"What!"
The gray-clad men were all startled and deeply shaken. Although they were wearing masks, making it impossible to see their expressions, their reactions revealed that they were utterly terrified.
"Your main lineage was destroyed in the past, but now your remnants have taken root in the Yao Guang Holy Land, and you have actually taken control of an entire holy land. That's quite a skill," Nangong Zheng said calmly.
Although the holy lands once joined forces to destroy the Ruthless Man's lineage, some remnants of their power have resurfaced, and these are the people right before us.
They are the descendants of the Ruthless Man (the village's descendants). After the Ruthless Man took over the Yao Guang Holy Land, he passed down his Imperial Scripture and the Nine Great Sacred Techniques, and even gave them his grave.
Although outsiders may not know, Nangong Zheng is very clear about the background and origins of their lineage; he knows it like the back of his hand.
boom!
Suddenly, several people spontaneously combusted, becoming intense, blinding light that made it impossible to open one's eyes. Then, in an instant, the light dimmed and turned to ashes.
"Self-destructive divine thought?"
Nangong Zheng raised an eyebrow slightly. As expected of the ruthless lineage, even at the Saint Lord level, they were so clean and decisive in their self-destruction. They were so ruthless to themselves.
"Nangong Zheng, you know too much!" The gray-clad leader sneered.
At that moment, a great halberd flew out, as if a patch of blue sky had descended, a terrifying wave swept out, and divine light soared into the sky.
The gray-clad leader, a living fossil of a powerful figure, unleashed a legendary holy weapon.
That power was terrifying, almost impossible for human beings to resist. In an era when saints were hard to come by, wielding such a weapon would make one virtually invincible. However, he underestimated Nangong Zheng.
"Snort!"
Nangong Zheng snorted coldly, and his vast and unparalleled pressure poured down like the Milky Way from the heavens, with a boundless energy sweeping across the entire World.
Buzz!
The halberd trembled, its divine runes dimmed, and it even wailed. With a thud, it fell to the ground, no longer able to unleash its divine power.
Furthermore, the gray-clad leader was the first to be hit and was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, coughing up blood after being struck by Nangong Zheng's cold snort.
"Is this all the power he has?!"
The gray-clad man at the head of the group struggled to his feet, his heart filled with horror. He had thought that he had already reached the threshold of the Dao-Slaying Realm and that with his legendary holy weapon, he could roam the World freely and fight against Nangong Zheng. He never expected that he was so wrong!
The other gray-clad men trembled. The overwhelming pressure was so overwhelming that they could not resist it at all. Their souls trembled uncontrollably, and some even knelt.
Everyone was shocked. As expected of the King of the Eastern Wilderness, he was a being capable of slaying the King of the Central Plains. His divine might was overwhelming, reaching both heaven and earth.
"Stop any hostility towards me, or I won't hesitate to wipe out your lineage!" Nangong Zheng said calmly, his hands behind his back, his voice carrying immense authority that made everyone tremble.
Sure enough, after witnessing Nangong Zheng's strength, the eyes of the remaining gray-clad men became much clearer and more innocent. They dared not show any hostility anymore, for fear of being killed by Nangong Zheng with a single palm strike!
Nangong Zheng nodded slightly, quite satisfied with everyone's pragmatism! The tough guys are all dead; the rest are easy to deal with.
"Senior, what can I do for you?" The gray-clad leader wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and asked in a hoarse voice. He was terrified. The person in front of him was too scary. Not only did he know everything about their lineage, but his strength was also so terrifying.
"I intend to take over the ruthless lineage and become your leader!" Nangong Zheng's words were resounding, like the clang of a sword.
He swept his imposing gaze across the crowd, sending a chill down everyone's spine.
"What!"
The gray-clad men were stunned, some of them unable to believe that the Human King of the Eastern Wilderness wanted to join their ruthless lineage and become their leader!
Their lineage is almost universally hated and regarded as a public enemy by major powers, who dare not even show their faces in public!
Nangong Zheng remained calm. After arriving at the Ruthless Man's Dojo and obtaining the Devouring Demon Jar, he conceived the idea of taking control of the Ruthless Man's lineage!
If he controls the Ruthless Emperor's lineage, he will indirectly control the Yao Guang Holy Land, the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron, and the Ruthless Emperor's legacy!
He needs to gather a lot of resources, and people from this ruthless lineage will play an unexpected role!
"But we are all descendants of the Ruthless Ones, while you are not from our lineage…" one of the men in gray couldn't help but mutter.
Nangong Zheng slapped the man across the face, and the man was instantly torn to pieces, beyond dead!
Everyone was stunned. This Nangong Zheng was a ruthless man! He killed without a second thought! His methods were too ruthless; it had to be said, it was indeed in line with the style of their lineage!
"Xiang Feng is willing to honor Senior Nangong as his leader, and will serve him with his life, even unto death!" The gray-clad man at the head of the group, named Xiang Feng, immediately knelt to express his loyalty.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head!
Upon seeing this, the other men in gray all knelt and pledged their loyalty to Nangong Zheng.
"Very good!" Nangong Zheng glanced at it and nodded with great satisfaction.
Immediately, Nangong Zheng planted a special restriction in their minds. If they harbored any rebellious thoughts, he could make their bodies shatter and break into pieces with a single thought.
"Have all the people from your lineage arrived?" Nangong Zheng asked calmly.
Because he had already learned that Xiang Feng was the number two figure in the Ruthless Clan!
There were quite a few people present, the weakest of whom were at least half-step Great Powers, and there were also many at the Saint Lord level.
"Most people have arrived, but a few haven't come yet. They're all at the Yao Guang Holy Land right now!" Xiang Feng said.
"Who is the strongest in your lineage? Where is he now? What is his cultivation level?"
"Reporting to Senior, that person's name is Qin Xu, and his strength is that of a Dao-Slaying King!"
"Furthermore, it was he who took control of the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron and lent it to the Dark Night King!" Xiang Feng added.
"So it was him!"
Nangong Zheng remembered that in the original work, there seemed to be someone who lent the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron to the Dark Night King so that he could assassinate Jiang Taixu.
"Let him come out to see me!" Nangong Zheng said calmly, while releasing the restrictions on the Jianmu tree, allowing Xiang Feng to pass through.
"Alright!" Xiang Feng nodded, turned, and left. He knew that the time had come to decide the fate of the Ruthless Clan.
Not long after, a burly figure appeared in the Ruthless Man's Dojo and stood in front of Nangong Zheng.
Although the man was old, he was tall and very strong.
His white hair was disheveled, his posture was upright and majestic, his eyes were sharp, and he was very powerful, with an extremely terrifying aura.
Furthermore, above his head, ripples spread out in concentric circles, forming mysterious dragon patterns, like black dragons coiling around him. The powerful and majestic fluctuations were like a vast ocean, and it was a giant cauldron!
The Ruthless Ones' King of the Dao actually appeared with the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron!