For a time, Gu Qingfeng was questioned and scolded by the most powerful people in the world.
The prospective emperors are anxious to enter the path to becoming emperor and compete for the throne.
The emperor corpses are even more anxious and want to enter the emperor road and return to the top.
But Gu Qingfeng was not in a hurry at all.
"What a noise!"
The domineering voice resounded throughout the nine heavens and ten earths.
Gu Qingfeng looked at everyone with a haughty look.
"If you want to enter the Imperial Road, ask this Emperor first if he agrees!"
Gu Qingfeng's words answered two groups of people at the same time, one group was the quasi-emperors, and the other group was the emperor corpses.
“Arrogant!”
"act recklessly!"
"What you are doing is tantamount to making an enemy of the entire Cangming Realm!"
"Everyone, don't waste time talking to this demon. He is a lackey of the Heavenly Demon. Naturally, he intends to stop us from becoming emperors. Let's just kill him!"
Facing the shouting of the quasi-emperors, Gu Qingfeng couldn't help laughing wildly towards the sky, as if he was watching a group of clowns.
“Hehehe… I want to see who dares to take action!”
"I dare you!"
boom!
A thousand-foot-long black python suddenly stretched out its head and opened its bloody mouth. Before anyone could react, the quasi-emperor who had been talking so arrogantly was already swallowed up.
quiet!
Eerie silence!
No one expected that the black python beside Gu Qingfeng actually had the power to kill a quasi-emperor in seconds, even though the quasi-emperor just now was only a newly promoted quasi-emperor and his cultivation was not deep.
But he is also a quasi-emperor!
It is common for quasi-emperors of the same level to fight for ten days or half a month to defeat the opponent. When have you ever seen one being killed instantly?
"Does anyone dare to do that now?" Gu Qingfeng said calmly.
The group of quasi-emperors looked solemn, but no one backed down.
The road to becoming an emperor lies ahead, and they dare to risk their lives to make the breakthrough even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire blocking the way.
"Everyone, this demon is ferocious. How about we work together to kill it and then enter the Emperor's Road?"
"good!"
"good!"
"I don't believe he can stop all of us!"
As they talked, they were about to attack Gu Qingfeng together.
Gu Qingfeng's side has only dozens of quasi-emperors, while the enemy has nearly a thousand quasi-emperors. The gap is quite large.
But facing the siege of the crowd, he smiled disdainfully: "This emperor really can't stop all of you, but...
But I can stop the leader.
I will leave this to you today. Whoever dares to take the initiative, I will lead all the members of the Heavenly Demon Sect to surround and kill him. It doesn’t matter if the others are left out, but the first person to take action must die.”
Such heart-piercing words made the quasi-emperors feel a chill in their hearts.
They are not fools, so they naturally understand the conspiracy in Gu Qingfeng's words.
Whoever comes forward first will be besieged. Among all the people present, who can withstand the attacks of dozens of quasi-emperors on his own?
Even if he could block it, how could he be guaranteed to be unscathed? Once he was injured, how could he continue on his path to becoming an emperor?
As for relying on others for rescue?
Stop joking, this is the road to becoming an emperor. Thousands of troops are crossing a single-plank bridge, and one general’s success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers.
Once others see the Demonic Cult besieging others, the remaining people will definitely enter the Emperor Road as soon as possible. The more competitors die, the better.
Moreover, even if everyone worked together it would be of no avail, because Gu Qingfeng was immortal, and if he was entangled by such a monster, he would have no chance of becoming the emperor.
People cannot stop everyone from entering the Imperial Road, but they can stop the first person who makes the move from entering.
In other words, whoever makes a move first now will forget about becoming an emperor, and will end up benefiting others.
The quasi-emperors were very clear about Gu Qingfeng's plan, but even though they knew it clearly, they couldn't crack it. No one wanted to be the first to take action and ruin their own path.
This is like an armed gangster holding a group of hostages. There is only one bullet in the gangster's gun, but this one bullet is enough to scare all the hostages and prevent them from acting rashly.
Even though everyone knows that one bullet can only kill one person, no one dares to be the first to resist, because the first one to resist will die. Who is willing to sacrifice themselves?
This is the mentality of these quasi-emperors now, and none of them are willing to be the first to take action.
"Gu Qingfeng! What on earth do you want to do?"
"Everyone, don't believe this demon's lies. This demon is obviously trying to prevent the birth of the Emperor of Heaven in the Cangming Realm and stop the great catastrophe of the Heavenly Demon. For the sake of the people of the world, we will rush forward!"
The crowd became more and more agitated and could hardly hold back any longer.
Indeed, this method can only calm people down temporarily. If it is dragged on to the end, they will definitely fight desperately. As for who is chosen, they can only blame themselves for their bad luck.
However, Gu Qingfeng stopped them not to prevent them from entering the Imperial Road, but simply wanted to collect some tolls.
He knew clearly that the decisive battle between him and Emperor Yantian would take place on the Emperor Road. Although he was already very strong and possessed strength that was not weaker than that of the Emperor, he still felt it was not safe, so the more he could strengthen himself, the better.
"You can enter the Emperor's Road, but you need to pay a price." Gu Qingfeng suddenly said.
A Quasi-Emperor snorted coldly: "Price? Are you trying to buy your way through?"
Gu Qingfeng smiled grimly: "Yes, this is exactly what I meant."
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd became excited.
"Ridiculous! The Emperor Road is opened by the Heavenly Dao of the Cangming Realm. It is not yours. Why would you accept bribes for the road?"
"Just because you say one more word, do you believe that I will let everyone go, but you will not be able to enter the Emperor's Road?"
The person who spoke suddenly became timid and dared not say anything.
"Now, the human race stands on the left, and the other races stand on the right. You all pay your fees in turn and enter."
Gu Qingfeng ordered.
Yet no one listened.
“Hehehe… Very good, I was planning to give you a way out, but since you are unwilling, then just try to force your way in.
I have dozens of quasi-emperors under my command, as well as these seven black pythons. A conservative estimate is that if we try our best to stop us, at least a hundred of you will be stopped.
As for the 100 people who were stopped, don't think that others will save you. If 100 competitors are eliminated at once, they won't be able to thank me enough."
Gu Qingfeng's words were like the devil's corrupting whispers, constantly stirring everyone's heartstrings.
No one wants to be the 100 people who are stopped.
Soon, some smart people began to take action.
Some smart people thought of the crux of the problem. Since they were unwilling to gamble, they should just pay the money honestly. After all, they were all external possessions. Except for the natal weapons that they had refined themselves, all other things could be thrown away.
And the sooner you pay, the better.
Suppose you are the first one to pay, and if Gu Qingfeng goes back on his word, it will inevitably arouse public anger and everyone will attack you.
Therefore, the probability of him going back on his word is very low because he has some concerns.
But once the money is paid in the end and the rest of the people go in, won’t the last small group of people be at the mercy of the other party?
What if Gu Qingfeng took the money but refused to admit it? Who can be fair? You can't expect the quasi-emperor who entered the imperial road to come out again.
Those smart people thought of this and cooperated.
Some die-hard elements saw that things were hopeless and people were demoralized, so they could only obey.
Then, a strange sight appeared. All the quasi-emperors in the sky lined up obediently like primary school students. The human race stood on the left, and the other races stood on the right.
"Very good, the human race will pay the money first and hand over all their property, then they can enter the Imperial Road, and the other races will wait."