"What!"
Apart from Bai Ligong uttering a symbolic exclamation, the other princes and nobles were briefly speechless.
It wasn't that the news had little impact on them; on the contrary, it was precisely because the news from these two battle reports was so shocking that all the kings and nobles who received the notification fell silent.
The "Gate" to the Abyss is an S-rank "Gate"!
Guangcheng fell more than a month ago because of the opening of this "gate". At that time, hundreds of warriors and civilians who were guarding Guangcheng and the southeast war zone died in battle, and countless ordinary warriors and civilians were killed or wounded. Because of the fall of Guangcheng, most of the defense lines on the southeast coast were abandoned and directly became a paradise for foreign races.
The Abyss Clan is not one of the ancient races, but a race that appeared after the revival of spiritual energy. They are dark creatures born entirely from the abyss, with very few individuals but powerful individual strength.
In the early stages of the spiritual energy revival, even with the Nine Kings still alive, the Yuan Clan was not completely wiped out. In the end, they had no choice but to close the "gate". But now, Jiang Huan has single-handedly stormed in and directly killed the Yuan Clan's ancestor and four kings. Even if the Yuan Clan was not completely wiped out, it was at least severely weakened!
Moreover, Jiang Huan forced the Wu Clan and scavengers who originally occupied the seaside to retreat three thousand miles, which can be described as recovering the lost territory of Guangcheng by his own strength, and completely eliminating the potential threat of an S-level "gate".
The Witch King's achievements were also remarkable.
This newly promoted king, who had been relatively unknown since his breakthrough, has now achieved a remarkable record.
It may sound like an A-level "gate" is inferior to an S-level "gate," but there are only twenty or thirty A-level "gates" in the entire country. If A-level "gates" were so easy to destroy, there wouldn't have been so many kings and nobles in China by now.
Any A-level "door" must have the risk of causing the death of a king or nobleman to be rated as A-level; otherwise, the Witch King would not need to infiltrate it.
This was a suicidal act of madness, but in any case... the Witch King succeeded.
Based on this achievement alone, he could directly obtain a seat on the council of kings and nobles.
After the initial shock, the many kings and nobles recovered and realized the deeper issues at play.
Why... on this particular day of all days?
As if by prior arrangement, Wu Jun and Jiang Huan simultaneously stormed into the "gate" and slew the alien kings and nobles.
Whoosh!
Some of the kings and nobles suddenly turned their gazes to the sunken statue below where the sacrifice was being held, and they already understood what was going on.
These three powerful fellow disciples were simply mourning their teacher in different ways on the day of the Marquis of Jingcheng's funeral.
Even if Shen Qian killed a human king in full view of everyone, so what? Jiang Huan and the Witch King will repay him tenfold!
It was as if they were declaring in this way that even without Marquis Zhaoyuan, the three of them were enough to fill the so-called "vacancy".
Moreover, since Marquis Zhaoyuan had besieged and killed Marquis Jingcheng first, and considering the achievements of Jiang Huan and Wu Jun, who could really hold Shen Qian accountable?
The death of Marquis Jingcheng and the fall of Marquis Zhaoyuan were two completely different things, depending on whether there were witnesses or not. However, these three disciples of Marquis Jingcheng used this method to complete the first step of their righteous revenge.
"Hehe, it seems Minister Wu had foreseen this. No wonder he sits behind the scenes and doesn't even bother to show his face. It was I who was worrying for nothing."
Bai Ligong stroked his white beard, shook his head, and said self-deprecatingly.
He did not belong to the staunch Nine Kings faction, nor was he a member of the "Divine Emperor Palace." His biggest worry was that Chen Qian might act impulsively today and bring all the conflicts to the forefront. If this were to ignite a complete internal conflict within the human race, it might plunge the entire human race into the abyss.
At the same time, the expression on the face of Liegu Hou, a member of the Divine Emperor Palace who had already come to the foreground, turned rather unpleasant.
The actions of Jiang Huan, Wu Jun, and Shen Qian were a warning to them.
Unfortunately, Marquis Liegu discovered a sad fact: even Shen Qian, who seemed to be the weakest among them, had already gained the strength to threaten him.
At least for Marquis Liegu himself, although he considered himself stronger than Marquis Zhaoyuan, he had no confidence in killing his opponent in a one-on-one fight.
"Let the Martial Arts Department worry about how to explain this to the public. Let's just pretend I was never here today."
"Indeed, let's put this matter aside for now. The human race is currently in a precarious state and cannot withstand any greater storms..."
The assembled kings and nobles expressed their opinions one after another. Even those kings and nobles who were unwilling knew that Jiang Huan and Wu Jun's actions had won the approval of most of the neutral kings and nobles. The tide had turned, and Zhao Yuanhou's death was essentially in vain.
"Very well, very well. Why don't you invite my young friend Shen Qian to my humble abode for a gathering? I still haven't had a proper chance to get to know this number one genius of the human race!"
Bai Ligong then laughed.
"Lord Baili wants to monopolize the secrets of 'Chaos,' has he asked us if we agree?" Wang Hou chimed in with a smile.
“Then let’s go together. It’s perfect timing, young friend Shen Qian should also have a chat with us.” Bai Li Gong waved his hand dismissively.
Everyone sighed upon hearing this. In fact, the true meaning behind Bai Ligong's words was to admit that Shen Qian already possessed a status equivalent to that of a king or marquis.
This can also be seen from Bai Ligong's tone and manner. How could an ordinary martial artist from the Mountain and Sea Realm be qualified to receive an "invitation" from a king?
Just then, Yi Dao Hou suddenly spoke up: "I'm afraid you're a step too late."
The kings and nobles were taken aback at first, then reacted and looked down sharply. But there was no trace of Shen Qian on the ruins. Only a pot of turbid wine stood quietly on the ruins.
"Where is he?" Everyone was stunned.
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