Chapter 647: Uninvited Guest
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
As for coming here today, Ling Jian had already anticipated this for a long time. When he had first heard about the Yin Yang Banquet, he had already made up his mind to attend. Now that his cultivation and martial skills had recently broken through, his confidence was through the roof.
How good a chance was this? Literally every single top expert in the two continents would come and line up during this banquet! If he managed to show his influence and strength on this stage, then in the future, who would dare to speak a single word regarding the matters of the Sky Alliance? This sort of intangible pressure was the greatest asset of a martial artist!
This was especially so given that they came with a brazen objective, which was to find the HuangFu and Song Family heads. Yes, they had quite a few important matters to discuss with them. That way, they would have sufficient cause to send out their troops and do things more in line with his methods. There was nothing better than that!
In regards to Ling Jian's plan, Ling One as well as the other brains of the team were rendered speechless. All of them had their intestines twisted in anxiety. The young noble did mention that when things reached a certain point, they would then look for the two family heads to negotiate and that they were not going to destroy both families this time. However, he did not give a definite timing as to when the 'certain point' was going to be. And neither did he mention that they would have to go to the Shui Family to find them!
We just needed to look for HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao, so why do you have to take the bother to go for the Yin Yang Banquet hosted by the Shui Family and HuangFu Family?! That's a g*ddamned hornet's nest! You're taking too much of a risk, and it outweighs any potential benefits!
But with Ling Tian not around the base, and furthermore disappearing to the point he was completely unreachable, they couldn't ask for instructions even if they wanted to! Furthermore, if the young noble was absent, then the next-in-line for command would be Jian'ge! Ling Jian's eyes lit up at this, and he decided that he was going to use the excuse of this being the most optimal scenario during that point in time. So long as he insisted it was the best method, who would dare argue?!
If we were to survey the Ling Family comprehensively as a whole, Ling Tian, Ling Chen, and Li Xue were the only ones that Ling Jian viewed as a taboo. The last one was someone whom he recognized in his heart, yet was unwilling to say it out loud. However, since they were not present, then it was akin to when the cat's away the mice will play! The Sky Alliance's helm thus became a dictatorship under Ling Jian!
Therefore, Ling Jian jubilantly passed on the decision to proceed with his plan. There was no choice at all, as those who objected were all viciously beaten up. Those that were not convinced were also beaten till they were thoroughly convinced. This is what Ling Jian called convincing with reason. Then he passed down this threat: If the young noble returned and asked, they all had to say that this matter was discussed and arranged by all of them, with all of them agreeing to it. He as the senior tried to dissuade them, but because they were all so adamant, he had no choice but to also reluctantly follow, so as to protect them if danger befell them… If anyone happened to say something else other than the script above, then Ling Jian would thrash them!
Ling One's , as well as Ling Nineteen's duo, had to keep quiet out of fear. The trio of Ling One, Two, and Four were well known for being hard-headed inside the Sky Alliance, but in front of Ling Jian, they were akin to pliable clay. As for Nineteen and Twenty, nothing more needed to be said. They could only whisper to themselves, "Why did this Jian'ge suddenly change to become such a ferocious beast only after a few days of not seeing him? Just that last command of his, if they were to tell others about it, no one would believe it! And to think he said he was experienced and knowledgeable? If young noble were to catch wind of this, his head would have a row of swollen bumps!"
As such, Ling Jian was able to gallantly strut into the place, and because all the experts in the Shui Family were gathered in the banquet, there was no one that could spot Ling Jian and group as they walked in. Furthermore, Ling Jian even exchanged a few blows with the number one expert of the Shui Family, Shui WuPo, and in two palm strikes, managed to stand arrogantly at the entrance of the Yin Yang Banquet…
"Great martial skills! May I know your esteemed name?" Shui WuPo's face turned warm as he praised, looking at Ling Jian. This bloke was not some easy fish, to be able to hit back and forth together with him and not be at a disadvantage. His sword draw was unbelievably quick, his moves crafty, and his movements ghostly. It was on a level he had rarely seen in his entire life! This greatly interested this martial fanatic, or else, given his status, how would he be so polite towards someone who did not possess any qualifications?
"This subordinate is only a nameless pawn belonging to the Sky Alliance. Under the orders from the three leaders, I've come over bearing a verbal message for the family heads of the HuangFu and Shui Families." Ling Jian stood unafraid and upright, speaking in a deep voice, "May I know as to whether the two family heads have come to a decision?"
Among the audience, everyone's eyes revealed a trace of anger! This was simply arrogance to the point of not putting anyone in his eyes! Strangely, the exception was the Shui Grand Elder, whom eyes flashed a hint of admiration. A person with ability should have such an imposing manner! This old man gives you a thumbs up!
Both Yu BingYan and Shui QianRou had an odd expression and thought, Isn't that Ling Jian?! The two ladies did not just spend a day or two in the company of Ling Jian, and just by looking at the figure and tone they were able to easily tell that it was him. On the Yu Family's side, Yu ManTian twisted his neck from side to side, snorted as he rolled his eyes while looking up, following which he lowered his head and spat on the ground. He scolded, "Dammit, this exceeds all logic!" Other than the ladies, he was another one who could tell Ling Jian apart immediately.
Yu ManLou sized up this black-robed masked person in front of him, unknowingly feeling a sense of familiarity! He suddenly recalled that night when the Yu Family had been infiltrated, as well as that peerless martial expert, the pavilion head of the First Pavilion. Be it figure or actions, they all somewhat resembled the pavilion head. It was just that their cultivation realms were too far apart. Even if the previous person had advanced in their cultivation, it did not seem too likely, because the disparity in strength was just too wide…
As for Yu ManTian who was close to Ling Jian, he naturally could tell that this little bastard was the brat he appreciated the most. This was the reason behind his anger and agitation. What bullsh*t is this? That kid was originally not even a match for me, but look at him now, even this daddy here can't even serve as his opponent! Now long had it been? To improve at such speed, was there still justice in this world?!!
Of course, when Yu ManTian's words fell into the ears of others, it had a different connotation, which was: Even with 600-700 experts here, you still dare to come and cause trouble. Was there any reason left in this world?!
The four from Beyond Heavens exchanged a glance, before surreptitiously smiling at each other before retaking their seats. They obviously recognized the number one expert under Ling Tian. How could they forget his cruel and vomit-inducing methods of killing? However, the four of them would, of course, choose not to reveal anything. Ever since Justice passed on the Heaven Splitter to Ling Tian, the Beyond Heavens Sect had already been roped inside Ling Tian's camp. Naturally, the members would not attempt to make things difficult for Ling Tian and company, revealing his classified information.
To speak the truth, the entire Beyond Heavens Sect was also feeling a little heartache. That was the Heaven Splitter! The identity of the Master of all Under Heavens! To pass on such a tag to Ling Tian, and for him to actually have an expression as though he had been at a disadvantage, caused a few elders in Beyond Heavens to almost vomit blood when they heard about it…
Another infuriating matter that made everyone want to kill Ling Tian was that instead of using the Heaven Splitter to reap lives, he actually used it to cut stones apart… This was the Heaven Splitter, mind you!!
As such, the Beyond Heavens people had a gut full of anger towards Ling Tian! Of course, Ye QingChen's temper was a little less compared to the rest. This was because he had received plenty of benefits from Ling Tian, and he had dined and feasted to his heart's content countless times at Ling Tian's place, even having takeaways!
Ling Jian's words had barely left his mouth, and even HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao did not have the chance to speak before a hawk-nosed elder from the Above Heavens side stood up furiously and lambasted, "Egoistical brat! Who do you think you are, to come into this place to cause trouble! Are you looking for death?!"
Ling Jian instead laughed mirthlessly, his eyes like two unsheathed sharp swords as they stabbed straight onto the elder's face. A moment later, he sighed before shaking his head and saying, "Old brat, your standard is too trashy, this daddy here isn't interested."
The hawk-nosed elder felt like vomiting a mouth of blood and fainting on the spot! He could only point a finger and star at Ling Jian with bloodshot eyes, "Youyouyou…"
Ling Jian coldly snorted as he stared at HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao, drawling, "My three heads said that they were not very happy with your performance thus far. They will only give you another day to decide whether you want to ally with the Sky Alliance, or to break the ice and disappear! You two had better make your decision on what path to take soon!" His tone was no longer that of negotiation, but rather more of a superior ordering a subordinate. He even ignored the hawk-nosed elder that was off to the side!
Ling Jian was only a single person, yet he held his ground, full of confidence as his eyes swept around the room, not evening putting these 600 experts present in his eyes! In the eyes of bystanders, it was as though Ling Jian had behind him the support of over a thousand troops and soldiers, as well as a monstrous influence backing him!
The elders from the Yu Family let out cold snorts, about to rush forth, but with a signal from Yu ManLou, they immediately snapped out of their fury, sitting back down. The black-robed man had trespassed into the Shui Family's courtyard this time, and furthermore was only looking for trouble with the Song and HuangFu Families. The more they fought, the better it would be for the Yu Family! Naturally, Yu ManLou would not allow his own people to stand up for the two families.
Shui ManKong's expression darkened, as he coldly spoke, "You're from the Sky Alliance?!"
Ling Jian's black robes fluttered as though dissolving the aura of Shui ManKong's anger, as he coldly retorted, "You're the Shui Family Head, Shui ManKong?"
"What guts!"
"Audacious!"
The various members of the Shui Family immediately showed their discontent.
Shui ManKong waved his hand, a look of deep contemplation on his face as he spoke, "With your current level of martial arts, how could you merely be a nameless pawn? Could it be that inside the Sky Alliance, you're actually not one of the heads?!" Shui ManKong had begun to put up his guard. From his tone, one could immediately infer that this person was indeed here on orders! This mysterious person had skills that were no less than the Shui Family's number one expert Shui WuPo, but with such unrivaled skills, he was merely an underling! If that was the case, then to what extent had the abilities of the three heads reached? The more he thought about it, the more he realized that he was drenched in cold sweat! Shui ManKong's voice could not help but carry a few more hints of politeness.
