Chapter 676: Chapter 679: Kill Directly [3rd Update, Please Subscribe]
Is this a declaration of war?
Upon hearing Wu Tian’s words, Yuwen chuckled.
"Very well. Let’s see who kills whom first," Yuwen said immediately.
All the civil and military officials nodded. This was the teacher they knew in their hearts. Yuwen didn’t just teach them knowledge; he also tutored them in the arts of strategy and manipulation. Back when the Xiuyuan Realm was still called the Tianlong Realm or the Golden Sword Realm, Yuwen had taught some of the harem Concubines how to surpass the others. Conspiracies, manipulations, overt plots—Yuwen could pull them from thin air. The examples were countless.
With my machinations, Wu Tian’s downfall and disgrace are imminent, Yuwen believed. Of course, as for how to execute his plans, he needed to return and study them thoroughly.
"You can die now." Wu Tian didn’t play by the rules. Usually, after a declaration of war, both parties had time to prepare, gradually sparring and making their moves. It was a game of turns, one side acting only after the other had finished. But how could Wu Tian possibly entertain such a naive idea?
He scoffed, stepped forward, and reached a hand toward Yuwen’s neck.
Yuwen was fundamentally a Civil Officer, unskilled in the Martial Path; his advice to the Generals was purely strategic. But with Wu Tian taking direct action, what good were strategies? Seeing Wu Tian’s hand aiming for his neck, Yuwen tried to retreat. However, an immense pressure emanating from Wu Tian suppressed him completely.
As Wu Tian’s pressure bore down on him, Yuwen’s face fell. He felt as though what stood before him was not a man, but a Divine King. With a single strike of his hand, the very world seemed to shift. Wu Tian appeared like a deity, gazing down upon all mortals. Who could possibly defy him?
Now, Wu Tian’s hand clasped around his opponent’s neck. Wu Tian sneered, "You can die now."
"You... How can you do this?" Yuwen was terrified. In the past, others had declared war on him, leading to intricate games of schemes and counterschemes. Who behaved like Wu Tian, resorting to direct murder?
Wu Tian ignored Yuwen’s terror, and with a ruthless squeeze of his hand—
CRACK!
He snapped Yuwen’s neck as easily as if he were killing a chicken. Yuwen had claimed his students were everywhere, but in Wu Tian’s eyes, he was nothing special. Wu Tian casually flung the corpse aside like a piece of trash.
The area fell deathly silent.
It took a long time for the civil and military officials to snap back to their senses. They began to point fingers at Wu Tian.
"You... You actually killed our teacher?"
"How could you do such a thing?"
Because Yuwen had spoken so softly when he mentioned divorcing his wife, Si’er and the others had only heard him vaguely. To the civil and military officials, it looked as if Wu Tian was completely in the wrong.
Yuwen was a man of high moral integrity. He would never do anything wrong! That was what they all believed.
"What, you have something to say?" Wu Tian asked coldly. At once, a tremendous pressure swept toward the officials.
The so-called Generals were merely at the Foundation Establishment realm, with the strongest being only a Second Rank Tongxuan. Under Wu Tian’s pressure, their faces turned pale and they couldn’t help but retreat. The legs of some Civil Officers began to tremble uncontrollably as a deep fear welled up in their hearts.
At that moment, they felt an overwhelming urge to kneel before Wu Tian.
Wu Tian sneered and gave them a calm warning. "Remember this. In my presence, you will be as obedient as dogs. Of course, you can also choose to be venomous snakes, trying to bite me from the shadows. But if your bite fails to kill me, your entire families will die."
His words were cold and terrifying, not something a righteous man would ever say. They were ruthless and ferocious.
Wu Tian resumed his conversation with Qin Yuhan as if nothing had happened. Killing Yuwen meant nothing to him; it was like stepping on an ant. Wu Tian’s casual demeanor was a stark contrast to the expressions of the civil and military officials.
As for the officials, they stood there stunned, their faces pale, like wooden fools. It took them a long while to recover their wits. They moved to one side, their expressions wary, and began to whisper amongst themselves.
"What should we do?"
"He’s incredibly powerful. How can someone like him exist in a remote region like ours?"
"We have to find an opportunity. I’m sure we can find a chance to kill him."
"Right, find an opportunity."
Si’er moved to Wu Tian’s side, furious. Seeing her there, that group of officials still blatantly formed their own clique to scheme among themselves. Did they even acknowledge her presence? This time, Si’er was seriously considering a "major overhaul" of her court.
"That Tianlong Crown Prince... he isn’t someone we should offend, is he?" Qin Yuhan asked, her voice laced with worry.
Since the Tianlong Crown Prince had taken a fancy to her, there would definitely be disputes with Wu Tian in the future. Although Qin Yuhan was angry at Wu Tian for being so dense, deep down, she still loved him and worried for him.
"Don’t worry, it’s nothing," Wu Tian said nonchalantly.
Who hadn’t he killed? Back in the day, even before he became an Immortal Emperor, he had risked being hunted down just to kill some Saint Heirs and successors of noble families. And why? Purely to vent his frustrations. If he had to swallow an insult, his mind would not be at ease, and over time, it would fester into a Heart Demon. To climb to the peak of the Martial Path, one’s heart had to be clear and unopposed. Whoever provokes me, I kill! Ten thousand years have passed. Killing a minor figure like Yuwen is nothing to me now. Besides, I am no simple man these days. My pets have all made their own great achievements. My disciples, I imagine, have also accomplished extraordinary merits. Even some of my old friends now stand at the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor Realm. Therefore, in my eyes, there is no one I cannot kill!
Seeing Wu Tian’s attitude, Si’er also felt relieved. She then went to speak with the Chief of the Stone Clan and the Chief of the Willow. When she returned, she clapped her hands, gathering everyone before her.
"Alright, everyone. The battle is about to begin."
Hearing this, many of the Generals turned to look at the Martial Valour General. Among their group, the Martial Valour General was the youngest. For these men, whose Martial Arts Cultivation was nothing special and who mostly relied on titles inherited from their ancestors, youth implied greater strength.
Si’er continued, "They will select a powerful representative, and so will we. That was the original plan. But they said..." Her brow furrowed, her tone displeased. "They said that the Human Clan simply cannot compare to the Spirit Clan, so out of pity, they are giving us two chances. We can send out two people."
"As long as either of our two champions can defeat their chosen representative, they will agree to select a Sacrificial Spirit for us."
"Whether it is for the Sacrificial Spirit of Xiuyuan Country or for the dignity of the Human Clan, we must win."
The civil and military officials nodded. They had assumed each side would put forth one champion. They hadn’t expected the Stone Clan and Willow Clan to look down on the Human Clan so much as to allow them to send two.
After the officials gathered to discuss, a Civil Official stepped forward and announced, "Your Majesty the Queen, for our two candidates, we suggest Great General Martial Valour and the Heaven-suppressing Grand Marshal!"
Si’er’s expression darkened instantly. They didn’t include Wu Tian?
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