"I, He Pingsheng, have a blood feud with the Heavenly Origin Thunder Emperor!"
"Today, I will slay him. Who will stand in my way?"
He Pingsheng roared, his gaze settling on the Divine Thunder Demon Emperor.
The Heavenly Origin Thunder Emperor was only at the second layer of the Mahayana Stage.
The Divine Thunder Demon Emperor, however, was at the eleventh layer of the Mahayana Emperor Realm!
If the Divine Thunder Demon Emperor intervened, He Pingsheng really would be unable to kill the Heavenly Origin Thunder Emperor.
Thus, what He Pingsheng most wanted to see was the Divine Thunder Demon Emperor's stance.
The Divine Thunder Demon Emperor snorted coldly. "Tianyuan, you beast. After committing so many wicked deeds, you deserve to die... Today, your retribution has come. If you survive this calamity, I hope you will mend your ways!"
"If you fall here, you will only be getting what you deserve!"
Whoosh...
With that, the Divine Thunder Demon Emperor turned into a streak of light and left.
After all, he truly could not intervene.
The crowd's fury was too great to quell now!
If he stepped in to protect Tianyuan, even setting aside whether he would offend an unparalleled genius like He Pingsheng, how could he silence all those wagging tongues outside?
Abandoning Tianyuan, on the other hand, would kill two birds with one stone.
First, he would do He Pingsheng a favor.
Second, he could use this opportunity to distance himself from Tianyuan. Once Tianyuan died, the crowd's fury would naturally subside.
"He Pingsheng, was it?" Tianyuan drew a deep breath and finally spoke. "Don't listen to Peach Blossom's nonsense. In truth, she planned everything!"
"I was merely taken in by her!"
He Pingsheng smiled. "Well, Peach Blossom is dead now, so you can say whatever you like!"
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