Chapter 0059

Chapter 59: Because I’m Not Afraid, I Don’t Dodge

“Honored guest… kneel, and wash Our feet!” she said in her sleep.

Hearing this, Zhou Tong’s face froze. He scooped up the Empress and dropped her headfirst onto the bed.

She still slept like a pig.

Half an hour later, Her Majesty the Empress slowly woke. She stretched long, showing off her beautiful figure to perfection, sadly with no one there to admire it.

“We slept so well… Has the honored guest left?” she said with a pleased sigh. Then she saw a brocade box at the head of the bed, holding the Calming Pill.

“We accept this,” she said, the smile at her lips full of quiet ease.

“How odd. Why does Our waist ache? Who dared to strike Us in a dream?”

“Greetings, my lord!”

“Greetings, honored guest, my lord…”

Walking through the Imperial Capital at dawn, Zhou Tong found that in moments everyone knew who he was. A few bodyguards behind him fanned out like peacocks showing off and shouted his identity everywhere they went.

“You definitely have side jobs,” Zhou Tong said, stopping with an annoyed look.

He understood the Empress’s mind. She wanted to nail down their connection and tie Zhou Tong to her chariot.

“Honored guest, to tell the truth, protecting you is our side job,” the guard captain said with a grin: “Our main job is publicity.”

“Fine, fine… so you’ve dropped the act,” Zhou Tong said as he eyed them: “Since your goal is met, get out of my sight. Unless I call you, you are not allowed to show yourselves.”

“As you command.”

The captain did not hesitate. He waved a hand to lead the team away.

“I’ll take you lot to have some fun!” someone shouted.

At once, the other seven howled like wolves and ran off in goofy ways. Zhou Tong knew they had not gone far. They were watching him from every direction.

“Whatever. As long as you don’t bother me,” he said to himself. He sat at a roadside tea stall, ordered a pot of good tea, and prepared to enjoy a brief moment of peace.

Right then, he was like a figure in a painting. He looked at the scenery, and the crowd looked at him inside that scenery, without knowing what lay in his heart.

“After reaching the No-Mind Realm, it’s time to try to break through to the Formless Realm,” Zhou Tong murmured, a slight frown between his brows.

The simplest way to break through was to find a supreme treasure, and the Jade Purity Sect had just such a thing.

“The Formless Exquisite Pearl… Looks like I’ll have to visit the Jade Purity Sect again when I have time,” Zhou Tong decided.

Then he heard discordant voices nearby.

“So that’s the honored guest? He’s so young. He really is handsome.”

“How enviable. Chosen by Her Majesty as an honored guest. He’s set for life.”

“Who knows why though?”

“Isn’t it obvious? Her Majesty must like his looks. She’ll play with him for a few days. She’ll get tired of him soon.”

Zhou Tong only smiled and shook his head. Compared to his last life, Zhao Wu Tian was still too green. The people guiding public opinion had already done their work and stirred up the crowd’s dislike of Zhou Tong. Next, the real tester would appear.

Before he finished his tea, a black figure flashed into being. A spear stabbed toward his throat.

“Puff!”

The teacup was pierced straight through. The cold spear tip stopped half an inch from Zhou Tong’s throat.

Screams burst from the crowd. Most were commoners. How could they have seen such a scene before?

“The honored guest is under attack. Lock down the area!” the hidden bodyguards shouted as they leaped up, only to be pressed back down by their chief.

“Sit tight and watch the show. The honored guest said none of us can move without his order.”

“But…”

“But nothing, you blockhead. The honored guest is an Innate Supreme. Does he need you to protect him?”

Crack. The teacup turned to powder. The tea inside evaporated in an instant, not a drop splashing onto Zhou Tong.

Mo Ya’s pupils tightened at the sight.

“Why didn’t you dodge?” he asked.

“Because I’m not afraid, so I don’t dodge,” Zhou Tong said.

“Why aren’t you afraid?”

“Would you react to an ant testing you?”

Zhou Tong spoke bluntly, as if forgetting the spear tip resting at his throat.

“Heh… such big talk,” Mo Ya said. “I can’t stand how you got favored in one day and turned arrogant. Do you dare accept my challenge?”

“Boss, the bill,” Zhou Tong said, ignoring everyone as he set a spirit stone on the table: “Good tea. I’ll visit again.”

Then he flicked the spear tip aside and said to Mo Ya: “You’re seeking death. My hands are itching today, so I’ll use you to temper a sword move.”

“Good. We’ll go outside the Imperial Capital!” Mo Ya said, overjoyed. He not only wanted to stab Zhou Tong in the street but also defeat him in a fair fight. Only then could he slap the Empress’s face even harder and perfectly complete his sect master’s task.

The news spread like it had wings. Crowds poured out of the city, following the two of them beyond the walls. Among them were commoners, strong cultivators, and spies from many factions. Everyone wanted to see what the first honored guest of the Ling Xiao Empire could do.

“Show your cultivation,” Mo Ya said.

Zhou Tong did not refuse. He released his aura without hiding it.

“Unity Heart, first level,” several strong cultivators exclaimed. With such talent, he was a hero among men.

“Hahaha… is that all? Don’t wet yourself in fear later,” Mo Ya laughed, ready to humiliate him to the extreme.

When Mo Ya released his aura, the crowd looked at Zhou Tong with pity. He was at the Heaven-Slaying Realm, first level. He had already crossed the barrier of the Transcendent. Their strengths were not on the same level at all.

Yet faced with such a gap, Zhou Tong showed no fear. He even looked a bit disappointed, like he blamed Mo Ya for being too weak.

How could someone at the Unity Heart Realm have such confidence?

“Let’s see how long you can keep pretending. With one move, I’ll make you kneel and beg for mercy,” Mo Ya said. He rose into the air and thrust his spear down at Zhou Tong.

He used seventy percent of his strength in that strike, enough to kill a peak Unity Heart expert in an instant.

Zhou Tong moved unhurriedly. He slowly raised his left hand. A tongue of flame sprang up in his palm and then spread like a prairie fire.

He had used the Sixfold World Breaking Sword. This was the South Sword, focused on defense, called: “Remnant Fire of Myriad Forms!”