Chapter 1054: The traitor has jumped out!

Boom!

Inside Qingming Tiangong, the Azure Abyss Emperor's overwhelming pressure surged outward like a mountain shout and sea tsunami.

His face was filled with anger, his features almost twisted together, utterly ferocious.

Commander of the Azure Abyss Army Situ Zhen, Sun Qinghou and the others filed in, all standing nervously in the hall.

On the throne, the Azure Abyss Emperor's golden divine radiance poured forth like a blazing sun; his terrifying fighting spirit surged like a great river, striking everyone, causing tremors and palpitations.

Situ Zhen secretly peeked.

After a long absence, the Azure Abyss Emperor's aura had become even more ferocious.

That was an unstoppable fighting spirit!

He secretly sighed, 'The Nine-turn Battle Gu is indeed deeply harmful; even the Azure Abyss Emperor is affected unknowingly.'

Another elder of the Heaven-Burying Alliance secretly transmitted to Situ Zhen, 'The Azure Abyss Emperor's appearance has changed; he is turning into a Gu!'

Situ Zhen said, 'Not bad. Now the Azure Abyss Emperor's mood is unpredictable; we'd better keep a low profile. We must not provoke him! In these two years, the Azure Abyss Emperor has already toppled several major powers; as the steadfast backing of the Spirit Martial Emperor, we cannot afford any mishap, or the Heaven-Burying Alliance will collapse outright!'

That elder said, 'All right, Commander!'

Over the past two and a half years, the Azure Abyss Emperor has almost shut himself away in Qingming Tiangong all day, refining the Dao Resonance of Gu creatures.

Only after intervals does he emerge to inquire about the Heaven-Burying Alliance and the Spirit Martial Emperor.

But each time there has been no progress!

Later, the Azure Abyss Emperor simply delegated this matter to Bai Loulan and Heze Elder.

Now Bai Loulan and Heze Elder instead lead the Azure Abyss Army!

But Situ Zhen and the others have been secretly defying orders, causing Bai Loulan and Heze Elder to be completely unaware of where the problem lies.

The Spirit Martial Emperor seems to have hidden himself even deeper!

This leaves them utterly baffled!

They all feel it's because the Spirit Martial Emperor has refined more World Tree Dao Patterns, allowing him to escape their control.

The Azure Abyss Emperor, like an angry tiger, slammed his hand on the throne with a clang, shouting, 'You bunch of wastes, after all this time, you haven't even found a trace of the Spirit Martial Emperor?!'

Boom!

Terrifying overwhelming pressure poured down into the hall, immensely mighty.

Puh‑puh‑puh!

Everyone spat out a mouthful of essence blood, no one daring to speak.

A moment of silence.

Bai Loulan and Heze Elder exchanged a glance, stepped forward, each holding a jade slip.

Your Majesty, this is a letter from my Gu Hall's Elder Luo Jin.

My Gu Clan's Elder Gu Yue also sent a voice transmission.

The Azure Abyss Emperor snorted coldly, his face ferocious and vicious, raised his hand and flicked, two divine rays shooting toward them.

Hiss!

The two ancient jade slips were directly sucked into the Azure Abyss Emperor's hand.

His divine sense entered, and soon came the voices of Elder Luo Jin and Elder Gu Yue.

Without exception, they urged him to quickly capture the Spirit Martial Emperor.

Their words even mocked his incompetence and foolishness.

Impudent!

The Azure Abyss Emperor's big hand suddenly exerted force, crushing the two ancient jade slips to powder; his rage turned into a heaven‑reaching killing intent that loomed above Bai Loulan and Heze Elder like a hundred thousand towering peaks.

Puh‑puh!

The two directly spat out essence blood, crushed by this immense pressure until their knees buckled, and they fell to their knees with a thud.

You two wastes, didn't you say you could capture the Spirit Martial Emperor if you were in charge? I ask you now—where is he?

The Azure Abyss Emperor's voice thundered like angry lightning, exploding in their ears.

Their ears directly spurted blood!

Bai Loulan and Heze Elder trembled, then said, 'Your Majesty, we suspect… but we dare not speak!'

The Azure Abyss Emperor coldly said, 'Suspect what? Speak!'

Bai Loulan's gaze swept over the faces of Situ Zhen, Sun Qinghou and the others, 'We suspect there are people of the Spirit Martial Emperor in this hall who have betrayed Your Majesty!'

Upon saying that, everyone erupted in an uproar.

Situ Zhen and the others felt a jolt in their hearts, but their faces remained calm, just like the others' anger.

Everyone began to berate Bai Loulan and Heze Elder.

Bai Loulan, don't spout bloody nonsense, okay?

You can eat messily, but don't talk nonsense!

We are all loyal to Your Majesty; how could we betray you?

…

Many elders were filled with righteous indignation.

Simply because the current Azure Abyss Emperor is no longer what he once was; he has become incredibly ferocious, able to slaughter stars and annihilate a major power with a single rage, never needing any reason.

They have personally witnessed several once‑extremely loyal powers, even those that had built glorious achievements, all toppled by the Azure Abyss Emperor.

Reason?

There is no reason at all!

Therefore, once suspected by the Azure Abyss Emperor, whether truly a traitor or not, one will be exterminated.

Such a thing is like mud falling into one's pants—whether it's feces or not, it's still feces!

Must deny!

Only one person in the field leisurely looked at the many elders, showing a teasing smile, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

This person is exactly Sun Qinghou!

He walked over to the many elders with a calm expression, saying, "What's the hurry? If there's a traitor, just check and you'll know."

He knew the Azure Abyss Emperor would never doubt him, so he jumped out to take charge of the scene.

Sun Qinghou came before a gray-robed elder, stern-faced, and asked, "Is it you?"

The gray-robed elder stared, speechless, "Sun Qinghou, are you sick? I only had some disagreements with you before; do you really need to pour dirty water on me like this?"

Sun Qinghou smiled, shook his head, and looked at another, "Is it you?"

The other person directly snorted, "Heh... tsk!"

He spat a mouthful of thick phlegm onto Sun Qinghou's face.

Sun Qinghou didn't dodge, letting it flow down, and chuckled, "Panicked! Panicked! I think your suspicion is huge, Elder Li."

Elder Li directly cursed, "I'm pissed off at your mother!"

Sun Qinghou laughed, shook his head, and walked past each elder, making his own judgment.

You are...

I am your father!

You... are not.

Commander Sun truly has discerning eyes!

You are...

Eat shit, you!

The Azure Abyss Emperor coldly watched all this and did not stop it.

Finally, Sun Qinghou came before Situ Zhen, who coldly smirked at him.

Sun Qinghou pondered, "Commander Situ Zhen is definitely not a traitor! If he were, I'd eat ten catties of feces!"

Everyone snorted in laughter.

No one in the field thought Commander Situ Zhen was a traitor!

After all, he had achieved great military feats alongside the Azure Abyss Emperor and was the strongest commander of the Azure Abyss Army—how could he be a traitor!

Just then.

Bai Loulan suddenly looked at Sun Qinghou and coldly said, "Sun Qinghou, are you done speaking?"

Sun Qinghou asked, "How?"

Bai Loulan sneered and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty! The traitor has already revealed himself! Sun Qinghou is one of them!"

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