The room fell silent.
Faced with Jing Hongchen's retort, Yan Shaozhe was momentarily at a loss for words.
It seemed... Xuan Zi really had struck first...
No, no!
How could I think that?
Clearly, Jing Hongchen had repeatedly provoked us with his words, and he had even accepted two Soul Bones from us, only to do nothing afterward.
Otherwise, would Xuan Zi have attacked?
But circumstances were forcing their hand now!
Xuan Zi had indeed struck first. That was an undeniable fact.
Shrek, so accustomed to throwing its weight around, had finally tasted what it felt like to be crushed beneath someone else's.
The three exchanged looks.
The Soul Bones no longer mattered to them.
The most pressing question was how they could escape.
The six Level 9 Soul Cannon shells in the room posed an enormous threat!
Not to mention the two dark red Turbine Detonation Devices, which were spinning faster and faster.
They looked ready to explode at any moment.
It was truly enough to shred their nerves.
Jing Hongchen spoke again. "I almost forgot. You came to discuss an exchange program. All right, let's talk about it now."
Upon hearing this,
Yan Shaozhe clenched his back teeth and said, "Talk? Hall Master Jing, do you think we can still talk under these circumstances?"
"You won't talk? So you're making a fool of me? In that case, I'll have to treat you to a fireworks show." Jing Hongchen raised the remote, his thumb lightly touching the button.
That gesture
nearly scared half the souls out of Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo.
Yan Shaozhe hurriedly spoke up. "Please wait, Hall Master Jing. Could you give us a little time to discuss this?"
"Certainly. You have sixty seconds."
Jing Hongchen nodded his agreement.
Then he began counting down.
"Sixty, fifty-nine,