The rising Ominous Gray Qi slowly sank, and Myriad Origin Star completed another "temporal sequence" shift.
Today, Myriad Origin Star was unusually lively. At the peaks of every source essence mine stood Cave Suppressing Supreme Beings from all factions, gazing up at the void near the Governor's Mansion.
There, clouds had been forged from thin air into a square execution platform, with four beasts guarding its four corners. A Governor's Mansion banner snapped loudly atop the platform.
Then, a Hundred Heng Level Supreme Being clad in the divine robes of the Governor's Mansion escorted the cursing Xia Xiong and slowly ascended the execution platform suspended in the empty sky.
Many recognized him as Yu Shengzi, formerly the deputy commander of the First Commoner Legion and now an aide under Deputy Director Shang.
An uproar immediately arose.
"Commoner rabble dares wield the power of punishment and publicly execute a Xia Clan Supreme Being?"
"Looks like the Xia Clan came out worse in last night's battle!"
"That bastard Xia Xiong is ruthless and black-hearted. Best if Lord Shang directly suppresses and destroys him..."
Amid the countless private discussions, Xia Clan disciples such as Xia Meng, Xia Su, and Xia Yuji stood at the various Xia Clan mines, suppressing the fury in their hearts as they watched the execution platform in the sky.
They felt humiliation—a long-forgotten humiliation.
"Seventh Brother, you handled this matter poorly!"
Xia Su, the strongest cultivator present, cast Xia Meng a distant glance and transmitted these words coldly.
Xia Meng paused slightly, then replied with a bitter smile, "Fourth Brother, I was indeed careless last night. Who could have expected Shang Yun to be so monstrous? Not only could he erupt with strength comparable to the middle Thousand Heng Level, he could even withstand the suppression of my Thousand