In the sky above Tiantang City.
The clear sky in the middle was like a giant whirlpool. It caused the clouds in the sky to spin slowly, from slow to fast.
It was as if something was about to form, but the person controlling everything behind the scenes was not in a hurry. He moved slowly, as if he was purposely keeping the scene for a little longer.
He wanted everyone in the world to see the scene and the entire process of its formation!
Looking at the earth-shattering phenomenon in the sky, countless people sighed inwardly.
Too many people could not help but think of the same thing – such an ability! Such a godly skill! Such overwhelming power! Could it be controlled by a worldly imperial power?
Could it be nurtured?
It was utter nonsense!
You could nurture civil officials and generals, but could you nurture a god?
Countless people were overcome with emotion.
It had been seven years since Supreme Cloud had left!
Seven years was a long time to the mundane world!
After all, to an ordinary person, a person who had disappeared from their sight for more than half a year was enough to be forgotten completely.
What was more, it had been seven years!
(Let me say this, do not think that this is an exaggeration. In our lives, many people have either passed away or left familiar environments, never to be seen again. Then, in a very short time, we would forget about them. Even if they were family or close friends, it would be difficult to remember them after two to three years. Those who have experienced it can understand, but those who have not, please do not spout nonsense. Only one thing to say – how many of your elementary school classmates can you remember clearly when you're in high school?)
The clouds in the sky were still spinning freely.
The people's senses grew stronger, as if the entire heaven and earth were spinning and dancing with the clouds.
Suddenly, with a soft whoosh, the sky that had been obscured by the clouds returned to its clear, cloudless day.
All the clouds in the sky, the clouds that were as big as mountains, had disappeared without a trace!
While the traces of the clouds were gone, the boundless cloud Qi had condensed into a human silhouette.
The silhouette was clad in fluttering purple robes, his face handsome and valiant. However, the sole of his foot that stood in the air was almost the size of two city gates. Even from thousands of miles away, the giant's face could still be seen clearly.
For a time, everyone went silent like cicadas in the winter, and they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Everyone recalled how they had slandered and tarnished Supreme Cloud during this period of time.
The giant in the sky sighed softly and said leisurely, "It's been a long time since I've returned. I didn't expect that there would be no trace of the Nine Supremes left in this world."
He smiled faintly. "If that's the case, the name Supreme Cloud should disappear from this world."
He waved his hand and said, "However … I won't allow you to kill the heroes of the past!"
With a wave of his hand, Lao Mei, who had been tied up tightly, floated up into Supreme Cloud's palm. The rope disappeared in an instant.
Supreme Cloud's leisurely voice rang out, "The butler of the Residence of King Yun, Lao Mei; the famous name, Mei Wenjian. Back then, although he was a deputy general under King Yun's command, he went through the battle of the Fort of Crimson Soul, the battle of Dagu Mountain, the battle of Pingling Fort, the battle of the Fortress of Resilience … "
"This man and King Yun were like brothers. When King Yun was conferred the title of Marquis Xiaoyao, Mei Wenjian felt that he was severely injured and couldn't contribute to the country, so he followed King Yun out of the military … and managed the family business for King Yun. Although he was called the butler, he was actually King Yun's brother. "
"Such an iron-blooded man." Supreme Cloud's voice echoed throughout the world. "Now, he's being condemned as a traitor and beheaded in public. This isn't Mei Wenjian's sorrow, it's the Empire of Yutang's and the entire nation's sorrow! "
Meritorious minister!
The traitor who was about to be beheaded was actually being praised as a meritorious minister by Lord Supreme Cloud who had returned!
At this moment, countless people's faces and ears were flushed red. Regardless of whether they were nearby or thousands of li away, they were all ashamed.
Thinking back to how King Xiaoyao and King Yun had appeared to prove Mei Wenjian's innocence, no one had paid any attention to them!
Furthermore, they had been cursing Mei Qianjian unrestrainedly and throwing random items at him. All of them were so ashamed that they couldn't even raise their heads.
