"Bold."

Xiu Qiyu heard the angry roar, which was most likely from the Illusionary Heaven Palace. They were quite slow to arrive, and he wondered if Yi Ruowu had played a part in it.

Xiu Qiyu and Zishu calmly waited for the elders of Huantian Palace to settle this score.

"You're causing so much trouble, tsk tsk." Zishu looked at him with amusement.

The people from the Illusionary Heaven Palace arrived quickly. Seeing the Divine Child in such a severely injured state, they were greatly alarmed. Their surprise deepened upon seeing Xiu Qiyu and Zishu's faces. How could the Divine Child have gotten into a conflict with these two peerless geniuses?

Xiu Qiyu's name had long been known throughout the entire continent, and the news that Zishu had become a ninth-grade alchemist shocked the entire continent. Zishu's name completely overshadowed Yingxun of Medicine King Valley, and before Ye Xi grew up, he would surely stand out and dominate the scene.

If it were anyone else, the elders of the Illusionary Heaven Palace would probably have attacked without even asking questions. The identities of these two individuals have made them hesitant, but with the Divine Child severely injured, they would absolutely not compromise.

"May I ask what happened? Why is the Divine Child so badly injured?" Although the attitude wasn't exactly respectful, at least they didn't start by shouting for battle.

Zishu watched from the sidelines, lazily taking out a memory crystal from his pocket and opening it.

When the elders of the Illusionary Heaven Palace saw the eerie smile on Zishu's lips, they felt a chill run down their spines.

As a dutiful bystander, Zishu meticulously recorded the entire conflict between the two sides. To be honest, in all his years of life, Zishu had never seen such reckless behavior. It's truly remarkable that he's still alive after all this.

"Well then? Do any of you elders have anything else to say?"

Zishu stroked the memory crystal in his hand, a bright smile on his lips.

The elder of the Illusionary Heaven Palace nearly spat out a mouthful of blood; this was simply too frustrating and infuriating.

An elder said in a trembling voice, "You have crippled the Divine Child." The implication was that Xiu Qiyu had actually dared to cripple the Divine Child. The Holy Body of Light, a Holy Body of Light that appears only once every thousand years, if it had grown up, even if it wasn't as powerful as a Divine Master, it wouldn't be much weaker. And now it had been crippled just like that.

The elders of the Illusionary Heaven Palace all looked extremely grim. Such a promising talent had been ruined; how could they explain this to the Palace Master? The glorious era that the Illusionary Heaven Palace had been looking forward to had turned into a dazzling firework display. This was a devastating blow to them.

"You're so young, yet you're so ruthless. He's so young, how could you bear to cripple him?" An elder finally couldn't hold back and spoke up to accuse Xiu Qiyu.

"Ruthless and vicious! Elder, you must be getting old and can't remember what just happened! Should I replay it again? At such a young age, to launch a sneak attack on a human prodigy—something that the entire continent would despise—this isn't ruthless and vicious at all; he's clearly a spy sent by an alien race to assassinate a human prodigy. Otherwise, why would he have a conflict with Elder Xiu for no reason, and then try to kill him to silence him when his provocation failed? If you say he's not a spy, I doubt anyone would believe you." With this heavy accusation from Zishu, even Xiu Qiyu's expression became somewhat strange. He hadn't expected his senior brother to be so eloquent.

Sure enough, as soon as Zishu finished speaking, the expressions of the onlookers changed. They looked at the elders of Huantian Palace and Shen Mu in Xiu Qiyu's hand with curiosity, suspicion and contempt.

Where am I?! Heavenly Ranking City! On the eve of the Heavenly Ranking competition, even those with deep-seated grudges should put aside their differences and consider the greater good of humanity, uniting against external threats. This Illusionary Heavenly Palace certainly has grand ambitions, launching a sneak attack on Xiu Qiyu. It's easy to imagine that if Xiu Qiyu were to be successfully ambushed and severely injured, it would be a significant blow to the morale of humanity. If Xiu Qiyu is unable to unleash his full strength due to his injuries and fails to leave his mark on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, it would be a tremendous loss for the entire human race. In this light, the Illusionary Heavenly Palace truly harbors treacherous intentions.

"Don't make false accusations. The result is that Xiu Qiyu is standing here unharmed, while the divine son of my Huantian Palace has been crippled. Isn't it clear enough who is right and who is wrong? To be able to use such a heavy hand on such a young child, I think the so-called number one genius is nothing more than this."

"How can you compare to your Illusionary Heaven Palace! I only knew you had a Holy Maiden before, but now a divine son of unknown origin has suddenly appeared, and he seems determined to destroy Xiu Qiyu. It's truly an eye-opener for me!" Zishu continued with an exaggerated expression, "Elder, open your eyes and see clearly. He provoked your esteemed divine son first. Elder Xiu didn't want to get too entangled with him, but who would have thought that he would be so despicable as to launch a sneak attack? When the sneak attack failed, he even made threats. Anyone who knows would think that this is the divine son of the Illusionary Heaven Palace, but anyone who doesn't would think that the Taiyan Divine Emperor himself has arrived! Elder Xiu only made a small counterattack, yet you managed to misinterpret it like this. Your imagination is truly rich."

"To attack me with such a sneak attack and show no remorse, such a person will sooner or later become a scourge on the continent." This attitude of killing without hesitation is no different from that of the demons.

"Xiu Qiyu, if you don't give my Illusionary Heaven Palace an explanation today, you can stay here!"

Xiu Qiyu sighed: "Originally, I wanted to spare his life out of consideration for our shared human race. Now it seems that the one who truly wants him dead is your Illusionary Heaven Palace. What a cunning scheme! When assassination failed, you resorted to silencing him. Is he really your divine son, or a spy from another race?"

"Stop spouting nonsense." The Divine Child's Holy Body is now useless to the Illusionary Heaven Palace, and he has naturally become a discarded pawn. Who cares about his life or death? All they want to protect is the face of the Illusionary Heaven Palace.

Shen Mu slowly opened his eyes, feeling excruciating pain all over his body. He had no strength left, and his body felt completely empty; he couldn't muster a single trace of true energy. He had been crippled. Shen Mu's pale face was filled with confusion. He was now a cripple and about to be killed.

"Elder, save me! Kill him! Kill him!" Shen Mu screamed frantically.

"Please rest assured, Divine Child, we will definitely avenge you."

"He must die a horrible death, that bitch."

Xiu Qiyu tossed Shen Mu to Zishu like trash, and Zishu's cute baby face still had a smile on it: "Don't worry, I will definitely treat you well."

"What do you want to do? Let me go! Ahhhhh!"

Zishu quickly released Shen Mu, who was now lying on the ground, barely breathing, quiet and with a vacant look in her eyes.