No Need For Words
As soon as this sentence came out, everyone was stunned.
Outside the shattered black bowl, the crowd who was wondering what had happened suddenly realized!
"So it's the Dusk Society... no wonder!"
"If it's that bunch of lunatics, everything makes sense. They even dared to destroy the Ruoshui Domain and Aurora Domain. Now, kidnapping prodigies and extorting the Tianshu Domain is indeed their style!"
"Is destroying two domains in a row not enough? Now they're setting their sights on our Tianshu Domain?"
"Specifically choosing this point in time of the domain talks to strike, they are truly arrogant!"
"Arrest the Dusk Society!! Kill them!!"
"Let them know our Tianshu Domain is not to be trifled with!!"
"..."
Once the three words "Dusk Society" came out, public sentiment in the Tianshu Domain was instantly aroused with indignation.
The Tianshu Domain didn't have extreme environments like the Aurora Domain, and its population was quite large. Moreover, as the transportation hub of the Nine Great Realms, the residents here were very well informed about the outside situation...
The destruction of the Ruoshui Domain and Aurora Domain, the severe damage to the Red Dust Domain, and the rebellion of the Wuji Domain inevitably made them harbor fear in their hearts. Even if they had enough confidence in the Tianshu Domain, this fear could not be eliminated. Whenever they saw information related to the "Five Great Realms" or the "Wuji Domain" in the newspapers, this fear silently lingered in everyone's hearts.
But now, this fear was manifested. The "chief culprits" who destroyed the two great domains of Aurora and Ruoshui were right in front of them!
Everyone was unprecedentedly united. They angrily scolded the Dusk Society, wishing they would die here immediately. Under the effect of Public Opinion Is a Powerful Force, a massive will named "public resentment" was crazily converging!
"... This is trouble." Nine of Spades in the crowd muttered to himself.
Nine of Spades was very clear that in this situation, the Dusk Society in the Old District had to die even if they didn't want to. As long as they died, the fear and haze lingering around the tens of millions of people in the remaining Five Great Realms would mostly disappear, bringing an immense boost to the overall morale of humanity!
The Five Great Realms would absolutely not let them leave.
...
In the Old District.
"Kidnapping prodigies, extorting domains???" Jian Changsheng's eyes widened. "Us?"
"Very normal, right." Sun Bumian spoke indifferently. The eyes behind those small Round Sunglasses seemed to have long been accustomed to such Human Nature. "Now four of the Nine Great Realms are gone. The other domains urgently need to arouse the confidence of the public. What could boost morale more than personally executing the 'chief culprits'?"
"But we killed Kongwang! If it weren't for us, not a single one of these prodigies would survive! We saved the future of humanity's next generation!" Jian Changsheng gritted his teeth.
"What we did isn't important... From the perspective of humanity's interests, we are merely a few insignificant ants. In the face of the surging trend, what does the innocence or death of a few fish and shrimp matter."
Jian Changsheng opened his mouth, but couldn't refute.
The five domain representatives slowly descended. At the same time, the combined Oppressive Aura of five Rank 8s fell down, crashing onto the shoulders of Chen Ling's trio like a mountain!
Dong—!!
Invisible air waves rippled outwards from beneath the three people's feet. Cobweb-like cracks crazily spread across the ground surface.
Under this terrifying Oppressive Aura, Chen Ling's trio, who were only at the Fourth Order, had fundamentally no power to resist. The only thing they could do was support their bodies with all their strength, so as not to be crushed to their knees by this Oppressive Aura.
"A bunch of shameless things... Making such a huge scene to bully a few Juniors?" Seven of Clubs' expression was incomparably gloomy.
Just as the Dusk Society crowd was preparing to erupt and carve out a bloody path for Chen Ling and the others, Chen Ling murmured softly, his voice entering their ears:
"Seniors, there's no need for this, we have our own methods!"
The crowd was stunned. After glancing in Chen Ling's direction, they hesitated for a moment and still made no move.