Ling Jian only smiled coldly in response, "I have fulfilled my orders, so this subordinate will first bid farewell!" Shui ManKong was, in the end, Shui QianRou's father, and with her already being recognized as a partner of Ling Tian, Shui ManKong could be said to be Ling Tian's father-in-law. As such, even with Ling Jian's natural arrogance, he did not dare to disrespect him. Thus, he did not flaunt his words of 'Your father' here and there!
Ling Jian swept his black robes to the side, preparing to leave. In actual fact, he was extremely disappointed. During the confrontation, he could already see that while there were experts aplenty, no one really wished to take action. This might be the Shui Family's territory, but in the hearts of the two families, the upcoming battle between themselves was more important compared to himself!
The remainder aside, the Beyond Heavens Sect would definitely not make a move. Whether the Above Heavens Sect made a move or stayed put did not matter, as Ling Jian saw with a glance that none of them was his match at all! Even if the three of them were to go against him, he could take them together. There would be no meaning in such a battle! If so, then what was the point in him staying?
Anyways, since his main objective was already met. That was utter deterrence! After this matter was over, even if the Shui Family wished to oppose the Sky Alliance, they would still have to weigh the benefits properly! For someone like Ling Jian, who was able to go head on with Shui WuPo without any disadvantage, could be said to be as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. In fact, their numbers probably could not even add up to five fingers on a hand! These were people that could not and should not be provoked!
"Wait!" Shui WuPo suddenly shot out, "It won't be too late to leave after fighting once with me!" His eyes were filled with the excitement of meeting an equal!
"Sou!" Ling Jian's rising body suddenly shot back down, floating slightly above the ground. With his body inclined forward, he drew out his sword and cut down. Shui WuPo retaliated by stabbing out, and as both swords neared, Shui WuPo's sword seemed to split into three and then another three, forming nine exquisite sword blossoms as they intersected each other, surrounding Ling Jian completely!
"Good move!" Ling Jian shouted out, before violently waving the black iron sword in his hand. With a loud hum, a resplendent white ray of light lit up before everyone's eyes. This was actually sword energy that had been fully materialized, turning into something akin to a wall in midair!
The nine sword blossoms from Shui WuPo's sword pierced the wall of sword light, urged on with the full strength of his cultivation!
A loud explosion was heard before the sound akin to tinkling glass rang out. The white wall of sword light had shattered like a huge piece of glass, but yet there was nothing physical on the floor.
The black-robed man originally standing at the door had already disappeared. Shui WuPo's sword had already been sheathed, and he was standing at the doorstep, with a crestfallen expression.
"Grand Elder, how are you?"
Shui WuPo's eyes were fixed on a certain direction outside the room, and his expression fluctuated irregularly, before he suddenly shouted loudly, "After the generational battles, I wish to fight properly with you! Do you agree?!"
From afar floated a cold and monotonous voice, "If you're still alive three days later, it won't be too late to make an appointment. Better change your sword first, though."
Shui WuPo snorted in reply before turning to walk back to his place. However, a clattering sound suddenly rang out from his sword sheath, causing his face to change greatly. His hand immediately darted to the sword hilt and tugged it out, only to see that the sword hilt was all that was left of his sword!
His sword sheath slipped out of his hand and dropped on the floor. With a series of tinkling sounds, more than ten pieces of broken sword shards scattered all over the floor. Under the glare of the lights, it resembled the stars in a night sky, shining like a pair of bright eyes.
Everyone instantly gasped in shock. At the exact point when they crossed swords, the opponent actually managed to shatter Shui WuPo's sword into bits! No wonder he would say, "Better change your sword first, though!" As it turned out, the sword in that black-robed man's hand was actually a rarely seen peerless weapon!
Everyone was aware that Shui WuPo had always stuck to using the most ordinary steel sword, because based on his own words, so long as his martial arts reached an extreme, even a flying petal or a floating leaf could all turn into peerless instruments of slaughter! However, today's episode totally changed the mindset of Shui WuPo at this moment.
Looking at the strewn shards of his sword on the ground, Shui WuPo suddenly burst into laughter. He laughed long and hard, and waved his hand, causing all the shards to vanish. He returned back to his seat and calmly sat down, with a neutral expression, as though nothing had ever happened.
HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao's expressions looked like sh*t. The duo never thought that even after reaching the most restricted area in the Shui Family, the Sky Alliance would still dare to come looking for them. Furthermore, they even chose to come knocking in such a brazen and arrogant manner, before easily leaving unimpeded!
If that was the case, then even though the land below the heavens was vast, where would be a safe place for them to hide? There was nowhere! Could it be that they had to watch their hundred-odd years of foundations destroyed in their very own hands?!
If they did not wish to be vanquished, then could it be that they had to surrender? Forever living as subordinates under someone, to be ordered around like mules?
HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao glanced at each other, seeing the bitterness in each other's eyes. That was the bitter sensation of impending doom, but unable to do anything to prevent it!
Yu ManLou, on the other hand, had a contemplative expression on his face. Could it be that his conjecture was wrong? This person might not be the First Pavilion Head, but their martial arts obviously looked like they were from the same sect. This point was undeniable. Following this conjecture, could it be then that the First Pavilion actually did not belong to Ling Tian? And was actually the asset of the Sky Alliance? He himself had long heard of the fame of the Sky Alliance, but all along he simply treated them as an upstart. However, it seemed now that this bunch of upstarts actually possessed enough influence to change the playing field in the Heavenly Wind Continent! Actually, the strength the Sky Alliance now possessed could be said to be above that of the Shui Family with a millennium of accumulation. If they were to combine with the mysterious First Pavilion…
Could it be that in this great showdown of vying for supremacy, he had to add the Sky Alliance as another one of his opponents?
The more he thought along this line, the more Yu ManLou started to panic and be filled with anxiety. As for whatever was mentioned in the meeting after, he basically did not pay the least bit of attention, and it was only after he realized that everyone was staring at him did he realize that the banquet had already begun.
What followed next was the opponents who were supposed to face each other would come up and offer a toast to each other. This wine was termed as the Dissolving Grudges Wine, and after toasting and downing this cup, no matter who died in whose hands, there would be no grudges nor hatred. Life and death would be completely based on your own capabilities, as well as fate.
Under everyone's gazes, two similarly heaven toppling beauties both cradled their wine cups as they stood up. Their eyes locked, and they stated their intentions at the same time, lifting their heads to down the cup in one go.
Shui ManKong's eyes twinkled as he smiled, "Brother Yu, is that your niece BingYan? Indeed a beauty, an outstanding one among her peers too!" Shui ManKong had long found out that his daughter's opponent this time, the little princess of the Yu Family, was actually a cripple that could not learn martial arts. However, sweeping a glance at her showed that the lady was actually full of spirit, and even possessed a demeanor similar to that of a first-rate expert. Just how was this supposed to be a cripple? Even if one started to practice martial arts since they were young, it was still a momentous task to reach such a level! She was completely not inferior to even his daughter, Shui QianRou, whom he was proudest of!
"That's right, this is my humble niece Yu BingYan. BingYan, why are you still not greeting Uncle Shui?" Yu ManLou naturally knew what was going on in Shui ManKong's mind, but he was not worried at all. He even cast a look of disdain towards Shui MaKong as he thought, 'My niece came this time to give her life away, what are you so afraid of?!' However, how could Yu ManLou have foreseen that concern breeds confusion? Shui ManKong actually intended to send his daughter back to Heavenly Star after the battles this time, for her to stay and live together with Ling Tian. How could he allow his daughter to be in such danger?!
Chapter 648: Third Master Battles
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yu ManLou had already taken a look at Yu BingYan's condition. While Yu BingYan's condition had taken a turn for the better and she had even cultivated some inner qi, she was still a distance away from Shui QianRou from the Shui Family. There wasn't a need for Yu ManLou to resort to any underhanded means and Yu BingYan would definitely perish in the upcoming battle!
Shui ManKong looked at Yu BingYan with an investigative look before praising, "This niece is indeed a gentle and tender individual. I heard that you suffered from a huge sickness since you were young. Looking at you today, you should have recovered from your illness completely. What a blessed event."
Yu BingYan's face reddened and she replied respectfully, "BingYan was lucky and Senior Justice from Beyond Heavens cured me."
Shui ManKong burst out with a hearty laugh and said, "I see! It seems like you are truly a fortunate individual."
Yu BingYan bowed slightly and replied, "Uncle is too kind."
After which, Shui ManKong stopped his conversation with Yu BingYan. He could already tell that while this lady in front of him wasn't weak, she definitely wasn't a match for his daughter. If that's the case, regardless of whether or not her illness was genuine or feigned, the only important thing would be for his daughter to emerge victorious and keep her life.
Yu BingYan's words immediately drew the attention of Ye QingChen and the others from Beyond Heavens. They knew that Yu BingYan's Divine Black Negative Meridians was an incurable illness, and even if Justice was able to cure her it was impossible to transform her into a martial arts expert within such a short period of time! However, Yu BingYan was obviously cured and she had even pushed all the responsibility to Justice. How could the four of them not be filled with doubts at the moment?
"Oh? I heard that little princess' illness was the extremely rare Divine Black Negative Meridians and you have the pure Yin element body. The Divine Black Negative Meridians should be an incurable illness. Could it be that Justice truly has the capability to reverse Yin and Yang and go against the heavens? I am truly in disbelief." An eccentric voice sounded from the number three figure in the Shui Family, Shui ManCheng.
His son died a miserable death and he was filled with extreme grief. He originally wished for Shui QianHuan and Shui QianRou to die in the generational battle for his anger to be quelled. However, he never expected that Shui QianHuan would be saved by Justice and Shui QianRou's opponent was obviously weaker than her. This meant that both of Shui ManKong's children would definitely survive the battle. This was something unacceptable to Shui ManCheng!
Shui ManCheng's heart was filled with darkness. If he lost his descendants, Shui ManKong must also lose all of his descendants! Why should his son be the only one to perish while the children to others could be allowed to be alive and kicking?!
