Pan Long had already unleashed Cord-Bound Laws of All Under Heaven. Within the area covered by his palm force, a blade of grass, a tree, even a passing breeze could strike with the full force of his power if he willed it.
Cord-Bound Laws of All Under Heaven. "I rule the common people." But how did he "rule" them?
By forcing them to submit through sheer power, of course.
The Legalist School's methods cared nothing for winning people over through virtue. They used force first, then drove all things into a more efficient state. That efficiency fed back into them, making their power stronger still, and so the cycle continued.
In battle, once they seized the initiative, their attacks came without end. Every gesture carried their full strength. Their opponents had to struggle against that strength, while even the stray shockwaves of the fight were swept up and brought under control, feeding their power in turn.
Naturally, they grew stronger the longer they fought.
That was why, once a master of the Legalist School gained the upper hand, it was hard for an opponent to turn defeat into victory.
Worse... anyone who failed to recognize the technique and break free quickly would be bound fast, no matter how many allies they had or how formidable their martial arts were. In the end, they could only surrender without a fight.
Such was the stern, terrifying power of the Legalist School's ultimate arts.
The Zeng Family's six Innate Masters were outstanding in cultivation, temperament, and combat experience alike.
But plainly, they had never seen the Legalist School's Cord-Bound Laws of All Under Heaven. They had never even heard of it.
So they made a grave mistake.
Faced with Cord-Bound Laws of All Under Heaven, they chose to form a battle array and