Red-blood had always held a grudge over Piao Ye, the Dragon Turtle, and the others "betraying" him. He wanted to eliminate them as soon as possible, which was why he had said those provocative things. Sure enough, after hearing his words—and knowing that North Yellow had undeniably ranked last in the Realm War—the others quickly believed him.
"Hmph, no wonder North Yellow ranked last. So Red-blood colluded with Ling Tian." Gong Yuan, a Heavenly Lord from the Gong family, North Yellow's largest lineage, gave a cold snort. A flash of killing intent crossed his eyes. "He must still resent our recommending Piao Xue and Piao Ling's realm to participate in the last Realm War. That's why he deliberately colluded with Ling Tian to take revenge on us."
"Then what are we waiting for? Seize him, or he might cause trouble again." Another Heavenly Lord-level expert looked toward the border between the realms. "North Yellow's experts are now massing at the border, and Ling Tian is sure to come too. Piao Ye will definitely collude with him again. We can't give him the chance."
"Fellow cultivators, when the results came in for the younger generation's portion of the Realm War, Brother Piao Ye and I were still allied with Fellow Cultivator Red-blood. How can you claim that Brother Piao Ye colluded with Ling Tian?" said a Heavenly Lord who had participated in the Realm War alongside Piao Ye. He looked at Red-blood, indignation written all over his face. "Red-blood treated us as sacrifices, so we decided to ally with the Heaven Realm. Otherwise, how could we have placed in the top three in the other portion of the competition?"
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