Shui ManCheng's words immediately incited fury from both families. Shui ManKong was reminded of how his own son was killed by Shui QianHuan and hearing that Shui ManCheng actually wanted the death of his daughter, he was consumed with rage and had the urge to strangle Shui ManCheng to death at the next instant!
Before Shui ManKong could say a thing, Yu ManTian had already jumped out of his seat. Yu ManTian's opponent this time was Shui ManCheng and he looked at Shui ManCheng with disdain, "Shui ManCheng, what kind of thing can you be considered to be? Do you have the rights to say anything here? How is it any of your business that my niece's illness was cured? Darn b*st*rd, is your skin being itchy and seeking a beating? Come come come, let this Third Master fulfill your wishes!"
The moment Yu ManTian opened his mouth, expletives flew out without restraint and Shui ManCheng was angered to the point his face flushed red, "Yu ManTian! You actually have the cheek to call yourself the Third Master of the Yu Family with that upbringing of yours? You darn b*st*rd! You are no different from a hooligan on the streets! Who is the darn a**hole who didn't know how to pull his pants up and had you as a child? What has my question has got to do with a b*st*rd like you? For your Yu Family to be a sore loser and be as despicable to find someone to pose as Yu BingYan, you still don't dare to let me ask a few simple questions? Are you feeling guilty from your misdeeds?"
Yu ManTian raised his legs and the table in front of him flew towards Shui ManCheng. His muscles all flexed up and the chest area of his shirt ripped open, revealing his thick black chest hair. Charging forward at Shui ManCheng, he roared, "F**k you sixth uncle Shui ManCheng, you dare to curse this Third Master? Your Shui Family are the b*st*rds who are the sore losers! A**holes with the guilty conscience! I f**k your &#($*#@…."
As the endless profanities were being spewed out, the two of them looked as though they were about to break out in a fight. Their eyes were completely red as they stared at each other as though there was a sea of enmity between them. Anyone who saw their current appearances would not believe that this was the first time that they had seen each other and would definitely think that there was a life or death enmity between them…
The Shui Family's banquet had already turned into a shouting contest between them! These two third masters were both filled with profanities and were even more rascally than the hooligans in the street!
Yu ManTian had been holding in his anger for a full month already. Ever since Yu ManLou insisted on sending Yu BingYan to her death, Yu ManTian was angered to the point that he was about to explode. He was the matchmaker for the marriage between the Yu and Ling Families and he was extremely fond of both Yu BingYan and Ling Tian. With Yu ManLou's decision, Yu ManTian felt as though he did not have the face to see the world any longer!
These last few days, he would always glare at Yu ManLou provocatively whenever he saw Yu ManLou. Yu ManLou naturally wouldn't go down to his level and thus he had a belly full of unvented anger. The innocent victims of his anger would naturally be the warriors of the Yu Family who came with him to Heavenly Wind. Anyone who saw him would not have a good time and all of the Yu Family warriors avoided him as though he was the plague.
Even the First Elder of the Yu Family, Yu ChongXiao, who exited his seclusion for this trip was also given a good scolding by Yu ManTian. At the very end of the journey, even Yu BingYan's father, Yu ManTang could not escape from Yu ManTian and was being cursed for selling his daughter for glory.
Now that Shui ManCheng began doubting Yu BingYan's identity and even cursed the Yu Family for being sore losers, Yu ManTian was like a pack of firecrackers that had been ignited. He finally had the chance to vent his anger and thus the result was this shouting contest…
Shui ManCheng's only son had just passed away and he was already in grief. He would vent his anger on whoever he saw. Now that he met Yu ManTian, it was like dry wood meeting with fire. He was instantly ignited and charged at Yu ManTian without any hesitation.
Seeing the two Third Masters about to break out into a fight before the generational battle even began, everyone present was dumbfounded. The moment these two lunatics broke out into a fight, it would probably be impossible to break the fight up without one of them falling.
Yu ManLou and Shui ManKong shouted at the two of them to stop at the same time but they both refused to listen. Shui ManCheng did not place Shui ManKong in his sights at all and thus ignored his words completely. As for Yu ManTian, he already had a belly full of anger towards his big brother. Now that he had the opportunity to vent his anger, not to mention Yu ManLou, even if a celestial being descended from the skies, he would still fight to his heart's content first!
"Stop them!" Shui ManKong and Yu ManLou ordered at the same time.
The experts of the Yu and Shui Families rushed forward and tackled the two third masters onto the ground when they were just an arm's length away from each other. Their faces were already so near each other but they were unable to fight to their heart's content!
Shui ManCheng glared at Yu ManTian and spat a mouthful of spittle in his face. Yu ManTian flew into a rage and spat a mouthful of spittle in return. Very quickly, their shouting contest became a fight of spitting at each other. However, things did not end there. Yu ManTian was still dissatisfied and circulating his inner qi, he forced himself to vomit out everything that he had eaten in Shui ManCheng's face. A stench immediately filled the entire room and the brows of everyone present twitched.
The experts from both the families immediately covered their noses with one of their hand while using the other arm to drag these two third masters apart from each other as though they were two dead pigs. Ten long white marks made from their nails scratching the ground could be seen as the two third masters were dragged away unwillingly.
Yu ManLou and Shui ManKong were angered to the point their veins were bulging.
The moment the two third masters were dragged back, they immediately became active again. The moment Shui ManCheng jumped up from the ground, he smelled the stench all over his face and could not help but puke out his meal as well… Yu ManTian wiped off the spittle on his face and began cursing like no tomorrow again…
Yu ManLou's figure disappeared and with a loud slapping sound, he gave Yu ManTian a tight slap and berated, "Shut your trap!"
Yu ManTian glared at Yu ManLou and roared back, "This daddy isn't convinced, come and bite me if you want!"
Yu ManLou was completely enraged.
After the mess created by these two individuals, the close to a thousand people in the hall lost all of their appetites. They all had odd expressions on their faces and had the urge to puke out whatever they had eaten…
While these two third masters did not end up fighting, the chaos created would definitely go down in the history books. The whole hall was extremely silent as everyone in the hall looked at each other speechlessly.
All of a sudden, a ripping sound could be heard and all of them turned to take a look. After venting all of his anger and vomiting out what he had eaten, Yu ManTian felt his stomach growl and thus ripped off a chicken leg and enjoyed the delicacy. Seeing everyone look at him, Third Master Yu lifted up his wine flask and drank it all in a single breath.
On the other side, the Third Master of the Shui Family had already vomited to the point he was devoid of energy… While they were both Third Masters, the difference between these two Third Masters was stark!
As everyone looked at Yu ManTian enjoying his chicken leg and thought about his face full of spittle, they were all dumbfounded. They felt as though there were worms crawling in their throat…
Finally, a few of them could not take it any longer and turned around to puke. After the first person began puking, it was as though a chain reaction was set off and many others followed…
Only the two Family Heads, Shui WuBo and Yu ManTang were able to keep their cool!
The banquet of the Shui Family had ended in such a manner with everyone puking like no tomorrow. All of those who participated in the banquet seemed to have gone through a large battle as they walked weakly out of the hall.
When the banquet was announced to have ended, Third Master Yu had still shouted out, "I haven't had enough!" He then stood up and began grabbing the various delicacies in front of him and eating it without any concern for table manners.
Yu ManLou shook his head with a sigh and Yu ManTang was completely embarrassed. Yu BingYan covered her mouth as she giggled and all the other Yu Family warriors opened up their gap with Yu ManTian and used their action to show that 'they did not know' who Yu ManTian was. As for the warriors of the Shui Family, they all looked at Yu ManTian with disdain in their eyes.
This fellow truly threw all of our face away today. Yu ManLou hatefully glared at his third brother and had the urge to give Yu ManTian a good beating. Just when he was about to announce his farewell, a mellow crash sounded from afar.
Everyone was taken aback and their footsteps halted. Following that, an overbearing aura could be felt in the entire hall. This overbearing aura was powerful to the point it covered all of Mount Vacant! At this moment, everyone felt as though the whole heavens were crashing down on them! They did not even have the ability to think about resisting this might!
If there was a deity in the world, this aura being given out must definitely belong to a deity! Such an aura had probably exceeded the realm of the martial way! This was a realm that had already exceeded all of their understanding!
All of their faces immediately turned pale without exception!
Just who could have such a frightening aura?! If this individual attacked them in the hall right now, wouldn't all of them be like lambs to the slaughter?
Yu ManLou fixed his gaze on Shui ManKong as he tried to deduce if this peerless expert was someone from the Shui Family! After all, they were in Heavenly Wind and in the territory of the Shui Family. For a heaven-defying character to appear at this moment, how could Yu ManLou not feel his heart burn with anxiousness?
With just a single glance, Yu ManLou was certain that this individual did not belong to the Shui Family. At this moment, all of the Shui Family members were also filled with absolute shock! This included both Shui WuBo and Shui ManKong! If that's the case, Yu ManLou could be slightly at ease. Regardless of how high this expert's martial arts were, as long as he was like Justice and did not belong to any factions, roaming the world as he wished, he would not affect Yu ManLou's master plan! It was very likely that this individual who made a sudden appearance was such an individual. After all, they had not heard about such a character before today!
Shui ManKong and the others were also filled with unease at this moment. Just what was the meaning of such a powerful aura appearing at this moment? Could he be from the Yu Family? If not, why would this aura only appear the moment the members of the Yu Family arrived?
As such, just when Yu ManLou was studying Shui ManKong, Shui ManKong was also studying Yu ManLou's expression. Upon witnessing the reaction of the other party, Shui ManKong also felt at ease. Since Yu ManLou's first reaction was to look at him, it proved that this individual did not belong to the Yu Family! Since he did not belong to the Yu Family, he just had to ensure that they respected him from afar. Such an individual would probably not interfere with the conflicts in the pugilistic world and it was very likely that he belonged to Heavenly Wind. As long as his family treated this expert with gifts and politeness, perhaps they could…
As the two Family Heads looked at each other, they both let out a dry chuckle at the same time. However, they did not understand what they were laughing about. Was it a laugh of ease or one of self-mockery? Their myriad feelings within the laughter were ones that even they did not understand.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, both families went their own way and went back to rest. There wasn't a need for them to think about anything else at the moment except for the final battle three days from now.