Regarding Six of Hearts Chen Ling, there was almost no one in the Dusk Society who didn't know him. Everyone knew that although this guy's seniority was low, he was extremely formidable. Since he said he had a method, everyone naturally believed him.
Chen Ling coldly looked at the five domain representatives, his Great Crimson Theatrical Robe dancing wildly in the wind... His fingertips reached into his sleeve and pinched a flat Cloth Bag.
Right at this moment, a voice sounded from the side:
"Five representatives, perhaps there's a misunderstanding in this matter."
Chen Ling turned his head, only to see the Young Sect Leader, draped in a silver-cloud black robe, stepping out from the crowd. The young man's eyes were full of seriousness.
"The ones who killed the prodigies and destroyed the Old District wasn't them, it was Kongwang of the Path of Ghosts." The Young Sect Leader looked at Chen Ling's trio, gentleness flowing between his brows. "If the three of them hadn't intervened, I'm afraid we all would have been seized by the Path of Ghosts... They are heroes who saved everyone."
Chen Ling's trio were stunned, looking over somewhat surprised.
Meanwhile, the expressions of the five domain representatives changed. They frowned at the Young Sect Leader, seemingly not expecting someone to step out and speak for Chen Ling and the others at this time.
"That's right." Li Shengmen patted the dust off his body and also took a step forward. "Especially that rumored Chen Ling... If it weren't for him, the few of us should have been cut in half at the waist by now."
Pu Xiachan stood with hands on hips, looking up and said, "Although the Dusk Society is notorious, discussing the matter as it stands, this time it was indeed thanks to them."
The Assassin was silent for a long time, but still silently raised a hand:
"I can also testify."
The expressions of the five domain representatives became increasingly ugly. After exchanging glances with each other, they shook their heads helplessly.
The Master of the Babel Tower waved his hand, "These young prodigies fought a death battle with the Dusk Society vile thieves to this point, rendering great merits... Now they are talking nonsense, presumably it's because continuous fierce battles have blurred their memories.
Men, take them down to rest."
As his voice fell, several staff members of the Tower to Heaven rapidly stepped forward. Each restrained a young prodigy and, without any care, forcefully took them away into the distance.
After the four, including the Young Sect Leader, had gone through 48 hours of competition, plus having their vitality severely damaged from the battle with Kongwang, they currently had absolutely no strength to resist these staff members. Feeling their bodies being forcibly dragged up, shock emerged in their eyes!
"This..."
"What we said is true!"
"Take your dirty hands off! We just killed Kongwang and rendered a great merit! You treat us this roughly?!"
The Young Sect Leader and the others still struggled, wanting to explain for Chen Ling's trio. Pu Xiachan even got angry directly, scolding while being forcefully dragged away. But Li Shengmen seemed to understand something. The gaze he looked at the five domain representatives with instantly became complex...
Seeing the reactions of the four, the Master of the Babel Tower added a sentence,
"After they recover, remember to take them to accept the Heaven-Reaching Star Position... They are young heroes who resisted the Dusk Society, possessing both courage and strategy. From now on, they will be the pillars of the major domains, and also the future of humanity's destiny."
As this sentence came out, the four were simultaneously stunned. Even if they were slow, they should understand what this sentence represented behind the scenes right now...
Their figures were taken away, gradually moving far from here. Four gazes simultaneously fell on the three people silently standing on the ruins... The Young Sect Leader and the others opened their mouths as if they still wanted to say something, but couldn't say anything.
They were very clear that the moment the Five Great Realms defined the nature of this matter, what the truth was, and how they explained it, was no longer important...
The Great Crimson Theatrical Robe stood silently in the Oppressive Aura.
Chen Ling could feel a guilty and complex gaze cast from behind him, gradually disappearing into the distance... Chen Ling was very calm. From beginning to end, he didn't even argue a single sentence for himself.
Right and wrong, black and white, good and evil, justice and wickedness, all rested in the heart...
No need for words.