Kong Tianxing collapsed onto the ground, utterly paralyzed. He was doomed.
The eight families of the East Wall, the nine families of the West Wall, the five families of the South Ridge, and the twelve families of the North Ridge all glared at Kong Tianxing like he was their mortal enemy.
If not for Ming Zhitian’s restriction from the Primordial Valley, they would have rushed forward and torn Kong Tianxing to shreds!
Ming Zhitian looked at Kong Tianxing. "Do you have anything else to say?"
Kong Tianxing let out three loud, hearty laughs to the sky! "Me, Kong Tianxing, second to none, above countless beings! To think I would fall to such a state..."
Ming Zhitian snorted, "If you knew this day would come, why did you act so recklessly?"
Kong Tianxing scoffed dismissively, "I made no mistakes. To achieve my childhood dream, I would stop at nothing. I am not wrong! What I was wrong about... was raising you, Ming Zhitian. I shouldn't have. I raised you for thirteen years, how ironic! Only to discover in the end that I had raised a tiger, hahaha... I raised a tiger..."
Chaos erupted. "Kill him! Kill him... Kill him...! Kill him... Brother Ming, kill him!..."
Ming Zhitian waved his hand, and the crowd immediately fell silent. He looked at Kong Tianxing. "Are you finished? I ask you, who are my parents?"
Kong Tianxing laughed heartily, "You want to know? I refuse to tell you. Kill me if you dare?"
He thought he had finally found leverage over Ming Zhitian and that his life was saved, but he had overestimated himself.
Ming Zhitian closed his eyes and shook his head in resignation. "I gave you a chance to live, but you were useless."
Ming Zhitian opened his eyes and uttered two words: "Control artifact."
The rain suddenly stopped. Every raindrop transformed into a colossal fist, descending with immense force, crushing Kong Tianxing completely. The attack was terrifyingly powerful; no trace of him remained, only a pool of evaporated blood.
"No!!..." Tianran Lin screamed hysterically.
Ming Zhitian had never seen her like this before. It was the first time. He hadn't realized Kong Tianxing held such a significant place in her heart.
Tianran Lin glared at Ming Zhitian for a full minute, then snatched a sword from an angelic guard and was about to take her own life.
Ming Zhitian flicked his finger, and the sword snapped into two pieces, flying to embed themselves at the edge of the rooftop.
Tianran Lin roared at him, "Why won't you let me die? Don't I even have the right to die?"
Ming Zhitian said coldly, "You saved my life once. Now I am repaying you, so you cannot die."
Tianran Lin sneered, "That was then, this is now. I don't need your hypocritical pity, Ming Zhitian. You are too fake. You want to keep me here to stabilize public opinion? Dream on!"
Ming Zhitian shook his head. "You misunderstand. Lin, this is the last time I will affectionately call you by your name. Because I promised you, as long as Ming Zhitian exists, there will always be a place for you, Tianran Lin. In my heart, that place will always be kept for you. Have you forgotten?"
Tianran Lin turned her head away, her sleeves fluttering, and said, "Forgotten!"
Ming Zhitian, having anticipated this answer, said with a blank expression, "But I haven't forgotten. You are right, three years are enough to change a person completely. Regardless, I said I would spare your life. Even if you once colluded with Kong Tianxing, plotted against me, and participated in the Celestial Sphere Plan, I can have them forgive you."
Tianran Lin was resolute. "I don't need it!"
Ming Zhitian said, "Mei."
Tianran Mei quickly knelt down. "Instructor! It was my fault. I have misunderstood you all this time! I deserve punishment, please punish me severely, Instructor!"
Ming Zhitian waved his hand. "Get up first."
Tianran Mei didn't hesitate and stood up, awaiting his command.
Ming Zhitian said, "I am not blaming you. It's just that sometimes, your thinking is too rigid. Loyalty is good, but blindly acting recklessly will only keep you stagnant. Do you understand what I mean?"
Tianran Mei bowed respectfully. "Your teachings are wise, Instructor. Mei will always bear them in mind."
The sight of the slender waist and the red attire made many single men in the audience choke with emotion.
Ming Zhitian nodded and pointed at Tianran Lin. "Alright, I have one last task for you. Send someone to watch her, prevent her from taking her own life. Of course, this is a task I am assigning to you in my personal capacity, you can refuse."