"Are you threatening me, Emperor?"
The Ghost Emperor's voice turned cold.
As the dignified Ghost Emperor, leader of the Ghost Clan and one of the Six Emperors, he was actually being threatened by a traitor. This was absolutely unforgivable.
"I wasn't threatening you. The Golden Crow Divine Stone was something I seized for your Ghost Emperor Hall in the first place. Now, I'm merely taking back what belongs to me!"
Gui Jianshou said coldly.
"Something that belongs to you? Back then, I nurtured you and expended resources and effort upon you. Who should those belong to?"
The Ghost Emperor spoke grimly.
"Nurtured me? Hahaha, you indeed nurtured me, but your son who had been dead for many years—Gui Tu—returned. You wanted to pass the Young Emperor position to him, so you racked your brains to push me out!"
When Gui Jianshou had come to the Ghost Emperor Hall, if he failed to obtain the Golden Crow Divine Iron, he had not planned on returning alive.
Since the Ghost Emperor would not leave him a path to live, there was no need for him to spare anyone's feelings.
Everyone was shocked upon hearing this. They had never expected that the reason Gui Jianshou had been expelled from the Ghost Emperor Hall was actually this.
The Divine Court had rules: the position of Young Emperor could not be directly passed down to one's own son. The strongest Heavenly Pride had to be selected from within the clan, with the capable taking the position.
This was also to ensure that the Heavenly Prides of every branch clan had the qualifications to contend for the Six Emperors.
But by doing this, the Ghost Emperor had clearly broken the rules.
"What utter nonsense!"
The Ghost Emperor said coldly, "Do you think they'll believe your ghostly