It was around ten in the morning. Quite a few people were out walking with their families in the residential district. When they saw Zhou Ze hovering in midair, with that incredibly conspicuous blue glow, they immediately stopped to watch the show.
"Is that Zhou Ze? He's actually hovering in midair. Doesn't that mean he's already a Beyond War God-level warrior?"
"Those three look like Councilor Yan Hai, Speaker Atkin, and Councilor Sago, the newly promoted Beyond War God-level Spiritual Psychic!"
"What is that blue glow? How can it keep all three of them, Councilor-level warriors, completely immobilized?!"
Because of Zhou Ze and Luo Feng, quite a few powerful fighters had quietly moved into Bright Moon District. There were even several Battle Gods among them.
They were extremely surprised that Zhou Ze had advanced to the Planetary level. If Luo Feng were still alive, then with both Zhou Ze and his disciple at Councilor Level, that would be incredible.
What puzzled them, though, was that Zhou Ze seemed to have gotten into a conflict with those three.
Even more shocking, Zhou Ze seemed to have restrained three Councilors all by himself—and one of them was the former Fifth Speaker!
"This is Luo Feng's home. The three of them came here together, so they clearly weren't up to any good. I bet they never expected Teacher Luo to have become a Beyond War God-level warrior, let alone to be this powerful!"
"They hit a wall, huh? When Heaven wants to bring someone down, it first drives them mad..."
"Are you trying to get yourself killed? They're Beyond War God-level warriors. Even if you mutter quietly, all three of them can hear you perfectly."
Ordinary warriors and civilians didn't know the truth, but a few of the warriors who had moved here knew that Atkin, Yan Hai, and Sago were the three ringleaders who had wreaked havoc around the world after creating the World Annihilation Crisis.
"I didn't expect all three of you to show up. That saves me some trouble..."
Zhou Ze hovered in midair, smiling as he spoke.
"Councilor Zhou Ze... I never expected you to break through to the Planetary level and gain a domain just like the First Speaker and Second Speaker. Congratulations..."
Atkin managed to speak with difficulty.
He noticed the crowd gathering nearby. Remembering that they hadn't actually harmed Luo Feng's family, he felt a little more at ease.
When you were under someone else's roof, you had to bow your head. Sago smiled ingratiatingly, too. "Councilor Zhou Ze, I had no intention of hurting them. You can see that, surely..."
Yan Hai looked grim, but he knew begging would be useless. "Zhou Ze, we admit defeat. Tell us what we have to offer for you to let us go."
Yan Hai was a seasoned schemer, and far more resolute than the other two. He also knew Zhou Ze wouldn't let them off lightly.
Damn Atkin! If it weren't for that bastard, he would've gone after Zhou Ze long ago.
He never thought Zhou Ze would really break through to the Planetary level in such a short time.
Yan Hai wanted to slap himself. If only he'd known!
Still, at least they hadn't planned to kill anyone today. They had only meant to intimidate Luo Hua into handing over Luo Feng's belongings. And this was a public place, with more and more people gathering to watch...
Thinking of this, Yan Hai couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Let you go?"
Standing atop the rooftop, Zhou Ze looked down at the surrounding crowd, then at the three men below. He couldn't help smiling, but a moment later, his gaze turned cold.
Atkin, Yan Hai, and Sago sensed the icy killing intent coming from Zhou Ze and were terrified. If they hadn't been pinned down by his domain, they would have fallen to their knees and begged for mercy.
"Spare me..."
"I was wrong..."
The domain's power carried the three men into the air. Higher and higher they rose, until, in full view of the crowd, they were crushed to pieces!
Blood mixed with flesh and bone sprayed out, raining down from above. Everyone nearby was splattered to some extent, except for the villa belonging to Luo Feng's family, which was shielded by the domain.
"Ahhh!"
"Run! He's gone mad..."
The horrifying scene unfolded right before their eyes. Many of the onlookers were so terrified that their legs gave out and they collapsed. Those who could still move scattered in every direction.
They were afraid they might be next.
Only Luo Hua calmly walked out. He looked somewhat relieved as he said, "Teacher Zhou, thank goodness you realized what was happening and got here in time. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have known what to do!"
"But..."
