Feeling Yang Jian's and Nezha's eyes on him, Guang Chengzi felt a little embarrassed, but he quickly recovered. With a righteous expression, he bowed to Ao Yue and replied, "My master, Primordial Heavenly Venerable, once said: without a compass and square, no circles or squares can be drawn. The Heavenly Court administers the Primordial World and bears great responsibility. Yet Nezha, as Great Deity of the Three Altars and Seas, openly violated the Heavenly Laws and aided the wanted criminal Chenxiang. He deserves severe punishment. Yang Jian was formerly the Justice Deputy God, but after his demotion, rather than repent, he only grew more brazen. He, too, deserves severe punishment. I beseech the Heavenly Sovereign to punish these two strictly according to the Heavenly Laws!"
Having finished, Guang Chengzi lowered his head, appearing utterly sincere. At that moment, he established himself as a man who would sacrifice his own fellow disciples for the greater good.
"Martial Uncle, what are you saying?" Nezha asked, utterly bewildered by Guang Chengzi's words.
You're my martial uncle! We're on the same side! Fine, you won't protect me, but now you're asking someone to punish me? How are you any different from Li Jing back then?
Yang Jian surveyed his surroundings, his gaze lingering on Xiong Yuan a little longer before he said, "The Investiture of the Gods List. Was its power used to summon us back?"
Xiong Yuan answered, "Indeed. Once someone on the list breaks the rules, fleeing is useless, no matter where they go!"
Yang Jian fell silent. Of course he knew that. That was why he had chosen to pass all his magic power to Chenxiang, giving his nephew one final helping hand.
Although his nephew seemed to have grown even more crooked than he had expected, to the point of