Chapter 750 - 753
"This... How could something like this be possible?"
They were all dumbfounded as they stared at Wu Tian catching the sharp blade with his bare hands. The Sect Leader of the Divine Sword Sect was especially horrified, on the verge of dying from sheer shock. He knew the power of his sect’s ultimate treasure, the Blazing Sword, better than anyone. If this sword so much as grazed a Heavenly King Realm expert, its fire energy would converge on the wound and detonate. Death was certain. But now? Judging by Wu Tian’s Spiritual Power, he hadn’t even reached the Heavenly King Realm. So how could he possibly catch the blade with his bare hands? This defied all common sense.
"No, I don’t believe it!" His worldview shattered, the Sect Leader of the Divine Sword Sect howled in a frenzied rage. He immediately shrank the Blazing Sword. With the sword in hand, its tip was still caught fast in Wu Tian’s palm. He tried to pull it back but discovered that no matter how hard he yanked, the Blazing Sword wouldn’t budge.
Wu Tian smiled faintly. "This sword isn’t bad, but you are not worthy of it. A country may be good, but if its monarch is inept, the people will know no peace. There is also a saying: an incompetent general is the ruin of his army. You do not deserve this sword, so let it go."
With a casual flick of his wrist, Wu Tian sent the Blazing Sword flying.
"No!" the Sect Leader roared.
"What are you screaming for?" Wu Tian snorted.
BOOM!
Space rippled, and the force of the snort sent the Divine Sword Sect Leader staggering backward.
Wu Tian snorted a second time.
"Ah!"
The Sect Leader’s hands exploded into a bloody mist.
"Hmph."
With the third snort, the Divine Sword Sect Leader’s chest burst open, gushing thick streams of blood. He collapsed to the ground, dead.
This scene left everyone in utter horror. Their faces ashen, the surviving Monarchs and Sect Masters looked on in disbelief.
"We... we can’t do anything to him?"
"Isn’t it said that evil cannot prevail over good?"
"Then why are we the ones who lost?"
At that moment, the Monarchs and Sect Masters felt as if they were trapped in a nightmare. Each of them held an incredibly high status—they were Kings, they were Sect Masters. Yet, when they joined forces, they were defeated by a single man. Their confidence was utterly crushed, and they were profoundly shaken.
The common people buzzed with discussion, never having imagined that Queen Si’er’s teacher could be so overwhelmingly powerful. The combined Spiritual Power of all those Kings and Sect Masters, channeled into the Blazing Sword, had been useless against Wu Tian.
"What should we do now?" one King muttered, his voice trembling.
The other Kings and Monarchs wore grim expressions. What could they do? How were they supposed to know? They were too busy worrying if they were about to die themselves. They had originally thought that with so many of them coming to demand justice, Wu Tian would have no choice but to concede. They never imagined he would attack so directly, nor could they have ever conceived that so many of them would lose to a single person.
Wu Tian glanced at the group before him and sighed. "It seems I’m still not strong enough."
What?
Hearing this, several Kings and Sect Masters felt a sweet, metallic taste rise in their throats as they were overcome with rage, spitting out another mouthful of blood. What kind of joke was this? He had beaten them as if they were nothing more than ants, yet he claimed he wasn’t strong enough? This was blatant mockery.
One of the Sect Masters couldn’t hold back his fury and roared, "Wu Tian, don’t you get cocky! Stop posturing!"
Wu Tian looked genuinely confused. "Am I being cocky? Am I posturing? I merely defeated a group of idiots."
The little girl, now in Qin Yuhan’s arms, nodded in solemn agreement. If it were her, she wouldn’t feel the slightest bit of happiness after defeating ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand, idiots.
"What did you say?"
"Who are you calling an idiot?"
"I am the Sect Master of the Astronomy Sect! I have been well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood. How could I possibly be a fool?" one demanded, as the other Kings and Monarchs voiced their disbelief, refusing to accept Wu Tian’s insult.
"Is someone who can be manipulated by a child not a fool?" Wu Tian retorted with a slight smile.
The Kings and Monarchs, still not understanding his meaning, all agreed. "Being deceived by a child is even stupider than being a fool."
"To call such a person a fool would be an insult to fools."
"Heh, to be played by a child? If that were me, I’d have smashed my head against a wall long ago to avoid the shame of living in this world," the most arrogant among them declared.
Wu Tian chuckled softly.
Rui’er’s expression turned ugly. Her heart began to pound with fear.
Could it be... Did Wu Tian really know that I killed them? How is that possible? No! He’s just bluffing. He can’t possibly know.
But Rui’er was unaware that Wu Tian was the developer of Spiritual Sense. He could perceive her thoughts as clear as day. He had suspected from the beginning that this little girl was not as simple as she appeared, and a quick probe with his Spiritual Sense confirmed it.
To think she could devise such a cunning plot at just eight years old. What will she become when she grows up? Rui’er has no talent for cultivation, but her heart is malicious. She will never achieve any Great Achievement, and driven by selfishness, will instead bring harm to countless people.
"Let her tell you herself," Wu Tian said. He snapped his fingers, and space rippled with a subtle energy.
Rui’er was stunned.
Me, speak? No!
She clenched her jaw, determined not to confess her crimes.
To her horror, however, Rui’er felt her mouth begin to move on its own.
"That’s right. I played these idiots like puppets in the palm of my hand."
As the words involuntarily escaped her lips, panic flooded her eyes. It was over. Everything was over.
The Kings and Sect Masters who heard her frowned.
Rui’er’s father and mother turned to her. "Rui’er, what are you talking about?" her mother asked. "This is no time for jokes."
But under Wu Tian’s technique, Rui’er had no choice but to reveal her true nature. She shot her parents a scornful glance and laughed. "You two fools, wrapped around my little finger. And you think you have the right to lecture me? Heh. My eldest brother and second brother both died by my hand. From now on, you two fools better do as I say. Otherwise, I wouldn’t mind arranging a little... accident for you in secret.
"Don’t feel too bad, you two fools. You’re not the only ones. This whole crowd of morons is here to keep you company."
"You... you..." Her parents were stunned into silence. Wu Tian had warned them that Rui’er was behind their sons’ deaths, but they had believed her instead after she cried, threw tantrums, and threatened to kill herself. Now, they saw they had been terribly, tragically wrong.
Rui’er’s eyes were wide with terror, but her mouth kept moving. The other Kings and Monarchs finally understood: the idiots and fools she was talking about... were them.
"Child, what nonsense are you spouting?"
"You could deceive your father and mother because they dote on you. We are different. Do you really think you could fool us?"
"My wisdom is beyond the comprehension of a little girl like you!" the king who had just sworn to die of shame boasted arrogantly.
Rui’er threw her head back and let out a hearty laugh, a sound brimming with pure, unadulterated mockery.