The Nine Secrets of Swallowing the Stars Combined

"Erosion Fire, everyone knows you have a grudge against the Black Warriors, but there's no need to be so aggressive, is there?" Venerable Haojie was enraged.

"Hmph, Haojie, I remember you and that guy Lieyu had a grudge, right? Why are you protecting them now?" Before the Fire Venerable could speak, another Universe Venerable from the Giant Axe Arena said sarcastically, "I never realized you were so magnanimous."

"Lie Yu and his gang are indeed very arrogant, and I dislike them too," Venerable Haojie said coldly. "But today, I'm just stating the facts. Ba Qi is a genius under my Virtual Universe Company. Even if I don't protect him, I must handle this impartially!"

"You mean we weren't handling this impartially?" Venerable Fiery asked. "Is there anything about us that wasn't discussed according to the rules of the battlefield?"

"The matter of Ba Qi was not without reason. In my opinion, his actions were reasonable. At most, it was just an emotional outburst, and he couldn't control himself for a moment."

"To put it bluntly, if we were in this situation, we probably wouldn't be able to hold back either!" Venerable Haojie scanned the crowd. "Which genius or powerhouse doesn't have a temper?"

"Can one act lawlessly and disregard the rules simply because one can't help oneself?" Venerable Fiery laughed.

Other cosmic venerables also scoffed, clearly disagreeing with the explanation given by the Vast Realm Venerable.

"Hmph, the rules of the clan are that the bottom line is different for people of different statuses. You all know this very well." Venerable Haojie sneered. "The death penalty for an ordinary immortal, once placed on a Universe Venerable, would at most be a prison sentence of ten thousand years."

"To punish someone of Ba Qi's status and position using the same rules applied to ordinary immortal gods—can that be called fair?"

"Haojie, as we've already stated, the decision on how to punish Ba Qi will be made after consulting with the Lords of the Universe," a Universe Venerable from the First Bank of the Universe said at this moment. "The current issue is whether or not to bring Ba Qi back immediately."

"That's right, Haojie, don't change the subject." Venerable Fiery also nodded.

Upon hearing this, Venerable Haojie shook his head and said, "I still maintain that Ba Qi is a member of my Virtual Universe Company. We can only bring him back after he has completed the mission assigned by my Virtual Universe Company."

Upon hearing this, the Universe Venerables of the other four major powers all became displeased.

The five major powers are all part of the human race, and they have always been united on external issues.

However, when it comes to internal interests, there are also various open and covert struggles.

Virtual Universe Company holds a position of near-first place among the five major powers. With its ubiquitous virtual universe, even the Giant Axe Arena is effectively suppressed.

Therefore, the other four major forces often reach a tacit agreement and stand on the same side on some issues surrounding the Virtual Universe Company.

"Alright." At this moment, a cosmic venerable from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance spoke up, scanning the crowd, "Since there are disagreements, let's follow the old rules and vote by raising our hands."

"Those who agree to immediately arrest Ba Qi, please raise your hands."

After the words were spoken, Venerable Fire Eclipse and another Cosmic Venerable from the Giant Axe Arena were the first to raise their hands.

Soon, the cosmic venerables of the other major powers also raised their hands in agreement.

In the end, only three cosmic venerables did not raise their hands, two of whom were from the Virtual Universe Company, including the Vast Realm Venerable.

The other one is a cosmic venerable one from the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.

"Seven to three, Haojie, what else do you have to say?" Venerable Shihuo smiled as he looked at Venerable Haojie and the others.

"I have nothing to say." Venerable Haojie sighed softly.

"In that case, Venerable Vast Realm, you shall go and bring Ba Qi back," said one of the Universe Venerables.

"Since it was your decision, then it is natural for you to capture that person." Upon hearing this, Venerable Haojie shook his head and refused.

"After all, Ba Qi is someone from your Virtual Universe Company. It doesn't seem quite right for us to go, does it?" another Universe Venerable said.

"That's right, it's only right that your Virtual Universe Company should be the one to arrest them."

Venerable Haojie glanced at the crowd, a sneer and disdain in his eyes. "Forcing my Virtual Universe Company to arrest its own people?"

The next moment, he and the cosmic venerable one from the virtual universe company beside him vanished from the spot without saying a word.

This scene immediately made the other eight Universe Venerables' faces turn ugly.

"That guy Haojie!" a cosmic venerable snorted angrily.

"Isn't their Virtual Universe Company always this domineering?" another cosmic venerable sneered.

"If Virtual Universe Company is unwilling to step forward, then who will?" asked a cosmic venerable from the First Cosmic Bank.

"Given Naba Qi's temperament and background, coupled with the current attitude of Virtual Universe Company, directly ordering him back is probably unrealistic."

"It seems we need to send in law enforcement officers."

"As you all have seen, it is impossible to bring him back easily without combat power approaching that of an invincible king."

Previously, Ba Qi's strength was unleashed, suppressing Yuli and "Scorpion" with a flick of his wrist, demonstrating combat power above the peak of the King-level realm.

In the eyes of Venerable Fiery Erosion and others, even a typical King-level expert would not be able to easily suppress such a domineering aura.

"Alright then, let the Hong Alliance send one of its top-ranking, invincible warriors."

"That's a good idea."

"Yes, let those vassal tribes do it."

Soon, many of the cosmic venerables present spoke up one after another and made their decisions.

Nobody is a fool.

Given Ba Qi's status and position, even if he violated the rules of the extraterrestrial battlefield this time, it would be absolutely impossible for him to be sentenced to death. At most, he would be imprisoned in the Starfield Prison for a period of time.

The other party was an unparalleled genius of the Black Warrior lineage, who had risen from the Realm Lord level to the peak of the King level in a short period of time. With such talent, becoming a Universe Venerable was a certainty, and the probability of becoming a Universe Overlord was extremely high. Moreover, he had a Universe Lord teacher like the Ice Peak Lord. Naturally, no one was willing to take the lead in doing something as blatantly offending someone as it was to arrest them.

Even Venerable Fire Eclipse was unwilling to go on stage directly.

Unfortunately, none of the cosmic venerables present knew that Ba Qi's true strength was far beyond what the so-called invincible king could suppress.

Of course, this is not the fault of Venerable Fire Erosion and the others.

After all, the scene of Ba Qi displaying even greater combat power and directly annihilating Li Chi Wang is currently unknown to the Venerable of the Universe, such as Venerable of the Fire Erosion.

This is because Ba Qi's strength was too astonishing not long ago, and the Virtual Universe Army System directly classified the video footage as top secret and sent it directly to the Chaos City Lord.

Otherwise, if everyone knew that Ba Qi could kill an immortal member of the demon race whose combat power was comparable to the peak of the King-level realm in an instant, they probably wouldn't have had the same attitude as before.