152: Chapter 152 Domineering Move

Although he hadn't found a reason to lash out yet,

However,

Ge Nie wasn't worried at all.

Because for the powerful, if they want to find a reason to lash out, isn't it as easy as opening their mouth?

As for whether the reason was reasonable, who would dare to raise an objection?

After thinking of this,

He slowly stood up directly from his seat.

At that moment,

The gazes of everyone on the entire square focused on him in unison.

Particularly the representatives of those small forces; they immediately bowed their waists toward Ge Nie to show their respect.

And those who had been sitting also all stood up at this moment, behaving as respectfully as a group of obedient elementary students.

Ge Nie stood with his hands behind his back.

His gaze swept across the tens of thousands of figures below, his voice calm yet clearly entering everyone's ears.

"Since everyone has arrived, this grand commander shall announce the decree of His Majesty of our Tianxuan Dynasty."

Upon hearing Ge Nie's voice,

Everyone held their breath, not even daring to breathe loudly.

"From this day forward—"

"The Xingyuan Continent shall become history!"

"This world shall be merged entirely into the Xuantian Continent, becoming a part of the Tianxuan Dynasty!"

"From now on, the Xingyuan Continent shall no longer exist! You all shall be subjects of the Imperial Dynasty, subjects belonging to His Majesty!"

After his words fell,

The entire square fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was stunned.

This was completely different from what they had imagined...

They had originally thought

That so-called "submission" was merely paying tribute on time and following orders, while usually continuing to do whatever they used to do.

But they never expected...

That the other party actually intended to directly "swallow" their entire world!

From now on,

Their world would become history!

This... this was a completely different matter from what they had imagined. If it really became like this, they would become like rootless duckweed...

This made it somewhat unacceptable for many people.

The representatives of the small forces standing at the edge of the square, though shocked in their hearts, did not dare to show even a hint of it.

They were clear about their own status.

They were mere ants.

Whatever others said, they only had the part of listening.

They had no qualification to voice an opinion!

However,

The seated Sect Heads of the first-rate forces couldn't help but furrow their brows.

Daoist Xuanji's expression changed slightly; his lips moved, but he forced himself to refrain and did not speak.

Sect Master Jianchenzi's brow was tightly locked, his palms tightening again and again, but in the end, he also did not speak.

And just then—

"Wait!"

An abrupt voice broke the deathly silence on the square.

Everyone looked toward the source of the sound in unison.

They saw that among the group from the first-rate forces, a burly, ruddy-faced old man had suddenly stepped out at this moment.

He was dressed in a fire-red robe embroidered with lifelike flame patterns, and his body radiated the aura of the Peak Cave Heaven Realm.

He was precisely the Sect Master of the first-rate force, the Huoyun Sect—Daoist Lieyan.

He took a step forward, first cupping his fists toward Ge Nie on the high platform, and then continued to speak.

"My Lord! This old man has something to say!"

Ge Nie's gaze landed on him, his expression calm, showing no joy or anger.

"Speak."

Daoist Lieyan took a deep breath and then spoke loudly.

"My Lord! We have come to submit with sincerity! From now on, if the Imperial Dynasty has any orders, we will never say no!"

"But—"

He changed his tone, his voice carrying a hint of unwillingness.

"This continent is the homeland where our ancestors have lived for generations! It is the Foundation where our Sects have passed down their Legacy for countless generations!"

"For my Lord to say it's merged just like that, and canceled just like that... this is perhaps a bit too heartless, isn't it?"

"This old man boldly requests that my Lord can preserve the name of the Xingyuan Continent for us!"

As his voice fell,

Several voices from the crowd immediately echoed in agreement.

"Yes! Sect Master Lieyan is right!"

"The Xingyuan Continent's Legacy has lasted for countless years, how can it be gone just like that?"

"Please think twice, my Lord!"

The echoing voices grew more and more numerous.

