Nine Splendors Emperor Lord's provocation left Ning Bei with no room to retreat.
Yet his reason told him that he absolutely could not casually disperse his cultivation and start over.
"Emperor Lord, shattering nine Great Daos is no joke."
"One slight mistake, and we'll be crushed to pieces. And shattering the Great Daos is tantamount to destroying our own foundations."
"Once we do that, we may very well never be able to touch a higher realm again."
"Since Emperor Lord suggests that we do this, why not explain clearly just how likely this method is to succeed..."
"Let me interrupt you!"
Nine Splendors Emperor Lord directly raised a hand, cutting Ning Bei off.
"Everything I just said was not a suggestion to you. I was merely recounting my own successful experience."
"Whether you can succeed, I do not know. Whether you live or die has little to do with me."
"I am not one of your master's elders, so I have no obligation to ensure your safety."
"Furthermore, your arrival has shattered the illusion I painstakingly wove for myself."
"I did not kill you because I appreciate the path you have taken."
"Out of that appreciation, I not only spared your lives, but also gave you a path that could help you."
"By doing this much, I have already shown the greatest mercy."
"Beyond that mercy, you have no right whatsoever to question me!"
Nine Splendors Emperor Lord's words were harsh—one could even call them naked humiliation.
Faced with such humiliation, Ning Bei gripped his sword hilt. "You are humiliating me, and humiliating the Sword Sect as well!"
"I am humiliating you, and I am humiliating the Sword Sect too. What can you do about it?"
"Clang!"
Ning Bei's sword left its sheath. This strike was fast to the absolute