Chapter 387 - 27: Zhong Ming: You Are Already Dead

Chapter 387: Chapter 27: Zhong Ming: You Are Already Dead

Although he didn’t understand why, he knew Zhong Ming was the cause, and his heart surged with extreme killing intent.

’He has a secret. He must die...’

Thinking this, he didn’t make a move. With so many Golden Core experts staring him down, Gu Lihun knew that if he attacked, he would certainly die.

Helpless, he could only suppress the fury in his heart and speak to the human Patrol Envoy. "Liang Kun, is this how your Frost Moon Immortal Dynasty operates? Luring us here in the name of peace talks only to ambush and slaughter us—do you want to start a war to the death with our Quanrong Tribe?!"

Gu Lihun’s frenzied killing intent made Liang Kun, who had been single-mindedly advocating for peace, stand up with a frown.

"Everyone, stand down!"

No one paid any attention to his command, and this made his expression grow even darker.

Infuriated, he turned his gaze to Zhong Ming—he was the weakest among them, and the source of this entire conflict.

Liang Kun, still hoping to mend relations, ordered his subordinates:

"Men, seize Zhong Ming..."

The moment he gave the order, the subordinates of the other leaders in the tent naturally didn’t move.

But Liang Kun’s direct subordinates charged toward Zhong Ming. Then, BANG! BANG! BANG! Zhong Ming blew their heads off, too.

At this sight, Liang Kun’s expression grew even darker.

"You bastard, are you trying to rebel...?"

Before he could finish his sentence, the Celestial Sea King cleared his throat.

"Lord Liang, please choose your words carefully. Zhong Ming is my son-in-law. In slandering him, are you accusing my Celestial Sea King’s Mansion of rebellion?"

"And Prince Qinglin’s and Prince Qinghe’s Mansions..."

"And the Qi Family..."

This chorus of support left Liang Kun momentarily speechless.

He wouldn’t dare make such an accusation, of course.

Unlike the unified dynasties of his past life, the Frost Moon Immortal Dynasty’s control in this era was weak due to the immense power of Cultivators.

The three Major Sects, the Alien Kings, the Princes of the Royal Family, and the great aristocratic clans—a web of intertwined powers left the Emperor of the Frost Moon Immortal Dynasty with even less authority than the rulers of a fractured, ancient kingdom.

In a situation like this, if Liang Kun dared to push so many powerful figures into open opposition—they wouldn’t even have to actually revolt. The mere rumor would be enough. The result would be Zhong Ming remaining unscathed, while he, Liang Kun, would be beheaded as a treasonous minister.

Faced with their unified defense, Liang Kun opened his mouth, but in the end, no words came out.

As Liang Kun faltered, Gu Lihun’s gaze turned cold beside him.

BOOM!

The next moment, he erupted with immense Magical Power and, relying on the might bestowed by the Evil God, vanished from the tent, taking the Barbarian Ghost beside him with him.

In his place, only a sentence filled with hatred was left to echo through the tent: "This isn’t over!"

"You killed so many of my people! You will all die!"

"Alas..."

At this, Liang Kun let out a sigh and collapsed dejectedly to the ground. ℯ

"It’s over."

Zhong Ming looked at him with utter contempt and couldn’t stop himself from retorting coldly.

"So you’re that afraid of the Quanrong Barbarian Ghosts."

This sentence made Liang Kun’s anger finally explode. "I’m not afraid! I’m trying to preserve our strength! Do you have any idea how many people will die if a war breaks out?"

"The Barbarian Ghosts, the acolytes of the Evil God, and the Three-Eyed Race—if they unite, we’ll be facing at least three thousand monsters at the Foundation Establishment level, and millions more at the Qi Cultivation level! Do you know what price we’d have to pay to stop them, to kill them all?"

"The second Great Calamity is nearly upon us. If we waste so much manpower in the Celestial Cloud Kingdom, what will become of our own nation?"

Zhong Ming agreed that war should not be entered into lightly, but he didn’t agree with Liang Kun’s attitude. "It’s not that we want a war. The Quanrong Barbarian Ghosts struck first. In a situation like this, refusing to fight back is what truly exposes our weakness."

"Besides, three thousand at Foundation Establishment, a million at Qi Cultivation... It’s a large number, but it’s not impossible to handle!"