However, before he could reach Ji Mingyu, he was stopped by the Great Elder.
“Elder Duanmu, you need to speak with facts. How could the Underworld God Lord kill the Qingli God Lord and the Chiye God Lord? And in such a cruel way. This... This is too cruel!”
Before Elder Duanmu could say anything, Elder Sikong shouted, "Yes, I also heard Duanmu Jun calling for Ji Mingyu and for help. It must be him... He killed my Sikong Ye! He must have known that he had no hope of becoming the Divine Emperor, so he killed my son! My son!!"
The heart-wrenching cry moved everyone present.
There were also various whispers in the crowd.
"I was also outside the Divine Emperor Palace last night, and I think I heard the voice of Qingli Divine Venerable calling Ji Mingyu."
"Could it be that the Underworld God really killed two candidates for the Divine Emperor? This... this is too... cruel!"
“Come to think of it, when the Heavenly Dao dissipated a few days ago, the Underworld God Venerable almost killed the Qingli God Venerable. If it weren’t for the Chaos Jade Butterfly… with so many people present that day, he would have dared to kill him, not to mention that it happened in the Divine Emperor Palace where no one could see last night.”
"Think about it, who will benefit the most from the death of Qingli God and Chiye God? Isn't it the Netherworld God? Now that no one is competing with him, who can stop him from becoming the Divine Emperor? But such a cruel and ruthless Divine Emperor who is selfish and takes possession of the Saint Girl is really not a blessing for the Divine Realm!"
"We can't be sure that it was the Underworld God who killed him. Maybe there is some misunderstanding!"
…
The crowd's discussions became more and more excited and complex.
The Great Elder's expression seemed uncertain. He looked at Ji Mingyu and said, "God of Hell, do you have anything to say?"
Ji Mingyu's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "I didn't kill him!"
"You evil demon, of course you won't admit it in front of everyone now!" Elder Duanmu wanted to pounce with his fangs and claws bared, but was held back by the great elder.
"In this case, we cannot wrongly accuse the Underworld God." The Great Elder pondered, "Please ask Elder Duanmu and Elder Sikong to take the two corpses of the Qingli God and the Chiye God back first. Tomorrow I will invite the High Priest and the Heavenly Oracle Priest to the temples of the two Gods to examine the bodies. We have a magic weapon in the Elders' Hall to examine the injuries, and the High Priest has the Haotian Divine Staff. I believe that after our inspection, we will be able to confirm the cause of death of the two Gods. What do you think?"
Elder Duanmu said with red eyes: "Investigate the cause of death?"
"That's right!" The Great Elder nodded solemnly, then glanced at Ji Mingyu and said, "As everyone knows, the devouring power possessed by the Underworld God is unique in the world. If the two Gods died from the devouring power, there must be traces left. After the two priests and I have finished checking, we will definitely give an explanation to Elder Duanmu and Elder Sikong! In order to avoid you two suspecting that someone has erased the traces on the bodies, you will take the bodies of the two Gods back for safekeeping. Tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at the latest, my Council of Elders and the Temple of Priests will definitely give you an explanation."
Elder Duanmu gritted his teeth and said, "What if we find out that Ji Mingyu is really the murderer, and the evil demon that my Jun'er mentioned?"
"Even if we have to use all the power of the Eighty-One Cloud Island, we must join forces to destroy the evil demons and restore peace to the Divine Realm!"
Elder Duanmu and Elder Sikong looked at each other and nodded heavily, "Okay, let's do as the Great Elder says." (To be continued)