# Chapter 2028: Sorry... Let Everyone Down...
Jiangnan's fists were clenched so tightly that his joints creaked, and he nearly bit through his teeth. Never in his life had he felt so humiliated!
But he had no choice but to swallow the broken teeth down his throat!
This experience taught Jiangnan a truth: in this world, no one could be relied upon!
The only one you could truly count on was yourself!
Hoping to enter the Starry Sky Sequence by relying on existing rules was nothing but a fantasy!
Because they were the ones who made those rules!
Right and wrong, black and white—they could twist them with a flick of their fingers!
Jiangnan didn't expect Jiang Fan to return and change everything; that was too unrealistic. He would never place his hopes on others again!
Yang Jian looked around, his body trembling with anger and indignation!
But the reality was that humans didn't even have the right to express their dissatisfaction or anger here!
The Stardust Clan Sequence said coldly, "Don't be ungrateful! Continuing to maintain the Ten Thousand Races Accord is already the greatest tolerance for humanity!"
"The debt from the Thousand Stars Rebellion back then hasn't been settled yet!"
The Angel Race High Priest sneered, "You'd better learn to be smart and recognize humanity's current status and strength! You don't even have the capital to disagree!"
"The weak must have the awareness of the weak! If you get slapped, turn your cheek properly; if you get beaten, stand up straight!"
"Allowing you to exist is already a grace! You should be grateful!"
Di Chou laughed arrogantly, even crossing his legs on the Sequence Throne!
"I'm actually looking forward to you resisting the verdict. After all, I still haven't found anyone to collect the blood debt of my Bose Clan's ten thousand warriors!"
"To be honest, my hands are itching right now!"
No matter how cold their words were, they couldn't see any expression on Jiangnan's face!
The powerless anger they showed was seen by all races as nothing more than a clown's antics!
They said there were two choices, but Jiangnan only had one path to take!
The Sacred Law Council could bear the risk, but Jiangnan couldn't drag the entire human race down with him!
Jiangnan said hoarsely, "I agree!"
As soon as he said this, Yang Jian and Freya both closed their eyes and let out a long sigh...
Outside the hall, Zhong Yingxue, Odin, and the others felt their hearts sink to the bottom. They wished they could rush into the assembly hall!
But they couldn't do that!
Di Chou's smile grew even more smug: "Very good! Then this meeting is concluded. My Bose Clan will be responsible for cleaning up the traces of human civilization's spiritual energy recovery, as well as the world-wide spiritual energy removal work!"
"After all, it's better to finish what you start, right?"
But just then, Jiangnan suddenly spoke!
"Hold on! I agree, but I request half a month for humanity to prepare for accepting the verdict conditions!"
Di Chou frowned: "Half a month? What? You still want to struggle in vain? The Sacred Law Council's patience is limited!"
"We don't have time to waste with you!"
But this time, Jiangnan refused to back down an inch!
"I've already accepted the verdict conditions. What more do you want? I need time to say goodbye to my friends, prepare for the spiritual energy removal, and calm the people!"
"Back then, you said you'd decide in three days, and I gave you time!"
"Hey hey hey! Everyone here is a Star Devourer, beings who can destroy an entire star system with a wave of their hand. Don't you think you're overestimating humanity's power? You can't even give me half a month?"
"Is humanity really that unsettling to you?"
Di Chou squinted: "Don't try to provoke me. I've seen it all before!"
"Don't think I don't know what's on your mind. You want to use this half month to struggle desperately, don't you? Give it up, it's useless!"
"I know exactly how deep humanity's foundation and strength go. Just accept your fate! Half a month? I don't want to waste time here!"
Jiangnan said coldly, "I just want half a month to buffer, to make some preparations for human civilization to return to square one. This is my final condition!"
"A cornered rabbit will bite. The Sacred Law Judgment Conference is open for public viewing, solemn and sacred. Don't push me too far, or we'll all lose face!"
"Don't forget, the Star Gathering Pearls and the Creation Beast are still in our hands! If you still want them back intact, give me time!"
Di Chou's expression froze. He was about to speak when Miu Ke suddenly spoke up!
"Fine! Give humanity half a month to prepare for the verdict execution! After all, this is a change in the era of civilization; they need some time to prepare!"
"I hope that by then, humanity will cooperate properly and stop being stubborn!"
