187: I have fought wars all my life, what's wrong with enjoying it?
Such a big commotion, it was impossible for the Heaven's Chosen inside Jile Pavilion not to know, so those who won, all with unconcealed anger, directly faced their Nu Clan.
"Why?"
"Why?!"
The Nu Clan members just sneered, "The rules are set here. I ask you, if you lost today and were made a Nu Clan member, could you accept it?"
"If we asked you to do something, could you guarantee you wouldn't harbor resentment?"
"And if you won back in a few days, could you guarantee you wouldn't retaliate even more against us?"
"You can't guarantee it!"
The Nu Clan members gave up, understanding that everything happening had completely shattered the false friendship between the two sides.
They might as well be direct:
"So, once such rules are set, an irreconcilable conflict arises between our two sides!!"
"Do you think,"
"we truly want to be your Nu Clan?"
The Heaven's Chosen fell silent upon hearing this.
In fact, they had long known this result would occur; otherwise, they wouldn't have worked so hard to cultivate. They just didn't expect the other side's methods to be so cruel.
It seemed,
they were trying to curb this danger from the root, which meant slaughtering the Nu Clan.
Many tried to do so,
but, they had barely killed a few people.
They received a reminder from the rules—
"【No one shall wantonly slaughter their Nu Clan for any reason. Once a certain number is exceeded, immediate execution!】"
The Heaven's Chosen became even angrier after hearing this.
What did that mean?
They could kill us.
But I can't kill them?
"Hahahahahahaha!"
The Nu Clan members completely dropped their pretense, seeing the Heaven's Chosen in a bind, and burst into mad laughter.
"These are the rules!!"
"If you have the guts, don't follow them, but don't say I didn't warn you, when the true great terror descends, it won't be as simple as being abused!"
The Heaven's Chosen raged for a moment.
Ultimately choosing to endure silently,
those who were extremely violent, like The Barren, only killed a dozen servants as a warning, but it likely only served to deepen the hatred.
And a dozen or twenty servants were insignificant to the vast Nu Clan.
Subsequently, personnel were quickly supplemented, and the number of Nu Clan members in each Jile Pavilion remained constant.
The Heaven's Chosen made a fuss for a long time,
ultimately they could only obediently follow the rules. However, the survivors had completely changed their mindset; they no longer had any desire for so-called enjoyment.
It was like living with their heads on the line.
..................
Meanwhile,
Han Lie, with women on both sides, found nothing better as a pillow than soft, fragrant women. He recovered all his energy after sleeping for less than two hours.
He went out and walked around briefly.
He learned what had happened, and his expression showed no change when he returned, yet every woman and every servant was trembling.
One should know,
the Nu Clan members in other Jile Pavilions could say harsh words because they had completely dropped their pretense; blindly enduring humiliation was useless.
They might as well hope to work hard tomorrow and try to trample the Heaven's Chosen underfoot, after all, they weren't far behind.
Some Nu Clan members even hoped that these outsiders would abuse them now, to give them some stimulation, otherwise, some naive clansmen might still think these outsiders were good people.
Even during training, they held a heart of pity.
But, the people in Han Lie's Jile Pavilion.
Now their hearts were completely dead. No matter how Han Lie cultivated, no matter if there was a shady deal, the current result showed.
No matter how hard they tried, no matter how much they sacrificed, they could not catch up to Han Lie's achievements, which meant as long as Han Lie was here for one day.
They would always be slaves.
In the past two hours, they had considered every possible way to overthrow Han Lie, and the rational conclusion they reached was—
Impossible.
The gap was too wide.
If Han Lie's cultivation index was only two or three hundred, then they could still work hard, but Han Lie had a full ten thousand.
This number was not something that could be achieved through effort. Even if all their clansmen were replaced with the most talented low-level cultivators, they probably wouldn't reach such an achievement in two hours.
"This person...!"
Involuntarily, many people actually developed a considerable sense of awe towards Han Lie. One must know that their past education was about teaching them how to be a qualified Nu Clan member.
This bred their spirit of resistance, and also invisibly planted the seed of being a Nu Clan member. How would it sprout?
It depended on who the other person was.
If Han Lie were like the other Heaven's Chosen, then this struggle would be quite prolonged. But now, the strength Han Lie displayed made them look up to him, making them unable to feel even a hint of resistance.
To be honest,
many people who hadn't knelt yet were considered to have strong backbone, or they hoped to see tomorrow's results.
They had not completely given up hope.
After Han Lie returned, many buried their heads even lower. He paid them no mind, directly facing the four beautiful and plump 'pillows'.
He sat on the luxurious sofa chair.
He surveyed the women before him.
"Your clansmen are quite ruthless!"
The women heard this and dared not even lift their heads.
Even though they possessed Eight-Order and Nine-Order strength, under the restrictions of the rules, they were no different from ordinary people. Originally, these rules might have favored them, but now it was impossible.
They were not fools,
they knew how big the gap was. Even if they didn't know how Han Lie did it, they knew that if they wanted to live now.
They truly had to treat themselves as Nu Clan members.
Fortunately, their professionalism was sufficient.
Now, only a change in mindset was needed.
"Speak!"
Han Lie impatiently tapped the table.
Hearing this, the women trembled.
Ji Nu stepped forward, her voice still very gentle, as if she wouldn't do those things outside.
"Young Master... we wouldn't!"
"And, wouldn't dare!"
Trembling, truly like a delicate woman with no power to resist.
"Such an act!"
Han Lie didn't bother to say more to them, "I've already seen what kind of end awaits me if I fall into your hands, so, I won't be polite either!"
"You're the leader, right?"
He looked at Ji Xinxiang.
"...Yes!"
The latter nodded slightly. She didn't know Han Lie that well, and now only felt that he was somewhat terrifying.
"Strip!"
Han Lie was concise.
"Wh-what?"
"Don't understand?"
Han Lie's gaze turned cold, "Remember, from now on, I'll only say my words once. If you can't understand, then I'll find someone who can!"
"...I!"
Ji Xinxiang hesitated slightly, as she was, after all, an empress, and her status in the clan was among the top.
The other women next to her listened to her. To be humiliated in front of her own juniors, she felt terrible just thinking about it.
"Still don't understand...?"
Han Lie frowned,
then truly felt his patience had run out.
"Then you can die..."
Before he could finish his sentence,
the word 'die' seemed to pierce directly into Ji Xinxiang's heart, and the latter immediately prostrated herself at light speed.
"I'll strip, Young Master..."
"Not Great King... I'll strip........"
Top-tier martial cultivators indeed possessed extraordinary abilities; with a thought, she disrobed, revealing a picturesque scene within.
Han Lie wasted no words and began to act.
He had been in Town Boundary Tower for several months, fought battles his entire life, what was wrong with enjoying himself?
It is worth mentioning that,
Ji Xinxiang directly used extraordinary power to conceal the outside world's perception of this place. For a Ten-Order Immortal, doing these things was effortless.
And these were also within the rules.
After all, she wasn't cultivating.
..................
But Han Lie seemed to be cultivating.
"【Detected,】"
"【Host is conquering a Ten-Order Immortal existence with the strength of a Fifth-Order martial artist, triggering the entry: Great King, Spare My Life】"
"【Great King, Spare My Life: A cultivation method. It is known that food therapy is inferior to qi therapy, and qi therapy is inferior to human therapy. Only by treating people with people can one find the truth!!】"
"【Entry effect: Accelerate cultivation, cultivation speed determined by the quality of the dual cultivation partner】"
"【Current cultivation speed +1000000%】"
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