Someone shouted from the crowd, "Lord Supreme Cloud, it's not that we're ignorant or unreasonable. It's just that we're helpless against the current situation. There are many things that we can't control. Before the official's notice, we can only follow blindly."
Yun Yang chuckled mockingly and said, "What a great word to use … Hmm, well used, well used. As the saying goes, one who doesn't know is not guilty. Indeed, there's no way to punish someone who wishes to be guilty. However, when the Nine Supremes attacked from all sides, the mountains shook and the earth quaked, the wind and thunder rolled, the water and fire soared into the sky … surely many of you remember? Some of you have even experienced it personally, haven't you? The whole of Yutang is now filled with curses against the Nine Supremes. Where are all of you? With those things that you've experienced and encountered personally, how can you say that you're following blindly? "
The man below was immediately speechless and speechless.
When the Nine Supremes dominated the world, there were too many people who had witnessed the Nine Supremes' miracles. There were even more people who were saved by the Nine Supremes from danger. How could they forget the past? Who knew how many times they had dreamt of the Nine Supremes dominating the battlefield and helping those in need?
However, they had been brainwashed and interpreted over and over again all these years.
The landslides back then were actually explosives that had been set up beforehand. The smell of smoke after the battle had already proven this point. And so on, and so on …
The change of the weather and the rise of the lightning were merely astronomical phenomena that had been predicted a long time ago. The brilliant scholars of the Imperial Astronomer had repeatedly deduced the season, direction of the wind, and the change in temperature. Finally, they came to the conclusion that the wind and clouds were in their hands and the lightning and thunder were under their control …
There was also the rising of water and fire, and the soaring of blood and qi. The former was caused by digging tunnels and collapsing dams in advance. Countless kerosene had been placed in advance, and when the water surged, the kerosene was poured on top of it. That was how water and fire came together. Water was used to resist fire, and its power was unwavering. The latter was even simpler. That battlefield was not littered with corpses and blood flowed like rivers. The so-called blood and qi in the sky was just a gimmick …
For heroes, enemies of ten thousand, and experts, the most straightforward example was that those who were twice as strong as an ordinary person would be known as Hercules. Those who were ten times more powerful than an ordinary person would be considered a superhuman. However, could one defeat a hundred people even if he was ten times more powerful than an ordinary person?
The people asked themselves: That's true. Even if I had ten times more power and could easily kill eight to ten people, I couldn't possibly defeat a hundred people. Therefore, those heroes who could wipe out thousands of enemies … were really just an image that the country needed …
Now that the world was at peace, there was no need for those heroic images to intimidate people. It was reasonable to tell the truth!
…
All kinds of "scientific" interpretations and all kinds of assertions that made people feel as if they had "experienced it for themselves" completely reduced the legendary achievements of divine power to nothingness. This left everyone with only one feeling: Wow, so that's how it is!
That's reasonable!
I said, I'm so powerful, but I can't even kill a dog. Then how could someone else kill a thousand people like me with one punch? It's obviously a lie. Where is such a person? Why don't you ask him to try and punch me?!
All kinds of people who understood it were arrogant, disdainful, and cold. All kinds of people who believed in it were ridiculed and despised again and again …
Wow, this person is so stupid. He actually believed in a made-up legend … Everyone, come and watch this idiot …
Over time, all kinds of ridiculous things happened.
Coupled with the inaction of the government, and even adding fuel to the fire, the original unwavering belief began to waver. Even if at first they still tried their best to maintain it: I saw it with my own eyes … they did not guard against people coming out immediately, quoting the classics and ridiculing: Brother, did you see that? What is written here is what you saw back then, what you experienced, what you saw with your own eyes. That is the truth. History is not a story, not a fairy tale …
How could the people involved not be shaken?
Not to mention that the heroes of that time were long gone. They could not reappear and perform miracles to testify for you. Therefore … this kind of argument became more and more popular, until … the heroic deeds were completely erased, the truth was completely distorted, and all the achievements were buried …
In the end, the people rejoiced. We found the truth again, and confirmed history …
At this moment, there was only silence below.
