Guangmu Razor Theory! The Taiqing Patriarch Who Knew Which Way the Wind Blew

Mohe was dumbfounded.

Oh, right...

After confirming that he was no match for Zhang Guangmu and had even lost his chance to escape, his mind had been filled with thoughts of "how to die with grace," inadvertently overlooking the most important thing.

--The thickness of Zhang Guangmu's skin was truly astonishing.

The vacant Ninth Order Status would definitely fall to someone from the Taiqing lineage. Even if someone else seized the position, there was a high probability that Zhang Guangmu would come knocking on their door.

Those newly advanced Ninth Order cultivators, regardless of what system they cultivated, could only end up in one of two ways.

Either they became Zhang Guangmu's dogs, or they died.

That was how it was.

"Wait, I..."

Among the many cultivators in the Xuan Yan Realm who had died at Zhang Guangmu's hands, Mohe was probably the most miserable.

He had not even managed to finish his last words before Zhang Guangmu destroyed him on the spot.

This was the behavioral pattern based on the "Guangmu Razor Theory":

The first principle of action was to annihilate external threats--snuffing out every threat in its infancy. Whenever victory could be guaranteed, the enemy was given no opportunity whatsoever. Once the opponent lost the ability to resist, they had to be struck repeatedly until their complete demise was confirmed.

When killing Mohe, Zhang Guangmu did not even use a new technique. He merely repeated the move he had used to obliterate Kongchan.

Three-colored light burned around his fist. With a full-force blow, he ground Mohe's body, soul, and true spirit into nothingness.

"Quick! You can try breaking through now!"

Zhang Guangmu's eyes shifted as he roused the still-dazed Taiqing Four Elders. "Whoever reacts fastest gets this Status."

Although Zhang Guangmu had created the opportunity, he did not