"Heh heh..."
"Looks like... there's no need for me to act after all..."
Gu Changqing spoke softly, but which of the beings present was not a mighty expert with keen divine perception?!
Thus, everyone heard his words clearly.
For a moment, quadrillions of living beings were utterly dumbfounded, exchanging bewildered looks.
What did that mean now?!
Gu Changqing's attitude had changed at an astonishing speed in the space of a mere instant.
After all, his earlier words had been supremely forceful, making it clear that he was poised to strike without hesitation.
Why had he suddenly decided not to act?
Could Saint Tongtian be about to emerge and protect Gu Changqing?!
That was the first conjecture that sprang into everyone's minds.
Yet when some mighty experts looked toward Golden Ao Island, they found its laws and order as calm as ever, without the slightest ripple.
There was no sign that Saint Tongtian was about to emerge.
Clearly, their conjecture was wrong.
And once that possibility was ruled out, an even greater uproar swept through the crowd.
"Is... is the Wine Sword Immortal truly afraid?!"
"Is he trying to bluff his way through by playing the fool and cracking jokes?"
"Hiss... Eastern Emperor Taiyi probably won't let this rest."
"Heh heh, even the Wine Sword Immortal feels fear? Now that's a curiosity unheard of throughout the ages."
Everyone could not help whispering among themselves!
Indeed!
They took it for granted that Gu Changqing must have become afraid of Taiyi's might as a "Sage."
That was why he had abruptly changed his tune.
Their expressions were stranger than ever.
In their recollection, Gu Changqing had always feared neither heaven nor earth and acted without the slightest restraint.
The brat had even dared to confront Dao Ancestor Hongjun head-on.
Yet now, he was