96: Chapter 96 This position is mine, Gu family's. Who can challenge it?

Li Family Head sneered from the side, "Isn't it just three Peak Quasi-Emperors? My Li Family has them, the Gu Family has them, my Li Family has them, so why should he be the one?"

Qi Family Head spoke indifferently, "We do not deny the strength of the Gu Family, but everyone has seen their attitude towards the Demon Race. Arrogant, indifferent, and we don't even know how many people they sent or when they will arrive. Can you trust such a Family with your lives?"

Some nodded, and others echoed the sentiment.

"Exactly, their attitude is too arrogant."

"They don't take the Demon Race seriously. How can we feel at ease with someone like that as the Alliance Leader?"

"They won't even show their faces; they act more pompous than an Emperor!"

The murmurs grew louder.

Clan Chief Bing Ru raised her hand, silencing the discussion.

"The position of Alliance Leader will be decided once everyone has arrived. The Gu Family has not yet arrived; we will discuss it when they do."

Li Family Head was displeased. "Wait? How long? The Demon Race won't wait for us."

Clan Chief Bing Ru glanced at him. "We have already waited three days; what harm is there in waiting a few more?"

Li Family Head snorted coldly and said no more.

However, the feeling of dissatisfaction continued to spread.

Those dissatisfied with the Gu Family were still muttering under their breath. Clan Chief Bing Ru ignored them; it seemed they had no choice but to wait for the Gu Family to appear.

Meanwhile, Jian Wuji and his group had already arrived outside the city.

He concealed his aura, and the six people behind him did the same.

The aura of the seven Emperors was suppressed to the lowest level, making it imperceptible to outsiders, who only perceived them as ordinary people!

The Four Great Divine Beasts also shrank their forms, looking just like ordinary Yao Beasts.

The group walked into the city and headed toward the main hall.

Gu Chen walked in the middle, holding Ru Shuang's hand, with two little girls riding a white tiger behind them.

Inside the hall, Grand Elder Bing Yun suddenly looked up. She felt that aura!

It was the aura of the Gu Family.

"Clan Chief, the people from the Gu Family have arrived."

Clan Chief Bing Ru stood up. "Let's go, welcome them."

Li Family Head frowned. "Welcome them? Are they really that pompous?"

Clan Chief Bing Ru ignored him and walked out of the hall, with Grand Elder Bing Yun and Saintess Bing Xin following behind.

Outside the hall, a group of people was walking towards them.

Seventeen people?

Clan Chief Bing Ru's footsteps faltered.

She had thought the Gu Family would send many people, at least a hundred. After all, other factions usually brought thousands or tens of thousands, and they were all elites!

They were all top experts of those factions, each one nurtured with countless resources!

She hadn't expected the Gu Family to bring only seventeen.

Her heart sank; this would likely cause dissatisfaction among some people!

She went to meet them, her gaze sweeping over the seventeen.

Four Saints, one Second-Heaven Quasi-Emperor, and she couldn't see through the remaining twelve!

Her Divine Sense could not even get close to those twelve people!

She was in disbelief and swallowed hard, but she didn't show it. She walked up to Gu Chen and cupped her hands. "Young Master Gu, thank you for your hard work."

Gu Chen was slightly stunned. "It's alright, it's alright."

Clan Chief Bing Ru led him into the hall.

Inside the hall, everyone's gaze fell upon Gu Chen and his group.

Seventeen people walking into this hall, which could hold tens of thousands, seemed exceptionally ordinary.

Li Family Head looked at the four Saints, his brows furrowed. "Just these few people?"

The person next to him whispered, "Four Saints, one Quasi-Emperor, and the other dozen look completely unremarkable! Is the Gu Family trying to fob us off?"

"And the Ice Phoenix Clan recommended them as Alliance Leader? Isn't this treating our lives like a joke?"

At this moment, Li Family Head looked at Gu Chen and initiated the confrontation. "Young Master Gu, the Gu Family only sent this many people? Did you bring your wife here for a honeymoon?"