Di Chou was taken aback, then followed Miu Ke's lead with a sneer: "You want half a month, so I'll give you half a month! To finally put an end to your illusions!"
"But don't forget one thing! I've already drawn blood. The Bose Clan is no longer bound!"
The implication was simple: if humanity didn't behave and accept its fate, a Star Devourer could destroy their star system at any time!
Absolute strength would crush them. Don't court death!
Jiangnan took a deep breath: "Then it's settled! Half a month!"
As he spoke, his gaze swept across the hall, over the faces of every Sequence representative, as if he wanted to etch their appearances and expressions into his memory forever!
Tiffany announced loudly, "I declare this Sacred Law Judgment Conference officially concluded!"
With a dark expression, Jiangnan turned without hesitation and strode out the door!
Yang Jian and Freya quickly followed, and the Sequence representatives in the hall also rose to leave.
At that moment, the Starry Sky Races who had come to observe the conference outside the hall were buzzing with noise!
The moment Jiangnan stepped out of the assembly hall, the clamor reached its peak!
Jiangnan walked to the front of the crowd and saw Zhong Yingxue, Odin, Bai Kou, and the others who had endured cold stares and waited anxiously outside the hall!
Everyone's face was filled with frustration, indignation, and helplessness!
They had come full of hope, only to face such an outcome!
The moment his eyes met Zhong Yingxue's, Jiangnan forced down the surging emotions in his heart!
He tried to make his voice sound less trembling!
"Let's go... home..."
Zhong Yingxue bit her lip, her eyes reddening as she looked at Jiangnan. She resolutely pushed through the crowd, grabbed Jiangnan's hand, and held it tightly!
She nodded heavily: "Mm! Let's go home!"
Odin, Bai Kou, and the others quickly followed, heading toward the starship outside the Sacred Law Star Palace.
Just then, Xing Luo and Karl were escorted out in shackles. Watching Jiangnan and his group leave, their eyes were filled with hatred!
"Look, look at Jiangnan now—like a cowardly dog, a loser! I may be crippled, but Holy Star is still Holy Star, and you haven't achieved anything!"
"Where's that spirit you had when you held a blade and roared at me back then? At the judgment conference, you didn't even dare to fart! That's all you're capable of!"
"Go back to your Blue Star, wait for the world to lose its spiritual energy, and die on that broken planet! This ending suits you perfectly!"
But Jiangnan didn't even look back. Listening to Xing Luo's taunts, he silently clenched his fists!
He just wanted to see me lose my temper. If I lower myself to argue with him, I've already lost!
Zhong Yingxue held Jiangnan's hand, refusing to let go. No matter how difficult the situation, they would face it together!
Seeing Jiangnan's lack of reaction, Xing Luo gritted his teeth in anger. Karl laughed, "Sir, you're wrong there!"
"Even a dog would wag its tail for scraps. Does Jiangnan know how to do that? He's not even qualified to be a loser!"
Xing Luo sneered, "Hahaha, exactly! Go back to your doghouse and wait to die, you despicable vermin!"
Jiangnan and Yang Jian could hold back, but Odin and Bart were about to go mad!
"Big Brother! You..."
But Odin saw the veins bulging on Jiangnan's forehead and the bloodshot eyes that seemed ready to kill everything, so he held back his words!
Jiangnan was suffering even more than they were!
At that moment, even the observing races joined in the jeering!
"Mongrel humans, go back to where you came from! Thousand Stars City doesn't welcome you!"
"A bunch of pigs like you dare to dream of joining the Starry Sky Sequence? Laughable! Do you deserve it? So many died in the Thousand Stars Rebellion—I hate you to death!"
"Continuing the Ten Thousand Races Accord is already a bargain! With Jiangnan's hundred billion bounty, he should be handed over to the Shields Guild!"
"Carrying so many Angel Wounds, he deserves to die! Looking so much like the Angel Race? It's an insult to us! Trash!"
As he spoke, he threw his cold drink cup at Jiangnan's forehead!
Odin: !!!
"Damn it! Even if I have to leave my life here today, I'll burn that damned birdman to ashes!"
Radiance burst from his body, and the thrown drink was instantly vaporized!
Odin, who had told Bart to hold back, couldn't restrain himself anymore!
