"No! It was Sovereign Tempest! He was the one who ordered for the shield to be raised!" The head elder felt like they couldn't outrun the judgment of the goddess, especially when the Executioner had his ax ready.
"Haha, he might be the one who begrudgingly gave the order, but wasn't it your collective incitation that made him do so? You had been pressuring the Dragon Emperor into giving in to your desires to ignore the Sacred Guardian of Purity. This is disrespect to the Sacred Guardians and to the Goddess herself!" Winding River talked as he looked over his shoulder and glared at them. "You even dared to lie in front of the Sacred Guardian of Truth?! Dispatch them now, Taiyang!"
