Black and Blue

The man in black lifted his foot and stomped on Zhao Wuji's left knee.

Crack!

Another bone-breaking sound rang out.

Zhao Wuji's left kneecap was crushed beneath his foot.

"This leg stood around bullying people all day. It must be tired. Better to break it."

The black-clad figure spoke as though stating an insignificant fact.

Pain convulsed Zhao Wuji's entire body. Cold sweat drenched him, while tears, snot, and blood smeared across his face.

He wanted to beg for mercy, but the excruciating pain left him unable to speak. All he could do was gasp hoarsely.

Too ruthless!

This man was far too ruthless!

Not only was he terrifyingly powerful, his methods were brutally inhumane.

Zhao Wuji had no doubt that if the other man had wanted to kill him, he would already have died ten times over.

What was happening now was clearly torture. He was being made to taste every kind of pain, to be told in the cruelest possible way what would happen if he touched those two children.

"Remember today's pain."

The black-clad figure bent down, leaned close to Zhao Wuji's ear, and said coldly in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Remember, if I ever find out that you dare bully them again, even if you so much as touch a hair on their heads..."

He paused, and his tone suddenly turned icy cold:

"I'll show you what true suffering beyond death feels like."

Zhao Wuji shuddered, his eyes filled with utter terror.

He knew the man was not merely making threats.

This man would absolutely do it.

"I... I'll remember..."

Zhao Wuji forced out the words through the pain.

"I swear... I swear I'll never touch them again... I swear it on my Martial Soul..."

The black-clad figure straightened and looked