"Alright, time is up, you! Come here and give me an answer." said Zixin while randomly choosing someone. The man was frightened after being picked by Zixin but there was nothing he could do except to walk over. Wan Shui then created a sound proof energy barrier and the guy answered in three words.
"I see, it’s fine, don’t worry. Just stand behind me."
"Yes, thank you for sparing my life."
Another person approached and gave Zixin the same time answer, he didn’t know and so did the rest.
"Tiger, come here. It’s your turn."
Tiger walked over while holding his bloody axe.
"Tell me what I want to know." said Zixin calmly.
"Young Master, I have some news regarding the Deep River Crocodile. A long time ago, rumours spread about the Beast Tamer Sect taming a Deep River Crocodile and using it as a Guardian Beast." said Tiger.
"Good, stand behind me." said Zixin without a change in expression.
"Fatso, it’s your turn."
The fat merchant then approached Zixin while holding a five or six year old boy with a cute appearance.
"Young Master, I have information about the snails on Snail Island. When I was young, I lived at the Sun Kingdom and I heard from my great grandpa who was the Finance Minister at the time that one of the prince’s had found a cow sized snail with a powerful bloodline and abilities. This snail was found on Snail Island." explained the Fatso.
"Good, and you?" asked Zixin while looking at the little boy with naive and innocent eyes.
"Big Brother, I only know about crocodiles, they are found at the Shallow Long River which acts as a border between the Feather Country and the Ominous Country."
"Good. Both of you also stand behind me. Wan Shui, don’t make a mess." said Zixin as he distanced himself from the group and kept his list in his storage ring.
Plop! Plop! Plop! Plop! Plop!
Headless corpses fell on the ground while their heads remained floating and still held consciousness, only three people were left alive, Tiger, Fatso and the little boy. Wan Shui then collected the corpses and fed them to Black while Zixin collected the heads like he was collecting trophies.
Seeing such cruel acts, the two men pissed their pants while the little boy fainted directly. No longer was Tiger an arrogant fool and no longer was Fatso calculating and cunning, in front of absolute strength, everything else was meaningless.
"You’re only alive simply because I have to verify your information, otherwise, your end would have been like the others. Now, if it turns out that you actually lied to me, you’re gonna wish like you had joined your subordinates. I don’t want any noise or complaints from you, just follow my orders, do you understand?" said Zixin with a sly grin.
"Good, change your clothes before we leave, you urine stinks!"
While the two changed into another set of clothes, Wan Shui approached Zixin and whispered to him.
"Do we still go to the Red Rose Sect or go to the Beast Tamer Sect instead?"
"How far is the Beast Tamer Sect?"
"They changed locations and are now close to the coast, I’d say a fifteen days trip give or take."
"Then continue to the Red Rose Sect. We’ll visit all the nearby sects and leave the Beast Tamer Sect for last. From the information I received from the sect, only they weren’t part of the sects attacking our branches so there’s no rush to go to them."
"Yes Master, Black is ready to depart whenever you’re ready." said Wan Shui.
"You two, are you done changing, I don’t have all day!"
"We’re done Young Master."
"Tell me about yourselves." said Zixin while the centipede flew high, often disappearing within the clouds and reappearing further away.
"My name is Tiger and I was raised by my uncle who was a thief. He taught me all his skills before kicking me out of his house, said something’s about spreading my wings and whatnot. At the age of thirteen, I was recruited by an Iron Gang member whom I’d attempted to steal from and was caught. The Iron Gang was later destroyed and I took what was left of it and turned it into what’s now known as the Tiger Gang." said Tiger.
"My name is Mao Yùz, I come from a family that was once prominent, owning multiple trade businesses across the continent but then the Royal Prince that my family supported didn’t obtain the thrown and most of my family members were assassinated, many of our businesses were swallowed by our rivals and only a few survived here in the Sparrow Kingdom."said Yùz.
"My name is Yu Zimo and my mother is an elder of the Red Rose Sect." said the little boy.
"Master, I finally found a small village." said Wan Shui in excitement.
"Yes, it’s right below us."
"Great! Wait for me!" said Zixin before sliding off the black centipede. Everyone including the centipede were horrified by Zixin’s actions. They weren’t a few meters high, they were hundreds of meters above ground and falling from this height would lead to death, especially if you couldn’t fly. Wan Shui had never seen someone with such disregard for their own lives.
When they looked over, Zixin was wasn’t panicking like they thought but descended like a nuclear bomb, calm and collected. When he was about a hundred meters above ground, Zixin prepared his attack and unleashed his technique when he was close to the ground.
[Four Steps Of Disaster: Explosion Earthquake!]
When Zixin’s legs touched the ground, a loud explosion occurred as a powerful force spread out in all directions, Rocks and boulders crashed into the villagers houses, crushing everyone inside or the ground cracked open and the villagers fell inside and were crushed to death. Some families died from collapsing houses, it was a horrible, painful and scary sight for those watching from above.
Even Wan Shui, a bona fide Demonic Cultivator was slightly fearful of the sight below him, he’d seen many things in his life as a demonic cultivator but babies and infants being turned into meatpastes or a puddle of blood wasn’t one of them.
"Hahaha! So it’s ! So it’s ! You villagers were very useful in my experiment, thank you for your cooperation!]