Chapter 2647: Mark of Annihilation
The battlefield had no lack of outstanding cultivators who had trained for many years, yet they paled far in comparison to these nameless assassins who'd popped out of nowhere. They couldn’t help but wonder if they had cultivated in vain.
Only Zu An could tell these assassins from the Shadow Group hadn't truly reached their present level. Their cultivation had been forcefully raised by annihilation power. It would be impossible for them to further advance their cultivation. That said, he didn’t know if there was a growth system for universal deities’ disciples. If the Path of Annihilation’s deity bestowed them with more divine power, they could potentially grow faster than him.
These elite assassins stood in a formation that suppressed him.
Zhao Yuan revealed a victorious smile. “Regent, I do admire you despite our being enemies. In just a few years, you rose from a nobody in a distant city to this. It wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that your talent is unmatched in human history.”
“You know too little about human history to say that.” Zu An thought about the astounding figures he had met in his travels through spacetime. “You don’t need to flatter me. I have no compliments for you.”
Zhao Yuan’s smile stiffened, and his expression turned cold. “Do you think you are invincible? Indeed, you might be so by human standards, but that’s because you have never witnessed the glory of true deities.”
His gleeful attitude left Zu An speechless. I wonder how he’ll react if he learns that a universal deity has ‘visited’ me.
But there was no reason for him to share that with Zhao Yuan. Instead, he said, “I heard you staged this rebellion in the name of the imperial grandson. Are you holding Concubine Bai and her son hostage?”
“Hostage?” Zhao Yuan was perplexed. “I have long heard about your lustful nature, but I didn’t expect you to be thinking about Concubine Bai when you’re already at death’s door.”
The crowd frowned. Some were perplexed, as it had been a long time since they had heard from Concubine Bai. Those privy to insider knowledge wondered if she had been sentenced to death. But the majority was just astonished to hear the news.