Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Guo Ping and Wang Ming had successfully avoided this assault, but Wang Ling was guessing that this group of shadow men wouldnât let them off so easily. The two of them would be under threat if they remained on Earth, so after some discussion, Wang Ling directly took Wang Ming, Guo Ping as well as the five shadow men he had captured to Divine Dao Star.
This was the second time Wang Ling frightened Star Lord of Divine Dao Star as he fell off the bed⦠His injury tore open a second time â it didnât seem he would be able to make a full recovery so easily.
âRest assured, Ling Zhenren, Iâll do everything I can to protect these two.â When Star Lord made this promise, his subordinates were pressed to the door outside as they listened in.
Interrogation of the five shadow men started that night on Divine Dao Star as they were stripped of their black shadow suits roughly by the Divine Dragons. Interrogation on Divine Dao Star wasnât complicated since the Divine Dragons had their own methods: the thousand-degree blade and the hydraulic press.
The so-called thousand-degree blade was a knife made from highly concentrated divine energy molecules which was used to cut the skin. Although the cuts werenât large, they were a thousand times more painful than those caused by a common blade; even just a small cut on an acupuncture point would be excruciating.
The second was the hydraulic press.
The hydraulic press on Divine Dao Star ran on divine energy. During torture, the Divine Dragons would hook up some body part, usually the arm, of the person being interrogated to the hydraulic press.
When the hydraulic press was activated, whatever was in its path would be crushed to dust.
These people werenât afraid of death, and even sought it; as long as they werenât killed, they refused to speak, which was why Star Lordâs first reaction was to double the pain they received.
Since their lips were tightly sealed and they werenât afraid to die, he could only use these methods to make them open their mouths.
Although it was very painful, these methods wouldnât create large wounds; even using the divine energy hydraulic press to press down on a personâs arm wasnât lethal. The moment it pressed down, highly concentrated divine energy molecules would immediately cause the injury to clot and stop the bleeding. However, the pain it caused was hundreds of thousands of times more painful than getting your arm cut off.
Previously, to force other aliens to sign unequal treaties with Divine Dao Star, Star Lord had used these tried-and-true methods to force their leaders to give in.
In Divine Dao Starâs divine prison, Wang Ling, Wang Ming and Guo Ping had come to observe the interrogation, which was being personally handled by Star Lord. The Divine Dragons had never seen this happen before, but they recognized who Wang Ling was from his dead fish eyesâ¦
All the Divine Dragons shivered.
They absolutely couldnât be mistaken. Back then, Jingke and Bai Qiao had combined to create Jingbai, and those pair of dead fish eyes left a deep impression on them. The Divine Dragons knew of Jingbaiâs true identity as a sword spirit, and that he had been summoned by a teenager. None of them had seen Wang Ling before, but they knew that Jingbai also had a pair of dead fish eyesâ¦
It was said that a sword spirit resembled its master.
Now, with Wang Ling presiding over the situation behind Star Lord, the latter didnât even dare fart.
From Star Lordâs attitude, it really wasnât hard to guess Wang Lingâs true identity.
By the time Wang Ling arrived, Star Lord had already ordered the five shadow men to be stripped of their clothes, and they were all interrogated separately to prevent collusion beforehand.
The interrogation room was made from a special material and odd divine patterns were carved into it which prevented the possibility of telepathic communication.
Star Lord surveyed the five individuals after they were stripped and waved his hand right away. âPrepare to begin.â
However, just as several Divine Dragons were about to make cuts with the thousand-degree blade, one of the torturers noticed something odd.
âYour Excellency Star Lord, there seems to be a problemâ¦â
âWhat is it?â
âThese people have a mark on their buttocks which Iâve never seen before.â
âMark?â Star Lordr furrowed his brow. Just as he was about to step forward, he thought of something, and then stepped aside to make way for Wang Ling and the others first.
âThis young man is worth teaching.â Wang Ming and Guo Ping patted Star Lordâs shoulder one after another as they brushed past him.
Star Lord choked with vexation at losing face in front of so many subordinates. However! It was his desire to live that made him act that way.
âWhat mark is this?â Wang Ming mused as he gazed at it. Although he couldnât cultivate, he was very well-read. However, he couldnât recall ever seeing such a mark, and he felt that it was a little strange.
âIn all my years of research, Iâve never seen this thing.â Guo Ping shook his head.
Star Lord of Divine Dao Star took a look and also frowned. Initially, he had wanted to step forward and show off, only to realize in the end that he too didnât recognize this mark. The situation lapsed into awkwardness for a moment.
But at that moment, a familiar voice rang out. âPerhaps, I recognize itâ¦â
Looking in the direction of the voice, Wang Ling realized that it was actually coming from the cast that Star Lord was wearing.
Wang Ling: â???â
Star Lord was also startled. âWhat the hell⦠you areâ¦â
âDonât remember my voice?â The plaster cast laughed.
While Star Lord had yet to react, Wang Ling had recognized the voice: it was that divine throne which Jingbai had cut in half previously.
âYouâre that throneâ¦â Wang Ling said as he gazed at the cast on Star Lordâs leg.
âAs expected of Ling Zhenren â indeed, it is I!â
Everyone: ââ¦â
âHow did you turn into a cast?â Guo Ping was curious.
âIâm made of very costly material, after all. Without me, it might be very hard for Star Lordâs leg to be completely healed. So God crushed me and ground me into a plaster and had me stick to Star Lordâs thigh.â
ââ¦â
âAlso, this is my punishment from God for going up against Ling Zhenren⦠Star Lord has a little too much leg hair, which is really unbearably prickly.â
ââ¦â
After everyone calmed down, Wang Ling continued and asked, âDo you recognize this mark?â
âI do.â The divine throne-turned-cast said, âI was created by God; I know all things in the universe and have seen all kinds of buttocks. Iâve lived for so long, what kind of ass have I not seenâ¦â
Everyone: ââ¦â
The divine throne said, âThis mark is called the fate mark. The means by which it is activated is very special: one has to cultivate a special Dao called Fate Dao to bring this mark about and to use Fate techniques.â
âSo there really is another power in the universe apart from Heavenly Dao, Outer Dao and Divine Dao?â
âOf course,â the divine throne replied. âBut Fate Dao is very special and only extraordinary people with the designated right to do so can cultivate it. Those without such a privilege will never be able to comprehend it in their lifetimes.â