Dan Lei, having been kicked by Gu Qingfeng until only his head and upper torso remained, was still alive—barely—gasping for air but not drawing it in. Propped upright on the ground, he opened his mouth, groaning in agony, "You just wait…
Just you wait…
Our Lotus Secret Realm…
The people of the realm…
Will not…
Will not let you off… They will…
Will make you die without a place to bury your corpse… Definitely…"
"No need to wait. There is no need to wait. Call them now!"
Gu Qingfeng looked down at Dan Lei with detached indifference. "Call every last person from your Lotus Secret Realm over here for me!"
"I…
I…" If he could, Dan Lei would have certainly thrown out a Message Talisman to notify the people of the Lotus Secret Realm. Unfortunately, he had lost all his limbs, his meridians were completely severed, his Immortal Spirit had dispersed. Apart from exhaling, he couldn't move a muscle.
"Who here is from the Lotus Secret Realm!"
Gu Qingfeng raised his eyes and swept his gaze across the scene. The several hundred people kneeling opposite were already scared out of their wits; none dared make a sound.
"People of the Lotus Secret Realm, take out your Message Talismans! Call every single one of your masters, your ancestors, every last one of them, over here for me!"
The several hundred members of the Lotus Secret Realm, the Prestigious Bai Family, and the Golden Crow Liu Clan knelt trembling on the ground, not daring to lift their heads or speak.
Who would dare call?
No one dared!
Facing this Great Master who was like a god of slaughter in this moment, who would dare throw out a Message Talisman right in front of him?
The answer was certain: no one.
"Call them now! If you don't call them over, I'll slaughter every one of you!"
Gu Qingfeng's icy, severe voice rang out. Still, no one dared to produce a Message Talisman. It wasn't that they didn't want to, but that they didn't dare.
A moment later.
Gu Qingfeng walked up to one person and asked, "Are you from the Lotus Secret Realm?"
That person trembled as he replied, "I…
I…
I am…"
"Then take out your Message Talisman and call the people from your Lotus Secret Realm over!"
"I…
I…
I…" Before he could finish his words, Gu Qingfeng raised his hand and brought his palm down. *Crack!*
That person's limbs exploded in a shower of blood and flesh, leaving only his head and upper torso.
"Anyone who doesn't call, this is your fate!"
This time.
The people from the Lotus Secret Realm no longer dared to hesitate. Enduring intense pain, they took out their Message Talismans.
"Prestigious Bai Family!
Golden Crow Liu Clan! You too, call your masters and ancestors over for me!"
The several hundred members of the Lotus Secret Realm, the Prestigious Bai Family, and the Golden Crow Liu Clan all began to take out their Message Talismans one after another.
"And you, the Jinwu Li Clan!"
Gu Qingfeng turned around, raising his hand to point at the members of the Jinwu Li Clan, and roared, "Now call every last person from your Jinwu Li Clan over for me too!"
Among the crowd of the Jinwu Li Clan, they exchanged glances, then all looked toward their leader, Li Xiao. Li Xiao knelt on the ground, his face deathly pale with fear. Gritting his teeth and steeling his heart, he shouted, "Take out the talismans!"
In the arena.
Streak after streak of Message Talismans shot into the sky, blooming and unfurling in the air.
These talismans included personal Recognition Talismans, Symbol Talismans, and Formation Talismans.
The so-called Recognition Talismans usually contained a person's spiritual sense. Once activated, the intended recipient would sense it in their mind.
Symbol Talismans, once activated, would form a specific emblem in the air. Generally, every family, Secret Realm, and organization, big or small, had their own unique emblem. Anyone seeing the emblem talisman in the sky would rush over immediately. Typically, anyone within the same Secret Realm world could see it, though of course, those in different Secret Realm worlds would not.
As for Formation Talismans, these were usually only used for major events, as they were connected to the formation arrays of the family or Secret Realm. Once activated, the formation arrays of the Secret Realm or family would sense it.
