But with the facts laid bare before them, the moment Shi Zhongqing uttered the words "I didn't," he lost any chance to defend himself. Even if he wanted to say anything later, the six Great Emperors would no longer listen to him.
"But... why..." Wu Qing could not make sense of it. Whenever he could not make sense of something, he felt uneasy.
"Plaintiff, do you have any objections to the evidence?" Wu Qing had remained silent, and new writing appeared on the stone stele to prompt him once more.
Wu Qing had considered every possibility again and again, yet he still could not understand. Things had come to this, and there was no possibility of retreating. If he let this chance slip away, he and the Chang Sheng Star God Palace would probably never be able to hold their heads up before others again.
"No." Wu Qing still felt somewhat uncomfortable, but he gave an affirmative answer nonetheless.
"Neither party has any objection to the evidence. The trial begins." After the final line of writing flashed across the stone stele, all light suddenly vanished. The entire God Execution Stage darkened, with only the two stone platforms giving off light and illuminating Wu Qing and Shi Zhongqing.
Within the black starry sky, the six colossal Emperor statues stood like divine mountains towering beyond reach in the darkness. Only pairs of eyes flickered with eerie light, as though something flowed within them.
"Old Shi had kept his head down for most of his life, only to capsize in the gutter in his old age. I'm afraid he'll have to pay with his life," the Great God Official of the East Region sighed.
"A leopard never changes its spots. That old Shi Zhongqing reverted to his true nature in his old age.