The voice was calm, but it sent a chill down the spine of the people who were opposing Hao Ren's forces. Duke Wen was confident that he would be able to kill Ye Jian and kill the person in the carriage as well but Hao Ren just appeared a bit too quickly. Hearing his voice had dampened his spirits.
In the carriage, Han Lingshi was watching the situation outside, she raised the curtain of the window and found that the sky was rippling. Ye Lan said, "Big Brother has broken the barrier apart. That is causing the ripples."
Han Lingshi nodded and she heard a calm voice, "Everyone retreat. I have this under control."
Yin had just pushed back Princess Whisper when she heard the command and pulled back. The rest of the people were the same, they pushed off their opponents and rushed back to surround the carriage. General Xiong of the rebel army yelled, "Don't give them the chance to retreat. Take down as many as..."
He could not complete his words when he choked and made croaking sounds. Everyone looked in his direction and found that his head was being squeezed and suddenly with a little pop sound, it burst like a watermelon.
The scene made the rebel forces shiver, and Minister Kai, the former right minister yelled, "Run!"
However, his head exploded next. Following him, everyone of the enemies fell to the same fate. As the corpses fell from the void, Hao Ren appeared before Ye Jian. He said, "Go, find all and any rats hiding down there. Collect all the corpses."
Ye Jian bowed his head and left the place. Hao Ren matched gazes with Duke Wen and asked, "Did you say something bad behind my back, Duke Wen?"
The latter did not reply. Hao Ren smiled faintly and said, "When I offered you the position of the war general, you denied it and preached righteousness and loyalty to me. Yet, now, instead of coming forward after fairly losing a battle, you try to ambush my people. You have disappointed me greatly."
Duke Wen snorted and said, "I did what I had to do. Everyone wishes to rise, and so did I, had you not been the monster you were, I would have taken the throne."
Hao Ren chuckled and said, "So, your incompetence is my fault too?"
Duke Wen glared at him and said, "You will die today and then we will see who has the last laugh."
Hao Ren folded his hands before his chest and asked, "With just you? Do you think you can take me down?"
Duke Wen wanted to reply, but a cold and stern voice echoed in the surrounding, "If Duke Wen alone cannot do it, how about me?"
Hao Ren looked to the side and a man wearing a white Hanfu appeared next to Duke Wen. The latter smiled and cupped his fistin greetings and said, "Thank you, Sect Master Jiang, for showing up at this critical time."
Sect Master Jiang also cupped his fist and replied, "How can I not show up when the situation concerns the future of the Cloud Empire."
Duke Wen could sense something from his words but now was not the time to fight internally. Hao Ren smiled and tilted his head, "I see, so it was Sect Leader Jiang who decided to try and put up a desperate struggle to aid the Duke. You do share a strong connection. But, it does not matter, ants are ants, whether one or two."
The two men glared at him, and Sect Master Jiang said, "Old Monk, are you not going to step out and let this kid insult us ?"
A monk wearing a Kaseya appeared next to the duo. Hao Ren raised his brow and said, "The wise Temple Master Clearwater has appeared too. It seems to me that you have been preparing for a long time."
The old man folded his hands and said, "Patron Hao, as long as you go back to the borders of the Cloud Empire, this conflict will end here."
Hao Ren looked at the old monk and said, "Temple Master Clearwater, did you forget? The Cloud Empire is gone, everything that you see is now the territory of the Crescent Moon Empire, how can I go back to the place that does not exist."
The monk sighed, and said, "It appears that reconciliation is impossible. You leave this old monk no option but to banish you."
Hao Ren chuckled and said, "You act so sophisticated but in reality you are just full of shit. Come and try to leave a scratch wound on me."
Duke Wen yelled, "Enough of this nonsense. Why are we talking to him when it is obvious that without killing him, we cannot live in peace? Kill him."
Hao Ren shrugged and said, "You three can come at me together."
Sect Master Jiang chuckled and said, "Do not forget it, these are your own words."
Hao Ren nodded, and the three men exchanged gazes before they attacked Hao Ren with all their might. They were Half Step Dao Integration Realm cultivators. They knew that Hao Ren was holding back as his aura appeared to be that of the same realm as theirs.
Just as the attacks were about to reach Hao Ren, a panicked voice echoed from the carriage, "Ren, don't get hurt."
The young man was surprised, but then he smiled and replied, "As you wish, my love."
Then he revealed his true aura and waved his hand indifferently. The three attacks that could kill thousands of people in a move, were dispersed as if they were negligible pokes.
The three people were shocked when they sensed the aura coming from Hao Ren. Sect Leader Jiang was the first to reacted and he exclaimed, "You broke through the Planet Shattering Realm. You monster!"
Hao Ren smiled and said, "Thank you for the observation. You all can die now with peace. After this, I will pay a visit to your residences, there will be no monk temple or the spirit sects in this region of the Empire. Goodbye."
As soon as he said this, he smacked his hands together as is smashing a mosquito between them. The clapping sound was light but the impact was so devastating, that the space around the three people, Duke Wen, Sect Master Jiang, and Temple Master Clearwater squeezed at a rapid pace and they were squeezed into a bloody mass of meat.
Hao Ren said, "Yin, their true souls are yours to torture."
Yin nodded and with a big smile she collected three flickering golden lights. Hao Ren heard a voice in his mind, *Ding: Host, congratulations...* New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on N()velFire.net