Suppressing the fury and killing intent that was on the verge of erupting, Zhang Shuai sneered, his voice carrying undisguised arrogance and murderous force:
"Heh... How utterly ridiculous."
"Your master Xu Hong committed sins and caused a monstrous disaster back then, cutting off the path of cultivation for all the heavens... And now you want an outsider like me to solve it?"
"I have neither the interest nor the obligation to clean up your mess!"
"There is only one thing I have ever known how to do..." Zhang Shuai enunciated each word, every syllable seeming to contain thunderous killing intent as it echoed through the pavilion.
"That is... getting rid of the people who cause trouble!"
This was the first time Zhang Shuai had spoken at this Dao discussion gathering. The moment he opened his mouth, his edge was fully exposed and his killing intent was chilling. He directly aimed his words at Shanzhi and Xu Hong, making his stance clear: no one should expect him to solve their problems.
The Divine Venerables in the pavilion had not paid much attention to Zhang Shuai before. He was an unfamiliar face, merely at the Creation Realm, and had remained quiet and low-key throughout.
Yet Zhang Shuai's blunt response, brimming with dominance and killing intent, jolted every one of them!
They finally realized that they might have misjudged him!
This newly ascended Divine Venerable was far from an ordinary Creation Realm cultivator in bearing, words, and conduct!
The arrogance concealed beneath that calm face, the absolute confidence in those cold eyes, and the awe-inspiring killing intent that naturally spilled forth when he spoke of daring to kill Eternal True Gods... all of it proclaimed that this man was extraordinary and dangerous!
Xu Hong was a veteran Eternal True God, an existence who