While the banquet was ruined, it was still considered a banquet!
The day after tomorrow would be the day that separated life from death for many of them!
However, it was far too early for Yu ManLou to be at ease. He never imagined that the source of this frightening aura did not belong to the Shui Family or anyone from the Heavenly Wind Continent. If given a choice, Yu ManLou would probably wish that he belonged to someone from the Shui Family!
That was because this expert was actually Ling Tian! Yu ManLou's biggest opponent in his life! Could it be that Ling Tian's martial arts had truly reached the peak of perfection? If not, why would he be able to release a deity like pressure?
On the east peak of Mount Vacant and in the cave.
On the ground, a gigantic ball similar to a silk cocoon gradually expanded and bloated up as though it was a deflated ball being pumped up with air. After a series of bloating up and then flattening down, the silk ball began expanding at a visible rate… A crackling sound was then heard, and with a mellow bang the silk ball exploded into a ball of mist, revealing a naked human body within. The skin of this human body was completely fair and glowing. Even the most beautiful lady in the world would not have such beautiful skin.
This person was naturally Ling Tian!
The aura that Yu ManLou and the others felt was the explosive force during the explosion of the silk ball. After remodeling Ling Tian's body, the remaining ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk was dispersed through the force of the explosion. How could the mere strength of humans be compared to the accumulation of ten thousand years in nature? It was no wonder that everyone would be filled with shock and fear.
Ling Tian was naturally unaware that he had unknowingly shocked the experts of both the Heavenly Wind and Heavenly Star Continents! If he knew about it, he would have definitely burst out into laughter.
Chapter 649: Peak of Emptiness
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
It was as though Ling Tian had been through a terrible nightmare and endured an endless series of torture throughout his nightmare. It was as though he experienced all eighteen levels of hell before going through it over and over again. Up until the very end where Ling Tian's body was no longer aching, Ling Tian's thoughts had still remained in that horrifying dreamscape and his powerful mental will was on the brink of collapse!
Thankfully, he had finally soldiered through all of that!
Following this loud explosion, Ling Tian finally regained his consciousness. The first instinct upon regaining his consciousness was to cry out in pain but he was surprised to realize that his whole body was filled with a warm fuzzy feeling of comfort. He could not help but be startled and his eyes opened widely with his body shooting up.
The first thing which entered his sights was little young noble Ling standing up straight as though it was saying hi to him. Ling Tian cried out in misery. Just what is going on? Could it be that I was raped during this period of unconsciousness?! While he had the urge to feel his bum, he managed to resist the urge!
If not, why would I be completely naked? Young noble Ling wanted to burst out into tears. Just why did he have such miserable luck? Every time he met with a fortuitous encounter, he would always end up completely naked. The last time, he was still seen naked by an old man many times his age! All of a sudden, Ling Tian realized that it didn't seem to matter even if he was raped by someone else. As long as the other party wasn't a man, he wouldn't be bothered by it.
As Ling Tian wanted to get up from the ground, he realized that his whole body didn't seem to properly obey his commands. After standing up, Ling Tian attempted to take a step forward only to plunge face-first into the wall in front of him.
"F**k! What is going on?" Ling Tian supported his naked body against the wall as he tried to recall what happened when he was unconscious.
"Could this be the outcome of me consuming that spiritual milk?" Ling Tian muttered under his breath. He then suddenly felt an intense pain coming from below, and lowering his head to take a look he saw that little young noble Ling was the one who took the first impact to the wall. Regardless of how strong a man was, his little brother would still be very soft. After all, it was the most important jewels of a man. Ling Tian quickly circulated his inner qi and activated his inner vision to check on his little brother.
Who would have thought that the moment he circulated his inner qi, all of the pain in his groin completely disappeared? Furthermore, his inner qi made a full revolution on its own as though it was alive, with a speed three times faster than before! Ling Tian suppressed his feelings of surprise as he calmed his heart down to observe the changes in his body…
He was overjoyed!
Ling Tian could clearly feel that the moment his inner qi was circulated, it immediately filled his entire body. Not only did the feeling of pain disappear completely, it was as though all of the meridians in his body did not exist any longer. It was as though there was a large highway in his body and his inner qi could flow freely without the slightest bit of obstruction. This was a shocking phenomenon that would only happen when someone opened up all of their acupoints and meridians!
Ling Tian suppressed the joy in his heart again and began chanting the incantation for his Divine Shocking Dragon Formula. From the first level, his inner qi began to circulate, all the way to the ninth… tenth… eleventh…
Just as Ling Tian had expected, he finally achieved a breakthrough in the eleventh stage and he was fully able to control his inner qi of the eleventh stage. He then began reciting the incantations for the twelfth stage. Ling Tian was shocked to realize that there wasn't the slightest bit of obstruction and he broke through into the twelfth stage smoothly!
He broke through in a single attempt!
Ling Tian was in complete disbelief. This was the twelfth stage which no one had managed to attain for the past thousand years. Why would he achieve a breakthrough so easily? Could it be an illusion or his own imagination?! However, everything was far too realistic, so how could it be fake?! Just when he was still hesitating, Ling Tian suddenly thought about the spiritual milk which he had just ingested and came to a realization filled with both shock and a lingering fear!
My goodness! Could this be a celestial elixir from the heavens? After drinking this thing, I actually made an impossible breakthrough as though I was sitting in a rocket! Despite the pain being completely unbearable, it was just too worth it. Even if I have to go through it again… Hmm, it's best that I don't go through it again. That experience was truly too horrifying!
Wait! While I finally managed to break through into the twelfth stage, there is still a final thirteenth stage behind it!
Empty!
The thirteenth Divine Shocking Dragon Formula stage only had a single word: Empty! This was the incantation! The only incantation!
What kind of an incantation was this? Empty?!
Ling Tian fell into deep thought for a long while and got more and more confused as he thought about it. All of a sudden, he felt his inner qi rumbling around uncontrollably and he was dizzy. This was a strength which he had just acquired after all and he was still unable to utilize it as he wished. He could not help but curse, "Empty! Empty your head! Isn't this torturing this daddy here?!"
Ling Tian flew into a huge rage and his naked body also became agitated. Something that he didn't notice was that little young noble Ling also lifted its head up in anger but was unable to vent it!
The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. If Ling Tian had not broken through to the twelfth stage, he would not have been so frustrated at the moment. After all, he still had a target to work towards. But now that his inner qi had broken through into the peak of the twelfth stage with some remaining momentum left over, wouldn't it be a wonderful feeling for him to breakthrough into the thirteenth stage in one go?
However, he did not have any incantation or even hints at this very moment! It was as though there was a huge treasure vault in front of him but the lock on the vault was one that he could not break open no matter how hard he tried!
Even with his strength, he was unable to break the lock and could not obtain the treasure on the inside.
Thus, Ling Tian was completely crazy!
"Of all things to leave behind, why do you have to leave behind a single 'empty' word? Wouldn't emptiness signify that there is nothing at all? If there is nothing at all, what would there be to cultivate?" Ling Tian continued ranting with anger, "Of all things for me to comprehend, why do you want me to comprehend emptiness? D*mmit!"
All of a sudden, it was as though Ling Tian was struck by lightning as he fell into a daze and repeated the words which he said in a fit of rage, "Emptiness means that there is nothing! Comprehend emptiness! Comprehend… emptiness…"
What is there to cultivate if there is nothing?
Ling Tian was in a complete daze.
A lock would naturally require the key to open it and that was the hint to the location of the key. The most important thing was whether or not Ling Tian could understand the hint!
Emptiness signified that there was nothing. It meant that there wasn't a need to be stubborn about anything. One should just let go of everything and that would signify nothingness. Nothingness referred to the entire world and everything! Everything was emptiness!
Having was the same as losing? Losing was the same as having? The sky was the earth? The earth was the sky? What was the earth? What was the sky? What is man? Where is man? Where is where?
All of these thoughts flowed through Ling Tian's brain rapidly without stopping. At this moment, Ling Tian felt as though his head was about to explode and he felt an immense headache. He then let out a loud roar, "Since the sky is empty, the earth is empty, you are empty and I am empty, what is the point for me to comprehend emptiness?!"
Boom!
Ling Tian's spirit was suddenly silent and completely empty without a single speck of dust!
Since there wasn't anything within it, how would there be any dust?!
If someone was present here, he would definitely be filled with shock. While Ling Tian was standing on the spot without moving, it was impossible to see or even feel the naked man in the middle of the room. While Ling Tian's body had physical substance, it had already become one with the rocks, air, and dust in the entire mountain.
This was a mysterious feeling and Ling Tian felt as though he was like Sun WuKong having the ability to make seventy-two transformations. On the mountains, he could join together with the rocks. In the water, he would naturally become the stream. In the sky, he would be the snow-white clouds and blue sky…
He did not even need to intentionally maintain such a state and would be able to naturally remain in this profound and mysterious state!
One becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes eight… He becomes infinity, becomes the blue sky and white clouds, becomes a part of the world and then returns back to emptiness. The emptiness gives birth to ten thousand creatures and the ten thousand creatures return to one.
"I finally understand!" Ling Tian's eyes were clear as water. "In the martial way, martial was martial, the way was the way. The martial way was just the way of martial arts. It has nothing got to do with the way at all! The way refers to the sky and earth, it refers to the numerous creatures in the world. It is emptiness! It is an emptiness that can contain everything!"
With a casual wave of his hands, Jun ZhanTian's secret manuals that were on the ground flew into his hand as though there were invisible threads pulling on them. Ling Tian then burst out into laughter and said, "Since the way is emptiness, it means that the way was just bullsh*t! It was even worse that bullsh*t! What is the point of pursuing it? As long as one lives according to his wishes and leads a carefree life, who can say that it isn't the way? When one follows his heart, what wouldn't he be able to accomplish?!"
"Having children and enjoying their company, isn't that also the way?"
