His words ended, arrogant and indifferent.
Those four simple words echoed through the deathly silent auction hall like a voice defying heaven.
Every dignitary of the other races and every Demon powerhouse who had yet to leave felt their pupils contract, their hearts surging with shock.
He was mad!
This human cultivator was absolutely mad!
He had openly violated Life God City's Overgod Covenant and killed a direct descendant of one of the city's great families in public. Now, facing the Six-Star Fiend chairman's condemnation and pressure, he showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he dared confront him head-on and provoke him!
To the myriad races, a Six-Star Fiend was already the strongest, most central fighting force below the city lord, ruling a territory with immense authority and a might that spanned the ages.
A mere nameless human actually dared tell a Six-Star Fiend to go ahead and try?!
"Insolence!"
The auction chairman's eyes turned bloodshot as his towering fury finally broke through the limits of his restraint.
As a Six-Star Fiend who had presided over Life God City for hundreds of thousands of years, he maintained order at the auction house and adjudicated countless disputes. When had a lowly cultivator ever treated him with such contempt?
Originally, he had intended to abide by the rules, deal with the matter accordingly, and preserve a wisp of the other man's soul. But Shiheng's utter indifference and provocation completely ignited the killing intent buried deep within him.
"I had intended to leave you a chance to live, cripple your cultivation, and hand you over to the Overgod's army for trial, preserving a wisp of your soul!"
"But you disregard the law, scorn the Overgod, and act with ignorant arrogance, utterly heedless of death!"
"Since you insist on seeking death, I will suppress you