789. Fear Authority, Not Virtue

"Ah!"

Wang Rulong never expected Xia Ping to suddenly strike him. He immediately clutched his face, collapsing to the ground and howling in agony, as if every nerve in his body were being pierced by needles.

This was a level of pain he had never experienced in his life.

After all, he was a dignified scion of the Wang Family, a descendant of a King. Wherever he went, he was surrounded by sycophants; those who met him were too busy currying favor to ever dream of laying a hand on him.

"You, you!" Wang Rulong's eyes bulged, filled with a mix of shock, rage, and burning resentment as he glared at Xia Ping.

The others were also stunned, completely caught off guard by Xia Ping's sudden and vicious assault.

"What 'you' are you stuttering about, you useless piece of trash who needs a lesson?"

Slap! Xia Ping landed another strike, hitting the other side of his face to make it symmetrical. "You were so good at running your mouth earlier, but when the Fishman Pirates attacked, why weren't you so arrogant? Instead, you hid behind everyone else, shivering. Now that the Fishman Pirates are all dead, you jump out to chirp and whine. You've truly mastered the art of being a fair-weather opportunist."

"You actually want to question me? Who do you think you are? Do you believe I could kill you right now and toss you into the ocean to feed the sharks, and not a single person would have the power to save you?!"

Slap, slap! He continued to land several more blows, swelling Wang Rulong's face until it looked like a pig's head, dripping with blood and looking utterly wretched.

"Aaaah!!!"

Wang Rulong's mouth was mangled, his breath whistling through the gaps. He was so furious he