1429 Earth Realm 5 : Those Whom the Heavens Wish to Destroy, They First Make Mad (2/2)

”For the few years after you've ascended, the Great Tang Empire almost reigned over the country. You people keep showing your superiority to the government, keep flaunting your strength in front of the Special Abilities Bureau, suppressing us to the point that we had no way to retaliate. But now, with the energy pistol, we will slowly eliminate all cultivators so that only special ability users of China remain. We're the world's true enforcers.”

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Perhaps he had been repressing his emotions and constraining himself for too long, Duanmu Lin ditched his disguise and revealed all of his inner thoughts. He didn't hold back his words at all, and a crazed smile had crept upon his face as well.

”Those whom the heavens wish to destroy, they first make mad.” Tang Xiu merely snickered and waved his hand. The energy pistol in Duanmu Lin's hand was gone without a trace, along with his cultivation and special abilities.

If it had been another person, the energy pistol might have indeed frightened them, and even peak-stage Crossing Tribulation experts might have surrendered under its threat.

However, the twelve zodiac jade carvings within his body had suddenly activated when he had become a deity and the heavenly laws of Earth had come under his complete control, so he could create or destroy anything on Earth with just a single thought, and this spelled tragedy for Duanmu Lin.

It did not take long before Duanmu Lin noticed the abnormality. One moment he was blabbering about his plan to destroy the world, the next moment his energy pistol was nowhere to be found.

Shocked, Duanmu Lin tried to pull out another energy pistol from his Storage Ring in haste only to realize he could no longer access it, almost as if it had turned into a decorative ring. He then discovered that his entire cultivation base had disappeared along with his special abilities.

”No, no, no, this isn't real, I must be dreaming!” When Duanmu Lin realized that he had suddenly aged a few decades in a matter of seconds and was now nothing more than an ordinary old man who had half-a-foot inside his coffin, he finally knew what true terror felt like.

Duanmu Lin tried everything he could to open the Storage Ring. He then tried to circulate the True Essence Energy within his body. At last, he attempted to use his special abilities.

Duanmu Lin repeated these actions several times yet failed on each occasion, and half-an-hour later, he had become completely drenched in sweat as though he had been dunked in water and his face had taken a deathly pale shade.

During the whole process, Tang Xiu did not say a single word. He simply looked at Duanmu Lin's desperate struggle, his eyes filled with ridicule.

The Tang Sect disciples had been terrified by Duanmu Lin's energy pistol. Added with his insane speech about how he was going to destroy the world, the disciples had been in fear and trepidation.

However, after witnessing Duanmu Lin's changes, the Tang Sect disciples couldn't help but cheer. As they looked down on him with contempt, they also directed their ardent gazes at Tang Xiu.

Although they didn't know how Tang Xiu did it, they were sure that he was responsible for the changes.

”Your Majesty, I was wrong. I shouldn't have laid my hands on Ji Mu, I shouldn't have cast my eyes on the Great Tang Empire. Please, I beg you, return my cultivation to me. I will serve you and the Great Tang Empire faithfully for all eternity.

”Your Majesty, the country trusts and relies on me a lot now. If you spare me, I will find some way to let people of the Great Tang Empire dominate the political scene in the country. The whole country will belong to the Great Tang Empire.”

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When Duanmu Lin finally understood that all his efforts and struggles were in vain, he quickly knew what the fundamental issue was. He did not hesitate to bow down and beg Tang Xiu with tears and snot all over his face.

”Sorry, the Great Tang Empire doesn't need a back-stabbing person like you, nor do I think the country needs such an unfaithful, unjust, unkind, and unfilial person like you. I gave you a chance once, but you failed to make good of it.” Tang Xiu sighed, then pointed his finger at Duanmu Lin.

Hearing Tang Xiu's response, Duanmu Lin was filled with pain. He was still trying to come up with words to save his own life when he saw Tang Xiu point his finger at him and then, Duanmu Lin could not say anything more, for his world had faded into darkness.

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