Chapter 2210: Better to Kill the Innocent Than Let the Guilty Escape
This voice rang out very abruptly, extremely discordant, because it was interrupting the Prophet's words, and the Prophet's declaration represented the Fate Temple!
The crowd's gazes slowly turned, looking towards that person, even the Prophet looked at him.
They saw the corner of this person's mouth curl into a cold smile, his gaze looking down at the ten people below, the top ten of this Nine Heavens Assembly.
"Of course, the Fate Temple has selected ten disciples this time. On behalf of the Demon Temple, I offer my congratulations." This person's eyes then turned to the Prophet, speaking calmly, yet his smile gave people an ill feeling.
"On behalf of the Flame Temple, I offer my congratulations." At this moment, from another direction, someone spoke. This person was draped in a flame-colored long robe, with no aura emanating from him, yet he gave the feeling of being bathed in endless flames, extremely peculiar. Beside him also stood a young man.
"On behalf of the Void Temple, I offer my congratulations." A powerful cultivator who seemed to be about to vanish into nothingness spoke. The young man beside him wore a golden cape.
"On behalf of the Ice and Snow Divine Temple, I offer my congratulations."
One voice after another rang out, the crowd's gazes constantly shifting. The hearts of the people in Shen Xiao City pounded wildly. The strong ones of the various divine temples had all descended upon the battle platform of the Nine Heavens Assembly. What was going on?
"Ten divine temples. Today, aside from the Fate Temple, strong ones from ten divine temples have arrived. Are they really here to offer congratulations?" The crowd's hearts trembled slightly, deeply shaken.
In the sky above, amidst the vast crowd, the strong ones had sharp gazes. Duan Feng frowned, thinking to himself: "The divine temples have never allowed interference in other temples' Nine Heavens Assemblies. At most, only younger generation figures would come to watch the battles. But this time, strong ones from ten divine temples have come here. What do they want to do?"
"The top ten of the Nine Heavens Assembly possess formidable strength. My Demon Temple disciple, Gu Xuantian, has extraordinary talent. Since all the divine temples have geniuses here, why not take this opportunity to have them spar with the various geniuses?" At this moment, the strong one from the Demon Temple spoke slowly. Immediately, the crowd's gazes turned to the man beside him. That was Gu Xuantian.
"Gu Xuantian of the Demon Temple. It is said that he is one of the three strongest Martial Emperor generation disciples of the Demon Temple, a future Demon God. His combat strength is terrifying, reputed to be invincible at the same cultivation level. Once, he single-handedly ventured deep into the Tai Yao Realm, pulled out the sinew of a true dragon to forge armor. This incident enraged the Dragon Clan of the Tai Yao Realm, who went to the Demon Temple to demand the culprit. However, three true dragons fought Gu Xuantian and were all defeated. They had nothing more to say about the matter, and it was dropped."
Someone recalled Gu Xuantian's legendary deeds and was inwardly shaken. This was absolutely a terrifying monstrous prodigy, a core figure specially cultivated by the divine temple. Although the strength of the top ten of the Nine Heavens Assembly was also formidable, if any one of them faced a powerhouse of Gu Xuantian's level alone, they would probably still have no chance of victory. After all, the divine temples selected people with top-tier aptitudes, and these were core figures, cultivated by the divine temples. The top ten of the Nine Heavens Assembly had not yet undergone the divine temples' cultivation and refinement.
"My Flame Temple disciple, Huo Xing, also wishes to spar with the various geniuses of the Nine Heavens Assembly." At this moment, the strong one from the Flame Temple said calmly, causing the expressions of many in the crowd to twitch again.
"He is Huo Xing, the one who dared to burn the Phoenix Feather. What level of terrifying existences are these young men who have descended from the ten divine temples?" Those people's hearts shook violently. Was this deliberately intended to embarrass the Fate Temple? The ones who appeared were all the strongest Martial Emperor generation figures from each divine temple.
"It is said that this Huo Xing has a divine fire physique, capable of devouring any flame, transforming it into his own flame power, condensing his own flame force to make it even stronger."
The strong ones from the ten divine temples each announced the names of the young men beside them. Many people swallowed their saliva, dumbfounded, shocked beyond words. They now had only one thought: the top ten of this Nine Heavens Assembly were in for trouble, possibly very serious trouble.
The ten divine temples had joined forces, each selecting their most outstanding figure to deal with the top ten of this Nine Heavens Assembly. This was not an equal battle at all. If it were just one divine temple selecting its ten strongest, perhaps the top ten of the Nine Heavens Assembly might have a chance to contend. After all, even if the figures cultivated by the same divine temple were all monstrous prodigies, there would still be stronger and weaker ones. But now, those ten people were almost the strongest Martial Emperor realm figures of the ten divine temples, all standing at the top. Their simultaneous arrival made this deterrent power unquestionable.