Those who were originally unwilling but didn't dare to speak saw someone taking the lead, and their courage grew.

For a moment,

Noisy chatter rose up across the square.

Upon the high platform, Ge Nie listened quietly, his expression remaining calm.

Behind him, a cold smile curled at the corner of Ye Tian's mouth.

And Li Youming, standing to the side, had a strange light flash through his eyes.

What a bunch of idiots!

Even at a time like this, they still can't see the situation clearly!

As expected,

People as smart as himself in this world are only a minority...

And at this time,

After seeing that many people supported him, Daoist Lieyan suddenly felt his backbone grow stiffer.

He threw his initial worries to the back of his mind and continued to speak with righteous indignation.

"My Lord! My Huoyun Sect has been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years on the Xingyuan Continent, and the Ancestral Masters of every generation are buried here! If even the name of the world is changed, how are we to face our ancestors?"

"Moreover, since we have already submitted, why must the Imperial Dynasty still fuss over such empty titles?"

"This old man implores my Lord to rescind the order!"

After he finished speaking,

He even gave a deep bow toward Ge Nie.

And behind him,

Those echoing voices also stopped one after another, waiting for Ge Nie's reply.

On the square,

It fell into a deathly silence once again.

Everyone's gaze was focused on that grey-robed figure atop the high platform.

Ge Nie just stood there quietly, and after a moment,

He finally spoke.

"Finished speaking?"

Daoist Lieyan was stunned, then nodded.

"I'm... I'm finished."

"Good."

Ge Nie nodded slightly.

Then, he raised his right hand.

He held his fingers like a sword.

And lightly pointed in the direction of Daoist Lieyan.

"Zheng—!"

A clear and resonant sword hum instantly rang out through heaven and earth!

No one saw a sword light.

No one even felt any fluctuations of the Law.

Only Daoist Lieyan, in that instant, widened his eyes.

He looked down

At his own chest.

There,

At some unknown time, a tiny, almost invisible blood hole had appeared.

The blood hole pierced through his heart, pierced through his Dantian, and pierced through all the vitality within his body.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something,

But he couldn't utter a single word.

Then—

"Bang!"

His body fell straight down.

His eyes were wide open; he died with grievances unredressed.

Of course,

He wasn't the only one who died with eyes wide open.

There were also the representatives of the forces behind him who had just echoed their support.

At their brow centers,

A tiny blood hole had similarly appeared.

Their bodies

Similarly lost all vitality in that instant.

"Bang bang bang bang—!"

A series of thuds from falling bodies instantly resonated in everyone's hearts.

The entire square

Instantly fell into a death-like silence.

Everyone

Was as if they had been hit by a freezing spell, frozen in place, unable to move.

Those who had wanted to speak just now were now pale-faced with weak legs, wishing they could slap themselves twice.

Those who were fortunate enough not to have spoken buried their heads even lower, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Atop the high platform,

Ge Nie withdrew his finger.

His gaze swept across the tens of thousands of trembling figures below, his voice still calm.

"Is there anyone else who wants to speak?"

No one dared to open their mouth.

Even more so, no one dared to move.

Many people were even so scared they held their breath!

"Remember!"

"In the Imperial Dynasty, His Majesty's will is the mandate of heaven!"

"There is only unconditional obedience; no one has the qualification to bargain!"

"Violators shall be—"

"Executed without mercy!!"

At this moment,

Everyone knelt on the ground in unison, their voices unified as they said,

"We respectfully obey your Lordship's command!"

"We respectfully obey the Imperial Dynasty's decree!"

...

And Li Youming, to the side, couldn't help but click his tongue in his heart after seeing the nearly hundred corpses on the ground.

Good heavens, this is truly ruthless!

Much more ruthless than he had imagined!

He knew Ge Nie would definitely use these people to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys.

However,

He hadn't expected that he would directly kill them all...

One can only say

That he truly is the Divine Martial Guard grand commander; his actions are indeed domineering...

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