Authority Smashes People! So Satisfying!

Inside Zixiao Palace, Xiao Kuang had agonized over his "lesson preparation" materials for nearly a century before finally losing all patience.

"Argh! I can't make this up anymore!" He hurled the "lesson plan" condensed from Chaos Qi in his hand—still completely blank—to the ground. "What kind of bullshit Grand Unity Dao is this? So mysterious and profound, it's harder to understand than advanced calculus! A lousy student like me can't handle this at all!"

Annoyed, he rose to his feet and decided to take a walk, calling it "searching for teaching inspiration."

"Anyway, there are still over two thousand years before the lecture. I've got plenty of time! Maybe if I go sightseeing across the Primordial Chaos, I'll suddenly comprehend some earth-shattering, ghost-weeping... Dao of Slacking?" Having found himself the perfect excuse, he flashed away from Zixiao Palace and fell toward the world of the Primordial Chaos below.

He had no particular destination and simply wandered aimlessly across the Primordial Chaos. The mountains and rivers, birds and beasts, were fascinating enough to look at, but they had absolutely nothing to do with "Dao inspiration."

One day, he arrived at the edge of a vast marsh overflowing with Water Origin Power. Towering waves surged into the sky, mist filled the air, and the place had an extraordinary air about it.

"Oh? The water here is pretty nice. It'd be perfect for building a water park..." Xiao Kuang was rubbing his chin and plotting an utterly unreliable business venture when a thunderous roar suddenly exploded through the air.

"Hey! Where did this Wild Daoist come from? Sneaking around and spying on my Daoist grounds? Get lost!"

The voice arrived with its owner. A towering, incomparably muscular giant of a man came striding over the waves, his bronze skin gleaming, long blue hair loose around his shoulders, and surging vapor coiling around his body. His eyes were wide with fury. He was Gong Gong, one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, the Ancestral Witch who commanded the waters of the Primordial Chaos!

Xiao Kuang jumped at the booming voice. Taking a closer look, he was stunned. Those muscles were even more ridiculous than a gym trainer's! Following the principle that less trouble was better than more trouble—mainly because he was scared—he waved his hand. "Hey, buddy, don't get worked up. I'm just passing by. The scenery looked nice, so I took a couple glances. I'm leaving now, I'm leaving."

With that, he turned to slip away.

"Stop!" Gong Gong had a fiery temper, and Xiao Kuang's dismissive attitude only made him angrier. "Hiding your face and speaking so frivolously! You must be a spy sent by the Demon Court! Take my fist!"

The Witch Clan cultivated only their bodies, not their primordial spirits. Once their tempers flared, they did not care about anything else—they simply attacked!

Gong Gong threw a punch. It looked plain and simple, yet it drew upon the Water Origin Power of the entire marsh. The immense force tore through space and charged straight at Xiao Kuang's back with the power to crush everything in its path!

"Fuck! You're actually serious?!" Xiao Kuang shrank his neck in fright. He had no time to dodge, nor did he even think of counterattacking—he did not know a single offensive spell!

Bang!!!

A dull boom erupted, and terrifying energy ripples spread in every direction, reducing the surrounding mountains, rocks, grass, and trees to dust!

A savage grin appeared on Gong Gong's face as he prepared to enjoy the sight of his opponent being blown into a bloody mist by that punch.

However, when the smoke and dust cleared—

Xiao Kuang was still standing where he had been. The impact had only made him stagger forward a step. He patted nonexistent dust from the back of his robes, turned around, and stared blankly at Gong Gong. "You... what are you doing? Giving me a back massage? The strength's not bad, but that was a little sudden."

The smile on Gong Gong's face instantly froze, and his eyes bulged. "Impossible!"

That punch had contained the power of water. Even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal would not dare receive it head-on! Yet this man was completely unharmed? He had not even swayed?

"Seeking death!" Gong Gong flew into a rage, feeling utterly humiliated. With a furious roar, he revealed his true Ancestral Witch form and transformed into a giant ten thousand zhang tall. Controlling boundless waves, he rained down fists, kicks, and headbutts upon Xiao Kuang like a violent storm!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

For a time, the earth shook, mountains trembled, and rivers flowed backward. This entire region seemed to have reached the end of the world.

Xiao Kuang clutched his head and squatted on the ground like a pitiful target. Every one of Gong Gong's attacks landed on him, yet aside from deafening impacts and brilliant bursts of energy, they did not harm even a single hair on his body. The status of one who had achieved Dao Integration, combined with the automatic protection of Heavenly Dao Authority, was not something a mere Ancestral Witch could break through.

