A Crime If They Want One

After sensing it, the helmsmen of the major peaks were all terrified, unable to stop themselves from trembling.

After all, Wuzhen was a Heavenly Lord!

"What?"

"Are you all planning to go back on your word?"

After a moment of silence, Wuzhen demanded coldly.

As his voice rang out, the oppressive aura of a Heavenly Lord-level existence grew even more overwhelming.

Below, the helmsmen of the Seven Great Peaks were all precisely enveloped by Wuzhen's pressure. The expressions of all seven changed drastically, and they circulated the true qi within their bodies frantically before barely managing to withstand some of the oppression.

"Patriarch Wuzhen!"

"We do not intend to go back on our word. We merely... merely seek to discuss the matter on its merits."

"Although it was stipulated before the Grand Tournament that whoever won first place would become the future successor to Shushan's sect leader."

"Chen Changqing's victory truly is suspicious!"

"I presume that you, Patriarch, would not wish for the Shushan Holy Land to be infiltrated by Demonic Sect spies either?"

Fire Spirit Ancestor, the helmsman of Burning Heaven Peak, spoke anxiously. His brows were tightly furrowed, and sweat poured down his face.

Even though he had reached the True Monarch Realm, he still found it difficult to endure the pressure of a Heavenly Lord.

"Ha ha!"

Upon hearing Fire Spirit Ancestor's words, Wuzhen laughed in extreme anger.

"Ridiculous!"

"My grand-disciple merely used a Demonic Sect sword technique and Divine Ability during the match. What gives you the right to conclude that he is a Demonic Sect spy?"

"Truly... when they wanted to condemn someone, what excuse could they not find?"

"He is the Shushan Holy Land's... rising star of the future."

Wuzhen was filled with emotion, while the rage in his heart blazed fiercely.

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