Above the shattered ruins of Dal Star, killing intent surged, and the oppressive air was enough to suffocate anyone.
Saint Emperor Black Origin's eyes were bloodshot. Killing intent swirled around him, nearly solid, as he fixed his towering wrath on the Golden Eagle Emperor and his party.
The other three Saint Emperors wore icy expressions. They stared at the Golden Eagle Dynasty's Saint Emperors with murderous intent, their combined pressure bearing down from every direction.
They did not know whether the Golden Eagle Emperor meant what he said, or whether he was merely trying to wash his hands of the affair.
But they had no choice left.
They had come to the Grand Way Star Domain under orders. Four Saint Emperors had led two hundred Saint Kings here to settle the matter of the seventy-two Saint Kings killed earlier.
Instead, they had settled nothing. Li Yun had come looking for them and slaughtered over a hundred Saint Kings before their eyes. The humiliation and losses were so severe that they had no way to answer to their superiors.
They had to find that bastard Li Yun.
But ever since Li Yun had left Dal Star that day, he had vanished completely.
They had mobilized every force they could, yet found no trace of him.
If they clashed with the Golden Eagle Dynasty now, they would only create fresh trouble and make finding Li Yun even less likely.
So even though Saint Emperor Black Origin knew the Golden Eagle Emperor was only trying to escape the blame, he had to pretend otherwise. On the Golden Eagle Dynasty's territory, they needed its help to find their quarry.
With no other option, Saint Emperor Black Origin swallowed his anger.
"Fine! I'll trust you one more time!"
"I don't care whether you sincerely mean