Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

As expected, Mo Jing’s gaze shifted from Lu Chao, returning to Lu Dingtian with murderous intent.

But in the next moment, Lu Chao’s powerful voice suddenly boomed out again...

”Man of Cyan Sword, if it were any other matter, I might deny it.”

”But as for this... Lu Dingtian did indeed tear my bones from my body. But from my perspective, he simply didn’t finish the job.”

”After all, he didn’t reduce me to ash.”

Lu Chao wasn’t about to deny this just for the sake of framing Lu Dingtian.

Because that was what Lu Dingtian had done...

That was Lu Dingtian’s true nature. Why would Lu Chao help him wipe the slate clean just to frame him for something else?

Otherwise, how would the world view him, Lu Chao?

Would they say Lu Dingtian had shown him mercy? That Lu Dingtian, in a moment of so-called fatherly affection, hadn’t dealt a killing blow?

The truth was the truth...

Lu Chao would never allow Lu Dingtian to get off scot-free.

”As for how I survived? What right does your Cyan Sword Great Empire have to ask? How could you possibly comprehend everything in this world? You are nothing but the vanquished foes of my Azure Flame Sect.”

”You are nothing more than a group of treacherous villains.”

This, of course, referred to the event two hundred years ago when the ancestors of the Azure Flame Sect were ambushed and annihilated by the Cyan Sword Great Empire.

Mo Jing’s head snapped up again. He stared coldly at Lu Chao and asked, ”It seems you know a great deal about what happened two hundred years ago. So you really have unsealed the Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land.”

Nan Zhuiming had previously told him that Lu Chao denied Fan Changcun had unsealed the Forbidden Land.

At the same time, Lu Dingtian secretly sighed in relief. ’Thank goodness this rebellious son, in his desire to see me carry this infamy, didn’t continue to fabricate stories about me. Otherwise, that lord from Cyan Sword would have at least flayed me alive.’

At this thought, Lu Dingtian felt reinvigorated...

”Rebellious son! Surrender everything you obtained from the Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land at once. Do so, and you might be granted a death that leaves your corpse intact.”

Lu Chao couldn’t be bothered with him and instead turned his gaze back to Mo Jing...

He smiled again and said, ”It seems you haven’t yet met up with your Young Master Yan Mu... My apologies, but I didn’t learn about the events of two hundred years ago from the Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land. I learned about them from Yan Mu himself.”

As his voice fell, Mo Jing’s eyes widened slightly...

Lu Chao continued, ”I stuck my sword in him and twisted it slowly, making him tell me why the Cyan Sword Great Empire lifted its restrictions. And then, Yan Mu told me everything.”

His voice was very, very slow, and a terrifyingly cold aura gradually erupted from Mo Jing.

THUD...

Suddenly, Mo Jing took a heavy step forward. Terrifying True Qi blasted from his body, converging into a beam that pressed down on Lu Chao.

Instantly... BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!

The people behind Lu Chao, whether it was Dongfang Ren, Sun Shijin, or the others, were all forced back a step in an instant. They instinctively let out muffled groans; the sheer pressure of the True Qi made them feel as if they had lost control of their bodies.

Yet its primary target, Lu Chao, remained unmoved.

A battle aura, even more intense, radiated from him. To Lu Chao, who had already died once, the pressure of mere True Qi was useless.

Lu Chao possessed an iron will that ordinary people lacked...

Lu Chao even continued, ”If I’m not mistaken, Yan Mu was very well-protected by you all. But this is the Azure Flame Domain. Aside from a few treacherous dogs, no one here is going to coddle him...”

As he spoke, the faces of Nan Zhuiming and the others darkened. The insult ”dogs” was naturally aimed at them.

THUD...

At this, Mo Jing took another step forward.

A cruel chill was on his face as he said, ”After two hundred years, the Azure Flame Sect has actually produced a decent disciple. A pity he can’t grasp the situation, and an even greater pity he doesn’t know his own place...”

”Do you know the consequences of harming our Young Master Yan Mu?”

