Chapter 497: The Senior's Guilt

Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Clan Ice Saint, Main Text Volume, Chapter 496: The Senior's Guilt. The moment the Flame King and the other powerhouses appeared, the outcome of the battle was already self-evident. The already half-crippled Ji Ying was killed on the spot by the combined efforts of the four Immortal Grade peak Heavenly Sovereigns before he could even react, and the only remaining Ye Sha was also besieged within the following half-hour and fell with hatred.

Within the Blade Demon Clan, the Blade Demon Clan Clan Leader, the Zhan Tian Demon Emperor, listened to his subordinates report the news of the two life tablets shattering with trembling fear, and waved his hand expressionlessly to let them leave.

As the subordinates stepped out of the great hall, a furious roar suddenly came from behind them.

"Da Qian World, this Emperor is not finished with you all!"

The demonic sound pierced their ears, and the emotions within it made the subordinates feel fearful, causing them to hurriedly distance themselves from where the great hall was located.

The Blade Demon Clan Clan Leader was furious over the death of his capable lieutenants, and Langya Heavenly Palace did not have time to celebrate the victory of killing the two Mysterious Demon Emperors.

"Lord Ice Emperor, this time it was our actions that were slow, which led to the unnecessary sacrifices of your sect."

After exchanging glances with the other powerhouses, the Flame King took out a Storage Bracelet and said to the Ice Emperor with a guilty tone:

"A mere four hundred million Supreme Spiritual Liquid as a token of our apology; I hope Lord Ice Emperor will not decline."

When the Flame King and the others arrived at Langya City, the first thing they saw was the scene of Ji Ying's chains breaking through the Spirit Array and running rampant in the city. Even though it was suppressed again by the great array in less than ten breaths, it still caused the casualties of thousands of Disciples and several Elders, not to mention the destroyed buildings and Spirit Arrays.

Such losses made the few of them unable to keep a straight face; they could have been faster.

Regarding the compensation from the few, the Ice Emperor first expressed gratitude, but ultimately declined.

"Since you seniors arrived within the agreed time, naturally you should not bear any responsibility."

"The current lesson can only be said to be that this junior underestimated this crisis at the beginning."

"As the commander this time, the sect's losses should naturally be borne by this junior alone."

Regarding this, the Flame King and the others also felt aggrieved for the Ice Emperor and Langya Heavenly Palace.

According to common sense, the Ice Emperor's response had no problems: inviting the four of them in advance to sit in town at the border of the continent, using the Immortal Grade Array and his own combat power to delay time and sit and wait for the four of them to carry out a joint strangulation.

He even considered that Langya Heavenly Palace's foundation was insufficient, and even the time for stalling was considered in the direction of being as short as possible.

However, there appeared a variable in the form of a Mysterious Demon Emperor who understood Spirit Arrays; such an existence is even rarer than Heavenly Demon Emperors among the Outer Realm Evil Clan who only understand brute force.

If any other Mysterious Demon Emperor had come instead, the final result would certainly have been zero casualties or resolving the opponent with negligible losses.

"Today's shame, my Langya Heavenly Palace will definitely make the Outer Realm Evil Clan pay with blood."

Seeing the Ice Emperor's determination and the angry and sorrowful Disciples and Elders handling the aftermath, while the few felt regretful, they also felt schadenfreude for the thorny situation the Outer Realm Evil Clan was about to face.

"An army burning with righteous indignation will win!"

Afterwards, the Ice Emperor remembered something and took out a Ring.

"Oh, these are the corpses of the two Demon Emperors; I hope you seniors will accept them."

The few looked at the Ring, then looked at the sincere-faced Ice Emperor, and looked at each other in dismay, just about to speak.

"Seniors, do not decline; this is the reward promised at the beginning."

"This junior does not want to become a person who goes back on their word."

Perhaps guessing the reaction of the few, the Ice Emperor spoke with foresight to stop them.

"This..."

What else could be said?

Going back on one's word is an extremely shameful behavior in their circle of top-tier powerhouses.

Once confirmed, perhaps others might not say much out of respect for the other party's strength and face, but an existence with such a reputation would likely not find collaborators very smoothly.

This is only in terms of interpersonal interaction; for oneself, going back on one's word also has a hundred harms and no benefits.

Heavenly Sovereign powerhouses can be sinister and vicious, can use any means, can steal, can rob, and can also be shameless, but they rarely take the initiative to break an agreement or promise they have made themselves.

There is no other reason; no one has the confidence that at some critical moment of breakthrough in the future, the promise they broke will not become a heart demon blocking the threshold of the breakthrough, and that is a matter that costs one's life.

Such serious consequences were stated by the Ice Emperor, so the few could only accept them.

"Seniors can walk around the city; please allow this junior to excuse himself."

The Ice Emperor bowed deeply to the few; he still had a pile of messes to clean up, and his own mistakes also needed to be made up for.

"No problem, no problem."

The Flame King and the others waved their hands repeatedly, indicating their understanding.

After the Ice Emperor left, the few were silent for a while.

"I say, Old Drunkard, we can't just take so many things with peace of mind, can we?"

The Ji Dao Sword Sovereign spoke first.

"Nonsense, this old man is only lacking in dignity, not to the point of losing my face for this little bit of stuff," the Flame King said irritably.

Hmm?

