Although the group of powerful figures from the Mountain and Sea Realm made a racket, they immediately fell silent after each of them spoke.

In an instant, all eyes were drawn to the royal seats on the high platform.

The first sound to be heard was that of the Marquis of Pingyang, which was filled with anger.

"Since Shen Qian was not judged to have violated the rules by the Nine Heavens Battlefield, it means that everything was within the scope of the rules. Before the Nine Heavens Battle began, Minister Ma Gongzuo had already made the advantages and disadvantages of this competition very clear!"

"What? Wei Huai from Jiangzhong Military Academy died, so many students died, but your martial arts practitioners from the Mountain and Sea Realm are exempt from dying?"

The Earl of Pingyang snorted coldly, "Whether you are a genius or a mediocre talent, a mid-level martial artist or a high-level martial artist, or a master of martial arts, the path of martial arts is a journey. You can't expect to advance bravely while also remaining aloof. There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

The words of the Earl of Pingyang echoed between heaven and earth, shaking the mountains and seas below so much that they dared not utter a sound.

Although they dared not speak, another voice soon responded from the royal seats.

"Lord Pingyang, that's not how it works, is it?"

The voice that had previously cried out "Dong'er" in grief and indignation spoke up: "On the path of martial arts, one bears the responsibility for one's own life and death, which is indeed a common principle, but it also depends on the circumstances!"

"This is the Battle of the Nine Heavens, the arena for all the elite geniuses of our human race, a competition that takes place every ten years. Since it is a competition, we should naturally have a sense of kinship and compassion!"

“He killed six people in an instant, and all of them were at the Mountain and Sea level. What does this mean...? It means that he clearly had room to hold back. So why didn’t he hold back?”

"It is said that the Nine Heavens Battlefield will have its own judgment, but didn't you say before that the Nine Heavens Battlefield might have been influenced by personal biases? However, King Zhou Yi has always been impartial, so it's hard to say who those biased people are..."

"Heh, I heard that when these fragments of the Nine Heavens Battlefield were being collected, some of them came from the Tongtian Tower in Jingcheng, didn't they?"

That final, cold laugh left everyone stunned.

Many people have already recognized the voice, and considering that the voice that was called "Dong'er" should be the genius named "Lin Dong" who fell in the mountains and seas, the identity of the person who spoke is obvious.

Aurora Bo, Ma Guangxi!

Earl of Aurora is a newly ennobled prince, having been ennobled for only a few decades. He is a representative figure among the rising faction of princes and has always been known for his strong personality.

Upon hearing that the other party had directly targeted the Marquis of Jingcheng behind Shen Qian, many people were astonished.

But what made it difficult for the Earl of Pingyang to refute for a moment was not the so-called unfounded claim that the Marquis of Jingcheng had interfered in the competition beforehand, but rather the question: "If Shen Qian could kill six people in an instant, why didn't he hold back?"

This is indeed something that no one, including Cheng Qingqing and Ning Zhiyuan, can understand.

Of course, from Cheng Qingqing's perspective, Shen Qian could stay or not stay as he pleased, but it was indeed somewhat unbelievable that he wasn't punished by the rules.

Just then, another person in the royal seat spoke up coldly.

"Although our human race has been at peace for more than two hundred years, external threats have never been eliminated. If my worthless disciple had died on the battlefield against foreign races, I, An, would not have said a word. But to die at the hands of one's own kind, I cannot accept it!"

Many people were jolted.

Marquis Zhaoyuan, you are indignant!

This person may not be well-known outside, but is a household name in the world of mountains and seas.

However, the other party was superior to the Earl of Pingyang in both title and status, so the Earl of Pingyang fell silent.

Seeing that Marquis Zhaoyuan had personally stepped forward, the crowd of people from the mountains and seas below were overjoyed and were about to respectfully ask King Zhouyi to uphold justice once again when suddenly the wind and clouds rose and thunder rumbled in the sky, and a cold voice rang out.

"Jun Buping, if you can't accept this, what can you do?"

The voice was so abrupt, and its hoarse tone was completely unfamiliar to most of the people present.

What surprised everyone was that the person who spoke showed no regard for Zhaoyuan Hou's status, not only addressing him by his name without any hesitation, but also using such simple and crude language that it could be described as utterly unreasonable.

That wasn't the strangest thing. Amidst the shocked gazes of everyone from the mountains and seas, Marquis Zhaoyuan... actually fell silent.

Like the Earl of Pingyang, he suddenly fell silent and did not reply.

"Ahem, Marquis Wuding, calm down, everyone calm down. After all, it is a life-or-death battle, and casualties are inevitable."

Wu Wei, the head of the martial arts department, gave a wry smile, "The Nine Heavens Battlefield is a relic from ancient times, and its will cannot be controlled by any king or noble. You can rest assured about that."

It turns out he was Marquis Wuding!

Upon learning from Wu Wei who had spoken, many people felt a chill run down their spines.

Marquis Wuding was also an extremely special figure among the kings and marquises.

Although he held a commanding position in the military, Marquis Wuding never flaunted his power and was even more low-key than Marquis Jingcheng.

It is even said that the Marquis of Wuding would be absent from nine out of ten joint meetings of the nine ministries.

However, no one dared to underestimate Marquis Wuding.

It's not because the Marquis of Wuding's origins are mysterious; on the contrary, his upbringing is even detailed in online encyclopedias.

From a commando sergeant in the early days of the spiritual revival to the supreme commander of the military warriors.

It took Marquis Wuding 134 years to rise from a lowly martial artist to a top-ranking noble.

It is also the only historically verifiable record among all current accounts of kings and nobles.

One hundred and thirty-four years is a concept that most martial artists do not understand.

Even many mountains and seas are completely unaware of this.

But when Marquis Wuding suddenly spoke up, the reactions from the royal seats, especially Marquis Zhaoyuan's silence and Wu Wei's attempt to smooth things over, made everyone vaguely realize something.

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