Chapter 845 - 794: Rather Die Than Kneel

The summit of Kunlun Mountain.

The north wind howls.

Fine snow flutters.

The piercing cold seeps into the air.

Yet in this temperature.

Lin the Demi Immortal in a thin hemp robe is inexplicably fervent.

Listening to the rustling footsteps approaching.

He seems to hear the long-lost call of light from decades past.

Beside him.

The four old eccentrics stand scattered in a fan shape.

Their faces show no excitement, no exhilaration, and no ecstasy.

Only the gravest solemnity.

Instinct tells them that the enigmatic figure in white is certainly not benevolent.

Sha-sha-sha-!

Sha-sha-sha-!

The sound draws closer.

Yet Li Tiandao and the young attendant maintain a somewhat laid-back rhythm.

This seems to demonstrate a disregard for the opposition.

Indeed, concerning these so-called God Realm beings not cultivated by himself, had the Heavenly Dao Institute not been annihilated, he would have been utterly disinclined to give them any attention.

"Son of the Heavenly Dao!"

Ears flicker steadily.

As Li Tiandao’s steps halt.

Lin the Demi Immortal, standing in the center, promptly bows with utmost respect.

"Hmm, are they all gathered?"

With eyes closed and head tilted back, Li Tiandao exhales deeply, speaking coldly and indifferently.

Never once did he glance at the four old eccentrics.

"All present!" Lin the Demi Immortal responds urgently.

"Hmm, have they all consented, willing to become my dogs?"

Since the annihilation of the Heavenly Dao Institute, Li Tiandao’s nature seems greatly altered.

While he still loves to smile as before.

Previously, his smile was a harmless, gentlemanly elegance.

But now, it is laden with sinister Yin Jiu.

Yet this is understandable—his decades of painstaking effort with the Heavenly Dao Institute was destroyed overnight, inevitably causing a mental shift.

In the past, he would never employ such a degrading term as ’dogs’. Now, he no longer cares.

"Outrageous!"

The Taoist swishes his horsetail whisk.

Facing Li Tiandao and shouting angrily.

Dogs?

He, a Grandmaster of the God Realm, serving as someone’s dog?

This is an insult!

"Annoying!"

The sinister smile grows more intense.

As Li Tiandao finishes his words.

His five fingers curve into a fist.

Standing on the spot, he strikes toward the Taoist as if across space!

Boom-!

The light rumble seems to shatter the air.

The Taoist, instinctively realizing the danger, gathers all his defenses!

Facing Li Tiandao’s forceful attack, he remains somewhat unconcerned.

He knows the Son of the Heavenly Dao, whom Lin the Demi Immortal reveres, is overwhelmingly formidable.

Yet formidable or not, this spatial attack—does he think his God Realm mastery is mere paper?

"Watch out, Taoist!"

Suddenly.

The old drunkard senses an inexplicable extreme danger.

Unable to restrain himself, he shouts out.

While he speaks, the Taoist also senses it.

But it’s already too late.

The next moment.

A fist mark appears on the Taoist’s immaculate, flowing Daoist robe.

Immediately, his so-called God Realm defense is entirely torn open.

The entire person slips backward uncontrollably!

He tries to use his God Realm mastery to stop himself, but to no avail against the ferocious force of the Qi Fist.

Swoosh-swoosh-swoosh-!

On the stone surface, sparks fly along the path the Taoist is forced onto!

In the blink of an eye.

Approaching the cliff’s edge!

Whoosh-!

At the final moment.

The Taoist barely halts, but half a foot is already over the edge!

"Taoist!"

"Taoist!"

"Taoist!"

In shock, the Monk, the Idle Person, and the Old Drunkard cry out.

"Pfft-!"

But their response is a pained sound from the Taoist.

A mouthful of Essence Blood sprays out.

His legs uncontrollably bend.

With a heavy thud, he kneels down.

Facing Li Tiandao.

"Damn it, are you insane!"

The Monk, unable to accept Li Tiandao’s sudden aggression, steps forward.

He stomps his Zen Stick on the stone surface fiercely, causing splinters to fly, and demands furiously.

"I never keep disobedient dogs, consider yourselves lucky this is your first meeting with me, so I’m giving you one chance. Next time, I want your lives!"

Li Tiandao snorts audaciously with a mocking laugh.

"Son of the Heavenly Dao, calm down, calm down!"

Now.

Lin the Demi Immortal, resembling a startled fawn.

Hurriedly kneels on one knee, pleading loudly.

This scene leaves the Monk, Taoist, Idle Person, and Old Drunkard shocked beyond belief!

The proud Demi Immortal for over a hundred years not only bows but bends his knee?

Is this still the Guardian Institute Director who once lavishly declared never to kneel?

Is this still the Demi Immortal who always lived the immortal’s life in their eyes?

Watching the figure growing more weathered with time.

The four, the Monk included, are in a dazed stupor!

They thought everyone might change in this world, except for Lin the Demi Immortal!

But the blow came rapidly!

The first to change was not one of them but the elder brother they loyally followed!

This kneel seemed to shatter the image of the Demi Immortal in their hearts!

The cold wind still fiercely howls.

Staring at the slightly trembling weathered face.

The Monk and others feel an unprecedented sense of foreignness.

Even questioning the intent of Lin the Demi Immortal in gathering them.

Under the principles of integrity, they wouldn’t object to submitting to the Son of the Heavenly Dao, as they respect him!

But submitting to someone who sees them as dogs—they- can’t do it!

In the Martial Arts World, they say the Grandmaster is not to be offended!

This reflects the Grandmaster’s dignity!

And they, God Realm masters, to be dogs?

Ha ha!!!

Dignity?

Respect?

Self-esteem?

Does it still exist!

"I don’t need you to plead for them, if I wish to kill them, your pleas are useless!" Li Tiandao coldly shakes his head dismissively.

"Yes, yes, the Son of the Heavenly Dao is absolutely right!" Lin the Demi Immortal repeats.

"Bring these four to be my dogs! You have three minutes to make your final decision!" Li Tiandao commands.

"What if we refuse?"

The God Realm mastery surges from the Monk and the other three.

A sudden whirlwind sweeps up the mountain rocks and trees on the summit.

The fusion of three God Realm forces is unimaginably formidable!

But formidable or not, they understand facing a Qi Fist that pushed the Taoist to the edge, they stand no chance, even combined.

Yet, despite this, when it comes to dignity, they are like Lin the Demi Immortal once said.

Prefer death over kneeling!

"Then you will die, tonight, here on the summit of Kunlun Mountain!"

Li Tiandao licks his lips furtively.

The face bearing a demonic grin!

PS: Fourth update! More to come!