At the side, a figure spoke in an indifferent voice.
"If those words had not come from Prince Zhurong's own mouth, this god would almost have suspected that a traitor had appeared within Earth Sovereign Palace!"
Seeing Sacred Stone Celestial Venerable's frosty gaze, Yang Huai merely smiled calmly and asked,
"Does Fellow Daoist Sacred Stone think this god looks like a traitor?"
Upon the throne, Houtu Imperial Earth Deity glanced at him, waved for the gods to remain calm, then turned her gaze toward Yang Huai.
"Brother Zhurong, why do you say this?"
Yang Huai replied calmly,
"A gentleman does not stand beneath a crumbling wall. Earth Sovereign Palace possesses such a treasure land as the Netherworld Halls of the Nine Abysses, and has already made many enemies. Now that Your Majesty alone faces the Mystic Sect, could this situation not be called hanging by a thread?"
"If one day the gods of the Mystic Sect seek to harm the Netherworld Halls of the Nine Abysses, can Earth Sovereign Palace withstand them?"
At the side, Nine Phoenix gave a cold laugh.
"Are they not afraid that the Netherworld Halls of the Nine Abysses will collapse, leaving billions of living beings with nowhere to go?"
Yang Huai cast her a sidelong glance, his face coldly amused.
He could not even be bothered to deal with Nine Phoenix.
To the many on the Other Shore, restoring a shattered cycle-of-reincarnation underworld would not necessarily be difficult. It might not compare to the current Netherworld Halls of the Nine Abysses, but reaching a usable standard would not be hard!
He believed Houtu Imperial Earth Deity could understand this.
In truth, deep down, he also knew that Houtu Imperial Earth Deity understood the risks of taking the lead and surely had countermeasures prepared.
He also