He couldn't bear to hear anyone speak ill of Jiangnan! What do you know! A bunch of sycophantic dogs, what right do you have to talk about my Big Brother like that?
But just as he was about to move, countless Lawkeeping Troops surged forward, weapons aimed directly at Odin!
Jiangnan gritted his teeth: "Little brother! Come back!"
Odin was furious, his eyes bloodshot and full of unwillingness: "Big Brother! He fucking..."
Tiffany narrowed her eyes behind them: "What? You want to cause trouble in the Sacred Law Star Palace? Anyone who acts violently within the Star Palace City will be considered defying the majesty of the Starry Sky Law and will be executed on the spot!"
"If you want to leave your lives here, I'll grant your wish!"
"It seems some people don't want to go home peacefully but instead want to taste prison food at the Ming He Death Prison, is that right?"
Odin's fists were about to shatter, the light on his body blazing fiercely. He wished he could unleash a hundred supernovas to vent his anger!
Just then, Miu Ke stepped forward and said, "Everyone, stand down! Let them leave!"
"Please do not linger in the Sacred Law Star Palace. Return to Blue Star as soon as possible and await the verdict execution!"
Jiangnan turned back to look at Miu Ke, his eyes cold: "It seems you still don't understand what I told you that day!"
Miu Ke squinted: "Does understanding or not understanding still matter? A mayfly trying to shake a tree! You can shake it once, but can you shake it a second time?"
"Sorry, but my Silicon-based race doesn't want to be that tree that gets shaken. My thought patterns don't allow it either!"
"Dangers should be nipped in the bud!"
Whether it was humanity's innate talents, Jiangnan's methods, or the Great Might Celestial Dragon he could summon, these were all reasons for the Silicon-based race to eliminate humanity!
They could cut down ten thousand Bose bodies without loss today and shake the giant that was the Bose Clan. In the future, they could impact the Silicon-based race. The Silicon Lord would not allow such a possibility to exist!
Miu Ke had ultimately chosen the path of maximizing benefits, becoming the most successful player and the biggest winner in this incident!
But he chose to discard the pawn that had brought him benefits in exchange for even greater gains!
Jiangnan let out a soft laugh: "Heh... so you do know..."
Then his smile vanished. He turned and led his people toward the starship!
Barbed gazes and sneering words came at them like sharp swords!
"Heh, a bunch of cowards. They don't dare to fight, and they can't even talk back?"
"Indeed! Humans are dangerous—they wanted to start a fight in the Sacred Law Star Palace! The Ten Thousand Races Accord is absolutely correct!"
"Such a dangerous and violent race should be wiped out to eliminate future trouble!"
As the crowd of observers jeered, the insults merged into one unified chant!
"Go back! Go back! Go back!"
Malice in every word, hostility in every gaze!
Jiangnan walked silently, neither teleporting nor escaping!
He paid no attention to the ridicule or contemptuous looks around him. No amount of insults or mockery could shake Jiangnan's heart anymore!
*Throughout life, I act with freedom and ease—why need others to judge me?*
*All the Sequences are but passing guests—I seek only to act without regret!*
*Today's humiliation will have its reckoning—though lowly, I never forget my country's worries!*
And so Jiangnan, amidst the curses and jeers of the Starry Sky Races, led his people onto the starship, left Thousand Stars City, and returned to Blue Star—in silence all the way.
Today's humiliation is etched in the heart!
At Blue Star, Kyoto City, at noon with bright sunshine, Xiao Chuihuo, Baldr, and the others had been waiting here for a long time, their expressions complicated.
The Star Gate vortex opened, the starship emerged, and Jiangnan's group disembarked.
The Star Gate vortex closed again, and silence returned to the scene.
Baldr looked at the returning Jiangnan and company, momentarily unsure of what to say.
Jiangnan's slightly pale face forced out a smile.
"I'm sorry... I didn't bring back good news. Let everyone down..."
Looking at Jiangnan's forced smile, everyone's hearts clenched, and their eyes reddened.
Xiao Chuihuo's eyes were moist. He strode forward and, without a word, gave Jiangnan a firm bear hug.
His big hand gently patted Jiangnan's back.
"Good kid, you've done well enough. There's nothing to be sorry about. You haven't let anyone down."
"It's good that you're back safe and sound. That's what matters..."