Yun Zhonghe's tone was domineering, as if everything he said was a matter of course.
He had been a genius since childhood! An unparalleled genius! Showered with love and admiration, he grew up amidst countless flowers and praises.
In his eyes, someone as weak as Zhuang Zhou had to follow his will without any conditions or objections!
Hearing Yun Zhonghe's words, Zhuang Zhou felt a surge of anger and an involuntary urge to resist.
"Why should I? The Spirit Moon Lotus is filled with endless dangers and life-threatening crises. I take the risks, and you reap the benefits? Aren't you dreaming a bit too beautifully?"
Zhuang Zhou tore off the facade and spoke directly to Yun Zhonghe.
Yun Zhonghe smiled indifferently.
"Do you think you can resist? Heaven, Earth, Man, and Ghost, all in one! All beings and phenomena, heed my command!"
Yun Zhonghe's gaze suddenly turned sharp, like two knives piercing directly into Zhuang Zhou's soul.
Mind Control!
Yun Zhonghe had actually cultivated the Divine Path techniques.
Zhuang Zhou's eyes became vacant, as if he had truly become Yun Zhonghe's puppet.
"Zhuang Zhou, follow my command and pick the lotus!"
Yun Zhonghe's methods shocked everyone around; that Yun Zhonghe could manipulate minds was truly terrifying!
In the Sky-Watching Pavilion, all the teachers and students were horrified.
"Soul Suppression, commanding ghosts and gods! Who exactly is this Yun Zhonghe? Why is he so terrifying?"
The Elder of Transmission was greatly shocked, murmuring to himself in a daze.
Controlling souls was no longer a human technique. Merely opening the Divine Path and having strong mental power without the corresponding divine abilities could not achieve this!
"This is an unparalleled genius! One not seen in a hundred years! As long as we bring him into our fold and give him some training, in ten years, he could achieve the Golden Core and become a flagship presence in our Northern Heaven Academy!"
Vice Principal Chen Guangming approached, his eyes burning as he looked at Yun Zhonghe in the mirror, as if appraising a priceless treasure!
In the mirror, Zhuang Zhou, following Yun Zhonghe's command, really walked to the Spirit Moon Lotus, grabbed its stem, and pulled it out completely!
The Mighty Demon Ape wanted to attack Zhuang Zhou, but just as it lunged, Yun Zhonghe shot a silver needle that pierced through its brow, pinning it dead on the spot.
But in the next moment, as the Spirit Moon Lotus was completely uprooted, an endless disaster brewing in the void erupted!
In the sky, tribulation clouds gathered, thunder serpents roamed, as if brewing endless crises.
Silver lightning bolts exploded, descending from the sky, tearing the heavens apart.
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Apes, pythons, bats, all kinds of fierce beasts surged from all directions like a tide!
Heaven and earth changed dramatically, disasters were born, as if it were the end of the world.
"Zhuang Zhou, quickly hand over the Spirit Moon Lotus to me!"
Yun Zhonghe shouted, not expecting that picking a lotus would trigger such a huge disaster.
"Give it to you? Why should I give you something that's already in my hands!"
At this moment, Zhuang Zhou suddenly regained clarity, his eyes bright, showing no trace of being controlled!
He placed the lotus directly into the Mustard Seed Ring, then took out an Imperial Edict and wrapped it around himself.
The Imperial Edict contained the fortune of the Grand Yong Dynasty, and upon its release, it could change the world and affect the fate of all people!
The power of fortune just happened to counteract the force of the tribulation, temporarily neutralizing it.
"Zhuang Zhou, how dare you deceive me! You're utterly heinous! If you realize your mistake now, it's not too late. Offer the Spirit Moon Lotus to me obediently, and I might spare your life and allow you to become my servant! Otherwise, I'll kill you, cut you into pieces!"
Yun Zhonghe lost his composure and roared at Zhuang Zhou.
A mocking smile appeared in Zhuang Zhou's eyes.
"If you have the ability, come and take it yourself! Who are you trying to scare?"
With a flash, Zhuang Zhou darted into the nearby woods.
"Stop!"
Two youths at the seventh level of the Body Refining Realm tried to stop Zhuang Zhou to earn merit.
However, in the sky, two bolts of lightning suddenly struck down, the ground exploded, and they were directly turned into charred corpses, smoke rising from their bodies, dead beyond dead!
Zhuang Zhou was protected by the Imperial Edict, with fortune shielding him, but they didn't have such strong means. A slight movement, and the True Qi within them fluctuated, locking them in the path of heavenly lightning, instantly striking them dead!
Yun Zhonghe stared intently at Zhuang Zhou, also taking out an Imperial Edict!
It was the Swordcloud Empire's Imperial Edict, containing fortune a hundred or a thousand times that of the Grand Yong Dynasty's edict in Zhuang Zhou's hand.
The Imperial Edict unfurled, its fortune vast, cleansing the heavens, driving away disasters!
The thunder in the sky seemed to lose its target, no longer striking the youths under the edict's protection.
"Zhuang Zhou, let's see where you can run this time!"
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a blood-colored thunderbolt as thick as a barrel descended from the sky, instantly shattering the Imperial Edict above Yun Zhonghe's head into a blazing flame.
"How can this be? Why can Zhuang Zhou's edict drive away disasters and tribulations, while mine gets struck by heavenly lightning?"
Yun Zhonghe was stunned, his eyes filled with incredulity.
"Perhaps it's because the fortune of this edict is too strong!"
At this moment, a black figure suddenly appeared without warning.
It was Ghost Fear, who had been lurking among the crowd, and seeing Yun Zhonghe helpless, he appeared, intending to sell Yun Zhonghe a favor!
"The fortune of the edict being too strong can also attract backlash, what kind of logic is this?"
Yun Zhonghe was shocked, his eyes gradually calming down.
"I understand! Zhuang Zhou wrapped the edict around his body, with fortune swirling around him, merely counteracting the aura of disaster and tribulation around his body, while my edict opposed the heavens, thus attracting a frenzied backlash from the heavenly tribulation!"
Yun Zhonghe was an extremely intelligent person, immediately discerning the trick!
He took out another Imperial Edict to wrap around himself, and indeed, the natural calamities and earthly crises no longer attacked him!
As for the others, some also took out edicts for protection, while others simply didn't have any. Who would carry such a useless thing when traveling?
"Does anyone have an Imperial Edict to lend me one?"
A youth at the eighth level of the Body Refining Realm was targeted by a half-human-tall black bear, which stood upright, roaring angrily.
It was majestic and mighty, its massive palm crashing down, directly smashing the head of the eighth-level youth into pulp!
In the face of fierce beasts, even the elite figures selected by various countries were no match!
A single slap, and the head was smashed, dead beyond dead!
As for borrowing an edict?
Don't be ridiculous.
In such an environment, with natural calamities, earthly crises, and manmade disasters, who could withstand it?
The fortune contained in the edict was limited, and once exhausted, a new one was needed.
No one knew how many edicts or how much fortune it would take to survive this tribulation. Lending an edict was like lending one's life!
As the saying goes, when disaster strikes, everyone flies their own way!
The once united team immediately showed the selfishness of human nature, each minding their own business.
And Yun Zhonghe, ignoring the lives of these people, looked intently in the direction Zhuang Zhou fled, transforming into a ghostly shadow, and pursued him!