Dark Clouds Besiege the City
Lie Shang and Xiaoshuai silently watched Mu Yu tidy the dead’s clothing whilst listening to him utter, “If the survival of these cowards is what’s right, why is letting the elemental demons slaughter them wrong?”
Sensing the gates to hell opening, Xiaoshuai reached out to Mu Yu’s shoulder but stopped himself on second thought, unsure if stopping Mu Yu was the right thing to do. Lie Shang had predicted as much and, therefore, had nothing to convey as it would be repeating himself.
Mu Yu placed Yan Hanyu in her husband’s arms, Xuan Chisan’s hand on Xuan Sitong’s. He wiped the blood off He Jinglong’s white beard and placed the elder’s hands on his chest.
“What makes elemental demons and humans different?” Mu Yu discovered he had gained complete control over his bloodlust energy, and he was ready to accept the energy that naturally came to him.
Tian Ziming jumped off the city doors, bringing twenty Body Synthesis Realm adepts with him to surround Mu Yu. In his pompous tone, Tian Ziming questioned, “You’re the one they’re after?”
“Why did you kill them?”
Tian Ziming sneered. “He Jinglong jeopardised the lives of everyone in the city. Xuan Zhengtang’s family sheltered you, the root of this crisis. As the reigning lord, I must take into account the safety of my people. Are you going to surrender, or will I have to force you into submission?”
“You think they’ll spare you if you hand me over?”
“They want you, not us. They’ll pull out once you turn yourself in.”
“You think that’ll happen when humans and elemental demons are at odds?”
“No doubt. This invasion came out of left field. This is not about us not wanting us to fight but not having the means to counter the surprise attack. Only your sacrifice can save the lives of everyone here. Sacrificing yourself for the majority is the right thing to do. Be honoured you have this chance,” answered Tian Ziming.
“We will always remember you. You won’t die for nothing.”
“We will live on for you. Once the ultimate immortals come together, we will avenge you.”
“Hahaha, you’ll avenge me after I die and live on for my sake?” Mu Yu rhetorically asked.
“We will sing your praises once you end this. We will carve a statue in your likeness and erect it next to True God’s so that you may enjoy the reverence of the people. True God sacrificed himself for humans back then. That is the example you should follow,” Tian Ziming proclaimed.
Mu Yu turned to his shifu’s statue and smiled affably, inwardly conveyed, Shifu, these are the humans you risked your life to protect? Please forgive me, but I am diverging into a different lane now.
“Get going. The sooner you sacrifice yourself, the sooner we’re out of danger.”
“Stop resisting. There’s no way you can defeat this many of us.”
I could’ve saved all of your pesky lives, but you chose the wrong side, Mu Yu internally said. “All of you support me offering myself to them? Not one of you believes you should retaliate against the elemental demons?”
Mu Yu did not pose his questions loudly, yet it was loud enough to attract people from other corners of the city over.
“Let’s see how many of you have guts. If you think we should fight, step forward. Show me who you are!”
There were cultivators in the sky, on the ground and on rooftops, yet they kept their lips sealed tight.
“None? All of you believe conceding is the right thing to do?” Mu Yu peered at the sky as he recalled the declaration he once made to Tree Elder, contemplating, Did you foresee this, Tree Elder? Is justice defined differently if you’re human or an elemental demon? Are these charlatans and cowards what justice is? If it is, I shall join the dark side.
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