"Breaking through to the Taiyi Realm." Kunpeng's voice dripped with mockery. "You drove the entire Demon Race into a desperate situation for one measly breakthrough to the Taiyi Realm!"
Nine Infants jerked his head up and glared at Kunpeng, his eyes blazing, but he ultimately held his temper.
Not because Kunpeng's cultivation surpassed his, but because Kunpeng was right.
The atmosphere grew unbearably oppressive.
Nine Infants suddenly stood, paced a few steps, then stopped abruptly.
"I'll go." He turned to Bai Ze and Kunpeng. "I'll kill Xuanyuan and Chiyou myself. With my Quasi-Saint cultivation, dealing with a Golden Immortal and someone in the Taiyi Realm will be child's play."
There was a reckless viciousness in his tone, as though he no longer cared what happened.
Bai Ze glanced at him.
Kunpeng glanced at him too.
Then they spoke almost in unison.
"Idiot."
Nine Infants' face flushed even redder than before. He was about to explode, but Kunpeng spoke first.
"Xuanyuan is Guangchengzi's disciple," Kunpeng said with undisguised mockery. "And Guangchengzi is a disciple of Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi. You want to act? You can be certain Guangchengzi carries a safeguard bestowed by Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi! With your paltry cultivation, running into it would mean certain death."
Nine Infants retorted angrily, "What makes you so sure Guangchengzi carries a safeguard left by Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi?"
"Because I've seen one!" A trace of recollection flashed through Kunpeng's eyes.
Bai Ze, Nine Infants, and Shang Yang all froze.
Even Yellow Dragon, merely Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi's second disciple, carried a safeguard left by a Sage. How much more so Guangchengzi, the Chief Disciple of the Sect of Elucidation?
"What about Chiyou, then?" Nine Infants asked, unwilling to give up.
Bai Ze immediately followed up. "As for Chiyou, Xingtian has already intervened. Do you think Houtu