"Enough!"
Fang Yun gave a low shout. The chains on the Sin Turtle snapped tight, flinging aside the Ancient Elephant King's trunk and hauling the Ancient Squid King straight into the cage on its back. Then it entered the Crime Hall.
The Crime Hall's great doors slowly closed, and the Ancient Squid King's cries rang out from within.
"Save me... save me..."
Boom... The Crime Hall's doors shut completely. With a whoosh, its projection in the sky returned to the Legalist Canon, and the canon closed.
Silence blanketed the scene. Who could have imagined that the arrogant, overbearing Ancient Squid King would be so easily imprisoned by a Hanlin Academician? Though the Crime Hall and Sin Turtle were powerful in their own right, without sufficient strength, their true power could never be unleashed. At most, they could imprison a Demon Marquis or an ordinary Demon King.
"Let him out!" the Ancient Tiger King roared in fury.
Fang Yun narrowed his eyes and studied the Ancient Tiger King carefully, then smiled faintly. There was not a trace of emotion in that smile, as though it were merely a habit.
"Did you hear me? I told you to let him out! Let him out!" The Ancient Tiger King grew even more agitated.
The Ancient Elephant King and Ancient Ape King took a step forward, their faces savage.
Mo Yao added fuel to the fire. "There is seawater everywhere here. The Ancient Squid King is our strongest force. If he is imprisoned, our chances of victory will be slim."
"Let him out!" the Ancient Ape King, Ancient Elephant King, and Ancient Tiger King roared together.
Weariness surfaced on Fang Yun's face. Ignoring the three Demon Kings, he slowly retreated until the Water Throne rested against the wall. He picked up his brush and