325: A powerful suppression, Black Cliff Mountain

Everyone knelt, pressing their heads to the ground, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

imperial edict!

To see it is to see the Empress, commanding all the armies of Great Chu!

This is not just a symbol, but the lifeline of all Great Chu's Generals!

Within the imperial edict lies the essence blood and a wisp of Soul's Origin of Great Chu's Generals!

Anyone holding the Imperial Decree can, with a single thought, detonate this Origin and kill them.

This is how Warlord of Desolate City died.

Most of the powerful individuals present were garrison commanders of Desolate City, their lifelines held in Qin Wushang's hands.

How could they not be terrified?

"Weren't your mouths quite tough earlier? Why have they suddenly gone soft?"

Qin Wushang slowly walked forward, his words indifferent.

"City Lord... we were blind, deceived by that dog Warlord of Desolate City, offending you. We deserve death ten thousand times over."

An old man said, trembling.

"Since you know you deserve death ten thousand times over, why aren't you dead?"

Qin Wushang gave him no Face at all, directly responding to his words and continuing to approach.

Hearing this, the old man shuddered, kowtowing, "City Lord, we truly deserve death ten thousand times over... but death cannot atone for our faults. How about..."

"You give us a chance to redeem ourselves through merit!"

"Only then can we realize our value!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, hastily chiming in.

"We beg City Lord to give us a chance to atone for our crimes! Please grant us this, City Lord!"

They shouted, their heads still pressed to the ground.

Qin Wushang watched, still slowly advancing until he stood before Jin Shengwu.

He trembled, at a loss.

Qin Wushang did not speak immediately but paced back and forth in front of him.

This made Jin Shengwu even more terrified.

"City Lord... I, I, I, Xiao Wu knows he was wrong, Xiao Wu truly knows he was wrong. Please give this lowly one a chance to redeem himself through merit."

"This lowly one would die ten thousand times without hesitation!"

His voice trembled, his entire body consumed by fear.

"Thud!"

Qin Wushang's foot landed on his head, pressing it firmly to the ground.

He said indifferently, "You don't actually know you were wrong; you know you're about to die."

"No, no, no... City Lord, I truly know I was wrong, I was blind! I was blind! I will change, I will change! Please give me a chance, City Lord!"

Jin Shengwu pleaded.

His earlier words were merely to flatter Warlord of Desolate City, the lord of Desolate City.

He had risen to this position by relying on flattery and bootlicking.

But this time, he had flattered the wrong person!

"Thud!"

Qin Wushang's foot suddenly exerted force, shaking the earth.

"Before I came here, I heard a group of Prodigies from the Academy had arrived for training."

"Where did they go? Why haven't I seen them since entering the city, nor heard they were ever here?"

He asked calmly, his tone betraying neither joy nor anger.

Jin Shengwu's Face contorted in pain; hearing these words, he turned pale.

"Th-this... City Lord! They didn't enter Desolate City! Instead... that dog Warlord of Desolate City intercepted them outside the city under another pretext,"

He said hastily.

He had done this, but now that Warlord of Desolate City was dead, it could be left without evidence.

"Where did they go?"

Qin Wushang pressed.

"This... Warlord of Desolate City used the pretext of discovering many Southern Barbarian Great Demons at Black Cliff Mountain, sending them to investigate..."

"They are likely... trapped at Black Cliff Mountain!"

Jin Shengwu's voice grew softer.

The others listened, horrified.

"What kind of place is Black Cliff Mountain?"

Qin Wushang asked the old man who had kowtowed earlier.

"Black Cliff Mountain is a forbidden land in the Border Wasteland... a ruin... once a battlefield, it became a forbidden land after shattering the heavens and earth."

"Even we dare not approach it!"

The old man replied quietly.

In such a place, even Saints entering Face nine deaths and one life, let alone Prodigies here for training.

By now, they were probably mostly dead.

"Excellent! You've done very well!"

Qin Wushang's tone was icy.

Before coming here, Chu Yuehua had instructed him to lead these people in training.

He never expected that upon arriving, those so-called Academy Prodigies had already entered a forbidden land.

"Ci-City Lord... this has nothing to do with us... it was all Warlord of Desolate City's doing!"

Jin Shengwu whispered.

"Heh... are you sure it was him, and not you, this dog, who did it?"

"Ahhh!"

As Qin Wushang's cold words fell, the force from his foot on Jin Shengwu's head grew increasingly terrifying.

This made him unable to hold back a howl.

"Hum!"

He activated Sacred Power, trying to resist.

"City Lord... Warlord of Desolate City made me do it. He was my superior; I had no choice!"

"I was forced! I had no other way!"

As Jin Shengwu spoke, the Sacred Power he activated grew more terrifying.

He had to do this!

The force Qin Wushang was exerting was enough to completely crush his skull!

"What's done is done."

"You should die."

Qin Wushang said indifferently.

"No! You can't kill me... I've told you everything I know!"

"You can't kill me!"

Jin Shengwu roared, his aura growing more terrifying.

"I was forced!"

"I had no choice... if you kill me with the imperial edict, how will you command respect? How will you manage Desolate City?"

He said frantically.

"imperial edict... heh, you're just trash at the Saint Realm. Why would I need the imperial edict to kill you?"

Qin Wushang said disdainfully, the force under his foot growing even more violent and domineering.

"Boom!"

Feeling the pressure grow increasingly terrifying, Jin Shengwu had no choice but to fully erupt in resistance.

His body shone with Holy Light, Sacred Power swirling around him as he struggled to stand up.

"You forced me into this... ahhh!"

"Get off!"

"Without the imperial edict, do you really think you're invincible?"

Jin Shengwu roared.

Since Qin Wushang wanted to kill him, he had nothing left to say; he would resist.

A saint ring appeared behind him, spinning rapidly, trying to expand a Saint Dao Domain.

"Get off!"

He roared, Sacred Power raging.

But Qin Wushang's foot manifested Qilin Dao Patterns, the Law of Strength converging, the Pinnacle of Strength appearing, pressing his slightly raised head back down.

"No... I don't believe it!"

"Just a mere God King! No matter how much of a Prodigy, you think you can suppress me with one foot..."

"Ahhh!"

The force grew increasingly terrifying; Jin Shengwu, who had wanted to show unyielding resolve, howled again.

Cracks appeared on his skull!

Even the saint ring he had expanded was gradually dimming.

"No... no, City Lord... I, ahhh... thud!"

A cloud of blood mist rose as Jin Shengwu's skull exploded, along with his Primordial Spirit crushed by the terrifying Qilin foot manifested.

He was dead!

Everyone watching this scene felt their Souls tremble!

"What's your name?"