Lu Chao’s eyes narrowed slightly. It was obvious that this man from Cyan Sword was merely a servant of the Yan family.

”The consequences are...”

”I will take you to the Cyan Sword Great Empire and hand you over to our Madam.”

”That is, our Young Master’s mother. I will tell her that you can survive being flayed, having your bones torn out, and your flesh minced. I’ll let her test it for herself and see if you can revive one more time.”

Mo Jing now mostly believed Lu Dingtian’s words, but even if he still had doubts, he had to make a vicious threat.

He needed to make Lu Chao afraid. He needed everyone in the Azure Flame Domain to understand the consequences of touching their Young Master.

”If you can truly live through it, we’ll do it again. If you can still live, we’ll continue...”

”A hundred times, a thousand times. We’ll keep tearing out your bones and mincing your flesh until you no longer dare to revive.”

Mo Jing’s voice was terrifying to the extreme.

’If I don’t torture Lu Chao to death in the most brutal way, the Madam will torture *me* instead. I must let her vent her anger to the fullest.’

”And now, I will first show you the gap between the Azure Flame Domain and my Cyan Sword Great Empire.”

With that, Mo Jing strode heavily toward Lu Chao and the others, one step at a time...

Lu Dingtian couldn’t help but say, ”My lord, this rebellious son Lu Chao must have an ambush prepared! He has an army of several hundred thousand!”

Going in alone like that, no matter how strong he was, he could still be killed.

But Zheng Liling immediately reminded him with a smile, ”Marshal Lu, Lord Mo Jing has said that no matter how large the Azure Flame Domain’s army is, they are no threat to him. With Lord Mo Jing’s level of cultivation, no one in the Azure Flame Domain can even draw their sword.”

Nan Zhuiming added, ”In other words, Lord Mo Jing can cause the True Qi of anyone in the Azure Flame Domain to solidify.”

Zeng Quan also stepped forward to help Lu Dingtian up, smiling. ”Marshal Lu, you didn’t even know the lord’s name is Mo Jing, did you?”

At this, he and Zheng Liling exchanged a faint glance...

’How thrilling. We may have started currying favor with the lord from Cyan Sword later than Lu Dingtian, but we’ve already earned more of his trust.’

Hearing this, Lu Dingtian’s expression instantly became thunderous.

Without another word, the four of them stared at Mo Jing’s back. They began to eagerly anticipate Lu Chao’s blood-curdling screams and the sight of him kneeling to beg for mercy. They were already scheming how to ask Lord Mo Jing for the privilege of landing the final blow.

At the same time, the faces of the people behind Lu Chao filled with shock.

Dongfang Ren said, ”Lu Chao, my True Qi has completely solidified. My Heavenly Destiny Bone is completely suppressed. I can’t move.”

”This technique must be Destiny Bone suppression! It’s suppression from a higher-level Destiny Bone.”

Sun Shijin added hoarsely, ”He must have at least a Divine Bone, and he’s cultivated some terrifying technique for suppressing Heavenly Destiny Bones.”

As the Destiny Bone Madman, Sun Shijin knew more about this subject than anyone else.

”Lu Chao, the Heavenly Destiny Bones of the entire several-hundred-thousand-strong army have been suppressed. Right now, we’re weaker than ordinary people.”

Yin Ye’s expression was also incredibly grave.

Hearing their words, Lu Chao glanced in all directions.

But he immediately turned to Cheng Yunsu beside him and asked in a low voice, ”Xiao Su’er, is your True Qi suppressed?”

Cheng Yunsu replied softly, ”No.”

As her voice fell, everyone stared at Cheng Yunsu in disbelief. She wasn’t suppressed? Why?

”A Divine Bone...”

Sun Shijin spoke in a low voice. He knew that Cheng Yunsu possessed a Divine Bone.

Lu Chao’s eyes narrowed. He said, ”Then there’s no problem. His power isn’t beyond that of a Divine Bone. He’s ignoring our army of hundreds of thousands only because he thinks he can suppress us all.”

”But... I can break it...”