Lei Saiyin wanted to say that his mistake had been provoking Chen Luo. He could have been more patient and obtained other Time-Type Crystals.
Before Lei Saiyin could answer, Reisad said, "Your mistake was hiding Chen Luo's abilities to save face."
"If you'd told us then and given the Empire time to prepare and bring its full strength to bear, Chen Luo would already be dead."
Indeed, Lei Saiyin had concealed the fact that Chen Luo had snatched those things right in front of him, rather than stolen them in secret.
Lei Saiyin explained feebly, "I thought I could eliminate Chen Luo on my own."
All spirit had drained out of Lei Saiyin. He knelt dejectedly in the Great Hall, submitting to everyone's questioning.
Even his former rivals, the First Prince and Second Prince, felt a pang of sorrow at the sight.
Reisad asked those present, "How do you think we should deal with Chen Luo?"
Reisad had told Chen Luo to leave the auction items behind, but Chen Luo had let his words go in one ear and out the other, leaving Reisad furious.
Someone said, "We cannot let him live. Otherwise, what dignity would our Empire have left?"
Everyone agreed that Chen Luo could not be allowed to live.
"Chen Luo's Void Walk is practically impossible to counter. He can use it under any circumstances. There's no way to hold him through conventional means."
"But even Ruilun's Time Stop, backed by the power of a Time Demigod, didn't work on Chen Luo earlier. What else can we do?"
An old man with hair that stood on end snorted. "That was only one person's power. What if we gather every Time Demigod we can find and have them use their time power on Chen Luo simultaneously? I refuse to