When the miracle happened again, when the heroes reappeared and smashed reality right into their faces, everyone felt regret, sincere regret.
What they had tried so hard to deny, what they had tried to destroy, what they had tried to humiliate, and what they had purposely trampled on … was actually our backbone, our dignity, our pride, and our beliefs!
In the air, Yun Yang chuckled faintly. With a wave of his hand, Lao Mei was already nowhere to be seen.
He waved his hand and said faintly, "Haven't you been looking for me to come down and fight you? Why do you have to hide? Let's end this quickly! "
Ever since Yun Yang appeared, the shadow formed by the gray fog beside Yu Qiankun had wanted to escape, but for some reason, he could not budge an inch.
Right now, he was already regretting his actions to the extreme.
He had long predicted Yun Yang's capabilities, even thinking that he had overestimated Yun Yang's ability level as much as possible. He was confident that he could deal with him. Even if he could not win in one go, there was still room for negotiation!
Who would have thought that Supreme Cloud had only ascended for a few years, but his ability had improved by leaps and bounds? This was no longer a matter of disparity, but a matter of not being able to see it!
Up until now, it seemed that the other party was only manipulating the wind and clouds in the air, dominating the heaven and earth. Yu Qiankun did not feel anything out of the ordinary, but he could no longer move!
His spiritual energy wanted to dissipate, and he could not even self-destruct.
The so-called "earth-shattering battle, a battle between a dragon and a tiger" was only a one-sided fantasy, a foolish dream!
It turned out that he was the biggest joke in the world?!
It was like an ant holding a straw stick and saying to a giant dragon, "I want to fight you!"
The most explosive point of this joke was that the giant dragon had accepted the challenge. It had moved – it had moved against the ant!
What kind of f * ck was this?
Yu Qiankun stood where he was, turned into a statue. He was dumbfounded and speechless.
His eyes were wide as he stared at Yun Yang who had turned into a towering giant in the air. The words "ninth uncle" were at the tip of his tongue, but he could not utter them.
Yun Yang extended his hand and said faintly, "Come!"
With a soft swoosh, a ray of golden light shot out from Yun Yang's palm and turned into a golden path. It crossed thousands of feet and came before Gray Fog.
Gray mist. Hmm, Elder Qin, the founding ancestor of the School of Kismet State, landed on the golden path in a daze uncontrollably.
Under the watchful eyes of millions of people, the golden path shortened bit by bit. It shrunk all the way back into Yun Yang's palm.
Elder Qin finally appeared in front of Yun Yang. To be exact, he was on Yun Yang's palm.
"Your surname is Qin?" Yun Yang pinched Elder Qin with two fingers and looked at him curiously. "I heard that you've hidden a lot of your power. Since this is a battle of life and death, we won't rest until one of us is dead. Why don't you call them out for me to see and broaden my horizons?"
Gray Fog's Elder Qin could not help but tremble, unable to control himself.
"You still have six ghost messengers? Oh, no, there are only five left now. I've already caught one. It should be the five fellows who are attacking my father over there, right? "Yun Yang said faintly," Since everyone has shown themselves, let them all come over then. "
With a swoosh, the five strange shadows that were battling Yun Xiaoyao appeared in Yun Yang's hands as if they were commanded to do so.
Yun Yang fiddled with them casually, placing the other five spirits together with Elder Qin. The six souls were all trembling in Yun Yang's palm.
At this moment, Elder Qin, the founding ancestor of the School of Kismet State, was not just freaking out; he was basically doubting his own life!
What kind of divine power was this? How could anyone in this world possess such boundless power?
As for the humiliation of being manipulated in the palm of someone else's hand in front of millions of people … he did not even take it to heart.
How could he care about such trivial matters now?
"I've never understood where you fellows get your courage from …" Yun Yang sighed and said, "I've already left this world, but you fellows still have to think of ways to bring me back. Do you still want to kill me?"