Watching one Message Talisman after another blooming in the sky.
The crowd gathered at the Tower of Stolen Gold was utterly dumbfounded.
They were not unfamiliar with arrogant people, nor had they never seen overbearing individuals. But someone as wildly, recklessly arrogant as this Great Master, as lawlessly, tyrannically overbearing, was absolutely a first for them.
Throughout the Dual Pole Heavenly Domain, in the ten thousand years of the Modern Era, although the various Secret Realms and families had always been locked in covert struggles and open conflicts were frequent, it was only between the various Secret Realms and families themselves that they dared to confront each other head-on.
Never had a single individual dared, in front of a huge crowd, and moreover in the Fengyue Small World—the liveliest place in the Dual Pole Heavenly Domain—to beat the members of a family half to death.
No!
Not one family, but four great families: the Prestigious Bai Family, the two Immortal Clans of the Golden Crow Secret Realm, plus the ancient, inherited Lotus Secret Realm. Altogether, over five thousand people.
It was rare in the Dual Pole Heavenly Domain for a single incident to result in over five thousand casualties. Even when two Secret Realm families clashed in all-out war, it seldom resulted in so many injuries.
What was even more unbelievable was that this Great Master not only beat over five thousand people from four Secret Realm families half to death, but after beating them, instead of fleeing, he forced the four Secret Realm families to throw out Message Talismans to call for reinforcements. If they refused, he would kill them, killing until they threw out the talismans and called for help.
One must understand.
These were four Secret Realm families of the Great Wilderness's Dual Pole Heavenly Domain!
The Prestigious Bai Family might not be worth mentioning, but the Jinwu Li and Liu Clans were both Immortal Clans. Their ancestors had received ennoblement from the Nine Heavens, their descendants all possessed the Light Bloodline. Passed down through generations, they had produced countless experts of formidable cultivation and strength. Moreover, each of the Jinwu Secret Realm's Liu and Li Clans had over a hundred thousand mortal Immortals working for them.
Now that the Jinwu Li and Liu Clans had thrown out their talismans, when their people arrived, it wouldn't be just a few thousand, but tens of thousands. The unfathomably powerful ancestors stationed within the families would likely come as well.
However.
That was just the Immortal Clans.
The Lotus Secret Realm was even more terrifying.
As everyone knew, the Lotus Secret Realm didn't have many people. In fact, they might not even have as many as the mortal Immortals a single Immortal Clan supported.
But that didn't mean the Lotus Secret Realm wasn't powerful. On the contrary, everyone present knew that even ten Immortal Clans combined were far inferior to the might of the Lotus Secret Realm.
The Lotus Secret Realm might have few members, but every single one was a proud genius, a rare talent meticulously selected from the mortal world through layers of screening. Moreover, the Lotus Secret Realm controlled the resources of the mortal world, with countless cultivation resources at their disposal. Every disciple they trained could hold their own.
Added to that, the Lotus Secret Realm was an ancient inheritance. No one knew just how many great experts resided within it.
Now.
This mysterious Great Master not only beat the disciples of the Lotus Secret Realm half to death, but was also forcing them to call the people of the Lotus Secret Realm over.
No one dared to do such a thing.
Absolutely no one.
Neither Huadiexianzi, who studied under the renowned Medicine King Patriarch, nor Mu Lingyao, the eldest young lady of the Mu Family—one of the Fengyue Small World's Elder Council—dared.
Had he lost his mind?
Or did he truly not regard the Lotus Secret Realm and the four Secret Realm families as worthy of consideration?
Lost his mind?
No.
It didn't seem like it.
Everyone present could see that this Great Master had not lost his mind. He wasn't acting on impulse either; from beginning to end, he appeared utterly calm.
Could it be that he was truly powerful enough to run rampant and act with impunity within the Great Wilderness?
They didn't know.
No one had a clue.