Seeing Long Tianji blasted into nothingness, Jian Hetian and the others were initially stunned before bursting into ecstasy.
"Mighty is the Holy Envoy!"
"The Holy Envoy is invincible!" they chanted, kowtowing repeatedly in a fervent, fanatical display. He was so damn powerful!
Long Tianji's fa was legendary; they had long heard the tales of the chaos he sowed in Central Earth and how countless factions were powerless against him. But now? Facing the Holy Envoy, he was nothing more than a paper tiger.
"Chairman, how should we deal with this woman?" they all asked, turning toward An Jinan with malicious intent.
Trembling uncontrollably, An Jinan forced a smile that was more wretched than a sob. "Um, if I say that I'm not actually close to Long Tianji at all… that I just happened to et him at the airport and was forced to be his guide and translator, would you believe …?"
"Do you take us for fools? We saw you clinging to his arm so intimately! You adulterous pair must die!"
"No, please! I'm begging you, spare ! What I said is true. You can investigate if you don't believe it! I'm a famous actress, my na is An Jinan. Today was really the first ti I ever t Long Tianji. Before this, I'd only ever seen his photo…"
An Jinan collapsed to her knees, her words a jumbled ss. To save her own life, she even began cursing Long Tianji, spewing profanities without any regard for her celebrity image. She was acting like a common street punk.
"Oh, so she's a celebrity?"
"I'll look her up online… It really is her! She's very famous in Central Earth."
"Since you have nothing to do with Long Tianji, then…"
An Jinan nodded frantically, a glimr of hope shining in her eyes as she thought her escape was at hand.
However, the man speaking only sneered. "We won't kill you just yet. We'll capture her and make her a stripper. We'll milk her for all she's worth, and then we'll sell her organs!"
"What?" An Jinan's face turned ashen.
The old man, anwhile, was breathing heavily as his massive body slowly shrank back to its normal size. He wouldn't spare a minor character like An Jinan a second glance. He only said to Jian Hetian, "This ti, I have eliminated a great enemy for you, but the toll on was imnse. Therefore, you must compensate !"
How could Jian Hetian dare to refuse? He imdiately expressed his willingness to give up most of the treasured heirlooms passed down from the ancestors of the Sandalwood Association.
"Only most, and not all?" the old man's face darkened.
"Ah, this..." Jian Hetian broke out in a cold sweat. Of course I don't want to give him everything! I have to keep sothing to rebuild from! But he dared not utter a single word of refusal, lest he follow in Long Tianji's footsteps.
Just as he was about to reluctantly agree, the old man suddenly smiled and clapped him on the shoulder with familiar affection. "I'm just kidding, don't mind . We're family, our own people. How could I possibly bully you?"
"Heh, heh…" Jian Hetian forced a laugh.
Jian Hansheng, who had just been celebrating Long Tianji's death, felt the urge to vomit all over again upon hearing those words. "Holy Envoy, I beg you, stop toying with ! My heart can't take this! She isn't your daughter, how can I possibly marry her?"
"Who said she isn't my daughter? She's just… special. She has been growing inside my body like a parasite since she was an embryo. Just think of as a kangaroo, and her as my joey."
Jian Hansheng wanted to protest further, but the old man was genuinely getting angry now. "What, are you thinking of going back on your word?"
Jian Hansheng could almost feel the Grim Reaper's scythe scraping against his neck. How could he dare to argue further?
Just as several n surrounded An Jinan and tried to drag her away, a calm voice echoed through the area. "Your technique is peculiar and insidious, making it almost impossible to defend against. It certainly gave a start. However, it has one major flaw."
"Who is it?"
"That voice…" another muttered.
"This is bad! Long Tianji isn't dead!" a third cried out.
"Where is he?"
Everyone was stunned once more, looking around in a panic.
An Jinan suddenly straightened her posture, tears of joy streaming down her face. "I knew it! I knew he wouldn't die that easily!"
At the sa ti, a wave of regret washed over her. To save my own skin, I actually cursed him. He must have heard , right? What if he decides to abandon now?
"Hmph, enough of your ghostly tricks!" the old man snarled, his expression ugly despite his arrogance. "I don't know how you survived, but if I can blast you to bits once, I can do it a second ti!"
He began gathering his power again, determined this ti to unleash a barrage of attacks and obliterate Long Tianji for good.