"Now, I'm standing here as you wish. It's a pity that you fellows …" Yun Yang sighed softly, "So weak that I'm not even interested in taking a look at you."
So weak that I'm not even interested in taking a look at you!
Elder Qin could only feel an extreme humiliation surging in his heart. His emotions that had been suppressed to the lowest point surged once more.
"Supreme Cloud!" Elder Qin shouted with all his might, "Right now, in this situation, it's not that we're too weak, it's that you're too strong. So strong that you're unshakable and unrivaled! We're not on the same level as you at all. If we were to forcefully compare ourselves, it would only be obvious who's superior and who's inferior. What's the point? "
Yun Yang could not help but chuckle. "That's right … but the source of this is you fellows who summoned me here by force. Haven't you fellows thought that I, who has already ascended to the upper realm, am no longer on the same level as you fellows? Shouldn't you have long known that you're asking for humiliation and overestimating your own capabilities if you insist on fighting me? Now you're bringing this up again. What's there to talk about? "
Elder Qin was at a loss for words.
Yes, why did they summon him? Why did they summon this formidable foe who had already ascended to the upper realm and was not on the same level as them?
Was everything that was happening before his eyes a suicidal act that hastened his own defeat?
At this moment, the regret in his heart was indescribable.
Why did they provoke him?
Why?
He was filled with remorse and wished he could turn back!
Yes, as long as Supreme Cloud was killed or defeated, the myth of the Nine Supremes that Supreme Cloud had created would be completely crushed. Then, the providence that Supreme Cloud had used to unify the world could be snatched away through an arcane technique!
This was the truth, and it was also a benefit!
But … how could they kill him?
The ant wanted to kill the dinosaur, how could they fight it head-on?
Why did he not lay low for a little longer? He had waited for centuries, millennia, and tens of thousands of years. What was the point of waiting a little longer? If he waited for a long time, so long that he had forgotten about this world … when he came out again, would everything not be in his hands?
Why was he so eager to succeed? He knew that he was facing someone who had ascended to the upper realm; how could it be so easy to snatch it away?
Why was he so eager? The legendary Lord of Heaven still possessed the providence to create a world, why did he not snatch it away?
In this world, although daring to think about it meant that he was halfway to success, one could still fall short of success at the last step, let alone a mayfly trying to shake a tree or a frog in a well peeking at the sky!
"My clone's soul isn't nearby … it's scattered all over this continent. It's everywhere, everywhere. Lord Supreme Cloud has defeated me today, but when it comes to defeating me … "
Before Elder Qin could finish his words, he heard Supreme Cloud's faint chuckle. "Defeat you? When did I defeat you? If I were to say the word defeat, doesn't that mean I'm treating you as an opponent? Do you think it's more glorious for you to say this? "
Although Elder Qin was in the form of a soul, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Yes, when did he defeat you?
As the saying went, 'A horse does not know how long its face is, a bull does not bend its horns, and a man does not know his own strength'.
Below him, guffaws of laughter could be heard.
Yun Yang waved his hand and beams of dark light emerged from the bodies of many people from all directions. They were like rivers flowing into the sea, rushing towards Yun Yang like moths to a flame.
Streak after streak of streak after streak …
"You've set up five hundred remnant souls in and around Tiantang City. How generous …" Yun Yang sighed softly. "Wuyin, I have to say that I'm surprised that you didn't expose yourself under such circumstances, but I'm even more satisfied."
Shui Wuyin, who was below, smiled faintly. He was supporting Yun Xiaoyao whom he had seen for a long time.
Yun Xiaoyao looked at his son in the sky, his eyes filled with pride and longing.
Although he doesn't have my bloodline, this is my son. He'll be my son no matter where he goes!
Yun Yang did not destroy the five hundred remnant souls right away. Instead, he gathered them together with Elder Qin's soul. Elder Qin's soul expanded visibly.
In spite of this, Elder Qin was terrified.
Other than the three hundred remnant souls that he had placed on the surface, there were another two hundred that were in hibernation as backup. Perhaps it was because they were too close or for some other reason, but Yun Yang had managed to plunder all of them.
