A Show of Force

Eighth Prince Zhao Jin swept a sinister gaze over Chu Sheng.

He then stepped forward and bowed to Zhao Qiyuan.

"Father Emperor, Third Brother is absolutely right! This man slaughtered countless living beings. Such a monstrous crime is intolerable to heaven and earth!"

"Your son also begs Father Emperor to issue a decree and execute this fiend!"

As soon as he finished speaking, quite a few officials immediately echoed him.

"We humbly beseech Your Majesty to severely punish Chu Sheng and quell the public's outrage!"

Yet Chu Sheng, whom everyone regarded as the chief culprit, stood quietly where he was from beginning to end.

From the start, he had never expected this so-called Third Prince to protect him.

He had joined the Secret Investigation Institute merely to borrow its name and conveniently harvest Justice Points.

Now that this layer of skin had been torn away, it was no great matter.

As for these people shouting about punishing him and killing him?

If they truly pushed him too far, he would not mind turning the Purple Star Emperor Star into a second Xinglan Star Continent.

Just as the civil and military officials were arguing in a chaotic uproar, Zhao Lingxi finally could not hold herself back any longer. She stepped forward and bowed as she spoke.

"Father Emperor, although Chu Sheng triggered the immortal tribulation and caused a catastrophe of monstrous proportions, he was driven into a corner by the Myriad Star Immortal Sect. With no way out, he had no choice but to perish together with them. He never intended to slaughter the common people.

"There was a cause behind this, and his circumstances merit consideration. If he is sentenced to death based on the outcome alone, it would be far from fair. Your daughter begs Father Emperor to show