"Since everything is emptiness, then wouldn't fighting for hegemony and massacring the masses be also the way?"
"Having a high moral standing and worrying about the happiness of the world, isn't that also the way?"
"Being a despicable and unscrupulous individual while scheming behind the scenes, could it also be the way?"
"Leading an ordinary life and being in the lowest rung of society, could it also be the way?"
"Hahaha… Every living being in the world, be it flora or fauna, aren't they also the existence of the way? Every possible path in the world can also be the way and since every path is the way, where would there be sin? Sin is also emptiness and is also the way!"
"Following your heart and doing as you wish would be the best way!"
"Since they are all the way and they are all emptiness, why would there be a need to talk about the way? What is emptiness?" Ling Tian smiled proudly, "The so-called 'way', so-called emptiness, are no more than just a single word!"
"HAHAHAHA, it is only a single word, just a single word! Hahaha…"
"Senior Jun ZhanTian, I shall take my leave!"
At this moment, Ling Tian's problem was solved and he was in an extremely good mood. Without seeing him make a visible move, his figure gradually faded away in the stone chamber and disappeared without a trace. With a loud bang, the hundreds of feet of tunnels within the cave collapsed!
Ling Tian's figure drifted up in the wind and he floated up to the peak of the cliff as though he was a light cloud. His actions were extremely fluid and carefree as he scaled the cliff as though it was flat ground! He was still completely naked at this moment but he did not have a single trace of awkwardness or feel out of place. He flew up the cliff boldly and then disappeared mysteriously.
From afar, a flurry of footsteps could be heard. The loud commotion from the collapse of the cave had attracted the attention of the Shui Family members.
A short while later, Ling Tian walked out of Mount Vacant neatly dressed and made his way to Jade River City happily.
With Ling Tian's martial arts at the moment, not to mention snatching a set of clothes from the Shui Family guard, even if he had to strip Shui ManKong naked, it wouldn't be too difficult a task. But after a moment of consideration, Ling Tian decided to not create trouble for his future father-in-law and only knocked two guards out magnanimously. Stripping both of them naked, he put on one set of clothes and used the other set to make a small bag to store the martial arts formula and King Solomon's seal. Then, he carried the bag and walked towards the city like a working adult going out for work. However, the speed of this working adult was truly too frightening. Despite Mount Vacant being almost 200 miles away from Jade River City, he only took less than two hours to arrive at a restaurant in the city.
After ordering his dishes and wine, the starving young noble Ling realized that he did not even have a single tael on silver on him. He was angered to the point his face turned green. No wonder he felt that something was strange when he was stripping the two guards naked. It turns out that these two fellows did not have a single cent on them! They were two classic broke people!
Ling Tian was furious! Was the Shui Family poor to such a point? Why would their guards be completely penniless? After flipping through his pockets countless times, he only found cloth and nothing else.
No matter how angry he was, Ling Tian still had his ways. He would still order the dishes and wine he wanted to eat. In any case, this wasn't the first time he freeloaded a meal and this single meal of his probably wouldn't make the boss of this restaurant go bankrupt. Looking at the fat belly of the boss, it was obvious that he was definitely a wealthy individual. For this young noble to eat a free meal today, I am robbing the rich to feed the poor and serving justice to the world! Having riches is emptiness, being broke is emptiness, since everything is emptiness, why would there be a need to pay?
Thinking about that, Ling Tian immediately felt better. He is such a wealthy individual whereas I cannot even afford a meal. Isn't this considered robbing the rich to feed the poor? I can also help this fellow do a good deed and ensure that he will not go down to hell after his death. This young noble is trying to save him. Mmm, I am trying to save him and am doing a good deed.
Besides that, this restaurant is a property of the HuangFu Family? To think that there are still fishes that escaped the net? If that's the case, I must all the more sponge off of them! In any case, the HuangFu Family is going to disappear very soon.
As such, Ling Tian purposely ordered all of the expensive dishes and began his feast. After coming out, he found out that he had stayed a full three days in the cave and the generational battle between the Shui and Yu Family was beginning in another three days. After not eating anything for three days and nights, it was no wonder that his stomach was rumbling. No matter how high his martial arts was, he was still made of flesh and blood. When his stomach was empty, he would still have to eat!
As though a gust of whirlwind blew past, the dishes on the table were swept clean. The fat boss had a big smile on his face. Just what Ling Tian had eaten alone would bring a full twenty taels of silver in profit. Their restaurant had never been afraid of those with big appetites. The more he ate the better!
Breaking a pair of bamboo chopsticks casually, Ling Tian casually waved his hands and it was shaved down into a toothpick. As he picked his tooth with the toothpick, he waved his hands at the boss and said, "Bill."
The fat boss bounced over happily, "Sir, are you done eating? Ah ah, let us round the figure down to twenty taels of silver. We can forget about the small change." As he said that, he stretched his hands out to receive the money.
"Oh, the dishes aren't too bad and it wasn't too expensive either." Ling Tian replied. The fat boss was overjoyed when he heard that. Ling Tian was truly like a fat lamb in front of him. As long as this fat lamb came once every few days, he would definitely become rich!
"Put it on my tab." Ling Tian added, "I didn't bring any money."
The fat boss sucked in a deep breath and he forced a smile, "Sir… are you joking?"
"Who is joking with you? Do you think that you are even worthy of me to joke with you?" Ling Tian rolled his eyes as he put his feet on the bench looking like a hoodlum, "What are you waiting here for? Are you trying to put up a show in front of me?"
As he said that, Ling Tian stood up and began walking out of the restaurant.
"You… stop there!" The fat boss was angered to the point his eyes widened like saucers as he sneered, "You dare to leave?! Do you know where you are right now? You actually dare to have a free meal in my Superior Fragrance Restaurant? Men, catch this brat who dares to freeload a meal. I will let him know what it means to feel comfortable over here! This little brat doesn't look too bad. Don't wreck his face! If he really doesn't have money on him, we can sell him to the Refined Leisure Courtyard for a good price!"
As the other customers saw that things were going to get messy, they immediately threw down their money and ran out of the restaurant without waiting for their change. It wasn't that they didn't want to stay behind and watch the show, but they knew that the show of the HuangFu Family's business was not one that they could watch. Thus, they all fled the place as quickly as possible and the whole place was immediately emptied.
A few burly men then charged into the restaurant with a baleful aura as they looked at Ling Tian with a malevolent grin, "Little brat, you are in deep trouble. Why didn't you pick a better place to freeload a meal?"
Ling Tian looked at the burly men with interest. "Oh? Isn't it just a single meal? Could it be that bad? Where is the Refined Leisure Courtyard? Somewhere for me to perform hard labor?"
The fat boss looked at Ling Tian with a lecherous smile on his face. He then looked at the burly man and said, "Ah'Hei, this little brat is truly refined and he looks pretty good. Doesn't the second young noble like handsome young men like him the most? It would be a waste to send him to the Refined Leisure Courtyard directly. Hehehe, why don't we send him to the second young noble?"
Chapter 650: Utterly Insane
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Ah'Hei sniggered as he replied, "The second young noble will certainly deem him as a precious treasure, which will fetch quite the tidy sum for us, haha! Just like that time, when you sent over those homosexuals, didn't the second young noble give you a thousand taels of silver as a reward?"
Black lines appeared on Ling Tian's forehead at this time, and he almost regurgitated all that he had just eaten. Damn it, this young noble only wanted to poke fun at them, to think that I landed myself in such a disgusting situation! Never did I expect that the HuangFu Family would deal in such matters, and their second young noble to be a homosexual himself!
"You're seeking death!" Ling Tian did not have the patience to continue hearing. Rage burst out from his heart and head, and a sense of viciousness surged out from his guts. He put out a hand and dragged the still laughing Ah'Hei over, just like grabbing a bunch of hay, before ruthlessly slamming his face onto the table. The resulting impact sent the soup on the table flying everywhere, and a piercing squeal not unlike that of a pig being butchered rang out.
Ling Tian did not have any intention to do anything else. In the first place, he tried to freeload a meal, thus it was his fault. However, after having heard such a disgusting matter, he thought that if he did not punish these guys severely then he would be too ashamed to face those people that came after him and fell into this ploy!
Lifting Ah'Hei's head up, Ling Tian saw that it was already covered in blood. He then savagely rammed it down, grinding it further to resemble meat paste. He lifted it up again and slammed it down. A cracking sound was heard this time as the table sported a new hole. Ah'Hei's head was wedged perfectly in the hole, remaining there motionless as he had passed out long ago.
The hooligans off to the side stared with their mouths wide open in shock, gazing at this genteel-looking young noble that could pass as a gigolo. Who would have thought that he actually possessed such ruthless methods? They immediately started to shiver, a pleading expression in their eyes.
"Seems like you guys have done such a thing for your second young noble more than once?" Ling Tian grinned toothily, his dazzling teeth charming all present.
"Not… not many times…" The three hooligans, who were aware that they had met with a vicious character this time, were so scared that their legs seemed to turn into springs. They only felt their bodies filled with anxiety.
"Not many times? That means it's not the first time you guys did this?!" Ling Tian's smile grew even colder. "What's up with today?"
"Today… tetete…" The hooligan's teeth constantly clattered against each other in fright as he spoke, "When young noble here walked in, that fatty sent… sent someone to look for us to say… to say that a quality good had arrived… and we were to prepare."
"Quality goods? What sort of quality goods?" Ling Tian coldly snapped, "What preparations!"
"The preparations are for the event that any young and handsome young noble walks in, we would then bring them to the second young noble to look over. If they are not to his liking, then we would send him to the… Leisure Elegance Courtyard, south of the city. Those homosexuals there… gladly welcome any new additions…" Seeing how Ling Tian's expression grew worse with every word he spoke, the hooligan had to literally force the remaining words out of his mouth!
Ling Tian felt himself nearing the brink of insanity. "Who's this second young noble of yours?"