"Your flaw is…" Lin Tang began, descending from the clouds like a god from the heavens. He stood with his hands clasped behind his back, seemingly content to wait for the old man to finish his preparations.
The next mont, the dozens of people standing next to Jian Hetian scread in unison. Their cries were cut short as they instantly shriveled into piles of crushed bones and skin—the old man had forcibly plundered all of their flesh and blood!
"AHHH—" Jian Hetian's scalp tingled with terror, and he nearly wet himself. His heart ached. These were his most die-hard loyalists, yet they had beco nothing more than fuel for the old man's battle.
The old man swelled once again into a three-ter-tall giant.
BOOM!
The pillar of blood-red light engulfed Lin Tang once more. A mushroom cloud billowed into the sky, followed by a second, and then a third. In the blink of an eye, the entire area was reduced to ruins. The surrounding streets crumbled, and countless people were vaporized into ash amidst screams of terror, not even a speck of them remaining.
And yet, when the dust settled, Lin Tang reappeared, completely unscathed.
"This is impossible!" The old man's eyes nearly popped out of his skull; he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Lin Tang scoffed, "Too slow. You're as slow as a snail. What good is all that power if you can't even hit ?"
"You…"
The mont the old man opened his mouth to retort, Lin Tang used Instantaneous Movent to appear at his side. His flying sword wove a dense net of light, slicing the man's flesh from his bones. Strips of muscle and skin fell away as he stumbled backward, revealing the ghastly white skeleton beneath. He roared, trying to unleash the pillar of blood-red light again, but he still couldn't touch a single hair on Lin Tang's head. Panic finally set in, and he began to beg for his life.
"Don't kill ! I can teach you all of my skills! Please, stop cutting ! AHHH! I'm from the Skull Holy Mountain! If you kill , the great Skull King will surely reap your soul… NO—!"
With a final, unwilling howl, the last piece of flesh slapped onto the ground. The life faded from the skeletonized old man. He was dead.
Lin Tang considered the man's iron-tough bones to be decent material and instantly collected them in his Storage Magical Artifact.
Jian Hetian and his n watched this scene, utterly dumbfounded, a chilling cold spreading through their hearts.
What does it an for joy to turn to sorrow? This was it. One mont, they were celebrating Long Tianji's demise with unbridled joy. The next, they were nothing but at on his chopping block, waiting to be butchered.
THUD!
They all dropped to their knees, every last shred of defiance gone. They spinelessly begged for rcy, pledging to beco his loyal dogs.
"Our Sandalwood Association has been established for over a hundred years! We have imnse resources here in the nation of Arin. You can use us to take control of the entire Underground Kingdom!"
"Yes, King Long, you are unmatched and unparalleled in this world, but surely you cannot do everything yourself! Spare our worthless lives, and you can command us to do anything you wish…"
Lin Tang offered a slight smile. "I'm a little curious. What is this ancestral treasure of your Sandalwood Association? If it proves useful to , I might consider sparing your lives."
Now that he had said that, how could Jian Hetian dare to hide anything? He imdiately bowed obsequiously and began leading Lin Tang to a secret base over a hundred kiloters away.
The base was located in a desolate stretch of sea with no islands or landmarks for reference. Aboard a luxury cruise liner, Jian Hetian held an ancient compass. Following the direction indicated by its spoon-shaped needle, he ordered the pilot to continually adjust their course until they finally stopped.
"King Long, our collection is at the very bottom, right here. I'll prepare so diving equipnt for you."
"That won't be necessary. I'll go down myself."
Filled with anticipation, Lin Tang leaped over the side. He slipped into the ocean without so much as a ripple.
He dove deeper and deeper, the imnse pressure of the sea having no effect on him. The deep sea was dark, with all sorts of grotesque fish darting about. Lin Tang casually flicked a finger, killing a bizarre fish that tried to take a bite out of him. He then passed through a narrow ocean trench and navigated a few more turns.
Before him stood an ancient stone door, engraved with a Bi'an—a mythical beast—that was so vivid it seed alive.
Lin Tang could tell at a glance that the door contained a killing Formation, but it had fallen into disrepair over the years and was no longer effective. Instead of destroying it, he used his Earth Tunneling Technique, passing straight through it.
The next mont, his eyes widened in astonishnt.
He laughed aloud, "Haha! To think it would be such a prize. This trip was well worth it!"
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