Meanwhile, Gong Gong's barrage had been fierce as a tiger's, but it left him panting and his arms numb. Looking down at the guy crouching there with his head covered, still muttering, "Stop hitting me, stop hitting me. You can't beat me to death anyway. Isn't this tiring?" Gong Gong was so furious that his Three Corpses practically leaped from his body, yet there was nothing he could do!

"Who exactly are you?!" Gong Gong stopped attacking and demanded between heavy breaths, his expression filled with uncertainty. He could not be killed—this was far too strange!

Seeing that he had stopped, Xiao Kuang finally stood up and straightened his robes, though they were not damaged at all. He was frustrated to death inside. He possessed the highest authority and cultivation in the Primordial Chaos, yet all he could do was take a beating. He did not know how to fight back at all. This was fucking humiliating! No, I need to find a way to bluff this brute!

He forcibly suppressed his frustration and put on a profound, unfathomable expression—though he was actually panicking inside. With his hands behind his back, he gazed at the sky and said blandly, "I was quietly observing the rhythm of water here, comprehending the natural Dao. Yet you came here shouting and causing a disturbance, interrupting my cultivation, and you still dare ask who I am?"

Gong Gong was stunned by his sudden pretentious attitude and instinctively said, "You..."

Just then, inspiration flashed through Xiao Kuang's mind—he was especially good at crooked ideas. That's right! Heavenly Dao Authority! Can this thing be used for fighting? Don't novels always talk about words becoming law? Let's try it!

He looked at Gong Gong, who seemed ready to flare up again, gritted his teeth, and secretly connected to that vast Heavenly Dao Authority. He ignored all laws and profundities, simply pointing at Gong Gong with the most primitive thought of throw something at him and shouting in his heart, Thunder, come! Strike this bastard!

[Heavenly Dao: Detected proxy exercising authority... Target: Gong Gong... Requesting access... Punishment module... Zixiao Divine Thunder...]

[Request reason: Disturbing the Dao Ancestor's cultivation? (Code hesitation)... Execution approved...]

Although the reason was flimsy, it somehow seemed to make sense procedurally?

**BOOM-CRACK!!!**

A bolt of purple divine thunder, a hundred times thicker and a hundred times more condensed than the one that had struck Xiao Kuang before, tore through the heavens without warning. Its majestic heavenly might made souls tremble as it struck Gong Gong squarely on the forehead just as he raised his hand to attack again!

"Arghhh—!"

Gong Gong let out a miserable scream. His ten-thousand-zhang Ancestral Witch body was instantly blasted back to its original form. His entire body was charred black and smoking, every strand of his hair stood on end, and he even spat out a mouthful of black smoke before falling stiffly to the ground. He twitched twice but could not get back up for quite some time.

He lay there, his eyes filled with bewilderment, horror, and disbelief.

*Zixiao... Zixiao Divine Thunder? The Heavenly Dao's exclusive punitive divine thunder? Why did it strike me? Just because I punched this strange Daoist a few times? Who the hell is this Daoist? Does he own the Heavenly Dao?!*

Xiao Kuang himself was startled. Looking at the smoking Gong Gong on the ground, then at his own finger, his heart pounded wildly. "I... holy shit? That actually worked? This authority... is fucking awesome!sup"</sup>"

Although he still did not know any divine abilities or spells, it seemed that... he could directly call upon the Heavenly Dao's ready-made "armory"? And it even had automatic targeting and adjustable power—he had instinctively wanted it to hit harder just now?

The Heavenly Dao Will appeared in the sky once more. That garbled symbol, [((′--)--)-_-)] , flickered violently before finally turning into a cold, emotionless ellipsis.

[Heavenly Dao: ...Zixiao Divine Thunder... used for individual physical assault... Authority abuse record +1...]

[Core code: ...numb... accustomed... perhaps... this is the proxy's method of combat?... (Beginning self-doubt)]

[Computational resources: ...reallocating... priority given to strengthening the proxy's shield and... divine thunder access interface... (Forced adaptation)]

The Heavenly Dao had gone completely numb.

Xiao Kuang, however, was energized. He walked up to Gong Gong, whose entire body was paralyzed except for his rolling eyes, crouched down, patted his charred face, and grinned. "Well? Water monkey, still want to fight? I'll spare you because your cultivation hasn't been easy. Consider today a small warning. If you dare offend me again, I'll let you taste Du Tian Divine Thunder! Scram!"

After saying that, he rose to his feet, clasped his hands behind his back, hummed a little tune, and swaggered away, leaving Gong Gong behind to smoke gently as he questioned his entire life as an Ancestral Witch and pondered the meaning of thunder.

"Hmm... this move is pretty good. From now on, I'll strike anyone I don't like! Lecture? What lecture? Whoever dares not attend, I'll strike them! Perfect!" Xiao Kuang felt that he had found a brand-new way to solve his problem, and his mood became incomparably cheerful.