"Greetings, Elder Zong!"
"Greetings, Elder Zong!"
As the elder arrived, a chorus of voices rose along the Tree-Shaded Path. The many Inner Hall Disciples greeted him respectfully.
"Elder Zong!"
"Elder Zong!"
Lei Wu and Tian Zhongtian also greeted him, their tones deeply respectful.
"Who dares commit violence in the Inner Hall's sacred grounds?!"
Zong Han descended from the air. His gaze swept over the seven Lei family members lying in pools of blood, and his expression darkened slightly. "Such audacity. Every Inner Hall Disciple of our Myriad Phenomena Hall is an elite genius, yet someone dares brutalize them like this."
At these words, the expressions of Chi Zhenheng, Xiahou Lie, Tuoba Xin, and the others changed slightly.
Zong Han's words plainly cast the Lei family members as victims and Qin Hao as the perpetrator.
"Reporting to Elder Zong, it was Qin Hao! This Qin Hao publicly brutalized his fellow disciples and crippled their dantians, disregarding the Myriad Phenomena Hall's hall rules. His crimes are monstrous, deserving ten thousand deaths!"
Lei Wu brightened at those words and declared with righteous conviction, "During the Initiation Trial, I already knew this boy was vicious and had no limits. Back then, I wanted to expel Qin Hao from the Myriad Phenomena Hall, but Elder Xiahou opposed me. That is how this disaster came to pass!"
"Now that Qin Hao has advanced to the Inner Hall, he has brutalized his fellow disciples despite being an Inner Hall Disciple himself. I ask Elder Zong to investigate the matter and slay Qin Hao as a warning to others!"
As Lei Wu finished, a buzz of whispered discussion immediately rose all around them.
Everyone wore a peculiar expression. They had all witnessed exactly how the fight between Qin Hao and the Lei family members had unfolded. Lei Wu