The crowd was naturally in disbelief. Why didnât the strongest of Myriad try to save his own disciple when it was on his own territory?
âAnyone else?â Li Qiye stood there with the same grin as always.
âFellow daoist, if you are here as a guest, then welcome inside. But if you want to cause trouble, please leave. My disciple was stubborn and obstreperous, she deserves what happened today for not knowing when to back off.â Dracoformâs voice came about.
People were even more surprised to see him dropping the issue of his discipleâs death. In their mind, he would surely become furious and want revenge. This didnât seem to be the case at all.
Li Qiye smiled: âItâs not hard to make me leave. First, release Wu Bingning, sheâll come with me. Second, hand over Mu Shaochen, then I can pretend as if nothing has happened.â
The spectators were speechless. Breaking someoneâs gate, killing his guards, and even taking down his disciple then making further demands? Only Fiercest would say something so unreasonable without any qualms.
âFiercest is the only one who can be this overbearing.â One ancestor sighed and praised.
âThis is our own matter, please donât interfere, fellow daoist.â Dracoform said.
âIncorrect.â Li Qiye chuckled: âNot to mention that the little girl is in my camp, that brat dared to oppose me. I will take his dog life and kill whoever tries to stop me.â
Dracoform didnât answer right away, seemingly pondering.
âHahaha! I am right here. Iâll marry Wu Bingning today, what are you going to do about it?!â Shaochen laughed and didnât hold back.
âPop!â Before he could finish, the space in the martial court suffered a massive blow. All of the coordinates shattered.
One of the palaces inside broke down due to Li Qiyeâs appearance inside. This palace was floating up in the clouds with Shaochen sitting on a throne. An old man stood next to him, wearing a large hat and veil.
Shaochen was scared out of his wits to see Li Qiye appearing out of nowhere, causing him to jolt out of his chair.
âLi Qiye!â He faltered backward in fear.
Everything became frozen as if nothing could stop Li Qiye. Shaochen was confident in hiding inside because the places were sealed by numerous spells. However, Li Qiye instantly crossed through space and destroyed the defensive barriers of this world. It was an insane level of power.
âIâll have you know that I didnât kill you last time because I didnât feel like it. Why? Just so that I can kill you in your clan. Iâm bored enough to take my time with you, Iâm sure your clan membersâ expressions will be very amusing as they watch you die a horrific death.â Li Qiye looked at Shaochen and said.
âLi, donât be arrogant!â Shaochen took a deep breath and strongly responded: âYou can only kill me in your dream! In fact, you should be praying about leaving this place alive!â
âI can roam as I please in Vermillion.â Li Qiye remained nonchalant: âSame with killing someone. Your progenitor, Mu Yun, wonât be able to do anything or Iâll take him down too.â
âYou!â Shaochen trembled with rage.
âI think itâs about time for you to open a dao portal and run because the incoming pain wonât be pleasant.â Li Qiye grinned.
The ones who knew him would find this grin terrifying. More often than not, his fury wasnât as scary as his seemingly sadistic smile. It meant that there was no escaping for his prey.
âSir, please halt.â The old man next to Shaochen walked forward to block Li Qiye.
He has been hiding his face the entire time. His words sent out a chill akin to soaking oneself in a jar of ice water. Despite lacking an aura and divinity, his words alone instilled fear like a sheep coming across a hungry tiger.
âYouâre his Eternal?â Li Qiye didnât care at all.
âYes, my name is Wang Shihua. Just another Eternal from Imperial Lineage.â The old man replied.
âIndeed, anything below the everlasting level is only an ant that canât reach the apex, thatâs how I view Eternals.â Li Qiye said.
Wang Shihuaâs eyes turned fierce like those from a venomous viper hiding in the shadows. Just his gaze alone was scary enough.
âI donât know what to say.â An ancestor smiled wryly after hearing this: âIn other words, only Everlasting Eternals can get into Fiercestâs sight. These Eternals are on the same level as progenitors, I guess what heâs trying to say is that only progenitor-level characters matter to him.â
âI, I know who he is.â A different ancestor took a deep breath.
âWho is he?â Someone else asked instantly.
âThatâs Heavenrend Viper! He was really famous in Myriad back then, even beating a young True Emperor, no less famous than Dracoform Martial God now. Later on, he ascended to Imperial and fell into obscurity. Who would have thought he had joined the Mu as a guest?â This ancestor answered.
Wang Shihuaâs eyes narrowed but he didnât react, continuing to hide his face.
This ancestor was indeed correct. Shihua won his fame for grievously wounding a True Emperor. However, there was another part to this story, unbeknown to others.
Later on, this young True Emperor also ascended to Imperial. Alas, time has changed. The emperor was far stronger compared to the past and searched for Shihua to even the score.
He easily defeated Shihua and chased him to a dead end. However, the Mu saved him and took him in. He officially became a guest member there from then on.
For some unknown reasons, Mu Shaochen was forced down to Myriad. Since Shihua was originally from here, he became the top candidate to protect Shaochen.
An Eternal naturally didnât want to come back down due to the adverse effects on his lifespan. Nevertheless, he owed the Mu so he had no choice but to accompany Shaochen.
His presence was one of the reasons why Shaochen became quite imperious.