"I'm afraid only Lin Feng, Kong Ming, Chu Chunqiu, and Zhou Rongman have the ability to contend with them, and it's uncertain whether they can. As for the ones behind, they are simply no match." Those people thought to themselves. Even Duan Feng and the young man from the Snow Clan were secretly shocked. These divine temples had made a huge move.
Only those who had participated in the Nine Heavens Assembly and the people of Shen Xiao City still did not understand what was happening, because they had not heard of those ten people's names. Yet even so, they were still shocked, because they had heard the names of the ten divine temples. Would the geniuses cultivated by the divine temples be inferior?
"How can this be? I still remember a hundred years ago, when the Flame Temple presided over the Nine Heavens Assembly. Although the rules were different, the top ten geniuses ultimately selected were all gloriously received into the Flame Temple, with no other divine temples interfering." Someone murmured softly. A hundred years was not that distant for many powerful martial cultivators; they had experienced the Nine Heavens Assembly a hundred years ago.
"The same was true two hundred years ago when the Ice and Snow Divine Temple presided over the Nine Heavens Assembly. No other divine temples appeared to steal the spotlight. What is happening this time?"
Many people were bewildered, showing confused expressions, looking at that stretch of void.
The Prophet looked up, gazing at the people of the ten divine temples, sighing inwardly. He hadn't expected that things would really turn out as the Temple Master had predicted. This Nine Heavens Assembly had indeed run into trouble. His gaze pierced through the void, looking towards that stretch of palaces. The Fate Temple should have received the news from here by now.
Of course, the Fate Temple had received the news. At this moment, in the void above, there seemed to be an immortal palace. In front of a hall of that palace, many figures appeared. The white-bearded, immortal-looking Temple Master of the Fate Temple was standing with his back to everyone, gazing at the stars in the sky.
Slowly turning around, the Temple Master of the Fate Temple looked at the illusory figures descending and smiled, saying, "Old friends, it has been a long time. I hope you are all well."
"About a thousand years, I suppose." An old man with a hunched body said indifferently. They smiled at each other, as if they were truly old friends who hadn't gathered in many years, and walked over to a pure white ancient table.
"Indeed, it has been over a thousand years since you old friends last visited. I remember last time, I invited you all for a cup of tea, also in this place." The Temple Master of the Fate Temple walked forward slowly, arranged the cups neatly, personally poured tea for everyone, then waved his hand, sending the teacups before each person.
"Old age makes one unwilling to travel, so we gather less often." One person took a light sip, sighed, then raised his head to look at the Temple Master of the Fate Temple: "What about those little fellows behind you? Why are they all gone?"
"I have imprisoned them." The Temple Master of the Fate Temple said calmly, as if stating something trivial. This made the others pause for a moment, then they smiled and shook their heads: "Old friend, you still have such boldness."
"These people have followed me for many years, with clean records. Yet in the end, I discovered that you old friends had planted gaps among them. I am also disheartened. But no matter how clever the means, they cannot be hidden forever. I will eventually find out who the gap is that transmitted the news."
The Temple Master of the Fate Temple sighed, as if very disappointed. Those people, the ones who had followed him the least amount of time had been with him for a thousand years. Yet some were chess pieces planted by other divine temples. How could this not surprise him?
"The news was eventually known to us. Why bother hiding anything further?" One person said indifferently, then his gaze fixed on the Temple Master of the Fate Temple, his expression suddenly becoming extremely sharp as he spoke: "Who is that person?"
At this moment, the void suddenly froze. Everyone's movements stopped, all staring at the Temple Master of the Fate Temple.
"The one who made the Wheel of Fate spin, who is it?" Another person pressed. After a moment of silence, the Temple Master of the Fate Temple just smiled and said, "This is also the reason I imprisoned them. I will strip the memories of those who saw that scene. Even if I am sorry to them, I will find out where the gap is."
"You can always force it out." One person stared at the Temple Master of the Fate Temple, his voice turning cold.
"Since it does not belong to fate, how can it be forced out?" The Temple Master of the Fate Temple shook his head slightly.
"Then kill them all. Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty escape." Another person said coldly. This person was surrounded by a terrifying demonic aura. Even if it meant killing all the top ten of the Nine Heavens Assembly, it would be worth it. Better to kill the innocent than to let any possibility slip away.
The Temple Master of the Fate Temple shook his head slightly and said nothing more. Since even fate could not be predicted, he could only do his best!