price? Who is going to make me pay it? You? Su Ye? The Grand Elder? Or God's Throne?"
After transmitting those words, Gu Shen slowly turned his head. Before everyone, he spoke word