A person who is lacking in dignity still has a face?

The other three looked at each other, and all saw suspicion in each other's eyes.

"Hey, hey, hey, are you three bad-mouthing this old man in your hearts?"

The strange atmosphere made the Flame King feel it too, and he said unhappily.

"Not at all, not at all."

After the banter, they returned to the main topic.

"To be honest, how do we solve this matter now?"

"We can't really just come over and pick up a ready-made victory!"

Thinking of the Demon Emperor corpses in their hands, the few couldn't help but blush; if it were really them who killed them, that would be one thing.

However, one of the Demon Emperors was already cut into a half-crippled state by Langya Heavenly Palace, and it was effortless to solve.

The other one was also besieged by the four of them together with the Ice Emperor, which was also not a big trouble.

This job was done too easily, and they were embarrassed to take so many things; at least that Demon Emperor who was beaten into a severely crippled state by Langya Heavenly Palace was something they couldn't bring themselves to accept with peace of mind.

"But look at their stance; now that we want to retreat, it's impossible, right?"

Ancestor Xing Ye said with some difficulty.

"Aren't you all clever folks? Hurry up and think of what we can help with."

At this moment, the Flame King also displayed his lack of respect for his seniority, directly telling the others to find a way.

If one were to speak of the most urgent work for the current Langya Heavenly Palace, it would naturally be the compensation for the fallen Disciples and Elders, and post-war reconstruction.

Yet, the responsibility for compensation was taken on entirely by the Ice Imperial, leaving no room for them to intervene.

As for post-war reconstruction...

Hmm, after glancing at the ground that had been renovated and the pavilions that had been rebuilt in mere moments, along with the many Langya Heavenly Palace Elders summoning Spirit Seals in preparation to set up Spirit Arrays...

Did a war even happen here?

"I've got it!"

At this time, Ancestor Xingye shouted, drawing the attention of the few.

"Old Man Xing, you're really something!"

The Flame King nudged Ancestor Xingye's side with his elbow, laughing and praising him.

Not caring about the former's rudeness, Ancestor Xingye stroked his beard and said with a chuckle:

"Do you all not realize that Langya Heavenly Palace is merely a newly established force? What could they possibly be lacking?"

A newly established force?

The others were stunned at first, then suddenly enlightened.

That's right, Langya Heavenly Palace was originally a new force.

Perhaps it was because Xiao Han and the Ice Imperial left too deep an impression on the many senior experts, causing them to subconsciously ignore the fact that Langya Heavenly Palace was newly built.

But the reality was...

"Although Langya Heavenly Palace was reorganized from the former Spirit Heaven Four Sects and cannot be considered without foundation, it ultimately lacks the experience of being a super force."

"You all have the backing of major forces; surely you don't need this old man to remind you of the ins and outs."

Isn't that so?

A super force seems simple on the surface—as long as one has money and power, it can be established—but it also involves interest exchanges with other veteran forces; it is not strange for wars to break out when negotiations fail.

Besides that, super forces are also incomparable to ordinary forces in terms of Cultivation Secret Realms, sect industries, reputation, and connections; this requires the accumulation and settling of time and cannot be achieved overnight.

As the leading figures of their respective forces, the Flame King and the others were excited that they had found a suitable way to repay them.

However...

"Ahem..."

"Have you all forgotten that this old man is a rogue cultivator?"

The Extreme Sword Monarch interrupted the three's rapidly diverging thoughts without ceremony.

Deep down, he was also helpless; this world was unexpectedly so unfriendly to rogue cultivators.

What of it? Just because one has no backing, does that mean one can't even reward the younger generation?

At a certain moment, the Extreme Sword Monarch even sprouted the idea of establishing a force.

Regarding this, Ancestor Xingye chuckled,

"I heard the Sword Monarch once accidentally obtained a method to accelerate the strengthening of continental power?"

"That would be the greatest help to Langya Heavenly Palace."

"You are quite well-informed." The Extreme Sword Monarch did not intend to hide it, merely looking at Ancestor Xingye with surprise.

And then, with a single sentence, he choked the three of them half to death,

"If you hadn't mentioned it, this old man would have forgotten about such a thing."

A continental baptism is the premier method for the many super forces of the Great Thousand World to cultivate Heavenly Sovereign seeds; a method that can rapidly strengthen continental power is something that would cause super forces in the Great Thousand World to fight until they were bloodied.

It was just that the Extreme Sword Monarch was a rogue cultivator—when one person is full, the whole family is not hungry—so this method was naturally useless to him, and he had no intention of trading it, so over time, it became something gathering dust in a corner; now, it had finally come in handy.

The continental power of the newly recovered Huan Continent was pitifully scarce; the Extreme Sword Monarch's method could be called a timely gift in snowy weather.

"Fine, you win!"

The few thought resentfully in their hearts.

If that thing had been handed to them, it would have been a huge benefit to the forces behind them, but alas, it was a pearl cast before swine, falling into the hands of this old fellow.

"You all had better prepare well; this old man has a premonition that we won't lose out by being on good terms with Langya Heavenly Palace." The Flame King took out his wine gourd, took a sip, and said.

"As if we needed you to say that."

Not long after, the four bid farewell to the Ice Imperial, preparing to return to their sects/families to give Langya Heavenly Palace a surprise.