He continued, "My Li Family has mobilized a large force this time, including three Quasi-Emperors. The Qi Family and the Ice Phoenix Clan have also brought out all their elites, not to mention the other various factions. In contrast, you Gu Family members, all seventeen of you, are you here to fight or to go sightseeing?"

Gu Chen didn't understand what he meant.

After all, the Old Ancestor hadn't told him anything when he came.

Why did this person's words feel like they were targeting the Gu Family?

And the looks and whispers from those people made him very uncomfortable!

Could it be that the Gu Family had done something wrong?

Wasn't it said that someone had invited them?

This completely stumped him.

Why were they acting like this?

At this moment, Grand Elder Bing Yun's voice sounded in his ear, audible only to him.

"Young Master Gu, for the past few days, there has been a dispute over the position of Alliance Leader in the hall. The various Families have been arguing incessantly. The Clan Chief recommended the Gu Family, but those people feel the Gu Family is unqualified. They complain that you came late, that you sent too few people, and that your attitude is arrogant."

After hearing this, Gu Chen understood!

Isn't it just that they think the Gu Family is unworthy?

He glanced at Li Family Head, then at Qi Family Head. Both were looking down at him with a condescending gaze, as if looking at an ignorant junior!

Just then, Jian Wuji's voice rang in his mind. "Young Lord, do you want to be this Alliance Leader?"

Gu Chen was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Jian Wuji.

People were already riding on their faces; why endure it?

Especially this guy, speaking so aggressively. With Uncle Jian here, would I be afraid of you?

The Old Ancestor said, don't lose the Gu Family's prestige when out and about!

The Gu Family doesn't look for trouble, but they aren't afraid of it either!

Besides, these were all people arranged by the Old Ancestor this time; what could possibly go wrong?

If a tiger doesn't show its might, do they really think the Gu Family is easy to bully?

"I will," Gu Chen said.

The voice wasn't loud, but the hall was quiet, and everyone heard it.

Li Family Head frowned. "What did you say?"

Gu Chen stood up and looked at him. "I said, the Gu Family will take this position of Alliance Leader."

The hall exploded into an uproar.

"You, a mere Saint, on what grounds?"

"The Gu Family only sent this few people, and they are worthy of being the Alliance Leader? Are you here to be a joke?"

"Young man, this isn't a game; this is war! People will die!"

Li Family Head sneered. "Young Master Gu, you still haven't grasped the situation. The position of Alliance Leader isn't something anyone can take just because they want to. You need strength, and you need to command respect! Your Gu Family's three Peak Quasi-Emperors are indeed not weak, but which faction present doesn't have Peak Quasi-Emperors? On what grounds do you claim this?"

"On what grounds?"

Gu Chen didn't speak; Jian Wuji stepped forward.

Everyone's gaze fell upon him!

This man, with a sword hanging at his waist and an expressionless face, looked completely ordinary!

He had no air of a powerhouse whatsoever.

Jian Wuji looked at Li Family Head. "You just said the Gu Family only has three Peak Quasi-Emperors?"

Li Family Head nodded. "What? Was I wrong?"

Jian Wuji released a sliver of his aura, not all of it, just a sliver!

A sliver of the aura of an Emperor at Perfection!

Immediately, it pressed down like a mountain on the three Peak Quasi-Emperors of the Li Family!

The three of them were pressed directly to the ground like dogs, unable to even lift their heads!

Li Family Head's expression turned terrible instantly!

He realized that aura wasn't from a Quasi-Emperor, but an Emperor!

This time, he had kicked an iron plate!

No! Not an iron plate, but a steel plate!

He hadn't expected that a little-known Family would actually have an Emperor!

This continent hadn't seen one in hundreds of thousands of years; he wondered how it was possible, but that aura couldn't be lying!

An Emperor is an Emperor!

They cannot be compared to Peak Quasi-Emperors!

The many factions in the hall dared not speak, nor did they dare to help the Li Family!

When an Emperor appears, who dares to challenge them?