Seeing the Nine Heaven Emperor's hesitation, Grunt continued to say, "Darryl deserves to be sentenced to death for impersonating you, Your Majesty. The Ghost Valley Sage didn't hand him over and even openly went against you. Therefore, he deserves to be punished by the Heavenly Thunderbolt. There's no need to go soft on him, Your Majesty."

The Nine Heaven Emperor's eyes flashed, and he finally nodded. "Very well." He raised his right hand. The sky immediately darkened as the dark clouds gathere