"We are very grateful for the hospitality and feel quite bad about it. We won't bother you any longer, young brother. We'll take our leave now, and hope to meet again someday." The white-haired Immortal Emperor was startled and felt his legs go weak. He forced a calm expression and said with a forced smile.

They were all extremely shocked, their eyes wide open, staring in disbelief at the scene before them. Who on earth was this person? How could he be so fast? They had already burned their cultivation and essence blood, how could he still catch up? My God, what was going on?

"Since I have treated you well, why did you leave without saying goodbye? You have disappointed me greatly. I am very angry now, and the consequences will be severe." Gu Changqing said with a cold smile.

These people are really good at pretending to be confused. Let's see how long they can keep up this act.

"Young brother, please don't be angry. Don't hold it against us. We didn't do it on purpose. We're just in a hurry to get back to the martial arts tournament. We're judges, and it wouldn't be good if we were late." The black-haired Immortal Emperor forced a smile, but his expression was rather unpleasant.

"Oh, really? Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Didn't you want my ship? Why are you leaving before you even have it?" Gu Changqing smiled slightly and got straight to the point.

"No, we didn't say we wanted your ship. How could we do such a thing? You must have misheard, hehe." The black-haired Immortal Emperor completely denied it, pretending to be completely unaware and appearing utterly innocent.

"Hehehe, you lot are supposed to be dignified Immortal Emperors, seven-foot-tall men, yet you are so cowardly and untrustworthy, daring to do things but not daring to admit them. You are a disgrace to the Immortal Emperors, unworthy of being called Immortal Emperors. I, Gu, am ashamed for you!" Gu Changqing said with a face full of disdain.

The Immortal Emperors seemed to have their secrets exposed, and none of them dared to speak. At this moment, they felt extremely regretful. They should not have had such unrealistic and whimsical thoughts. Now, not only did they fail to get the ship they wanted, but they also lost more than they gained. Worse still, they might be in mortal danger, and they had no way to escape. They were extremely anxious, like ants on a hot pan.

"What, are you all mute? Don't think that just because you don't speak, I, Gu, will let this go. Don't even think about it. If you offend me, none of you will leave here alive today," Gu Changqing said with a cold snort.

“Young brother, you’re being too petty. Even if we wanted to take your ship, we didn’t actually do it. You even killed one of our men. That should make up for it. Why keep harping on it? What good will it do you? The eight of us are all Immortal Emperors. If we join forces, you might not be a match for us. In the end, we’ll both be severely injured.” The white-haired Immortal Emperor reasoned with him and appealed to his emotions.

“That’s right, why should we fight to the death? Why don’t we each take a step back? You let us go, and we’re willing to pay 10,000 top-grade spirit stones as an apology. What do you think?” the black-haired Immortal Emperor suggested.

"I'm willing to accept ten thousand top-grade spirit stones," Gu Changqing said with a faint smile.

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Emperors breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, he was willing to accept spirit stones, so he was willing to let them go. Although they lost another ten thousand top-grade spirit stones, it was worth it to save their lives.

Just as they lowered their guard, Gu Changqing continued, "But I am still unhappy. After thinking it over, I think I can only feel at ease if I kill you all."

"Hey, how could you go back on your word? You took our spirit stones and still won't let us go," another Immortal Emperor said indignantly.

"Please get this straight. I said I would accept the spirit stones, but I never said I would let you go. That's what you think." Gu Changqing snorted coldly and said calmly.

"You, you, you, you! This is just sophistry! Who takes money and doesn't do the job? This is utterly unreasonable!" the White-Haired Immortal Emperor said angrily.

"Hahaha, why should I, Gu, reason with you despicable people? Didn't you feel ashamed when you were plotting something bad? I was just giving you a taste of your own medicine. You brought this on yourselves, so don't blame me." Gu Changqing laughed loudly and said in a serious tone.

It's ridiculous to try to reason with a bunch of petty people. Isn't that just nonsense?

"Everyone, since he refuses to let us go, no matter how much we plead, it's all in vain. Why don't we all attack together? I refuse to believe that so many of us can't defeat one person. Since he has left us with no way out, why don't we go all out and fight?" The black-haired Immortal Emperor's expression changed, and he said in a gloomy tone.

“Yes, since he doesn’t want us to live, why should we shamelessly beg him? With eight of us Immortal Emperors joining forces, do you think he can’t defeat one of us?” one of the Immortal Emperors chimed in.

“That’s right, we are all Immortal Emperors, and we all have the ability to establish our own sects. Why are we so timid? We only lost one person. There’s no need to panic. That kid just got lucky. If we join forces this time, do you think we can’t kill him?” The white-haired Immortal Emperor said confidently.

...

Upon hearing these words, the other Immortal Emperors seemed to have been brainwashed and expressed their agreement. They didn't want to beg so humbly. After all, they were powerful Immortal Emperors, and it would be too humiliating to be so subservient.

"Hey, hey, hey, have you all finished talking? Your noise is making my ears ring. Are you going to come one by one or all at once? Hurry up, I don't have time to waste on your nonsense. If you want to talk, I'll send you down first." Gu Changqing shouted, sounding somewhat impatient.

"Arrogant brat, what are you so smug about? We'll send you to hell right now," the white-haired Immortal Emperor said arrogantly, a departure from his usual demeanor.

"Hehehe, what a big mouth you have. Bring it up whatever skills you have, and I, Gu, will gladly oblige." Gu Changqing sneered, speaking with utter disdain.

"Brothers, charge! Kill this brat, and that ship will be ours!" the Black-Haired Immortal Emperor shouted.

"Brothers, be careful! This kid might be at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, far surpassing us. This matter cannot be resolved peacefully. We should all be well aware of the consequences of provoking a peak Immortal Emperor. Everyone, do not hold back and take him down with all your might!"

"Yes, otherwise none of us will be able to leave today!"

"Agreed, I will definitely do my best!"

"Yes, me too!"

Now that they've already broken off relations, there's no need to hide anything anymore. They openly discussed their desire to obtain the ship.

They finished their exchange in an instant, then roared and took out their respective divine weapons, launching a combined attack on Gu Changqing!