In the great hall, everyone was stunned by Huang Wudi’s actions, their faces filled with confusion.
The Huang Hall was a overlord-level sect, and yet Huang Wudi had actually brought their Enforcement Elder to apologize in order to resolve a misunderstanding with Li Xiaotian.
Such an action was simply baffling, incomprehensible.
If they were unaware of the Huang Hall’s standing, perhaps everyone present would have assumed the Huang Hall was afraid, thus lowering their stance to seek peace with Li Xiaotian.
However, the Huang Hall was an overlord-level sect, with many Heaven-level experts within its ranks. Even if Li Xiaotian had now broken through to overlord, compared to a behemoth like the Huang Hall, he was less than an ant. Huang Wudi had absolutely no need to show favor to Li Xiaotian.
As Liu Neng had said, Li Xiaotian was not worthy!
“Today, all my fellow Daoist friends are here as witnesses. The master of the Huang Hall, having been misled by a villain, has committed many acts that have brought shame to the Huang Hall during this period, and has also caused several misunderstandings with Great Qin, leading people to misunderstand our Huang Hall.”
Huang Wudi spoke unhurriedly, then stood up, walked to Liu Neng, and continued speaking.
“All of this is because of this person! The Huang Hall’s Enforcement Elder, Liu Neng!”
“What? Huang Wudi!!! Are you insane?!! Even if you dislike me, just say it directly, why insult me like this?”
Liu Neng roared, his face contorted in ferocity. All the recent mistakes made by the Huang Hall were apparently caused by him himself?
“Silence! Dare to be presumptuous again, and I will kill you!”
Huang Wudi roared, and terrifying killing intent erupted from his body, fixing his gaze on Liu Neng.
Seeing this, Liu Neng’s face instantly turned pale, a flicker of fear in his eyes. He could feel that Huang Wudi was speaking the truth, and that he might actually kill him.
At this moment, everyone in the hall was watching this scene, secretly surprised, unable to fathom Huang Wudi’s thoughts. Was he truly doing this just to reconcile with Li Xiaotian?
But why? Just an overlord, and the Huang Hall needed to bow to him?
Most people present were aware of the situation of the Huang Hall’s master, and Liu Neng, to put it bluntly, was merely a errand runner. Huang Wudi clearly intended for Liu Neng to be the scapegoat.
Li Xiaotian’s eyes flickered, his face expressionless, and he remained silent, quietly watching Huang Wudi play out this scene.
“Li Xiaotian, Qin Master, the Huang Hall has repeatedly pressured Great Qin. This was all due to this person misleading our Huang Hall Master. Today, I will give Great Qin an explanation and apologize for the Huang Hall’s previous actions!”
Huang Wudi looked at Li Xiaotian and spoke, then struck Liu Neng’s head with a palm. His movements were swift, without a hint of hesitation, instantly destroying all life force within Liu Neng.
“Bang!”
Liu Neng’s corpse fell to the ground, his expression filled with disbelief. He probably never imagined that Huang Wudi would kill him to reconcile with Li Xiaotian.
The great hall fell into a profound silence, as if the sound of a falling needle could be heard. The various powerful figures present gazed at the deceased Liu Neng, their hearts filled with shock.
A late-stage Emperor realm expert had died just like that! And he was killed by his own people, merely for the sake of reconciliation with Li Xiaotian?
Had Huang Wudi gone mad? Or was he afraid of Li Xiaotian?
“Senior, actually, there was no need for this. The Huang Hall is, after all, an overlord-level sect in Yan Province. In ancient times, it made significant contributions in defending humanity, so occasional mistakes are understandable.”
Li Xiaotian spoke, his tone calm.
“As for the misunderstanding between the Huang Hall and my Great Qin that you mentioned, Great Qin has never harbored any hostility towards the Huang Hall. After all, even the smartest people make foolish mistakes. You didn’t have to kill him; it was just a misunderstanding that could have been cleared up. There was no need for anyone to die.”
Upon hearing Li Xiaotian’s words, Huang Wudi abruptly looked at Li Xiaotian. He understood the meaning behind the latter’s words.
To put it plainly, the mistakes made by the Huang Hall were a fait accompli, and no matter what they did, the stain could not be erased. And his killing of Liu Neng to make a statement was also dismissed with a single sentence.
This meant that Liu Neng had died in vain! And his objective had not been achieved!
The Huang Hall Master, Huang Wuya, had fled during the great battle and become a laughingstock. The Huang Hall had constantly targeted Great Qin and suffered significant losses against them. The entire world knew this.
It could be said that the prestige accumulated by the Huang Hall over ten thousand years had been almost completely lost during this period.
That was why Huang Wudi had brought Liu Neng out and killed him, to tell all the factions that the Huang Hall’s previous mistakes were all caused by the villain Liu Neng misleading Huang Wuya.
To put it simply, it was to convey a message to all factions: our Huang Hall lost an Enforcement Elder, so those past foolish actions are hereby considered settled!
The various powerful figures present were all intelligent. After a moment of thought, they would understand.
And now, Li Xiaotian’s few words had completely foiled his plan, causing a late-stage Emperor realm expert to die in vain.
Gradually, the various powerful figures in the hall began to react, inwardly marveling at Li Xiaotian’s continued arrogance. At the same time, many were gloating. Li Xiaotian’s actions had undoubtedly completely offended Huang Wudi.
One must know that before Huang Wudi went missing, he was one of the top experts in the Emperor realm, capable of fighting overlords. Now that he had reappeared, his strength was likely even greater, perhaps even having broken through to overlord.
Li Xiaotian, by offending such a formidable enemy, was clearly courting death!
“Heh, young man, sometimes being too arrogant is not good. After all, many geniuses in ancient times were killed because of their arrogance!”
Huang Wudi said in a deep voice, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes.
“What do you mean by that, Senior? I don’t quite understand. If Senior has nothing else, then please return to your seat. After all, all the powerful figures gathered here today are not here to watch your Huang Hall clean up its own house.”
Li Xiaotian said, his eyes narrowing. What if Huang Wudi was one of the top experts in ancient times? So what if he had broken through to overlord?
The Huang Hall and Great Qin had more than just misunderstandings. That day, because Huang Wuya fled midway, countless warriors of Great Qin had sacrificed their lives. Could the death of a single Liu Neng ever settle this debt?
Of course, there was another point. What Li Xiaotian could not tolerate the most was that condescending demeanor, threatening him in public? Did he think Li Xiaotian was scared easily?
“Heh, as expected, arrogant.”
Huang Wudi laughed. He was, after all, a pivotal figure in the Huang Hall. He had deliberately lowered his stance today, only to have Li Xiaotian show him no respect at all.
“If you want to see an even more arrogant me, I can satisfy you!”
Li Xiaotian responded with a smile, his eyes narrowing.
Seeing this, everyone in the hall became nervous. The atmosphere between the two was too tense; it was possible they would make a move at any moment.
“Hmph! I have nothing else to say, but there is one matter I must clarify first: unifying Yan Province? Ridiculous! Our Huang Hall is an overlord-level sect, with the strength and confidence to protect the ordinary humans near the Huang Hall. We don’t need a later generation’s force to dictate!”
Huang Wudi let out a cold snort, and with that statement, the atmosphere in the hall instantly became even more tense.