The crowd was still clamoring after the youth finished speaking.
âItâs time to share the wealth after you have taken so much, Li Qiye! You need to give us one or two treasures!â One expert shouted.
âYes, time for you to do some good.â Another loudly said: âYou already have more than enough to live an extravagant life, never being able to spend the mountain of wealth. Nonetheless, you choose to keep it all to yourself, how ridiculous and selfish!â
âWe come from nothing or smaller sects, itâs not easy to survive especially without treasures! Li Qiye, you have soared and itâs time for you to share. You canât spend all of it yourself anyway!â One youth joined in.
âYou were nothing more than a brat in Myriad Beast Mountains. Now, you have it all but donât forget about your humble beginning. Donât you want to help others who are similar to you?!â Another youth added.
âIf you donât do it, then youâre monopolizing the luck in the world by stealing ours. That makes you no different from a thief or bandit!â An expert fanned the fire.
âThatâs right, we wonât let this stand!â Others started shouting. The entire crowd was against him.
Only a few actually believed in this nonsense. The majority took advantage of this situation in order to make it hard for Li Qiye, forcing him to hand over some treasures.
Yang Ling nearly vomited blood after hearing the unreasonable demands. Alas, she couldnât say anything right now. Plus, she would be drowned out anyway by the shouts.
On the other hand, Li Qiye actually had a smile in spite of the taunts and jeers.
âBrother Li, isnât it time to take out the treasures now?â The student said with confidence since everyone was on his side. His expression changed as well, from one of subservience to a gloating look.
âAnd if I donât?â Li Qiye still wore a smile.
âThen you canât blame everyone.â The student waved his hand and said: âYou've stolen their luck and treasures, they certainly wonât be happy. Itâs not easy going against the mass and the will of the heaven. It didnât grant you so much for you to keep it all to yourself. Youâre actively defying the heaven by doing so. Is that what you want?â
âGoing against the heaven is unacceptable and rebellious!â An expert shouted: âThe same with opposing the rest of the world!â
âYes, there will be no place for you to stay at the holy ground. Be smart and hand over the treasures or face the consequence.â Another jumped in.
âWeâll spare your life if you hand them over!â Someone actually shouted.
âDo it now or itâll get ugly!â The roars became aggressive.
Someone lacking determination and courage would be trembling with fear right now while being surrounded by a mob.
The student looked quite pleased with himself while staring at Li Qiye. All of this was thanks to him - a true work of art. He didnât need to waste energy and fight. Just his words alone could push Li Qiye to the brink of death. This was a far superior method.
Li Qiye calmly stared at the crowd and said: âGoing against the heaven and opposing the rest of the world? Thatâs precisely what I want to do. Unfortunately, you bunch arenât worthy to be my foes. Donât think too highly of yourself now.â
The crowd naturally didnât expect this response. The fiercest character might be able to talk about defying the heaven. However, antagonizing everyone else was a different story. Such a comment would invite plenty of problems. Perhaps he might not be able to stay in the holy ground afterward.
However, Li Qiye simply didnât give a damn about the potential complications and didnât mince his words.
âHow bold!â One expert regained his wits and shouted: âWho do you think you are? So suicidal!â
âIgnorant fool! Weâll teach you a lesson for insulting all of us, youâll find out how vast the world is soon enough.â An older expert wanted to stir the crowd.
A student from Duality found this annoying as well. He pulled up his sleeves and said furiously: âThis Li guy dares to look down on us? Heâs just in the conqueror realm, Iâll go show him right now!â
An older student nearby pulled him back and snorted: âAre you an idiot? Itâs one thing to run your mouth and enjoy the show but to actually go forward? Li Qiye is no slouch, he buried 100,000 men back in the mountain range while you were playing in the mud. Only fools will actually go against him.â
The older student was there during the massacre and had a good grasp of Li Qiyeâs true nature. The guy killed so many men without batting an eye.
âBrother Li, be careful with your words now. I think itâs best for you to hand over the treasures because itâll be too late once everyone starts attacking. You wonât be able to stay alive.â The provoking student said.
âWhoâs first? Come, Iâm actually bored today and donât mind filling this street with corpses.â Li Qiye smirked.
âDo you actually think youâre invincible? Donât you realize that any senior here can easily teach you a lesson?â The student shouted.
âIâm eagerly waiting.â Li Qiye stared at the crowd.
The student didnât expect Li Qiye to be so direct. He thought that the guy would try to buy time instead of challenging everyone.
Going off-script left him stunned for a bit. He eventually told the crowd: âWe all heard him, he wishes to challenge all the seniors here. Is anyone interested in teaching him a lesson?â
The experts exchanged glances. No one stepped up first.
First, most were aware of Li Qiyeâs previous tales. They only wanted to run their mouth and egged others on. Most importantly, if anyone were to actually take Li Qiyeâs treasures, they would become the next target.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Everyone wanted to be the oriole, not the mantis.
They didnât wish to be used as a weapon by this student from Duality either. He was just a junior while they were big shots. It would be shameful to be used in this manner.
Thus, the situation came to a silent deadlock. No one wanted to actually attack Li Qiye and rather waited for the right opportunity.
The student didnât have a plan for this. He thought that he had successfully stirred the crowd. People supported his view earlier but now, not a single soul wanted to take action.