Death Either Way

"Tai Jiuling?"

Upon hearing the name mentioned by Tai Da, many people in the audience were slightly taken aback.

However, through the exchange of words among everyone present, everyone quickly understood who Tai Jiuling was.

"That makes some sense."

Among the crowd, someone nodded slightly.

Beside him, another person glanced at him after he finished speaking, and then said something.

"That makes sense, but the reality is probably not like that."

"Tai Jiuling was taken to the Huaxia Sect back then, and the rumor at the time was that he could use Power That Cannot Be Controlled at will."

"Now that so much time has passed, do you think Tai Jiuling is still alive?"

"Hiss."

The man's expression shifted slightly. After a moment's thought, he looked at Tai Da and said...

"It seems the Tai Clan Chief was aware of this, which is why he mentioned Tai Jiuling."

"In that case, the Huaxia Sect probably can't produce such a person."

"Hehe."

The man smiled and said.

"That's a good idea, but unfortunately, the Tai Clan is already in a disadvantaged position, so how can they have the right to talk about these things?"

As the two were talking, a powerful figure from the Huaxia Sect raised his hand and tossed something away.

Brush--

A pitch-black tower then came into view.

Immediately afterwards, the tower's shadow disappeared, and a figure appeared in its place.

Upon seeing this figure, someone in the crowd immediately spoke up.

"It's him, it's him, the one who was taken away back then, Tai Jiuling."

The powerful figures from the Tai Clan also looked at the emerging figure with expressions of surprise.

Tai Jiuling didn't look weak at all, nor did he have the dullness and emptiness that comes with torment. Instead, he seemed to be in no different state from usual.

Immediately, a series of thoughts fell upon Tai Jiuling, confirming his aura.

"You're still perfectly fine?"

Looking at Tai Jiuling, Tai Da's eyes narrowed slightly.

He was now 100% certain that this whole affair was probably orchestrated and driven by the Huaxia Sect behind the scenes.

Otherwise, why would Tai Jiuling appear here unharmed?

At this moment, Xia Xun also looked towards Tai Jiuling and spoke up.

"Your Tai Clan chief claims you possess Power That Cannot Be Controlled and are now able to enter the heart of this desolate region."

"In that case, you may go in."

Upon hearing this, Tai Jiuling immediately looked at the desolate land in the distance, then turned to Tai Da and said.

"Chief, you can't say things like that lightly."

"That matter of Power That Cannot Be Controlled is entirely a deliberate slander against our Tai Clan behind our backs."

Tai Da nodded, without much reaction, and simply said...

"Man is the butcher, I am the fish."

"Go. The world now believes you possess Power That Cannot Be Controlled. If you truly do not, then prove them wrong."

Upon hearing this, Tai Jiuling's expression changed, and he couldn't help but speak up.

"Chieftain, even you don't believe me?!"

Tai Da closed his eyes, sighed softly, and said nothing.

Tai Jiuling's expression suddenly turned ugly.

He glanced around at his surroundings, and then spoke.

"The Jiang Clan, it's the Jiang Clan that has mastered Power That Cannot Be Controlled!"

"I went there solely to capture those members of the Jiang Clan..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a powerful figure from the Huaxia Sect snorted coldly.

"We'll talk about the Jiang Clan's matter later; let's talk about your Tai Clan's matter first."

"Go inside right now and invite your Tai Clan's ancestor Tai Bufan, out."

If you can't do that...

As he spoke, he paused, then raised his hand to form a hand seal and flicked his finger.

Brush--

Just as Tai Jiuling was wondering about Tai Bufan matter, a beam of light suddenly shot straight into his body.

In an instant, Tai Jiuling seemed to be electrocuted, his whole body tensed up, and his face contorted in a ferocious expression.

It wasn't until a breath later that his reaction calmed down, but his expression was extremely unpleasant.

It's the opponent's way of defending the game, to force him to move forward, towards that Land That Cannot Be Controlled where they converge.

The power just now was like a series of invisible sharp blades.

To retreat is to A Thousand Cuts and Ten Thousand Slashes; to stop is the same.

All he could do was move forward, deeper into the distance.

But as a powerful member of the Tai Clan, he knew better than anyone that even after so many years of exploration in this area, the Tai Clan still didn't have much of an advantage in entering this Land That Cannot Be Controlled gathering place.

If you keep going forward, there will only be one ending: death.

In other words, it's a lose-lose situation either way.

With this thought in mind, Tai Jiuling decided to give up entirely.

Since things have already come to this, what difference does it make whether we leave or not?!

Just then, the power that the powerful figure had left inside him suddenly began to activate.

In an instant, it felt as if countless steel knives were falling on my body, penetrating deep into my internal organs, pulling and grinding me from left to right.

It was as if countless ants were attaching themselves to their souls, devouring them frantically.

At the same time, the voice of that person also rang out.

"Don't worry, you won't die."

"If you're willing to endure it, then keep standing."

Everyone looked at Tai Jiuling. Although they didn't know what he was going through at the moment, they could roughly guess from his actions just now.

After all, at this moment Tai Jiuling's bulging veins and his constantly flailing fingers were already indicative of a problem.

"Good! Good! Good!!!"

Tai Jiuling practically gritted his teeth as he spoke.

The next moment, he walked straight into the desolate land step by step.

As he continued his actions, the feeling of torment and pain gradually subsided.

Thump! Thump! Thump!!!

Step by step.

After traveling some distance into this desolate land, the torment almost completely disappeared.

However, the moment its pace slowed, that feeling surged back like a rising tide.

"Damn the Jiang Clan! Idiot Huaxia Sect."

At this moment, only these two thoughts remained in Tai Jiuling's mind.

All of this was definitely the work of the Jiang Clan in secret. Although we don't know exactly what they controlled, it was definitely related to this Power That Cannot Be Controlled.

Only the Huaxia Sect remained so pure. They believed the rumors spread by the world, and even though they had already brought themselves into the Huaxia Sect, they had never asked them about the Power That Cannot Be Controlled during this time.

He even thought the Huaxia Sect didn't care at all, but he never expected them to be here to disgust him.

As he walked, lost in thought, he felt the influence of this place, where Power That Cannot Be Controlled converged, on him. Tai Jiuling's resentment was temporarily set aside.

The position I've reached now is arguably the safest limit that my abilities can achieve.

It's not impossible to go further, but the cost will increase with each step.