His tone carried obvious contempt:
"This band of cosmic drifters mistakenly believed they could unite the stars, replacing conquest through iron and blood with a naive, childish alliance. Yet the universe's dark history has already delivered countless resounding slaps to their faces."
BOOM—!!!
The instant Laigushi finished speaking, a massive blade of light burning with fierce golden flames—seemingly forged from pure energy of Destruction—tore through the air and came howling toward them at astonishing speed!
It nearly grazed Laigushi's mechanical face, and the scorching gust it raised sent his surface sensors into a shrill alarm.
The blade of light ultimately slammed into the throne that symbolized the Tree Court's reason and authority, brutally and without flourish!
In an instant, a deafening explosion erupted.
The incomparably sturdy Divine Throne could no longer bear the force of the violent blow and shattered into pieces.
Countless faintly glowing crystal shards shot outward like a torrential downpour!
One sharp fragment even rang out with a clang, accurately blasting off a corner of Laigushi's metal forehead casing and exposing the complex circuitry beneath. Sparks flickered weakly a few times.
"Laigushi—!! Get the hell out here! Otherwise, I'll kill everyone present and burn this damned tree to charcoal!!!"
Yan Huan's furious roar followed close behind, drowning out all other noise.
"He's gone mad, the Savior's gone mad!! Quick, hold him down!!" Duke Duanfeng roared, his voice filled with exasperation and a trace of barely perceptible fear.
"Duke Duanfeng, his power is too great! We can't get anywhere near him! What do we do?!"
"Where exactly is Lord Caesar?! Why hasn't she shown herself?! This banquet can't go on at all!"
The nobles' screams, the guards' frantic footsteps, and the crashing sounds of overturned objects blended together as the venue completely descended into a chaotic inferno of