Luo Hua started to say something, then stopped. Since Zhou Ze had dared to do this, he must have already prepared himself for the backlash. Saying anything more would only annoy him. Of course, Luo Hua wasn't cowering—he'd just instinctively been frightened by the bloody scene.
"A Hua, you still need to toughen up. That was enough to scare you?"
Zhou Ze smiled faintly, looking exceptionally refined, as if killing those three had been no different from crushing three ants.
Luo Hua scratched the back of his head, embarrassed. Still, he knew he really did need to go to the Wilderness Zone and work on his nerve.
The news that Zhou Ze had mercilessly killed Atkin, the Fifth Speaker, along with veteran Councilor Yan Hai and newly promoted Councilor Sago, soon spread across the world.
Yet the backlash people might have expected never came. Zhou Ze had been ruthless, killing the Fifth Speaker and two Councilors without hesitation in front of so many witnesses.
It was practically a declaration that he answered to no one!
The Five Great Nations weren't fools. With Hong and Thunder God asleep and no one knowing when they might awaken, and with Luo Feng "dead," Zhou Ze had demonstrated that he was unquestionably the most powerful person in the world.
Who would be stupid enough to provoke a powerhouse like that? The Five Great Nations didn't just avoid offending him—they helped rein in the media that didn't know when to keep quiet, either shutting them down or taking their executives away...
On top of that, they deliberately publicized the three men's crimes and loudly praised Zhou Ze's righteous actions!
After that, a strange silence fell over the world. The various factions and Councilors all fell quiet in unspoken agreement, no longer daring to make trouble for fear of attracting Zhou Ze's attention.
Even those who thought Zhou Ze was only close to Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Feng, and had little to do with the other five heroes, didn't dare let their guard down. After all, you only had one life.
"The kind-hearted get bullied, and the gentle horse gets ridden..."
Zhou Ze found it rather amusing. He'd already prepared himself to be flamed online. He hadn't expected this to fit even better than the saying, "Once I emerge from seclusion, the great scholars will defend me."
"Works for me. Saves me the trouble."
Seeing how sensible the Five Great Nations and the various factions were, Zhou Ze was in a pretty good mood.
He'd been living a very fulfilling life lately. After the Golden-Horned Giant Beast appeared, he had come to understand that with Luo Feng around, he didn't need to worry about anything happening on Earth.
His disciple, Luo Feng, would follow the path he was meant to take. All Zhou Ze had to do was figure out how to improve himself.
At first, he'd thought he could just ride Luo Feng's coattails and keep rising without limit. But during the days he received the Golden-Horned Giant Beast's inherited memories, he finally understood something important.
He could receive insights from his disciple Luo Feng, but that didn't mean he could receive all of Luo Feng's memories!
For basic things like Body Amplification and Psychic Amplification, he could still draw on Luo Feng's insights, organize what he learned, and make it his own.
But he couldn't learn the secret arts in the Golden-Horned Giant Beast's inherited memories, or even the Spiritual Psychic Secret Manual from Fallen Ink Star, just by receiving insights.
Even if he could look through the secret arts Luo Feng had studied whenever he wanted, without changing his Psychic Power's Inheritance Soul Seal, he would still have a hard time getting started on the secret arts Hu Yanbo had created.
Honestly, he was a little disappointed when he learned that. He'd thought that riding Luo Feng's coattails would take his life to its peak, but reality had fallen far short of his expectations.
Still, with his temperament, he quickly came around. After carefully thinking it over, he realized that the most outrageous part of his cheat wasn't teaching—it was how his comprehension improved through his disciples and students!
Students only gained a boost to their comprehension when they received his guidance and grasped what he taught them.
But he could constantly benefit from the combined comprehension of all his students. That was incredible. If he measured it by amplification, even with the limits in place, he should be able to take on at least a hundred disciples, maybe even ten thousand.
With so many disciples' comprehension added together, he could turn a pig into Zhu Bajie, or even transform a monkey into the Victorious Fighting Buddha...
Once he understood where his greatest advantage lay, Zhou Ze began thinking about what to do next. Before long, he had worked out his options and made plans for the future.
Of course, all that would happen after he truly entered the universe, went to Flood Dragon Star, and opened an account in the Virtual Universe.
Earth was just a beginner's village. It was far too small...
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