Chapter 1404 - 1404: Brother Cheng's Crimes

The Celestial Palace's anger is straightforward; our side has been judged to have lost.

The secret Jiang Cheng most wanted to keep hidden—that his Celestial Heart is zero—is now known by the Evil Immortal Realm.

Meanwhile, the Evil Immortal Realm also has its reasons for anger.

If they had known they won from the start, why worry for so many years, and why rush to the Ice Palace?

Actually, there was no need to do anything!

They inexplicably felt as if they had been fooled.

The index of their shame and anger was nearly off the charts.

"Damn it!"

"You dead-worthy creature!"

Opposite, King Shi suddenly shouted harshly.

"Gu Qi, both you and I are Daoist Saint-level figures, yet we've been played like fools by these ants, for what?"

"Why not pretend this wager never existed and just kill them?"

"You wish!"

The Ancient Qi Daoist Saint responded coldly, "This wager was supposed to be a win for our Evil Immortal Realm, why should I settle for a tie?"

"Win?"

King Lv laughed mockingly.

"Did you really win?"

"As long as those three are alive, both you and I will be humiliated in the Primordial Immortal Realm!"

The Ancient Qi Daoist Saint thought for a moment and found it true.

Jiang Cheng's Celestial Heart was zero from the start, yet both the Celestial Palace and Evil Immortal Realm spent eighty thousand years busily betting with enthusiasm.

If this insider information got out, countless immortals would laugh their heads off.

At that time, people like Ancient Qi and King Shi would be branded as fools.

How can dignified Daoist Saints be insulted like that?

As high-status High-tier Immortals, they'd rather face the destruction of the Immortal Realm than be a laughingstock.

Moreover, even if the wager was won, getting the Celestial Palace to willingly admit defeat would be challenging.

"You're right."

He conferred with several Daoist Saints behind him.

Finally, their fierce eyes settled on Jiang Cheng and Yan Yi.

"We've had enough of this stupid wager long ago!"

"Tired, destruction it is."

"Let's call it a draw, and let the Celestial Palace and Evil Immortal Realm return to normal."

Opposite, King Shi nodded in agreement.

"Indeed!"

"Well said!"

"It's about time."

"Just being able to personally kill those pests, once untouchable, is worth more than anything!"

Seeing these previously hostile sides finally standing on the same front, Brother Cheng felt relieved.

Everything was finally back to a normal pace.

"Kill if you must, but some things should be said beforehand."

"It was you who insisted on the wager before, and back then, I objected several times."

"As for being deceitful, I won't take the blame for that."

"Whatever you say now is pointless!"

Finally, freed from fear, King Shi felt that he hadn't been this satisfied in his life.

Thinking back to how the kid behaved arrogantly in the Celestial Palace, relying on their inability to kill him, was infuriating.

"Weren't you very arrogant before?"

"Using the wager to arrogantly misbehave in my Celestial Palace, ignoring everyone!"

"Slaughtering Immortal Officials, do you think it didn't matter?"

Law Enforcement Department chief King Lv waved his hand, and a golden booklet appeared above his palm out of nowhere.

Flipping the pages, he began to read, as if judging.

"Without Celestial Heart, death by law!"

"Hiding the Celestial Heart, deceiving the Celestial Palace, death by law!"

"Offending the Divine Monarch, disrespect, death by law!"

"Demanding the Hidden Emperor's position, usurpation, death by law!"

"Insulting Second-Grade Immortal Officials, death by law!"

"Slaughtering Immortal Official's mount, death by law!"

"Slaying Immortal Official Shang Lian from the Divine Thunder Bureau, death by law!"

"Plotting against Immortal Official Yi Yuan from the Celestial Pill Department, death by law!"

"Conspiring to seize the position of Celestial Pill Department's chief, death by law!"

"Slaughtering Thunder Master Immortal Official, death by law!"

"Disrupting the Emperor Sword Conference, death by law!"

"Slaying Emperor Xiu's son, death by law!"

"Offending Emperor Xiu, crime worth dying innumerable times..."

With this list, Brother Cheng could die multiple times.

Even the Evil Immortal Realm showed sympathy.

This sympathy was not directed at Jiang Cheng, but toward the Celestial Palace.

It's just been a few tens of thousands of years, right?

The Celestial Palace was tossed into chaos by that kid, causing so much trouble!

Even the Ancient Qi Daoist Saint couldn't help but sigh, "You have it tough too..."

Luckily, the kid was placed in the Celestial Palace; if in the Evil Immortal Realm, they might have fallen ill from anger long ago.

If they knew that in those eighty thousand years, Brother Cheng spent 99.99% of the time in the Celestial Dao Sword Sea, unable to cause trouble outside, and these 'crimes' were committed in the mere remaining 0.01% of his time, who knows what they would think.

However, Brother Cheng himself had words to say.

"I have something to say!"

"You still have the right to say something?"

"Of course, putting other charges aside, how is me being the Hidden Emperor usurpation?"

"Given my rank, being the Hidden Emperor is a downgrade and grievance. You should be honored, shouldn't you?"

Yan Yi behind was about to go crazy.

That's the trivial matter you're fixated on?

Don't you realize you're about to be killed?

Even if they admit you being the Hidden Emperor wasn't usurping, what would you gain?

Can you focus on the most important issue right now?

Opposite, King Lv, wearing a solemn judge-like face, was confused.

"That's your concern?"

Aren't you worried about the other charges?

Not worried about dying?

"What else? As for the others, they're just minor details; my identity cannot be lowered!"

Numerous Divine Monarchs looked at each other in perplexity.

This reaction wasn't what they expected.

They had hoped to see Jiang Cheng in desperation, breaking down, screaming injustices and begging for mercy, making a fool of himself.

Then they could thoroughly mock him, venting their previous grievances.

Saying things like now it's too late for regret, screaming won't help, this is the consequence of your disrespect towards us...

Finally, they would slap him to death and end it.

Wouldn't that be satisfying?

Instead, this kid seemed completely unaware of the upcoming predicament.

This left them unsatisfied, feeling an inexplicable frustration.

"Truly inexplicable!"

King Shi and Prince Yi felt that continuing dialogue might lead them into a strange rhythm again.

"At death's door and still daring to bluster!"

"You'll experience despair..."

Their words clearly fell on deaf ears as Brother Cheng ignored them and approached the Evil Immortal Realm side.

"And you guys, really."

"Killing me is one thing, but why even kill Yan Yi?"

"Isn't this Wolf Girl quite honest and straightforward, not deceiving you? Doing this is kind of unbecoming, isn't it?"

Yan Yi was a bit stunned.

He actually had the leisure to help speak up for her?

Nevertheless, she was indeed an evil immortal, how was she honest and straightforward?

Opposite Ancient Qi and Shengjue Daoist Saints, among others, were a bit baffled too.

Someone who could say 'go ahead and kill me' was either a hero or a madman.

They believed this kid was the latter.

"Do we Evil Immortals need a reason for our actions?"

"You should worry about yourself!"

"Alright, then I'm relieved."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

Then he waved to the sky.

"Come over."

All the Ice Palace experts who had been hiding in the distance, observing through the Transmission Immortal Artifact, flew out.

Covering the sky, endless and overwhelming, a dark mass that extended beyond sight.