Chapter 106

His tone carried even a faint hint of doubt and curiosity.

Li Gong: "…"

Han Gongdu and the other two: "…"

Seeing the four of them twitching at the corners of their mouths, expressionless.

Yang Guang immediately realized how foolish his retort had just been.

His old face flushed crimson in an instant.

Even the atmosphere inside the hall grew awkward.

But he was, after all, the sovereign of the Great Sui Empire, and his cultivation of composure was not lacking.

He took two deep breaths and calmed his expression.

Then he shifted the topic, letting out a light laugh.

"Though I do not know the location of the Qinglong Society's headquarters or Ling Donglai's whereabouts."

"But if nothing unexpected occurs, chaos in the Sui Empire will see the Qinglong Society meddling as well."

"At that time, if Master Li wishes to learn of the Qinglong Society's secrets, he can capture one or two of its members and interrogate them."

"Moreover, given the terrifying power the Qinglong Society has displayed, it must possess a vast intelligence network."

"Thus, finding out about Ling Donglai's whereabouts won't be difficult."

Before he finished speaking.

Li Gong's eyes lit up.

Clearly, he had been swayed by these words.

His eyes gleamed with eagerness.

And Han Gongdu and the other three, watching his reaction.

Could only shake their heads in silence.

Yet, knowing his temperament well,

They said nothing to dissuade him.

On the contrary, their eyes also flickered with faint anticipation.

After all,

The Heavenly Dao Golden List had spoken of him in such miraculous terms,

Even they were filled with curiosity.

However,

Just as they were speaking,

A thunderous clamor of battle cries

Suddenly erupted outside the palace.

Followed immediately by the clashing of metal weapons.

'They've come!'

He silently murmured.

Without a word,

The five of them fixed their gazes.

Yet their reactions were vastly different.

As for Yang Guang,

His face was now solemn.

Deep in his eyes, besides faint traces of shock and uncertainty, there was far more intense murderous intent.

While Han Gongdu and the other three wore expressions of sharp vigilance.

Because,

The number of Heavenly Being Realm experts they had already sensed exceeded three!

Moreover,

There were several faint, elusive gazes lurking in the shadows.

As for Li Gong, his entire body was brimming with battle fervor.

His excitement made his body tremble slightly.

"Kill!!!"

Not long after,

Amid the battle cries,

Tens of thousands of figures stormed into the palace.

At their head was none other than

The Four Great Clans!

Upon seeing Yang Guang,

Yuwen Shang stepped forward immediately and roared.

"Tyrant! Your day of death has come!"

"If you're wise, I'll grant you a dignified death."

"Otherwise, I'll make you regret it on the spot!!"

As he spoke,

A terrifying aura erupted violently from him.

That overwhelming, unmatched pressure.

It sent ripples surging through the void.

In an instant.

The wind and clouds changed color, the gales howled!

"You're an Earthly Immortal Realm expert?!"

"Good! I never suspected you've been deceiving me all along!"

Yang Guang saw this.

His heart first startled, then his face darkened.

In a bitter, furious laugh, his tone brimmed with endless coldness.

He hadn't expected.

Yuwen Shang, who had always appeared to be early-stage Peerless, had hidden so deeply!

He had assumed that even if Yuwen Shang concealed his true strength, he could at most be late-stage Peerless—or perhaps Peerless peak.

Now it seemed.

He had underestimated him.

"Hmph! That's because you're stupid!"

Yuwen Shang sneered coldly, without a trace of courtesy.

His words made it clear he didn't regard Yang Guang at all.

After saying that, he turned his head to look at the four people, including Li Gong, beside him.

"You four are surely the hidden cards of the Great Sui Empire?"

"Today, we're executing this tyrant. I hope you won't interfere!"

"Otherwise, I'll destroy your decades of cultivation in an instant!!"

As he spoke the last words.

Yuwen Shang's eyes had already ignited a raging tide of killing intent!

Stunned!

Utterly dumbfounded!

As his words faded.

The scene fell into absolute silence.

On Yang Guang's face, shock blanketed every feature.

Had it not been for his dignity to uphold.

He nearly couldn't help but say, "Holy shit!"