79: Chapter 79: Kneel down? Not a chance!

An hour passed very quickly.

Sect Leader Lu Yun hovered in mid-air, his patience nearly exhausted.

In his view, giving these mortals an hour was already a tremendous favor.

These ants should have been scared out of their wits, rushing to offer up their treasures along with their knees.

Yet now, the steel city below was still functioning; it was a bit chaotic, but it was far from collapsing.

Not to mention the scene he had imagined of empty streets, with everyone burning incense and kowtowing.

"Ignorant of life and death," Sect Leader Lu Yun's face darkened. "It seems that if I don't show them some real power, they won't understand that divine might cannot be offended!"

He prepared to strike again, intending to casually demolish a few unsightly skyscrapers.

Just then, he noticed several black cars driving toward the "Donghai Pearl Tower" beneath his feet.

The convoy stopped, and a dozen or so people in uniform stepped out.

Leading them was none other than Director Zhao Lixin.

Behind him followed Dongfang Shuo and a few Kunlun Academy disciples, all dressed in plain clothes, blending into the crowd like ordinary attendants.

Director Zhao Lixin looked up at Sect Leader Lu Yun, who was hovering a hundred meters in the air, cursing the guy's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.

What a pretentious bastard.

But remembering Engineer Jiang's mission, he couldn't show anger on his face; he had to squeeze out an expression of both respect and fear.

For a cadre of his level, this bit of acting was a piece of cake.

"May I ask... is that the Immortal Envoy Sect Leader Lu Yun above?" Director Zhao Lixin picked up a megaphone and shouted toward the sky.

There was no other way; he was flying too high, and without a megaphone, the other party wouldn't hear him.

This action made Sect Leader Lu Yun's brow furrow even tighter.

How demeaning!

These mortals couldn't even use the most basic sound transmission? They had to use this noisy piece of junk to talk to him?

He snorted coldly, his figure flickered, and in an instant, he arrived before Director Zhao Lixin, no more than ten meters away.

This move scared the security personnel behind Director Zhao Lixin, their hands reaching for the guns at their waists.

"Don't move!" Director Zhao Lixin hissed, stopping his men.

Looking at Sect Leader Lu Yun before him, his heart was pounding. Was this the method of an immortal cultivator? Faster than teleportation!

"You're the one in charge here?" Sect Leader Lu Yun looked Director Zhao Lixin up and down, his disdain completely undisguised.

"I am Director Zhao Lixin, one of the people in charge of Donghai City." Director Zhao Lixin responded neither humbly nor arrogantly, while mentally complaining: Engineer Jiang, oh Engineer Jiang, this data is hard to collect; this guy's pressure is too strong!

"One of the people in charge?" Sect Leader Lu Yun's tone grew colder. "Why didn't your City Lord come personally? Also, where is the spiritual object I mentioned? Why haven't you brought it?"

"Immortal Envoy, please calm your anger." Director Zhao Lixin hurriedly followed the plan to "bump porcelain". "The spiritual object you requested is of great importance; it is the treasure that protects our Xia Kingdom. We... we truly dare not make decisions on our own. As for our highest leader, he is on his way, but... Immortal Envoy, your divine might is overwhelming, and we dare not let him meet with you rashly without being fully prepared."

These words were airtight. They both raised the value of the "spiritual object" and flattered the other party, while also providing a high-sounding reason for delaying time.

But Sect Leader Lu Yun didn't buy it at all.

"A treasure that protects the kingdom?" He sneered, as if he had heard a huge joke. "What kind of treasure could a mere mortal kingdom have? In my eyes, it's nothing more than rocks and broken tiles! Don't use these words to delay time!"

His patience had run out.

"I will give you one last chance." His voice suddenly turned cold, and an invisible pressure crushed toward Director Zhao Lixin and the others. "Immediately, right now, hand over the item! Otherwise, I don't mind turning this city into ruins!"

That pressure was as heavy as a great mountain, crashing down!

The few ordinary staff members beside Director Zhao Lixin had their legs go weak on the spot, their faces turning deathly pale, and they almost knelt directly on the ground.

Director Zhao Lixin also felt a tightness in his chest, unable to breathe.

Just then, Dongfang Shuo, who was behind him, stepped forward and blocked in front of him.

A sharp aura erupted from Dongfang Shuo. Although it couldn't compare to the overwhelming pressure of Sect Leader Lu Yun, he stood his ground firmly, not retreating a single step.

"Hmm?" Sect Leader Lu Yun's gaze fell on Dongfang Shuo for the first time, revealing a hint of surprise.

"Unexpectedly, in such a filthy place, one could actually find a practitioner who has entered the gate?" He scrutinized Dongfang Shuo, as if he had discovered a slightly more interesting insect. "Looking at your cultivation technique, it has a few shadows of the Kunlun orthodoxy. Unfortunately, your cultivation is too low, just at the Qi Refining stage, not even touching the threshold of Foundation Establishment."

Dongfang Shuo's expression was grave. He could feel that the other party's cultivation was unfathomably deep; in front of him, he was like a small stream facing the ocean.

But he did not retreat.

"Although you are a senior expert, your actions are too overbearing!" Dongfang Shuo retorted in a deep voice. "This item belongs to our Xia Kingdom; how can you just take it away because you say so?"

These words were also part of Engineer Jiang's plan.

The goal was to enrage him!

"Presumptuous!"

Sure enough, Sect Leader Lu Yun was thoroughly enraged.

A small cultivator who, in his eyes, hadn't even reached Foundation Establishment, dared to talk back to him?

"A mere Qi Refining ant, daring to speak of 'overbearing' in front of this Immortal Envoy?"

"Today, I will let you know what... rules are!"

Sect Leader Lu Yun had murder in his heart, but he was too lazy to even make a move.

He just moved his mind.

"Bind!"

He shouted softly.

Dongfang Shuo only felt the air around him instantly become viscous, and an invisible force squeezed in from all directions, binding him tightly in place, unable to move!

The spiritual power in his body seemed to be frozen, completely unusable!

"Words manifesting as law?!" Dongfang Shuo's scalp went numb.

This was a method that required at least the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, with extremely high control over the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!

The gap between him and the other party was too great!

Sect Leader Lu Yun didn't take Dongfang Shuo seriously at all. After humiliating him, his gaze returned to Director Zhao Lixin.

"Now, do you still want to negotiate terms with me?"

He extended a finger and lightly hooked it toward Director Zhao Lixin and the others.

"Kneel."

An irresistible force pressed down on the knees of Director Zhao Lixin and all the accompanying personnel.

Director Zhao Lixin gritted his teeth, resisting with all his might, his legs shaking crazily, and the veins on his forehead bulging out.

He could not kneel!

He represented the face of this country!

"Still have some backbone?" Seeing him still holding on, Sect Leader Lu Yun revealed a cruel smile. "I want to see just how hard your mortal bones are!"

He increased the output of his spiritual power.

Director Zhao Lixin only felt a sharp pain in his knees; his bones felt like they were about to shatter!

He could no longer hold on, and he was about to kneel down in humiliation.

At this very moment.

In the command center, Engineer Jiang stared at the soaring data curves on the screen and pressed a button on the console.

"First set of data collected."

"Initiating... countermeasures."