I listened to the loud and exciting system announcement in my ears.
Ye Li selectively ignored the screams of fear erupting around him and turned his gaze to the kneeling Golden Saber Sect Hall Master.
This venerable one, renowned for his fierce and powerful swordsmanship, now had his head almost touching the ground, his muscles taut, trembling violently as the Flowing Cloud Sect was instantly reduced to ashes.
His eyes were wide open, staring intently at the ground in front of him.
The echoes of his earlier win-win rhetoric, which absolved him of responsibility, seemed to still resonate in the air, like the most terrifying death warrant, making him feel terrified!
"My lord!" He could barely contain his emotions. "The Golden Saber Sect has some influence in the Southern Territory. If you could..."
He had intended to bring up the many drawbacks of killing him in order to calm this envoy from the Capital City who seemed to be blinded by rage.
But before he could finish speaking, Ye Li had already walked up to him.
The Golden Saber Sect Master felt his throat go dry. Looking at the cloud boots so close at hand, he steeled his heart and suddenly dashed out of the mansion!
At the same time, he drew the golden sword from his waist and slashed several wide blades of light backward!
Alas!!
Then, under his extremely tense gaze...
A streak of silver-white light flew at an even faster speed than him, directly shattering the several blade lights and slamming solidly into his chest!
In an instant, the protective aura around his body shattered like paper, and a horrifying bloody hole exploded in his chest, splitting his burly body in two!
The area around the blood hole showed signs of death that could not be healed, and a destructive power swept out from the remaining sharpness!
The burly venerable one's body was instantly pulverized into a bloody mist in mid-air!
[Publicly killed the Golden Saber Sect Master, a mid-stage Cosmic Birth Realm Fifth Level! Malice Points +!]
The third one!
Another instant kill! Completely powerless to resist!
This domineering and unparalleled method finally shattered the last shred of hope in the hearts of many sect leaders!
This envoy from the Capital City, dressed in black, doesn't care what fancy words you say; he only cares whether you've truly shown enough sincerity!
Absolute fear gripped everyone's throat.
The remaining sect leaders inside the hall, whether they had previously feigned compliance or completely submitted, were all frozen in place like stone statues, not daring to even breathe!
Large beads of sweat rolled down their foreheads, hitting the cracked floor tiles and reflecting countless pale, paper-white faces.
The scorching heat that filled the hall had not yet completely dissipated, and the stench of blood and burnt flesh mingled together, stimulating everyone's senses.
Eldest Princess Li Huaian gripped the armrest of the chair tightly, her palms cold and clammy. "..."
As she looked at Ye Li's still upright figure, her heart was already churning with turbulent emotions!
The political landscape of the Capital City and the Three Continents will likely undergo dramatic changes from this day forward, thanks to the person before us.
Such a ruthless killing of the Mountain Gate leader would make even the most dull-witted and foolish leaders of other forces within the Great Sheng territory seriously consider whether the Nine Luminaries Division was about to turn its attention to them.
The most prominent of these is naturally the renowned [Four Extremes Twelve Gates].
Moreover, the Northern Cang Cold Palace, one of the twelve sects, is currently actively assisting the Nine Luminaries Division of the Yunze Continent in handling the case. If they were to see such a scene, they would inevitably have some doubts.
Li Huaian was lost in thought, but he also breathed a sigh of relief.
In any case, the rectification of the Three Continents Mountain Gate is now over. Even if the aftermath has a huge impact, that's something to consider later.
The shock she suffered today was too severe; she desperately needs time to recover.
The three prefects inside the palace, and even the remaining Mountain Gate leaders who had miraculously survived, shared the same idea.
But before they could even breathe a sigh of relief...
Ye Li slowly turned around, his calm and composed voice resounding throughout the hall once again:
"The matter concerning the Three Continents has been concluded."
"Now let's talk about official business in the Southern Territory."
Is there official business involved?!
Those two short sentences made everyone's tense nerves jump!
An even more ominous premonition than before, like a venomous snake, quietly coiled around the hearts of every Mountain Gate leader!
Really!
Ye Li's gaze slowly swept over the still-shaken faces below, finally settling precisely on a few people.
The Venerable-level sect leaders locked onto by his gaze— the Crimson Firmament Cave Master, the Mysterious Yin Sect Master, and the Azure Haze Pavilion Master —trembled uncontrollably, their faces turning deathly pale!
"May I ask, sir, what official business concerns the Southern Territory?"
Ye Li looked at them quietly, his thin lips slightly parted. "Naturally, it's your official business of violating the ban and slaughtering civilians."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Huaian's expression changed slightly.
For some reason, she suddenly remembered the other person's unusual behavior of constantly flipping through Mountain Gate sect's files along the way.
Upon hearing this, the three Venerable Sect Masters all felt a chill run down their spines, with the leader, the Crimson Firmament Cave Master, managing only a forced smile:
"My lord, we are in a time of great crisis, and my Crimson Firmament Cave is willing to mobilize the entire sect to aid Yunze. We truly do not understand what you are saying."
The two people behind him nodded in agreement, struggling to sit up and looking at each other as calmly as possible.
Even Tang Xiao, the governor of the Yunze Continent in the rear, seeing that the overall situation was now settled, was thinking of quickly turning the page on this matter.
"Can't understand?"
Ye Li's lips curled slightly, and a completely black scroll appeared out of thin air. Without even glancing at it, he casually tossed it toward the Crimson Firmament Cave Master.
Snap!
The scroll landed precisely on the rubble in front of the Crimson Firmament Cave Master, making a crisp, jarring sound that was particularly jarring in the deathly silence.
This is Black-tier Scroll from the Nine Luminaries Division of the Capital City, specifically used to record major calamities committed by Venerable-level figures.
The boy's intentions in appearing here now are self-evident.
Snap! Snap!
The other two scrolls landed one after another, falling in the same way at the feet of the other two Venerable Masters.
The three men's expressions immediately turned grim.
"It seems I don't need to say anything more."
Ye Li remained calm, waving for the others to step back, his gaze returning to the three of them.
His voice was utterly flat, yet it sent a chill down the spines of the three people in the hall.
"You can all come together."