"How?"
"Is your imperial family planning to interfere in this matter?"
Looking at the few people who had appeared before them, Chang Li immediately recognized the middle-aged man at the front as Zhao Wuji, the Empire Lord of the Xiling Empire, since she had examined Princess Zhao's memories.
"Senior, please do not misunderstand. That rebellious son deserved his death. I will not plead for him. Moreover, I have already taken control of all his henchmen in the Imperial City."
"I came to ask Senior not to act against those people any further and to hand them over to the imperial family for handling. After all, not every one of them is evil. They merely followed the wrong master."
Zhao Wuji looked at the vanished estate below and the barrier outside the Imperial City, knowing that the three before him were not opponents his imperial family could handle.
For when Zhao Wuji had invited out the imperial family's ancestor earlier, they had already tried, yet they simply could not break through that barrier. They could not even send a message outside.
Furthermore, the imperial family's ancestor had just sent him a voice transmission, saying that the realms of the three before them were unfathomable. They had no confidence in dealing with them, and Zhao Wuji absolutely must not offend such powerful experts.
"The master's order is to kill every one of Princess Zhao's henchmen. Will you step aside, or die alongside them? I will give you ten breaths to consider."
Hearing that Zhao Wuji had come to plead for those people, Little Black's icy voice rang out, giving Zhao Wuji ten breaths to make his choice.
This was a task Mu Feiyang had assigned. How could Little Black possibly agree just because Zhao Wuji said a few words?
"This..."
"Ancestor, what should we do now?"
Hearing Little Black's words, Zhao Wuji froze. He had not expected Little Black to be so difficult to reason with. Left with no choice, he could only look toward the imperial family's ancestor.
"Senior, could you let us experience Senior's strength?"
After considering for a moment, the strongest Imperial Realm ancestor of the imperial family spoke. Since Little Black's attitude was so resolute, he did not wish to antagonize the three before understanding their strength.
However, he made a request: he wanted to experience the strength of the three. If they could not defeat them, then so be it.
But if there was a chance, the imperial family could still fight for it. After all, if too many people died in the Imperial City at once, it would surely have a tremendous impact on the empire.
The Xiling Empire was merely a mid-grade empire in the Azure Dragon Domain. Many surrounding forces could threaten them. If chaos broke out in the Xiling Empire, other empires could easily seize the opportunity to attack.
"Hehe!"
"You actually want to experience our strength? Since that is the case... I will use ten percent of my strength and let you feel it."
"Do not say I did not give you a chance. If you can remain uninjured under ten percent of my strength, I can hand Princess Zhao's henchmen over to you for handling."
Hearing the old man's words, Little Black said with some amusement. These people truly were adorable!
"Fine!"
Zhao Qingtian's expression darkened somewhat. Little Black actually looked down on him so much, but Zhao Qingtian still swallowed his anger, intending to first experience Little Black's strength before saying anything else.
"Are you ready?"
"We are ready."
Zhao Qingtian exchanged glances with the other two old men and layered several seals over their bodies. Then they watched Little Black's group with guarded expressions.
Though Zhao Qingtian was somewhat angered by Little Black's disdain, he also knew that anyone who dared speak so boldly could not be simple. They raised their defenses with all their strength.
Looking at the few who had gone all out to defend themselves, Little Black shook his head and chuckled. Then he extended a palm toward them and struck.
The instant Little Black's palm shot out, a gigantic phantom beast claw appeared before Zhao Qingtian's group and pressed down upon them.
Bang!
Before Zhao Qingtian and the others could even wonder why it was a beast claw, Zhao Qingtian, Zhao Wuji, and the other three were struck by the claw phantom. With a bang, all five crashed into the Imperial City below.
Pfft!
Pfft!
Five successive sounds of blood being spat out rang out. Zhao Qingtian and the other four each vomited blood, staring at the three in the sky with terror-filled faces.
What kind of strength was this? They had not even possessed the slightest ability to resist before being slapped down by a single claw, coughing blood and suffering injuries.
And this was only ten percent of his strength. Did it have to be so terrifying? When had the Xiling Empire gained such a horrifying expert? They had known nothing about it.
What Zhao Qingtian did not know was that this was not even ten percent of Little Black's strength, but half of that ten percent. If Little Black had not withdrawn some force at the end, the five of them would have long been slapped to death.
"Do you still want to experience it once more?"
The three landed before the five, Little Black speaking with a faint smile on his face.
"Thank you, Senior, for showing mercy. We will no longer interfere with Princess Zhao's henchmen. However, we ask Senior to leave them intact corpses."
Zhao Qingtian hurriedly rose and bowed. He had clearly felt that Little Black had held back just now, because aside from coughing blood, they had not suffered serious injuries.
"Fine. I can grant you that request."
"Chang Li, Tian Long, make your move!"
Little Black answered Zhao Qingtian, then gave the two an order. He moved first, but Little Black merely destroyed those people's divine souls, causing no harm to their bodies.
This was already the most dignified way to die. It was as though everyone had simply fallen asleep. Chang Li and Tian Long did the same.
"Let's go!"
The three attacked at the same time and finished in an instant. At that very moment, tens of thousands of people throughout the Imperial City suddenly collapsed. They were Princess Zhao's henchmen whose divine souls had been destroyed by Little Black's group.
Little Black called out, and the three vanished from before Zhao Qingtian's group of five. When they reappeared, they were already above a village a hundred li outside the Imperial City.
This was where Princess Zhao trained Death Warriors. The three said nothing, each striking a palm toward the village below.
The Death Warriors in the village had no idea what was happening before they were obliterated by the three sudden attacks. Not a single survivor remained.
After the three vanished from the place, a great fire suddenly rose throughout the village. By the time anyone arrived, only a stretch of scorched earth remained.
The Heavenly Wolf Sect was located in the northern region of the Xiling Empire, upon a mountain shaped like a wolf's head. It was one of the Xiling Empire's ten great Second-grade sects.
Its strongest ancestor was at the ninth level of the Grand Unity Realm, ranking fourth in strength among the ten great Second-grade sects. By all logic, aside from the other ten great sects, no one would dare come seeking trouble.
But an accident happened today, because the Heavenly Wolf Sect was currently suffering a massacre—and it was being massacred by three young people.
Whether they were disciples, elders, or even the sect master of the Heavenly Wolf Sect, none could last a single move against the three youths.
A black-clothed young man needed only make a casual gesture to take several lives, or even more than ten. No one could withstand even one move or half a technique from him.
The other side was even more terrifying and bizarre. A stunningly beautiful woman in red strolled along as if taking a leisurely walk, yet one Heavenly Wolf Sect disciple after another was swallowed by flames that appeared out of nowhere.
Such an eerie scene made the Heavenly Wolf Sect disciples flee whenever they saw the woman, but that only preserved their lives for a moment.
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