Once, I wanted to be a good person

With this thought, Fang Ze used the Void Eye to confirm his current location. Once he confirmed that the venerables below could only see his back, he moved.

He reached into his clothing's inner pocket, placed the Divine Fire Box inside, and then crushed the three Smoke Grapes he had obtained a few days ago!

At that moment, billowing black smoke suddenly erupted on the auction stage, and in an instant, it obscured the figures of Fang Ze and the Spotted Whale Venerable!

The venerables below suddenly saw this scene and stood up in astonishment, spreading their divine thoughts to investigate what had happened.

But something strange occurred. Within the dense smoke seemed to be a substance that specifically isolated divine thoughts, leaving the many venerables unable to understand the situation inside for the time being!

And at this moment, Fang Ze's screams came from the smoke, "Ah! You dare break the contract!? Is the Bloody Colosseum's credibility just like this?"

Then, the voice of the Spotted Whale Venerable also came out, "What are you talking about? Where exactly is this place?"

The two somewhat contradictory statements caused the venerables below to furrow their brows, having no idea what was happening.

At this moment, the many venerables suddenly felt a blur before their eyes; seven out of the twelve Bronze Divine Coffins standing on either side of the platform disappeared into thin air! Suddenly, the smoke was filled with the sound of Divine Fiends' roars and fighting.

This series of changes made the venerables below unable to sit still any longer. Several venerables near the high platform exchanged glances, then plunged together into the dense smoke.

Entering the thick smoke, those few venerables looked around, only to discover that it was much like the outside, completely isolating divine thoughts and sight, making it impossible to see anything.

Fortunately, at this moment, the furious roar of the Spotted Whale Venerable came from the depths of the smoke. They hurried towards the sound, only to find the Spotted Whale Venerable suppressing Dahei Jialuo and the Fiend Codex beneath him with the Divine Fiend he had just controlled.

At this moment, Dahei Jialuo seemed completely spent of life's energy, having entirely lost Spiritual Wisdom, becoming a Divine Fiend that only knew how to roar and howl....

This change left the arriving venerables staring at the Spotted Whale Venerable in shock, finding it hard to believe what was happening....

....

A few minutes later, the chaotic scene finally calmed down.

Over a hundred venerables gathered around the high platform, watching the Spotted Whale Venerable and the transformed Divine Fiend Dahei Jialuo on the stage, all remaining somewhat silent.

At this moment, the Spotted Whale Venerable still innocently defended himself, "I really don't know what happened. Just now, all my thoughts were on controlling the Divine Fiend, then suddenly a mass of smoke erupted, followed by Garo and the Fiend Codex attacking me!"

"I was entirely in self-defense when I pinned him to the ground."

Hearing the words of the Spotted Whale Venerable, the hundred or so venerables present looked at each other, then one of them slowly spoke, "Spotted Whale, are you suggesting all this was Garo's doing?"

"He lost life's energy to become a Divine Fiend just to frame you?"

Hearing the venerable's words, the Spotted Whale Venerable clearly paused for a moment.

For a moment, he didn't know how to refute because becoming a Divine Fiend just to frame someone seemed too irrational! Could it be.... he really "killed" him by accident?

Even the Spotted Whale Venerable, the person involved, doubted himself, let alone the other venerables.

Thus, seeing the Spotted Whale struggling to explain, all the venerables present looked at him with strange expressions.

At this point, as the Spotted Whale Venerable found himself at a loss for words, the Blue Blood Venerable spoke up.

He stood out from the crowd and said steadily, "Everyone. I'm not trying to excuse our Bloody Colosseum, but think carefully, there are indeed many doubtful points in this matter."

He then pointed out the biggest flaw in Fang Ze's plan, "Look, more than half the Divine Fiends we brought here disappeared in the chaos just now."

"That's the most valuable thing here, apart from the God-Sealing Talisman."

"So, who stole them?"

"Could it be that the person who stole these Absolute Pinnacle Divine Fiends orchestrated all of this?"

Having said this, the Blue Blood Venerable surveyed all the venerables present, then spoke again, "Also, although discussing this might seem untimely, many of you should have interacted with Garo before, right?"

Seeing some venerables nod, the Blue Blood Venerable continued slowly, "Then haven't you noticed that some of Garo's actions since his return seem a bit odd?"

Hearing his words, several venerables present showed thoughtful expressions.

Seeing that his guidance had taken effect, the Blue Blood Venerable continued, "When Garo announced the auction of the God-Sealing Talisman yesterday, I felt something was off, so I communicated with the Venerable Yuan Gu."

"After learning that the Venerable Yuan Gu didn't know the method of controlling Divine Fiends, my suspicion about this auction grew."

"At that time, I remembered the Peacock God King spreading news of Dahei Jialuo in Heaven Beyond the Heavens some time ago, so I tried to get in touch with him."

"As a result, I obtained shocking information from him: the Peacock God King intentionally spread news about Garo because Garo had been acting unusually in the Real World. So, they suspected that this Garo wasn't actually Garo but an imposter."

"Hence, they intended to use the hands of Heaven Beyond the Heavens to probe into this Garo's true nature."

"In light of today's events, it indeed seems like there's something wrong with this Garo."

Hearing the words of the Blue Blood Venerable, the venerables present once again fell into silence.

Those who could survive in the Outer Realm for so long, even under the influence of time and with amusing personalities, were people who had weathered great storms and seen the world. Therefore, when investigating Dahei Jialuo's information today, they sensed something was amiss: the current Dahei Jialuo and the previous one's ways of doing things were completely different.

Previously, Dahei Jialuo was by no means a master of strategies and victories from a thousand miles away, but he was meticulous and acted with forethought.

Now, Dahei Jialuo wore his heart on his sleeve, acted outrageously, and showed no regard for the consequences.

Moreover, his actions were bizarre: mass slaughter, summoning True Body descent, calling for the arrival of the Demigd's mysteries, auctioning off the method to control Divine Fiends.... none conformed to the ways of other Outer Realm denizens.

Looking at the Spotted Whale Venerable's side, the force behind the Spotted Whale Venerable is the Bloody Colosseum. As one of the top three forces in Heaven Beyond the Heavens, the Bloody Colosseum possesses one of the most powerful martial forces.

While their dominance often led to bold actions, they certainly weren't brainless.

If they truly cared about that batch of Absolute Pinnacle Divine Fiends, they could have acted privately instead of risking it all when venerables gathered.

Recalling both sides' situations, most venerables began leaning towards the Blue Blood Venerable, suspecting some conspiracy at play....

....

At this moment, as the auction scene began reversing.

In the Demigd Prison, a cell door was opened from inside.

Fang Ze and the Flower God walked out while chatting.

The Flower God perched on Fang Ze's shoulder, her small mouth chattering non-stop.

If you listened closely, you'd realize her words echoed those of the Blue Blood Venerable, emphasizing Fang Ze's flaws and proving this event as part of a conspiracy.

However, the Flower God was an ally, so after presenting her findings, she curiously tilted her head and asked, "There are quite a few clever venerables, and if they notice these doubts, what will you do? Won't your entire plan become invalid?"

Upon hearing Bai Ling's question, Fang Ze smiled, shaking his head confidently, "Since I've made a plan, how could I leave so many loopholes? You really underestimate me."