"Xing Tiancheng! Xing Baiwei!" The two members of the Wargod Cult had been killed by geniuses from Starmoon Haven, as was clearly witnessed by five million spectators. Everyone else knew who had killed Luori Yumo, so why would they go after Xing Tiancheng and Xing Baiwei? If it weren’t for the restrictions in the Heavenly Dao Arena, there would have been a riot.
"Do the people from Starmoon Haven think they own the place?!"
"Very well! The bridge has been burned!"
"The Scorchmoon and Blazestar Cults have to perish!"
The members of the Wargod Cult rose, restless. Near the center seating area, Xing Daoyin, Xing Daoshan, Xing Daohe, and other devas coldly watched it all transpire.
"Leader Xing!" Jiang Linxi hurriedly came over. "Everyone, calm down!"
"This must be someone’s plot!" Mo Fan loudly proclaimed as he raised a hand to quiet the noisy spectators."
The devas didn't say anything and merely glared at the members of the other two cults.
"Clearly, Zhong Dan, Chen Xiongyu, and Mo Shen spread fake news! They wouldn't dare to do something so suicidal, so they must've been under someone's control!" Jiang Linxi's face frosted up so much that her voice shook.
"The conflict between my son, Mo Dong, and Xing Baifeng also seemed suspicious! Someone's controlling the foundationeers to trigger strife between our disciples!" Mo Fan yelled. The angry devas only calmed down as they heard that. They seemed as troubled as Jiang Linxi and the rest; that was the only thing that made sense!
"Think about it. We of the Middlekin Star Ruin have no reason at all to form grudges between us to this degree! How would we benefit from all this?"
"That's right! At the very least, Jiang Linxi and Mo Fan wouldn't dare to do this. We even have Wargod Haven backing us!"
The Wargod Cult was the strongest of the Three Great Cults.
"Who do you think is messing around?" Xing Daoyin suddenly said, breaking his silence.
"Li Tianming!" Jiang Linxi said without a moment's hesitation.
"The more conflict there is between us, the more he benefits! Those three are the only members of the fourth faction in this trial! Not to mention, the siblings have shown far too many odd signs!" Mo Fan said, hatefully glaring at Long Qian and the rest.
"How could a foundationeer control other foundationeers? How was he able to make it so that Jiang Xuling, Mo Dong, Zhong Dan, and the rest completely lost their senses of self?" Xing Daoyin's eyes were filled with a deathly glow.
"The only explanation is that he isn’t a foundationeer! He isn’t even a slave! I think there's value in capturing and dissecting him. We should bring those siblings to the Midway Tristars! Many people would no doubt be interested in seeing what's going on!" Jiang Linxi said. There was no way the matter would end if they didn't deal with Tianming. The hundreds of disciples in the Cosmic God Palace had been completely played.
"His lifebound beasts aren't cosmic crest beasts, yet they're incredibly powerful and even able to merge with him. He also has totems and divine wonders! The other girl has also shown maniverse-class talent, complete with a lifebound beast, specter constitution, and totems. The Wargod Cult will be claiming those two!" Xing Daoyin declared.
"No!" Jiang Linxi said. "Our bottom line is that we each take one! Wargod Haven can't have everything."
"Jiang Linxi, Luori Guiyang, and Xing Yue have killed geniuses of our race. You saw it with your own eyes. They weren't controlled at all, but went for the kill without bothering to investigate what really happened. Are you saying that they aren’t one bit responsible for that?" Xing Daoyin questioned.
Jiang Linxi and Mo Fan exchanged awkward glances.
"Not to mention, if you lose this heavenly oath bet, you’ll no longer have any means of threatening them. How will you capture them once the Heavenly Dao Arena comes down?" Xing Daoyin added.
"Leader Xing, surely you jest. They’re just rats that can do nothing but hide. Luori Guiyang and Xing Yue can easily deal with them—how can we lose the bet?" Jiang Linxi wasn't worried at all. "So what do you plan to do?"
"I say the siblings belong to whoever captures them!" Jiang Linxi said.
"Hehehehe...." Xing Daoyin didn't agree outright, but his laughter was implicit agreement. It was clear that he had to obtain both of the siblings after suffering such a huge loss. In fact, he even wanted the ship!
At that moment, someone cried out, "Xing Baizhan heard the news!"
"Yet another foundationeer! Is that Xing Xiaoyuan? He must've told Xing Baizhan about Xing Tiancheng and Xing Baiwei's deaths!"
"Xing Baizhan might leave his golden cultivation room!"
The three fourth-level overflowers in the Cosmic God Palace had occupied the galaxy-class orders. Luori Guiyang and Xing Yue had members of their respective cults gathered near their own rooms. It seemed that the three factions were on the brink of an all-out war!
"Xing Xiaoyuan must've been controlled too!"
"He's obviously going to stoke the flames by embellishing the two specters' massacre."
"I can tell from Xing Baizhan's expression that he's losing it!"
His little brother had been abruptly killed, and his two cousins were next, all at the hands of the Scorchmoon and Blazestar cults! Their top geniuses, at that! How could he let it slide?
Initially, Xing Baifeng's death had seemed like an accident. Not to mention, Jiang Xuling and Mo Dong had also died, along with the many that Xing Baizhan had killed as revenge, so they’d temporarily let the matter go. But little did they know that the two from Starmoon Haven would interfere once more. "Brother Zhan! Their deaths were horrible! You have to avenge them! Those arrogant folks from Starmoon Haven even declared that they’d kill all the members of the Wargod Cult after they killed Brother Tiancheng! They completely disregarded your presence! How dare they kill members of our cult? We’re devas, and they're nothing!" Xing Xiaoyuan cried as he earnestly said his piece.
"The Wargod Cult has never had to deal with this kind of thing in all the years we've been in this Middlekin Star Ruin. These people are lower than animals! Brother Zhan, all our seniors outside are watching! They saw your three juniors killed in cold blood! If they aren’t avenged today, we won't get a chance when the killers return to Starmoon Haven!"
The others around him had bloodshot eyes and were about to explode with rage.