They were getting desperate!
Xu Lingyi was desperate—completely desperate.
He truly wasn't afraid of Ji Jue pointing at Xu Youquan and cursing him out. The Grand Law Master really was that petty; if anyone from Ji's faction dared open their mouth, the Grand Law Master would personally step in and slap that bastard to death.
But Ji Jue was using Xu Youquan as the punchline to tease him—did Xu Lingyi dare listen?
Did Xu Youquan laugh?
Maybe Xu Youquan hadn't laughed, but who knew how loudly all the other spectators were laughing...
Given the Aether lineage's general level of moral depravity, they were probably frantically stirring things up across every channel right now, spamming [hahaha] in the comments. Yet Ji Jue hadn't named anyone directly, making it hard for him to react. Bound by the contract and with the Lou Family's Old Bastard lying in wait, he could only pretend not to see it.
At the thought of how black the Grand Law Master's face must be right now, cold sweat poured down Xu Lingyi's back.
If he couldn't crush Ji Jue to death, couldn't he crush him instead?!
"Bastard... you truly don't know when to quit!"
In Xu Lingyi's hand, the White Emperor Demon Lord Seal emitted waves of black smoke. Viscous Blood Water silently seeped from the seal's surface—the Rebirth Form that had devoured countless souls and curses.
With such a vast offering to the Demon Lord, the Dead Realm Divine Marrow was catalyzed. Power from the Five Emperors Great Demon Lord surged forth from this vessel. Yet Meng Fengzuo's phantom appeared before him.
And blocked him.
"When one reaches an impasse, one changes. Through change, one finds a way through."
The phantom within the mirror surface took off the hat and spoke with impeccable courtesy. "Mister Ji,