The scene was deathly silent, everyone watching Li Xiaotian in the arena, their hearts shaken.
A being with half human blood, a newcomer, someone they had never heard of, had, with a single punch, knocked Qi Tian, the strongest below the High Rank in the Demigod World, outside of it.
How terrifying was this strength?
What kind of power was needed to achieve this? It was simply too frightening. One punch, it only took one punch! If it were a High Rank expert, they could understand, but the problem was, Li Xiaotian wasn't High Rank!
Everyone was stunned, filled with immense shock, their minds blank. The scene before them had completely shattered their worldview.
At this moment, Li Xiaotian curled his lips, looked at Jun Wu, his gaze questioning if he wanted to continue.
If they kept fighting, he feared he might drive all the experts below High Rank in the Demigod race into depression.
Seeing this, Jun Wu smiled, reached out, and instantly pulled Qi Tian, who was outside the world, back into the arena.
Qi Tian’s face was filled with shock, his eyes looking at Li Xiaotian with disbelief. He was scared. He hadn't even understood what had happened with that punch.
He couldn't understand why, being at the peak of the sixth rank himself, and not considered weak, Li Xiaotian was so outrageously powerful.
He felt a bit unwilling, a bit jealous, and also a bit fearful.
If that punch had carried killing intent, he would have died at least once by now.
"You all possess bloodlines from various races in the God Realm. Your strength and talent are not much weaker than those of the God Realm."
"However, you have disappointed me greatly. In the countless years since the Demigod Hall was established, not a single one of you has advanced to High Rank!"
"In the past, our Demigod race wandered the universe without a home. The God Realm did not acknowledge us, and other races did not accept us. Back then, our people lived on the brink of life and death every day."
"Many members with monstrous talent died tragically when they were weak, treated as materials for refining artifacts."
Jun Wu spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice calm, echoing in everyone's ears.
"It was then that I met the four of you, our ancestors. We lamented the tragic fate of the Demigod race and resented the unfairness of the Heavenly Dao!"
"Therefore, we decided to establish the Demigod Hall and the Demigod race, so that the weak demigods would have a place of shelter, a place of peace, a home!"
"However, thinking about it now, perhaps we were wrong."
Jun Wu looked at everyone present, his gaze cold.
"We should have driven you out once you had the ability to protect yourselves, instead of letting you live in pampered comfort here."
"The strongest below High Rank in the Demigod World, and he can't even withstand a single punch from an opponent of the same realm. I don't understand what you have all been doing in your daily lives!"
"Lord Jun Wu, it's not like that!" Qi Tian quickly said, hearing this. He had been outside, he had fought battles, and he believed his strength was definitely among the best below High Rank.
It wasn't that he was too weak, but that his opponents were too strong!
"Not like that? Heh, opponents are too strong? You have indeed fought battles outside, but tell me, for how many years have you fought? How many years have you stayed in the Demigod World? How many times have you fought against opponents of the same level? How many enemies have you slain?!"
Jun Wu sneered. Everything Qi Tian was thinking was not a secret to him.
"Are you perhaps thinking that if you had encountered an ordinary opponent this time, you definitely wouldn't have lost?"
"Heh, then have you ever considered why your enemies would arrange for an opponent weaker than you?"
Jun Wu's constant questions filled Qi Tian with shame. His face turned red, wishing he could disappear into the ground.
The others present also lowered their heads, feeling ashamed.
Yes, they had all fought battles outside, but each time it was only a brief stay before they returned to the Demigod World to recuperate. After all, it was too hard outside, and not as comfortable as the Demigod World.
Moreover, because of the presence of five High Rank powerhouses and their own high bloodline talent, it had given them a sense of superiority.
Li Xiaotian remained silent by the side, but in his heart, he shook his head. The Demigod Hall was powerful, but also very weak.
Once the five High Rank experts of the Demigod Hall perished, the Demigod Hall would inevitably be destroyed. He dared to believe that from then on, no such power as the Demigod Hall would ever appear again.
Among the people of the Demigod Hall present, he only saw the aura of battle on a few of them, cultivated through countless skirmishes. The rest, he only saw the pampered aura like the prodigies of the God Realm.
But the problem was, while the prodigies of the God Realm were pampered, their strength was not weak. These people from the Demigod Hall, however, only possessed pampering.
"Lord Jun Wu, we know our mistakes. From now on, we will strive harder, venture out, and strengthen ourselves!" Qi Tian said.
"Heh, from now on, all those who are invincible must leave the Demigod World. They may return once every hundred years, and can only stay for a maximum of ten years!"
Jun Wu chuckled, his voice instantly spreading throughout the entire world.
At once, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically. Various exclamations also began to echo from all over the Demigod World.
"Ancestor Jun Wu, why? This is unfair! I am only at the first stage of Invincible!" someone in the arena shouted, their face filled with unwillingness.
"I was born in the Demigod World, why can I only return once every hundred years?"
"We are not just living in pampered comfort in the Demigod World. There are dangerous places in the Demigod World, and we often go to explore them!"
"If we all leave, what will happen to the Demigod World if it encounters danger? As the Invincible of the Demigod World, we should stand up the moment the Demigod World faces danger!"
Everyone present shouted, their faces unwilling. Clearly, Jun Wu's decision was a huge blow to them, and they simply could not accept it.
Returning once every hundred years, and staying for a maximum of ten years each time – ten years was enough to do what? It was the reverse that was more like it.
"Those who do not obey this order will have their memories erased and be expelled from the Demigod Hall."
Jun Wu said indifferently, then waved his hand, taking Li Xiaotian and instantly disappearing from everyone's sight.
Would a dignified High Rank expert haggle with those below High Rank?
A wave of wailing erupted on the spot. Some were so scared their faces turned pale, as many of them had never even been outside before.
"Brother Qi Tian, please plead for us. Patriarch Jun Wu's rules are too strict, they shouldn't be applied uniformly. I have children, I have a family, I can't bear to leave them," a woman pleaded with Qi Tian, her face full of humility.
"Yes, Brother Qi Tian, you have a good relationship with the five ancestors, please help us. We can go out, but can the time be shorter? Perhaps one year, or even ten years would be fine!"
"Leaving for a hundred years! The longest I've ever stayed outside was three years, and that was when all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures were exhausted before I returned. How am I supposed to spend these hundred years?"
"There are dangers in the Demigod World too! We are not slacking off. If we go outside, we could die at any moment, I don't want to go!"