I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night

"But in my view, seeking death is not courage; it's cowardice, a way to escape reality!"

"Finally, let me tell you one more thing!"

"To convict Marquis Wangxi, evidence is crucial! But I want to kill Marquis Wangxi, and I don't need evidence for that! Whether you can be a witness, it actually isn't important..."

Those words still echoed in his ears.

Colonel Zhou couldn't help but sigh.

Li Cun stood beside him and said slowly, "The Saint Master said, to preserve your life, we must prevent anyone, including yourself, from silencing you!"

"What exactly does the Saint Master want to do?"

Colonel Zhou paused for a moment and said, "I can't discern his intentions."

Li Cun's expression was complicated as he spoke slowly, "I can't discern them either. Although the Saint Master is young, he is unfathomable. His every word and action differ from what we understand about young people, and from what we know of the Human Clan's upper echelons... Perhaps only someone like the Alliance Hierarch, or the deceased Lord of Heaven, can guess what the Saint Master will do next..."

Colonel Zhou remained silent for a moment and said, "After entering Heavenly Destiny City, I began to doubt whether my escape to the Saint Master's side wasn't a coincidence, but rather as if someone had orchestrated it..."

"The Saint Master probably has the same suspicion."

Li Cun said slowly, "But I think, for the Saint Master, it doesn't matter anymore! The behind-the-scenes player may have malicious intent, but whether it's killing Marquis Wangxi or cleansing the Holy Alliance's corruption, these are clearly things the Saint Master wants to do... I just don't understand how he plans to do it!"

As his voice fell, Li Cun slightly lifted his head, looking at the Sky Dome, and said, "The conferring ceremony is about to begin, and there are ambushes surrounding this mansion."

"Hmm?"

Colonel Zhou's eyes narrowed slightly.

"They will not attack this mansion."

Li Cun said, "But the moment you step out of this house, they will silence you! So, stay here, and you won't die! They simply don't want you to testify, to cement Marquis Wangxi's guilt..."

Colonel Zhou paused and asked, "What will happen to Marquis Wangxi?"

Li Cun said, "This time, in the Supreme Elder's conferment, there is no place for Marquis Wangxi! Even if he ascends to Human Martial Saint, he will be stripped of the Supreme Elder position and will leave Heavenly Destiny City in disgrace..."

Colonel Zhou chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "After all this effort, to prevent him from ascending as Supreme Elder, and to erase his past achievements, it seems we've won."

Li Cun shook his head slightly and said, "The Saint Master won't agree."

Colonel Zhou paused, showing confusion.

Li Cun said, "The Saint Master insists on Marquis Wangxi's death!"

Colonel Zhou's heart trembled, and he involuntarily shivered, whispering, "Has he gone to kill Marquis Wangxi?"

"The noble families backing Marquis Wangxi have already compromised."

Li Cun said softly, "One of my Colonels, at the Qi Refining Realm, detected traces of Old Mr. Ling, which led to finding the secret chamber where Marquis Wangxi is currently in seclusion."

Colonel Zhou exclaimed in astonishment, "How is this possible? It's a trap!"

Li Cun shook his head and said, "They wouldn't dare to ambush the Saint Master in Heavenly Destiny City, so it can't be a trap! The only explanation is that they have compromised... They've deliberately exposed Marquis Wangxi's whereabouts, even knowing the Saint Master would go to kill him!"

Colonel Zhou opened his mouth.

He recalled the massacre that occurred at the three cities, the assassination of his Commander, and his perilous journey for justice, suffering severe injuries, enduring endless hardships...

As the mastermind, Marquis Wangxi was ultimately abandoned!

Marquis Wangxi was dead!

In the three cities, over two million civilians can finally rest in peace!

He remembered Old Mr. Ling's words and murmured, "But it made the Human Clan lose a Human Martial Saint, breaking one of its supporting pillars. Were we in the wrong..."

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Gathered here were the "nobles" of the Holy Alliance!

Their ancestors were the elders who made meritorious contributions to the Holy Alliance and were well rewarded.

The families and sects of the Holy Alliance elders enjoyed various resources, and their descendants, being born into the world, were superior beings.

Under the same talent, they received the best education, enjoyed the best Elixirs, practiced the best Cultivation Techniques, secret techniques, various arts, and more!

Some were even nourished by Elixirs in the womb, enhancing their talents and bones before birth.

Because of this, as they grew, they naturally inherited the positions of their ancestors, becoming the leaders of the Holy Alliance!

This has been the case for generations, creating noble families, unattainable, no longer comparable to ordinary people.

And these "nobles" of the Holy Alliance speculated about matters concerning the Saint Master.

"It's said you can't raise a flood dragon in still water, yet who would have thought that south of the Taixuan Divine Mountain, in what was believed to be a desolate land overrun by Evil, that a struggling Holy Land could produce a True Dragon from the wild human clan."

"This rustic lad really has some backbone, and by chance, some skill too."

"Marquis Wangxi's luck wasn't good, coincidentally encountering this Saint Master."

"Forces throughout the Holy Alliance place too much importance on him; abandoning Marquis Wangxi was inevitable."

"After his death, within three days, Old Mr. Ling will report to the Supreme Pavilion, bestowing the Northern Territory's war achievements upon him, posthumously honoring him!"

"Will the Saint Master have any objections?"

"With Marquis Wangxi's life taken, an explanation is given; what other objections can he have? Surely he can't keep pushing, being so aggressive? With him dead, what harm does posthumous honor do?"

"That is indeed the case!"

"The Saint Master is so stubbornly oblivious; there is simply no other way... While Marquis Wangxi perished, we at least preserved his lineage."

"If we didn't compromise and let the Saint Master stir things up throughout the Holy Alliance, it would surely spark public outrage and unrest, and in the end, we'd still have to execute Marquis Wangxi to give the world an explanation!"