"It's… It's the second adopted son of the HuangFu Family Head. He… he loves beauties but even more, he loves…" Suddenly, seeing the incensed expression on Ling Tian's face, the hooligans had an idea, and immediately cut short, kneeling down and bawling instead, "Please spare our lives, young noble, we're… we're forced to do so as well…"
"Forced to?" Ling Tian gritted his teeth, "I guess you all were forced to the point that your stomach and intestines are full to the point of bursting, and your families are flooded with unimaginable wealth! What a good 'forced to do this', what good forcing this is!" His face suddenly turned cold as he spat, "Then you better know that this young noble is also forced to kill you!" The moment his final sentence landed, the three hooligans immediately collapsed as though they had just drunk a potent jar of wine, and a chopstick was stuck in every man's temple…
Turning his attention back to the fatty, who had long lost consciousness, Ling Tian manhandled him up, and with two sounding slaps, smacked his head left and right. Pearly white teeth that were soaked in blood fell out with every slap… and the pain naturally woke the fatty up.
Ling Tian dusted his hands, wiping the bloodstains on the originally spotless clothes of the fatty, before slowly speaking to him in a 'warm and friendly' voice, "Was it fun? Do you still want to play some more?!" He bared his teeth, revealing two perfect rows of pearly white teeth, just like a ferocious tiger who was opening its mouth wide for a bite.
Ling Tian's actions caused the shocked fatty shopkeeper to recover his senses. He had a mind to yell out a warning, but he did not dare, and could only forcefully swallow his fear. His beady eyes the size of green beans pitifully blinked, and he suddenly bawled out loudly in fright. However, his cries had just sounded when he suddenly vomited, and as he threw up, he gazed down… to meet with the four pairs of eyes staring at him from the four corpses on the ground. His body trembled, and his eyes immediately rolled up and he fainted once again…
The poor fatty had been forcefully shocked silly by whatever was happening!
"Hmph!" Ling Tian hatefully looked down on at his feet, as he thought to himself, "Could it be that I missed out on a young noble of the HuangFu family? How could HuangFu YanHan actually raise such a useless godson? To even have such a hobby? It seems like I have to personally take a look."
As he thought, Ling Tian had a look of contemplation as he leisurely walked out. When he walked past the fat shopkeeper, he seemed to have planned it such that he accidentally stepped on the fatty's head, and with a clear cracking sound, it burst apart like a ping pong ball, and the white brain matter intermixed with the red of blood splashed everywhere around the room.
Without even turning his head, Ling Tian walked out of the restaurant, picking his teeth as he walked around to obtain information. Those whom he had talked to all showed a face of fear the moment they heard of the HuangFu Family's name, as though they had just heard the name of a feared plague, immediately avoiding him. Ling Tian asked over half a dozen people to no avail, and it took some difficulty to finally get an old lady to reveal their location. However, huge waves were already forming in his heart.
With Ling Tian's current hearing abilities, the surrounding few hundred miles of conversation could not escape his ears. There were cries of pain, curses, and all of them were directed towards the HuangFu Aristocratic family! As he walked, Ling Tian's expression grew more solemn and heavy! To think that such a corrupt family actually managed to keep developing to this point! This was really an anomaly!
Ling Tian had already made his decision in his heart, which was the fact that he would completely uproot and destroy the HuangFu Family today! No matter Heavenly Wind Continent or Heavenly Star Continent, such black sheep of the human population was something Ling Tian could not allow to continue living on this earth! This was especially so for such an evil family with power and influence, and the longer they lived on this earth, the more innocents would suffer! Ling Tian knew that he was no savior, but he had a clear conscience in whatever he did. While he wasn't able to save the whole world on his own, he just needed to show some concern for those that he was aware of. No matter how little it was, every life saved was a life earned! And if a pair of evildoers could be killed, then he would not settle for one!
As Ling Tian strolled along and listened for news while walking towards the HuangFu Family, HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao were also rushing back on horseback as though their lives depended on it. They had no choice, for Ling Jian only gave them a day's worth of time, and after this day, there might not exist such a thing as a HuangFu Family!
HuangFu YanHan, however, was completely unaware that no matter the choice he made, his family would only have one fate – to be destroyed! No one would have expected that young and promising godson that he adopted to soundlessly become the greatest malignant star in his family.
The HuangFu Family was destined to perish in the rivers of time!
If HuangFu YanHan were to discover that the source of his disaster was because of twenty taels of silver, he would likely pass out from vomiting blood! Were he to discover this matter earlier, he would rather have taken out 2,000 silver in order to prevent this disaster! Even if one were to rip him off, it would still be fine!
Ling Tian summed up his order to destroy the HuangFu Family, sending down the command. He believed that before long, the Sky Alliance would rush over to the scene under the orders of Ling Jian and company! However, Ling Tian himself could not be bothered to wait any longer, and he chose to first head into the influence of the HuangFu family…
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Releasing his grip, the corpse which was still alive moments ago collapsed at his feet like a lump of mud, without any sign of life left within. The cold and piercing gaze of Ling Tian revealed endless amounts of frosty killing intent! If it wasn't for him personally hearing and witnessing things, he would never have believed that it was possible for someone to commit such atrocities! Furthermore, it wasn't just once or twice, but countless times, without any sign of repentance! As if that wasn't enough, they even purposefully put on the airs of a saint, as though they did not have any sin! The godson of the HuangFu Family was even more splendid, a true genius at incurring heaven's wrath! Well, that was provided if there was ever justice to be found by looking at the heavens.
Whether there was justice in the heavens, Ling Tian would not know, but Ling Tian definitely trusted his own eyes!
He silently infiltrated in the west lateral courtyard of the HuangFu Family's house. This was the residence of where HuangFu YanHan's favorite second godson lived, and after grabbing hold of a guard and forcing out an answer, Ling Tian's anger had reached a boiling point.
As someone who had lived across two lifetimes, while Ling Tian wouldn't dare to claim that he possessed more self-restraint than all others to the point of controlling his emotions, he could at least perform the bare minimum of hiding his thoughts. To have our Young Noble Ling so furious, one could imagine just the sort of things this HuangFu 'Sex' young master did! [1]
These few years, just the broad outline coming from the guard he previously coerced already showed that more than a few thousand ladies had been trafficked in the hands of this young noble to various parts of Heavenly Wind Continent. As for forcing ladies into prostitution, or turning people homeless and destitute, these were too numerous to even count! Not to mention capturing those fresh-faced males and forcing them into slavery for other degenerates to abuse as they wished, which also numbered in the thousands! Furthermore, a large number of these victims were also shipped to the distant Heavenly Star and Heavenly Sun Continents, earning an astronomical sum of wealth for the HuangFu Family!
The wealth obtained was already so terrifying, but it was common knowledge that even the most ordinary guard could know. So what was the actual total revenue?
Just how much did they indulge in these poor citizens?!
Devoid of conscience, utterly insane! If this daddy here is unable to clear off your entire HuangFu Family today, then my name will not be called Ling Tian!
Ling Tian clenched his teeth in determination. Today, even if the Heavenly Emperor personally descended to earth to beg for mercy on the HuangFu Family's behalf, the outcome would still not change! Even if they could descend, would they even deign to do so for such scum of society? The only place that such scum belonged to was hell!
If the HuangFu Family's head, HuangFu YanHan wasn't aware of such a matter, that would be the biggest pile of dogsh*t on earth! D*mmit! If you were able to count so much silver every day, why wouldn't you even question the source of such wealth? It would be weird if he wasn't aware of such matters at all! As such, Ling Tian had already made up his mind in a split second. Even if he had to kill off all five descendants of the HuangFu Family today, he would rather do so than believe that any one of them was innocent! It might be so in the other families, but in the HuangFu Family, the fact that you were born in such a family meant that you had to shoulder this sin!
Pull out the weeds by the roots, and leave none remaining!
He left behind a trail of bodies in his wake, and as he barged into the living hall, Ling Tian did a brief search and finally found a wide wardrobe inside one of the bedrooms. With some strength, the wardrobe slowly squeaked open, and it revealed a wide passageway to the underground, with even steps cut in the stone leading down to the basement. From down below, an unsatisfied voice hollered out, "Wang Three, what the hell are you even rushing us for? When us brothers are done pleasing ourselves, it will be your turn then. You always get the d*mned first slot, and only this time you are standing guard outside, do you need to be so urgent about it? How useless!"
A cruel and cold smile stretched across Ling Tian's mouth, and he jumped straight down without any hesitation.
From within the chamber obscene laughter, as well as the despairing screams of women, continuously sounded. These voices were clamorous, indicating the presence of a multitude of people. It turned out that this place was actually a large scale private area for degenerate pleasures!
After advancing a little, lights filled his vision as a huge cavernous space almost the size of half a basketball court appeared, with numerous Night Illumination Pearls placed densely on the rooftop of the stone chamber, brightening up this area as though it was daytime.
Surrounding the area were countless stakes with many young ladies lashed on them, their bodies drawing the 大 character… their heads hung powerlessly down, the hair covering their faces. Many of them were not moving, and it was unknown if they were dead or alive.
Gazing around, Ling Tian could not help but feel the blood rush to his brain as he stewed in anger. He viciously scolded, "Beasts! A bunch of beasts! You deserve death!"
There were more than 100 young ladies without a single stitch on their bodies inside this area. Every one of them had the same hopeless expression on their eyes, staring aimlessly into the distance. As for their screams, movements, and cries, they were all instinctive, but they already had no hope of being saved.
30 to 40 men were similarly without a single thread, every one of them pressing down a girl under them as they barbarously moved. Bursts of crazed laughter sounded now and then, and their faces were all warped into a rictus of pleasure. The ladies under their bodies all powerlessly kept their eyes open, enduring the punishment in despair…
Peng! Ling Tian's body flashed, and he pried up the closest hooligan away from the girl, before giving him two tight slaps. The crisp sound echoed throughout the stone chamber and everyone immediately stopped their movements, staring at this uninvited guest. For a moment, no one could process his presence.
"Who is HuangFu QingYun?" Ling Tian coldly hollered.
"Who are you?" A large person that was completely naked stood up, viciously staring at Ling Tian. He then let out a strange laugh. "No matter who you are, you must be tired of living to dare to barge inside this place. A pretty boy? Are you itching to get deflowered by me? This daddy will surely satisfy you, I'll let you experience heaven!"
