With the Underworld King’s words hanging in the air, the people below—who only moments ago had been shouting for blood—all clamped their mouths shut, lowering their heads in silence.
The grand hall, which had been filled with righteous indignation and thunderous roars, suddenly descended into a deathly hush. Every single Ghost Lord in the room chose to remain mute and stare at the floor, terrified of being singled out. It was one thing to shout slogans, but quite another to actually take action.
The Five Ghost Emperors, figures of immense power and Grandmaster-tier status, had been swatted to death like flies. The Four Great Judges! They had been beaten until their faces were swollen and bruised, their masks shattered, and they were even forced to smile and apologize to their attacker. As for Bull-Head and Horse-Face, both Heaven-grade Martial Artists, it was said their necks had been snapped like twigs! They hadn't died peacefully.
Chapter 23