Chapter 448: Pressuring Bailu! The Nameless Begins with a 0-frame Attack!
"Thus, for a long time, the Alliance has hypocritically maintained this precarious balance."
After finishing his tirade of dissatisfaction with the Xianzhou Alliance, Taoran shifted the conversation.
He stared at Dan Heng and Lingsha, saying word by word:
"The Alliance's salvation lies within the Transmutation Arcanum!"
"Imagine if there were a way to turn other lifeforms into Vidyadhara. The Alliance would have an endless stream of soldiers, never having to suffer from attrition!"
"Once the war ends, these soldiers would not continue to reproduce, so there would be no need to worry about them overrunning the place."
"This is the salvation of the Xianzhou Alliance, the ultimate benevolent path to rid the cosmos of the Abominations of Abundance."
"Only we Vidyadhara can achieve this!"
Hearing this, countless players in the universe began sending bullet comments!
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"As expected…"
"Gua! WHAT AN ASTOUNDING INTELLECT—!!"
"Ah? So after all that talk, he's still using Dan Feng's old method!"
"Dan Feng: He's literally stealing my lines!"
"Dan Feng: I'm touched, my legacy lives on."
"Firefly: ?"
"Have you heard the story of the Glamoth Empire?"
"I feel like in the thousands of years of the Xianzhou, it's not that no one thought of this idea, but it's too wicked, so they chose not to do it."
"This already severely violates humanity. It's destined to end in tragedy."
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Lingsha could no longer bear to watch.
She questioned: "…Is this the rhetoric you used, Elder, to persuade those ignorant and naive Vidyadhara to risk their lives for you?"
"Lingsha is deeply disappointed in you. Your thoughts are no longer human. Cloud Knights!"
Yet Taoran remained completely unfazed.
"Hold on."
Under the coercion of two mara-struck soldiers, a aggrieved-looking Bailu was brought before everyone.
Bailu's voice carried a hint of crying: "Mr. Dan Heng, and Sister Lingsha! Everyone… is here?"
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"!!!"
"Stunned, how does he dare?"
"My cute and pitiful baby Bailu!"
"How dare he use Bailu as a hostage? Fortunately, Dan Heng is here. If it were the other two…"
"Dan Heng's expression is clearly furious too."
"The most blood-pressure-raising episode for Bailu fans! Elder, show your health bar already!"
"If Blade and Jingliu were here, they would have made their move directly and scattered the Elder's ashes!"
"Bro, don't you know how the Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae was caused?"
"Jingliu: My blade has not tasted blood in a long time."
"Damn it! Dare to bully my daughter Bailu? Torrential Extinction! Death Sentence! Cleansing Dragon! Divine Wrath!"
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Taoran still looked confident, saying: "Did you think I didn't know the purpose of your letter? Jing Yuan sent you to test me, didn't he?"
"According to the covenant between the Alliance and the Vidyadhara, no Vidyadhara blood shall be shed, and no harm shall be done in Vidyadhara territory. Are you going to break the covenant under the witness of the Luofu's High Elder?"
Lingsha became agitated and said, "Lady Dragon, do not panic. Elder, the Vidyadhara sacred land and the High Elder are not lifesavers held in your hands!"
"The Elder talked grandly all the way, seemingly worrying about the nation and the people, making perfect sense. Yet at the final moment, you still use a little girl as a shield. It is truly laughable and pathetic," Dan Heng's voice grew colder and colder.
"I have already said, seeking survival is never a sin. You and I are both Vidyadhara, you should have understood my painstaking efforts. As a Vidyadhara, I also left a decent way for you to agree to disagree."
"You all withdraw from the Scalegorge Waterscape now, submit a petition to the Alliance high commission, let the Six Charioteers hold a public trial, and sentence me to the Hatching Rebirth, allowing me to reincarnate."
Dan Heng pointed out sharply: "I see through your wishful thinking, Mr. Taoran. A Vidyadhara's reincarnation wipes away the sins of the past life… But I am not unaware of the dirty tricks the Preceptors play during the reincarnation process. Though you won't be you, you will still be you."
"I will not use ignorance as an excuse to easily absolve myself of past sins, nor will I allow you to seize the opportunity to escape responsibility."
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"The Preceptor wants to redo his life just like Dan Feng!"
"Teacher Dan Heng is all too familiar with this."
"Dan Heng: What tricks can be played during the Hatching Rebirth, do you think I don't know?"
"You might not be you, but it's highly unlikely you won't be you."
"This is repeatedly rubbing salt into Teacher Dan Heng's wounds!"
"Dan Heng's anger meter feels like it has reached 90%. Will he make a move?"
"Damn, the more I look at this Preceptor, the more annoyed I get. Anyone want to form a team to go to the Xianzhou and kill this guy with me?!"
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Taoran's gaze darkened, and he said in an unfriendly tone: "Dan Heng, I have always disliked your lack of tact. Even after reincarnation, you haven't changed a bit."
Dan Heng paid no heed to it.
He looked at Bailu.
"Lady Bailu, as the High Elder of the Luofu Vidyadhara, please tell me your thoughts at this moment."
"I… I don't want to stay here. I don't want to be ordered around anymore! I am not a puppet to be manipulated! Please take me away!"
Bailu raised her head.
Her watery, large eyes carried a sliver of yearning.
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"Dan Heng is starting to declare. As long as Bailu expresses her dissatisfaction with the Preceptor, he can make his move!"
"In his past life, Dan Feng didn't have the chance to beat up the Preceptors due to social niceties."
"Starting to stack buffs!"
"Great, the High Elder's decree has been obtained. Making a move is now compliant!"
"Not good!"
"It's over!"
"For a moment, I thought he was going to transform into his Imbibitor Lunae form!"
"By the High Elder's decree, clear the court of traitors immediately!"
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Dan Heng nodded.
"I understand."
"According to the covenant, people of the Alliance cannot harm the Vidyadhara here. But I am no longer a citizen of the Alliance. I am just a Nameless who comes and goes freely."
Taoran looked at Dan Heng with an indifferent expression.
He had not yet realized what was about to happen.
And after Dan Heng finished stating his current identity, his tone suddenly changed!
"The covenant of the Xianzhou cannot govern the spear in my hand!"
He spoke these words very quickly.
It was vastly different from his usual tone.
It was as if he was afraid the Preceptor would react and run away!
Immediately after.
Dan Heng exerted force with his right hand!
The Cloud-Piercer spear appeared in his hand!
After a quick flourish.
He shifted into a throwing stance!
Harnessing this momentum.
He threw it instantly!
The sharp spear tip even whipped up a green gust of wind!
It hit Taoran square in the chest!
Blasting him off the ground!
And pinning him to the stone wall behind!
Because the force was too immense, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the stone wall.
Taoran let out a shrill scream!
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"Holy crap! 0-frame startup?"
"Forget Taoran, I didn't even react!"
"Dan Heng: Hey hey hey, didn't expect that, did you!"
"Letting you fly~!"
"Wuhu!"
"So satisfying!"
"The laws of the Xianzhou can't govern me, a Nameless! Take my Cloud-Piercer!"
"Rules are meant to be broken!"
"Life and death, illusion and reality, all in a single thought. Delve into the dream!"
"This strike carries the anger of two lifetimes!"
"Dan Heng: I believe in Akivili now, old man!"
"Welcome the javelin athlete from the Astral Express—Dan Heng!"
"Nameless, amazing, isn't it?"
"An outlaw Vidyadhara, son!"