Ling Tian only ruthlessly smiled before his body moved, dragging the speaker over by the hairs on his scalp. Throwing him upwards, he caught that person's arm, and with a sudden yank, he tore the entire arm off in a shower of blood. The sinew from the arm hung out a few feet long in length, twitching like a snake as fresh blood spurted out. The big guy screamed crazily for a moment before fainting! A cruel smile laced Ling Tian's face as he stepped on the wound he created, before harshly grinding down on it. Cracking sounds could be heard, as though one was walking through a forest filled with dried bamboo, as the remaining bones of his upper arm were smashed to bits!
Everyone present immediately yelled out in shock. This incomparably violent scene left them frozen in shock. More than a hundred pairs of eyes stared directly at Ling Tian, as though witnessing a demon that had just stepped out of hell, their bodies filled with an ice-cold fear! They were however unaware that the first two slaps he had given the poor guy at the start had immediately shattered his skull, causing him to lose his life immediately. However, looking back on it, this guy was the most blessed as he died in the most painless manner possible without having to suffer this torture of hell on earth!
The big guy who had the bones on his arm ground to bits screamed in agony as he woke up from the pain. The moment he opened his eyes, he came into contact with Ling Tian's eyes that were filled with killing intent, and immediately shut up, trembling in fear.
Ling Tian stared at them, slowly asking, "I'll ask again. Who here is HuangFu QingYun?"
Perspiration the size of beans appeared on the brow of the man, as his face contorted into a mass of lines due to holding in the pain. He forcefully lifted up his other arm, pointing towards a direction.
At the end of where he pointed, a pale white youth about twenty years old could be seen. He was still pressed onto another lady a moment ago, but now he scrambled up his feet as he stared at Ling Tian. While he was not aware of Ling Tian's identity, from the ability that the latter had displayed along with his movement technique and ruthless methods, even if all the men present were to mob him it would still be a futile attempt! A heavy sense of death loomed in HuangFu QingYun's mind.
HuangFu QingYun slowly stepped backward, his mouth babbling nonsense as he did, "You… who are you? This hero, if you have words to say… then let's hear it. I… I can give you gold, silver… I can give you all my wealth, you you you… don't kill me. Whichever girl here catches your fancy, you can just… take her and go. If one… one is not enough, then… take a few, AH! ——"
As he was constantly babbling, Ling Tian was slowly walking towards him, with an expression of killing intent. Wherever he passed by, every thug within thirty feet of himself would fall to the ground noiselessly. However, these guys were not dead, not a single one.
This was obviously not because Ling Tian suddenly had a change of heart, and wanted to let them go. It was because Ling Tian had sworn that he would definitely not let them die in such an easy and painless death! To allow them to die so easily would be letting them off too easily. Whatever they did had already far crossed Ling Tian's bottom line, and they definitely needed to pay a price! The cruelest price possible!
Thus, Ling Tian decided that, even if they had to die in the end, then the time spent between meeting him and dying would be a memory that they would strive to forget even after they had become spirits!
Peng! The naked HuangFu QingYun kept retreating until he finally backed up onto a stake. From his horrified eyes, Ling Tian slowly stretched out his hand, holding him by his neck. HuangFu QingYun's eyes rolled as the suppressed fear and looming death in his heart finally burst out and knocked him blissfully unconscious. At this point, he was lucky to be unconscious!
Releasing his grip, Ling Tian hatefully stared at the guys on the floor, before turning towards the girls that were looking at him with some fear and distrust. He warmly greeted them, "Ladies, you are saved now, I'm here to rescue you. Right now, could I trouble you to help me with something?"
Upon knowing that they finally would be saved, the overwhelming happiness caused all the girls present to flood the place with their tears. It was only after a while that a round-faced girl shyly covered her privates and gathered the courage to ask, "This… this Mister, may I ask how us lowly slaves can help you?"
Ling Tian smiled in return, pointing to the heap of clothing at the corner and replied, "Could you all first release the rest of your sisters that are still tied up, then put on some clothes, before tying these beasts on the same stakes? Do you dare to do so?
"We dare!" All the ladies immediately agreed, clamoring when they heard his words. They immediately rushed towards the scattered articles of clothing in embarrassment, hurriedly putting them on. It was at this point that they affirmed this elegant and handsome young man was indeed here to rescue them, putting an end to their cruel suffering. Their day of revenge had finally arrived! As they gazed at the frozen figures of the men lying on the floor, all their eyes immediately filled with hatred and cruelty. For these devils that they did not even dare to make eye contact with daily, could today actually be the day where they sent them down to hell?
[1]: The Chinese character for adopted godson is also a slang meaning 'to have sex'.
Chapter 651: Man of His Word
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Among these girls, most of their families were brutally killed and they also suffered from humiliation. Such hatred and enmity were irreconcilable! In a state of hatred, these originally pure and innocent girls were already clenching their teeth and thinking about how they could torture these beasts to vent their hatred!
All the ladies took action together and did not bother about their shame any longer. They tied the burly men and HuangFu QingYun, a full 15 naked men, on the wooden poles. They used all the strength they had and wept as they tied those men up.
While they were finally saved and could escape their cruel fates, their parents and loved ones had already been harmed and were no longer in the world. Their most precious chastity had also been ruined in the hands of these scums. Their lifetime of happiness had completely been ruined! Their inner hearts were already riddled with injuries!
Even if they could take their revenge, where should they go from here?
Even if they were still alive, what was the meaning of living on?
Ling Tian let out a long sigh. Witnessing the joy of these girls when they were saved and their quick transition to grief after venting their anger, Ling Tian felt his heart cramping up in pain! This was the ugly truth of society! Even if he was able to clean up one or two batches of these scums from the face of the earth, he would not be able to wipe them out completely!
How many wealthy families were there in the world? How many rich second generation young masters were there? Among all of these people, as long as 0.1% of them were scums, it would be enough to bring endless suffering to the helpless commoners of the world!
In the places where he was unable to reach and see, how many of such girls were suffering? How many commoner families had been broken up and destroyed without any place for them to voice their grievances?
Just how should he change this cruel reality of society? Massacre them all? Be it his previous life or this, he had a deep hatred for such scums but he was also extremely helpless against them. There were just far too many scums in the world today! Even if he was able to wipe out a batch of them today, another batch of them would be born a short while later.
He wouldn't be able to kill them all!
The ugly nature of humans! No matter which generation they were in, such deplorable scums would definitely exist! This was true even in his previous life, not to mention this lawless society that he was currently in.
Thus, Ling Tian allowed these girls to take their revenge personally, hoping that they would be able to feel better after this and gain the courage to continue living on. But after seeing the zombie-like actions and absolute despair of these girls after taking their revenge, Ling Tian was certain that these girls would very likely seek their deaths after taking their revenge!
Just what should he do?
Even if he couldn't kill them all, he should still kill!
Kill them with the most brutal and cruel methods!
Unless I cannot find them, the moment I find them, I will definitely uproot them completely! Such people do not deserve to be called humans! They do not deserve the right to enjoy anything on this earth and do not have the right to leave behind a future generation! They should be destroyed completely! This is the right way!
Ling Tian made a resolution in his heart. As long as he saw scums like these, he would kill one if he saw one, kill two if he saw two and kill a thousand if he saw a thousand! If the entire world was filled with scums like these, then he would just have to wipe out the entire human race!
Even if he became the public enemy of the world, he must live up to his conscience!
Treating violence with violence! Let the heavens watch as I kill all the way to the end!
A commotion could be heard from afar and a few miserable groans could be heard mixed within the commotion. Feeling a wave of heat coming from above, Ling Tian's figure flashed and he appeared at the entrance of the underground tunnel. A black shadow then appeared in front of him; Ling Jian had arrived!
"Reporting to young noble, the HuangFu Family is already in our complete control. Including HuangFu YanHan, not a single one of them managed to escape. Can I ask young noble how we should deal with them?"
"What are the casualties of our brothers like?" Ling Tian asked with a frown.
"216 of our brothers died in battle, 40 severely injured and more than 300 with light injuries. Nineteen is injured and Ling Four has light injuries. The rest are all fine." Ling Jian replied succinctly.
"A mere HuangFu Family caused us to lose that many men!" Ling Tian's appearance was calm and he let out a sigh. His tone then became strict as he ordered, "Gather all of the HuangFu Family captives over here and bring the hostages that we kidnapped here as well! Today, I want to let the HuangFu Family members witness their family members get executed by being sliced into ten thousand pieces! Not a single one of them shall be let off!"
Ling Jian was startled by Ling Tian's never seen before cruelty but quickly regained his cool. An excited appearance could be seen on his face as he bowed respectfully and began issuing the orders.
"Ling One!" Ling Tian roared.
"This subordinate is here!" Ling One appeared with blood all over his body. His gaze was fixed on Ling Tian as he awaited his orders.
"Send some men over and carry all the men tied to the wooden poles in the secret chamber out! Take out all the remaining wooden poles and bury them here! When the members of the HuangFu Family are brought over, tie them all up onto the poles!"
Ling One acknowledged the orders and waved his hands for his subordinates to carry them out. Ling Tian then added, "There are more than a hundred girls who had been abused in the secret chamber. Do not scare them and invite them out carefully. Send some food and clean water over."
Ling One was stunned for a moment before acknowledging his orders respectfully. He immediately understood why his young noble was so furious. As an old subordinate who had followed Ling Tian for a long time, he naturally understood what Ling Tian hated the most. It seems like the HuangFu Family had truly crossed Ling Tian's bottom line and their only outcome would be for their family to be completely wiped out!
A short while later, all the wooden poles of the HuangFu Family were erected up in the west courtyard. On every wooden pole, a naked body filled with fear would be trembling on the wooden pole.
The few hundred girls were invited out and Ling Tian had made special arrangements for them to sit down and watch the ending of their enemies. However, these girls who were so full of hatred did not even want to sit down and had flames in their eyes. They glared fiercely at the masterminds who were on the wooden poles with a cruel glow in their eyes. There were even some who could not conceal how much they were looking forward to those beasts dying a cruel death.