Not a single one was left out. All of them were gathered here.
At this moment, he was on the brink of despair.
"It's about time. We should begin officially." Yun Yang said with a smile, "Although there are other ways to find your other remnant souls, it would take too much time. Secondly, I intend to let the people of this world witness the so-called supernatural power. Let's seize this opportunity today. Now, I'll show all of you a more interesting ability … Ghost Refining!"
Before he finished speaking, he pushed out with his palm. Old Man Qin's soul suddenly flew out and stopped in mid-air. Then, a ball of blue flame appeared under his body.
Old Qin's soul began to wail miserably within the deep blue flame. It struggled and twisted unceasingly, taking on all kinds of forms. However, it was still unable to escape.
"I will not yield!"
Elder Qin cried out in agony.
He howled miserably as he was burned by the deep blue flames. He wanted to hold it in and not let out a scream, but he couldn't hold it in at all.
It was an excruciating pain that burned his soul. It was not something that could be easily endured.
That kind of pain was thousands of times more intense than ordinary physical pain.
The blue flame only burned for a moment before it stopped.
However, Elder Qin's soul had been burned beyond recognition; it had shrunk visibly. He floated in the air, muttering to himself, "I won't speak, I won't yield …"
"That's great." Yun Yang smiled faintly and said, "I like unyielding men, they give me the motivation to go on. Don't you ever give in."
Then, a ball of energy surged into Elder Qin's soul. Elder Qin was shocked to realize that his soul, which he thought was about to perish, had actually recovered! It had recovered to its peak state!
He was full of vigor and energy, in peak condition.
However, the Serene Blue Flame started burning again …
Everyone in Tiantang City was watching the scene unfold, watching the strange soul being burned by Lord Supreme Cloud as if it was happening right in front of their eyes.
The wails seemed to come from his own soul.
They watched blankly, watching the soul go from refusing to die to begging for mercy, then repeating the process of being burned and recovered again and again.
It was a full twenty times.
After twenty times, Elder Qin had recovered once more, but he had completely broken down.
"I'll confess! I'll confess everything! I'll find them now. Let me die, let my soul be destroyed, let my soul be destroyed … "
"There's no hurry!" Yun Yang's voice was warm. "You're a man of steel. Why would you be in such a hurry to confess? You're just putting on an act, trying to deceive everyone. Let's take it slow. Why do I think you can at least pull through another hundred times?"
"No …" Elder Qin screamed in agony, "Let me die!"
The torment of the soul had kept him in a completely conscious state, unlike ordinary people who could faint if they could not withstand it. However, Elder Qin did not even have the right to faint; he did not even have the right to lose his mind. He was conscious from the beginning to the end!
In particular, he would recover to his peak state after each burn, allowing the burning process to be the longest and most complete.
Elder Qin realized this clearly, causing him to feel even more hopeless. As long as Supreme Cloud was not willing, he would not die! This kind of torture would continue forever.
Now, he did not want anything else but to die!
Even if he had to summon all of his clones and hand them over, he would not hesitate.
However, this kind of torture was endless, endless, and came one after another.
He had already started to beg for mercy from the third burn, but Supreme Cloud was still unwilling to give in even after the twentieth burn.
Really, really, I've never seen such an interrogation!
"Tell me," Yun Yang said faintly. "Tell me everything, what did you do? Or, do you want to continue being stubborn?"
Old Qin recovered once more, but his mentality, state, courage, and everything else were shattered. There was no longer any thought of resisting or lying.
As long as he could die a quick death, he would do anything!
Everything that had happened in the Empire of Yutang during this period of time was clearly revealed to the world through Old Qin's intermittent narration.
The millions of people listening below were all dumbfounded, dumbfounded, dumbfounded!
Yu Qiankun, who was on the stage, looked ashen. Although Elder Qin did not mention him and even tried to avoid him, the emperor, those who were observant would have thought that without the emperor's permission, how could these decrees be passed on to the world?
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