Previously, they had been extremely arrogant and had not taken any of them seriously.
They had humiliated them wantonly, but now that they saw his overwhelming strength and the Divine Object in his hand, the Primordial Measuring Ruler—
—they began speaking in conciliatory tones. How could Li Changsheng possibly let them off so easily?
If Li Changsheng could forgive them so easily over this matter,
wouldn't that leave him even more passive when dealing with such things in the future? With that in mind, Li Changsheng said coldly,
"Maitreya Buddha, what you said makes sense."
"If you had come and said this when I was subduing Great King Linggan, I, Li Changsheng, would certainly have shown you some respect today."
"But now, no matter what, I cannot give you that respect."
"Arhat Subduing Dragon, Arhat Subduing Tiger, and Arhat Longbrow just attacked me with all their might, intending to kill me."
"Moreover, when I was using the Five Elements Formation to transport those commoners, they attacked me."
"If I had been injured at that time, while also needing to use spiritual power to activate the formation and protect those ordinary people—"
"Do you know that it could have damaged my foundation and even endangered my life?"
"You did not come then, but now that your people are injured, you come here and say such things."
"Forgive me, but no matter what, I, Li Changsheng, cannot agree."
Upon hearing Li Changsheng's words, dissatisfaction surfaced on Maitreya Buddha's formerly smiling face.
Clearly, he was someone of standing throughout the Three Realms.
Yet before Li Changsheng, he had not received the slightest bit of respect, which naturally left him somewhat displeased.
Even so, he did not allow his emotions to erupt at this moment.
Instead, he smiled again and said to Li Changsheng,