Chapter 1981: Blood Debt
Davis waited for a moment for them all to comprehend his words before his lips moved.
"Ancestor Ambercrown told the truth, but it wasn't necessarily near to the reality's truth. I guess she truly spoke from her perspective, and that would make it likely that she had also been fed lies by that Nereus Shard, but since she loved him secretly enough to not make their relationship public, she took his words as gospel and didn't tell anyone else since she didn't have the need to do so. She's probably a victim of Nereus Shard's schemes, but I'll still kill her since she is fated to side with the Shard Family."
The Jade Lotus Valley's members looked visibly shaken. Even Ivy Aries could not control her trembling hands as she asked.
"How can you tell?"
Ivy Aries was confused. How could he know all this?
"What can I say?" Davis wryly smiled, wondering if he should say it or not before he sighed, a sound barrier appearing around them all, "I possess Heart Intent, so I can read the hearts of people around me. Ancestor Ambercrown was completely confused with Ivy Aries's account of the matter back then that she couldn't even speak properly, not knowing what the truth was anymore. At least, the emotions of feeling like you have all betrayed her wasn't a lie."
"...!"
Davis's voice wasn't loud, but his words had everyone, including the Mandate Emperor's eyes to bulge.
A previously known slaughterer had comprehended Heart Intent? What kind of bullshit was this!?
On the other hand, the Mandate Emperor's heart shook.
He felt a vague unique probe but merely felt that it was Davis's soul sense but who would've thought that it was Heart Intent.
They wouldn't dare to offend him. It was more likely they would try to hide in that so-called Emperor Sword Mini Realm until he ascended, thinking that it could protect them from his mysterious killing methods.
As for ascending themselves, that would be courting death because they already have wasted twenty to thirty percent of their blood essence from the backlash. They would likely die before they survived seven lightning strikes if they underwent tribulation before recovering, not to mention the karmic sin for betraying and killing many righteous powerhouses.
Even Nereus Shard spat a mouthful of blood, and it was no act as the remnant aura of the wasted blood essence was still present.
Moreover, there were heavenly flames to worry about for them.
Davis knew that Nereus Shard and a few other cronies like Adamantus Shard possessed karmic sin as he could see it on them. However, the others couldn't sense their karmic sin, making him think that they hid it with some kind of special technique.
As for the Soaring Emperor Sword, it probably wouldn't help them either, considering Ellia freed it. In fact, he was surprised that they decided to gamble it all on that sword. Perhaps, if Myria didn't exist, their plan to rely on the Soaring Emperor Sword would've come to fruition and brought them glory that Davis couldn't help but find this funny.
That idiot Rayn Shard just had to pick and challenge the wrong opponent, causing their plans to become foiled before he could even make a move at the start.
At the end of the day, Davis felt that his people would not be harmed, so he wasn't worried. Ivy Aries rejected his help, so there was nothing for him to do. He naturally returned and sat amidst his women, his previous valor nowhere to be seen as he became a womanizer quickly, his hands occasionally behaving naughty.
This kind of shamelessness truly opened the eyes of the crowd as they finally understood what kind of person the Emperor of Death was. He was a licentious yet honest youth who didn't hide his personality to act like a supreme expert, although they couldn't sometimes understand if his narcissistic behavior was also his character or an act.
Somehow, they couldn't help but laugh at themselves, thinking how they could forget that he was not even older than thirty years old? That was too young in their eyes.
Nonetheless, with the Emperor of Death knowing to possess Heart Intent, the higher-ups of the Jade Lotus Valley somewhat believed his words.
A person who can comprehend Heart Intent is a person who can remarkably sympathize, able to resonate with the emotions of others. On that note, they believed that they could trust that aspect of his character.
It took some time for the competition to resume after everyone returned to their seats.
Only then did the people dare to hush and whisper, gossiping of the events that had occurred as they tried to gain more understanding of it.