Despite clean water and food being sent to them, these girls did not touch the food or water at all. Despite them being both fatigued and hungry, they would rather starve to death and witness the retribution of their enemies first!
As Ling Tian looked at the hatred in the eyes of these ladies, he suddenly had an idea.
A clattering sound could be heard and HuangFu YanHan was brought over together with the other captives of the HuangFu Family. Their bodies were all filled with blood and looks of despair could be seen on their faces.
Ling Tian looked at HuangFu YanHan with disgust on his face and ordered, "Tie them all on the wooden poles!" A few burly men acknowledged the order and quickly tied the captives of the HuangFu Family up onto the poles as though they were dumplings.
As the subordinates of the Sky Alliance saw the girls who had obviously been tortured badly, they all understood what the HuangFu Family had done. All of them were completely enraged at the outrageous actions of the HuangFu Family and hated the fact that they could not dice these scums up on the spot. Thus, they naturally wouldn't be the slightest bit polite to those from the HuangFu Family.
The sound of galloping horses could be heard and the other members from the HuangFu Family who were previously hostages had also arrived. The first young noble of the HuangFu Family, HuangFu Jun, was naturally included. The moment HuangFu Jun witnessed the scene in front of him, his body immediately turned soft. The final strand of hope that his family would save him was completely extinguished. All the upper echelons of the HuangFu Family were present today and not a single one of them were missing! The rescue mission that he was looking forward to was no more than a joke from beginning to the end!
Glaring at the more than 200 wooden poles in the courtyard, Ling Tian bellowed with a cold voice, "I am going to ask all of you a few questions. Where did you sell all of the girls that you captured over the past years? Who did you hand them over to? Who were your accomplices? Where are they now? What other powers participated in it? You better spill the beans without leaving anything out!"
HuangFu QingYun who was on the wooden pole opened his eyes as though he saw a ray of hope and asked, "If I come clean, will you give me a road to survive?"
Ling Tian smiled cruelly and said, "Road to survive? Alright, as long as you come clean, I will pardon your life! I definitely won't go back on my words!"
"Really?" HuangFu QingYun immediately relaxed and was elated.
"I also know, let me speak first…" A few others immediately began fighting for the chance to speak. With the hope to survive in front of their eyes, none of them could be bothered about any rank hierarchy and began arguing.
"F**k all of your ancestors! Stop clamoring! Talk one by one! Whoever makes any more noise would be crippled by me first!" Ling Tian roared and said in a sinister tone, "All of you listen up, if any of you can point out any falsehood in his words, I will give you a path to survive. Remember, only one of you will be allowed to speak and only one of you can be allowed to live! I hope that all of you will treasure this chance!"
HuangFu QingYun was overjoyed and he said anxiously, "Let me speak, let me speak. All of the messages went through me. Rest assured Sir, I will definitely tell you everything that I know and will not miss out a single detail."
All of the other members from the HuangFu Family glared at HuangFu QingYun viciously as they prayed that this fellow would miss a few details or get some of his facts wrong so that they would have a chance to survive.
Ling Tian waved his hands to instruct his subordinates to record down the details.
Following HuangFu QingYun's confession, countless incidents of kidnapping and human trafficking were exposed. The sheer amount of powers that these incidents were related to and the size of the whole operation was absolutely shocking!
Without mentioning the other powers, just the HuangFu Family alone had made no less than 70,000,000 taels of silver! The number of poor girls who they had kidnapped and sold was tens of thousands!
When they heard about these figures, even Ling One and the others who had stayed in Heavenly Wind for a couple of years was completely dumbfounded! The actions of these individuals were truly demented and deranged!
HuangFu QingYun spoke until he was thirsty before finally being able to recount the full story. However, his brows remained furrowed, afraid that he might have missed any detail out and let someone snatch his final chance to survive. However, the words that he had said shocked everyone present to the extreme! They all cursed him in their hearts with anger. He truly wasn't human! He was no different from a beast!
"Does anybody have anything to add on?" After a moment of silence, Ling Tian suppressed the killing intent in his heart and asked with a cold tone.
The captives who were tied on the wooden poles had their brows furrowed in deep thought as they searched for a chance to survive. They had to admit that while HuangFu QingYun was a scum, he was a scum who was extremely intelligent!
Turning around, Ling Tian looked at Ling One and asked, "Did you record everything that this b*st*rd said?"
Ling One hurriedly replied, "Rest assured young noble, I have recorded it all down without missing anything out!"
Ling Tian snorted and ordered, "According to the list which you just made, as long as any family is on the list, execute their whole family and sentence them to death by slicing them up into a thousand pieces! Your Sky Alliance will be in charge of all the organizations in Heavenly Star and you are not allowed to miss a single one out! Those in Heavenly Star shall be left to Ling Chen to handle. Immediately send a pigeon to her and you must uproot them all by the roots! Regardless of whether they are young or old, man or woman, not a single one must be left behind!"
"Yes!" Ling One replied solemnly, "I will carry out your orders now!"
"Mmm." Ling Tian waved his hands before turning around to look at the members of the HuangFu Family. After waiting for a moment and realizing that no one had anything else to add, he said, "Since no one wants to add anything on, we shall begin the execution! We shall start with those who have been captured from the underground chamber. Execute them by slicing them into a thousand pieces! Before the nine hundred and ninety-ninth cut, not a single one shall be allowed to die!"
Pin-drop silence!
No one would have expected Ling Tian to sentence them to the cruelest form of execution!
HuangFu YanHan felt his body trembling as his face cramped up and roared, "Aren't you guys too vicious! Isn't killing us an extremely simple matter? My HuangFu Family will admit our defeat today and if you guys are men, give us a quick death! Can you guys be considered heroes to torture your captured enemies with such extreme methods?!"
Ling Tian watched HuangFu YanHan with a cold gaze as he retorted, "HuangFu YanHan, even a beast like you dares to talk to me about being a hero? A martial arts family like yours only knows how to use your strength to oppress the weak commoners and gain benefits from their pride and bodies. You still dare to talk to me about being a hero? Scumbag!"
"With the actions of your HuangFu Family, even executing you guys by slicing all of you up into a thousand pieces is letting you off too easy. You still want to die a quick death? How can there be something so good? I want you to personally watch all of your children suffer a cruel execution so that you wouldn't be able to tell which pile of meat is your children or wife when you are in the underworld! I want to dig up the graves of all your ancestors and use dog's blood and human pee to soak the ashes of your ancestors! I will ensure that they cannot lift their heads up even as a ghost! For them to give birth to a bunch of b*st*rds like all of you, they deserve to suffer from such a punishment! Their crimes are unpardonable!"
HuangFu YanHan spat out a mouthful of blood in anger, "You… you are truly vicious!"
"Vicious?" Ling Tian glared hatefully at HuangFu YanHan, "You guys caused the destruction of tens of thousands of families and you actually said that I am vicious? I still think that I am not vicious enough! Men! Carry out the execution!"
"Wait!" HuangFu YanHan coughed weakly and he looked at Ling Tian with a venomous glare, "Tell me your name. I, HuangFu YanHan, admit my death today and will accept anything that you throw at me. However, I wish to die a knowing death and want to know who you are!"
"This young noble has always been merciful when treating someone who is about to die. I will definitely fulfill this wish of yours." Ling Tian walked over to HuangFu YanHan slowly. He then swiftly dislocated HuangFu YanHan's jaw before sealing HuangFu YanHan's cultivation, "This young noble is Ling Tian! Ling Tian from Heavenly Star's Sky Bearing. The men from the Sky Alliance are all my men! Do you understand?"
Despair could finally be seen in HuangFu YanHan's eyes. He originally wanted to drag for time and gather the last bit of his strength to bite his tongue or destroy his meridians to commit suicide. He originally intended to commit suicide immediately after hearing the name of his enemy. However, he never expected Ling Tian to see through his thoughts and he no longer had the strength to even commit suicide. He can only wait and watch his family members endure the cruelest execution in the world!
"Begin!" Ling Tian waved his hands. "Twenty people shall form a group and you guys should not carry out the execution too quickly. Take your own sweet time so that they can favor this memory of theirs and enjoy it to their heart's content!"
"Yes!" Twenty men stepped out with their blades. These twenty men had experienced countless slaughter on the battlefield and would naturally not have any hesitation or pity for the members of the HuangFu Family. Ling Jian watched from the side with his eyes narrowed and took on the role of commander for the execution.
"What about me? Young noble, sir, my dear ancestor, you promised to leave me my life. You are a hero and will definitely keep your word!" HuangFu QingYun began crying out and struggled.
"Of course, since I made a promise, I won't go back on it. Since I said that you wouldn't die, you definitely won't die!" Ling Tian said with a bright smile on his face.
"Ah… thank you young noble for sparing my life, I will definitely not forget it in this lifetime of mine." HuangFu QingYun heaved a sigh of relief. Staying alive was his biggest wish at the moment.
Ling Tian glanced at HuangFu QingYun with a devious smile on his face. This daddy here will immediately make you regret not choosing the option of being executed. Ling Tian then roared, "Men, put him down and no one is allowed to kill him! I am definitely a man of my word!"
HuangFu QingYun was overjoyed and thanked Ling Tian profusely.
Ling Tian then added on, "I promised to spare your life and will definitely keep my word…" As Ling Tian said those words, Ling Jian and the others had a strange look on their faces and the hundreds of girls were full of disappointment. HuangFu QingYun was naturally overjoyed.
"Men, pull out his eyes, pierce his eardrums, cut off his nose, pull out his tongue, break all of his teeth, castrate him, cut his tendons, smash his backbone, and break all of his ribs," Ling Tian said in a single breath. "That will be all. After doing all of those things, allow him to lead a life on the outside. This young noble will definitely keep my word. Since I said that I would spare his life, I would definitely make sure he can leave this place alive. Remember to be gentle with your actions and do not harm his life. After all of the above tasks are completed, he must still be alive. Do all of you understand?!"