Chapter 721: Chapter 720: Divine Favor, Not Necessarily a Good Thing
Liu Zheng looked indifferently at Shi Man, "But you need to seize your opportunity, otherwise, the price will be your life!"
Shi Man’s face suddenly darkened, for he had just been boasting and hadn’t expected to be overheard.
"This, Mr. Chen, I was just joking before."
Shi Man immediately conceded, his face breaking into a forced smile as he spoke to Liu Zheng.
He didn’t dare to take action against Liu Zheng, not to mention the strength of the Demon God Temple.
Liu Zheng’s power was something he could not contend with.
Although Liu Zheng hadn’t made many moves, what had happened in Celestial Fairy City had already spread throughout the infinite Star Domain.
Even Wang Zun had been killed by Liu Zheng.
What were they in comparison?
Though they looked down upon the Primitive Planet, deep down they knew that someone like Wang Zun truly possessed formidable strength.
At the very least, he wouldn’t be inferior to the very top individuals in the starry sky.
They couldn’t possibly stand against such force.
"You’re giving up just like that?"
Liu Zheng’s brow furrowed immediately.
He had thought this big guy would accept the challenge directly or at least put up some bravado.
But who knew, the big guy just caved in right away; this wasn’t how the plot was supposed to develop.
Wasn’t this guy one of the prodigies of the infinite Star Domain?
Shouldn’t prodigies be proud?
Moreover, hailing from a royal power, shouldn’t he look down upon everyone?
In truth, Liu Zheng had overestimated Shi Man.
It’s true that Shi Man was arrogant, but it also depended on who his opponent was.
Against ordinary forces, he would certainly scorn everything.
But when facing Liu Zheng, he simply couldn’t maintain his pride.
Let alone background, even in terms of personal strength, he was no match for Liu Zheng.
"So I’ll have to force the issue then."
Liu Zheng was a bit helpless, the plot not unfolding as he had imagined; he had no choice but to make a move himself.
"When I say you must make a move, you must."
Liu Zheng reached out his hand directly.
The Protector’s face changed immediately, as he was about to make a move.
In the eyes of the Green Lotus Layman, a glint of light twinkled, and the high-ranking Protector of the Saint Realm, with both body and soul extinguished, fell.
He collapsed in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, everyone around trembled, the Demon God Temple was indeed as domineering as the rumors claimed.
"Ancestor!"
Seeing his own ancestor die right before his eyes, Shi Man cried out in shock.
Then, his expression changed dramatically; Liu Zheng’s attack had already arrived.
A massive hand reached out toward him.
"You deserve to die!"
Shi Man roared in anger, his whole body exuding a formidable aura.
Then, throwing punches, he struck at Liu Zheng.
Bang!
The two collided fiercely, unleashing a powerful surge of energy.
In an instant, the entire pavilion scattered apart.
Bilowing smoke rolled, and a figure flew backward, crashing into the wall behind.
Shi Man, his face filled with terror, looked at Liu Zheng in disbelief.
"Why, why is the gap so huge?"
He knew there was a disparity between himself and Liu Zheng, but he hadn’t imagined it to be so vast.
A single blow had left him gravely injured.
"Not dead yet, it seems you do have some ability,"
Liu Zheng said indifferently.
Shi Man’s pupils suddenly constricted as a deadly crisis loomed.
He turned his head, intending to tear through space and flee.
However, no matter what he tried, he couldn’t leave this place, as if an invisible wall blocked his path.
Without any surprise, Liu Zheng’s attack struck.
A golden light flashed urgently over Shi Man’s body.
This was the consciousness of a Quasi-Emperor from the Shi Family attached to Shi Man’s body.
"Who dares to attack our Shi Family’s Saint Heir?"
As the consciousness awakened, a colossal figure appeared before everyone.
Such immense pressure made the entire Celestial Tiger Star tremble.
In the next second, before anyone could react, this Quasi-Emperor consciousness was wiped out.
"Who is it!"
The Quasi-Emperor shouted in panic, but it was already too late.
Without the protection of the Quasi-Emperor, Shi Man was left with only a resentful soul staring at Liu Zheng.
"Why did you strike me?"
Shi Man couldn’t understand. He had already admitted his fault; why did Liu Zheng still insist on attacking him?
And he didn’t even know Liu Zheng, did he?
Was it simply because of what he had said before?
Liu Zheng grasped Shi Man’s soul, speaking indifferently, "It’s not because of what you said."
"Is it that someone hired the Demon God Temple to kill me?"
Shi Man reacted relatively quickly, immediately recalling that the Demon God Temple was an assassination organization.
No matter the power, if someone hired the Demon God Temple, they would carry out the murder.
"That’s no longer important."
Liu Zheng didn’t want to waste words on Shi Man and directly crushed his soul.
It was a dog-eat-dog world; for his strength, sacrificing someone he didn’t know was nothing unusual.
Liu Zheng was no exception; he had no interaction with many people of great destiny, yet they had become his targets.
After all, Liu Zheng needed their fateful Qi.
Thus sometimes, being a person of destiny wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
[Ding dong, congratulations to the host for slaying a person of destiny and gaining forty fateful Qi.]
Afterward, Liu Zheng and Sage Qinglian directly left.
...
Just as the two left, the vast city fell silent for a moment, then whispers started spreading.
"Liu Zheng, the Saint Heir, killed Shi Man. Has the Demon God Temple set its sights on the Shi Family?"
"Not necessarily, maybe someone hired the Demon God Temple to assassinate Shi Man?"
"That’s also possible. What a tragic end for the Saint Heir Shi Man."
Shi Man indeed met a terrible fate; had he not been a person of destiny, he wouldn’t have faced today’s disaster.
In the boundless stars, there was a massive planet, the territory of the Shi Family.
Deep within this planet, in a grand palace, there was a number of supremely powerful auras.
These were the higher-ups of the Shi Family.
"We just received news that the one who killed the Saint Heir is the Saint Heir of the Demon God Temple."
A middle-aged man spoke grimly.
He was Shi Man’s father, the current Family Head of the Shi Family, with strength at the high tier of the Saint Realm.
Hearing this, everyone looked at one another, unsure of how to respond.
If it were any other power, they would strike like thunder.
However, the previous battle was still fresh in their minds, making them hesitate.
If they sought revenge, they simply wouldn’t be able to achieve it.
To kill Liu Zheng?
Was that even serious?
With Sage Qinglian as his Protector, killing Liu Zheng was impossible, even if they used the Emperor’s Divine Weapon.
With the Emperor’s consciousness awakened, it would still be a death sentence.
Sage Qinglian’s Divine King’s Physique was not in the least inferior to Xiang Batian’s Tyrant’s Physique. A single Emperor’s Divine Weapon simply wasn’t enough to catch their attention.
Going there would be a death sentence, not to mention Liu Zheng was the Saint Heir of the Demon God Temple. If anything happened to Liu Zheng, wouldn’t the Demon God Temple annihilate them all?
