Hearing Xu Zimo's words, some people's expressions changed slightly.
Some even shouted, "Don't be afraid, everyone! There are so many of us—killing him together will be enough!"
The moment the man's voice fell, Xu Zimo merely turned his head and glanced at him.
With a boom, his body exploded outright.
He exploded where he stood.
When Xu Zimo turned his head again, not a single person dared meet his gaze.
His eyes ultimately settled on Baili Xiao.
"I'd really like to interview you about how you're feeling right now," Xu Zimo said with a smile.
"You..." Baili Xiao parted her lips slightly, but when the words reached her mouth, she did not know what to say.
"Are you curious why you failed to kill me?" Xu Zimo walked forward step by step.
Baili Xiao nodded slightly.
"Because from the very beginning, we were never on the same level." Xu Zimo grabbed her by the neck and lifted her into the air.
Their gazes met.
"You always mocked me, telling me to accept my fate, saying that my final destination would be destruction.
"Yet you never realized that you yourself were nothing more than a pawn in someone else's game."
Xu Zimo shook his head with a smile, flung Baili Xiao away, and then walked toward her again step by step.
"The winds and clouds of this great age have risen. The prodigies of every side have stepped onto the stage—once you finish singing, I make my entrance.
"To everyone else, those prodigies competing for supremacy represent the future, the hope of a new generation.
"But to me, you included, all of you are nothing but a pack of clowns jumping about."
Xu Zimo said blandly, "From the moment I descended into this era, everything was already destined.
"It is not