Chapter 973: Exposing Lin Lei's Plot

“Are you all curious about who I might be?”

Ye Xiu, like a monarch looking down from above, gazed at Lin Lei, the three clan leaders, and the seven bronze figures of the Three Great Demon Venerables, and said:

“Allow me to introduce myself. I come from the Genius Alliance, and my name is Ximen Da Guanren.”

Ximen Da Guanren?

Selina, Zhan Xifeng, and Jiang Chen pondered this name. Although the Genius Alliance had once been their slaves, with over 15 million members, they only knew all of the Eighth Realm and some of the Seventh Realm figures.

The name Ximen Da Guanren was unfamiliar to them.

Yet the three were now aghast, realizing that such a powerful figure like Ximen Da Guanren had been hiding within the Genius Alliance unknown to them.

Liuli, Chi Ming Demon Lord, and Jiu You Old Demon were momentarily caught off guard; they had initially suspected Ye Xiu to be this formidable expert.

After all, only Ye Xiu could toy with the War God of the Eighth Realm Peak.

But!

This person is not Ye Xiu!

Oh my god!

There actually exists another supreme expert capable of rivaling Ye Xiu.

As for Lin Lei!

He was already terrified out of his wits. Upon hearing that Ximen Da Guanren was from the Genius Alliance, he immediately understood why Ximen Da Guanren was tormenting him.

“The Genius Alliance claims to remain neutral, and we have never actively made enemies with the Genius Alliance. May I ask, Ximen sir, why are you here?”

Liuli asked, with a tone of utmost friendliness.

“True, even though the Genius Alliance originated from the Underground City, our Three Judicator Families have declared not to take hostile actions against the Genius Alliance. Why has Ximen sir suddenly arrived here?”

Selina, the Clan Leader of the Golden Family, inquired.

“No hostility towards the Genius Alliance?”

Ye Xiu snorted coldly, his eyes like daggers glaring at the three clan leaders and the Three Great Demon Venerables, and said:

“The armies of the Three Judicator Families and the Demon Clan are currently en route to attack the Genius Alliance. Is this what you call non-hostility?”

“Impossible!”

The three clan leaders and the Three Great Demon Venerables shouted in unison.

“I have never issued an order to the Golden Family to attack the Genius Alliance,” Selina stated.

“The current situation is chaotic; no one wants to ignite another formidable enemy. I would prefer the Genius Alliance to remain neutral, so how could I let the Zhan Family attack the Genius Alliance?” Zhan Xifeng said.

“Ximen sir, you must be mistaken!” Jiang Chen exclaimed.

“The Demon Clan and the Three Judicator Families are mortal enemies; it’s impossible for us to join forces and attack the Genius Alliance,” Liuli questioned as well.

“The Demon Clan could easily flatten the Genius Alliance without needing to ally with the Three Judicator Families,” Chi Ming Demon Lord stated.

“There must be a misunderstanding here, Ximen sir, have you been misled by someone?” Jiu You Old Demon asked.

With Ye Xiu’s foot crushing Lin Lei beneath him, he remained silent but deeply anxious.

“You obviously know nothing of this!”

Ye Xiu replied:

“It’s because someone disguised themselves as you to issue those orders to the Three Judicator Families and the Demon Clan.”

The three clan leaders and the Three Great Demon Venerables exploded in anger.

“Who?”

“Who has the audacity and courage to impersonate me?”

“Tell me who, and I’ll annihilate his entire family.”

This time, Selina, Zhan Xifeng, Jiang Chen, Liuli, Chi Ming Demon Lord, and Jiu You Old Demon were genuinely infuriated.

Disguising themselves as them was sheer provocation, humiliation, and mockery;

Using their identities to falsely issue the Imperial Edict furthermore created another formidable enemy, the Genius Alliance;

How could they not be enraged!

“It must be the people of Red Water City!” Selina declared with absolute conviction.

“I think so too!” Zhan Xifeng said, “Now, in the Underground City and Forest Island, there are the Five Great Forces: the Three Judicator Families, Demon Clan, Lin Lei, Genius Alliance, and Red Water City. The leaders of the first three forces are here, the Genius Alliance is a victim, leaving Red Water City as the sole suspect.”

“It’s definitely Red Water City!” Jiang Chen concluded.

Ye Xiu did not refute, but instead pressed his foot against Lin Lei’s head, asking:

“Who do you think did it?”

Lin Lei’s heart raced wildly in fear, and he forced himself to reply:

“I also think it was Red Water City.”

Crunch!

Ye Xiu crushed Lin Lei’s left arm and asked:

“Who did it?”

Lin Lei gritted his teeth in pain and shouted:

“Red Water City did it!”

Crunch!

Ye Xiu then crushed Lin Lei’s right arm, asking:

“Who did it?”

The three clan leaders and the Three Great Demon Venerables were shocked by ‘Ximen Da Guanren’s’ cruel method, their scalps tingling, and they wondered why Ximen Da Guanren used such brutality to interrogate Lin Lei.

“Ximen sir, do you already know who did it?” Liuli asked.

“Of course!” Ye Xiu nodded, “If I didn’t know who did it, I wouldn’t have come here!”

The three clan leaders and the Three Great Demon Venerables asked in unison, “Who?”

“The pile of crap under my foot!” Ye Xiu responded.

Lin Lei: “…”

“Lin Lei?”

The three clan leaders and the Three Great Demon Venerables were taken aback.

“Ximen sir, though the Demon Clan is rivalling with Lin Lei, I still want to ask you, do you have evidence proving it was Lin Lei?” Liuli asked.

Ye Xiu looked at the three clan leaders and the Three Great Demon Venerables and inquired:

“Do your brains contain nothing but dung?”

Three clan leaders: “…”

Three Great Demon Venerables: “…”

Don’t get angry, don’t get angry, don’t get angry, can’t win, can’t win, can’t win!

“Have you not considered why Lin Lei suddenly invited you to discuss resistance against Red Water City in such a distant and desolate place?” Ye Xiu asked.

Upon these words!

The three clan leaders and the Three Great Demon Venerables were immediately suspicious!

They were all smart people, quick to understand!

If Lin Lei truly wanted to unite them, the best location for negotiation would be at the border of the three major forces; there was no need to come to such a remote spot.

“Lin Lei, is what Ximen sir said true?”

Liuli asked coldly:

“If you don’t answer honestly, I won’t need Ximen sir to intervene; I’ll kill you myself.”

Heh, even if I answer honestly, I won’t be leaving alive today… Lin Lei scoffed inwardly, but outwardly, defiantly said:

“Ximen Da Guanren is talking nonsense. He’s trying to sow discord between us.”

The three clan leaders and the Three Great Demon Venerables looked at Ye Xiu.

“Actually, Lin Lei was also being used!” Ye Xiu said, “He was being manipulated by artificial intelligence.”

Lin Lei was shocked to the core, wondering how Ximen Da Guanren knew about artificial intelligence?

The Three Great Demon Venerables were stupefied; they had no idea what artificial intelligence even was.

Contrarily, the three clan leaders frowned.

“Ximen sir’s words are rather alarmist,” Zhan Xifeng said, “I know about the artificial intelligence in the Transcendent Laboratory; it’s just a computer, so how could it possibly manipulate humans?”

Ye Xiu did not answer Zhan Xifeng’s question, but instead asked Lin Lei:

“If I am not mistaken, did artificial intelligence tell you that the Wuji Peak plan was successfully completed?”

Lin Lei blurted out, “How do you know that?”

The minds of the three clan leaders and the Three Great Demon Venerables buzzed; they couldn’t understand what this Wuji Peak plan nonsense was about.