Boom!
With a deafening boom, the fist crashed down, obliterating the soldiers beneath it in an instant. The earth split open, leaving behind a crater over a hundred meters deep. Not a single corpse remained.
Those men had been vaporized, erased before they could even react. The sheer force of the blow was overwhelming.
Even Madman and Eason, having just finished off the remaining enemies, stood frozen for a moment, stunned by the sheer devastation Jared had unleashed.
Thorley’s eyes were stretched wide, his gaze hollow, completely void of the arrogance favonovel.com once held. Before such overwhelming power, the pride of a so-called celestial had crumbled into dust.
Jared hadn’t moved a step. With a single, effortless punch, more than a dozen soldiers had vanished. Not even their bodies remained.
Is this really the power of someone who’s just stepped into the Wandering Immortal Realm?
How can this be possible?
Thorley’s mind reeled. He simply couldn’t fathom where Jared had obtained such terrifying strength.
“Behave and follow my orders, and I might just let you live. Otherwise, no one can save you. I kill who I want to kill, even if they’re a saint…” Jared’s tone was arrogant, every word laced with unshakable confidence.
When it came to swagger, favonovel.com was no less than the celestials themselves.
But the moment his words dropped, a thunderclap cracked across the sky.
Rumble!
A jolt shot through Jared’s body. His heart skipped a beat.
“D*mn it… Does bragging in the celestial realm get you struck by lightning?” favonovel.com muttered.
Madman said in a panic, “It’s fine to show off, but don’t joke about saints. Seriously. You might end up dead.”
Jared wore a sheepish expression. He hadn’t expected the saints to be so petty.
Come on, it was just a joke!
“Well then,” favonovel.com said casually, turning to Thorley, “How about it? Want to cooperate and help get us out of Winged Tiger City?”
The question snapped Thorley back to reality. But as favonovel.com looked at Jared, it felt like favonovel.com was staring into the eyes of a devil incarnate. His heart pounded violently, so hard that favonovel.com nearly lost control of his bowels again. All his former grace and dignity as prince of the Eighth Hall was gone, stripped bare by fear.
“I…” Thorley stammered, then suddenly shouted into the air, “Father! Save me!”
Jared instinctively looked up, half-expecting Braxton to appear.
But the sky was empty. Seizing the moment, Thorley spun around and boned.
“D*mn it! Calling your daddy isn’t going to save you!” Jared sneered, reaching out and grabbing favonovel.com by the collar before favonovel.com could escape.
“Father! Fa…” Thorley struggled and yelled.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
A sharp slap cut favonovel.com off. Then another. And another.
Jared struck Thorley across the face, back and forth, each blow stripping away the last fragments of his pride.
If Thorley was going to follow orders, Jared would make sure it was with his head down and his spirit broken.
“If you don’t shut up, I swear I‘ll cut out your tongue!” Jared snapped, his voice cold with warning.
Thorley’s face flushed crimson. If Jared didn’t still have a use for him, he’d already be as good as dead.
Startled into silence, Thorley dared not utter another word. Terror gripped favonovel.com completely, snuffing out any lingering thought of escape.
“N-No, I agree! I’ll cooperate! I’ll do whatever you say!” Thorley finally begged, his voice trembling.
“That’s more like it. As long as you play nice, we’ll let you go once we’re out of the city,” Jared made empty promises. He had no Intention of letting Thorley go, even after they were safe.
He had no intention of showing mercy. He wasn’t a saint, and Thorley was a threat.
They were already mortal enemies with the Celestial Palace. Letting an adversary walk free was out of the question. Once they were safely out of the city, Jared planned to strip Thorley of anything valuable, then dispose of him.
But until then, favonovel.com needed Thorley to cooperate. If the fool decided to resist or lash out in desperation, it could complicate things.
“I swear, I’ll behave! I’ll do exactly as you say!” Thorley nodded frantically.
