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With everyone from the Heavenly Realm gone, those remaining would be even less likely to do anything to Zhao Shuang. After all, with Zhao Shuang's current status and power, he was simply beyond their ability to contend with.

Of course, there were other life forms present as well as humans, but since most of them were humanoid, they were all referred to as humans.

After all, compared to other body types, the humanoid form is considered a more perfect body type; otherwise, the humanoid form would not be chosen as the primary body type most of the time.

Even after the people from the Heavenly Realm left, those who were affiliated with the Heavenly Realm seemed to think that Zhao Shuang wouldn't hold it against them, or rather, didn't want to pay them any attention. So, clinging to a sliver of hope, they chose to continue trading in the trade fair. But this behavior was pure wishful thinking, and this very thought was also wishful thinking.

"Shouldn't the people from the Dark Demon Realm come out? After all, you were once a subordinate world of the Kunlun Realm, yet you stabbed us in the back, causing our Kunlun Realm to ultimately fail and end up like this. Shouldn't you come out and explain yourselves, and then I can teach you a lesson, or just kill you outright?"

Zhao Shuang's words immediately prompted the people of the Black Demon Realm to choose to flee. To be precise, they chose to flee, given their past betrayal of the Kunlun Realm and subsequent actions that had inflicted heavy losses on the Kunlun Realm—losses that went beyond mere "heavy losses." The Black Demon Realm had once been devoid of even a single deity and was nearly swallowed by the Hell Realm, only to be saved by the Kunlun Realm. The Kunlun Realm not only rescued the entire Black Demon Realm but also assisted its inhabitants in cultivation, imparting various Daoist techniques, supernatural powers, and cultivation methods—helping in every way possible. Initially, the Black Demon Realm treated the Kunlun Realm with utmost respect, but they were dissatisfied with the gifts it offered. They desired genuine divine artifacts, while the Kunlun Realm provided only imitations, rendering their cultivation methods, sacred arts, and supernatural powers flawed. They had always longed for the genuine articles.

Even though gods appeared in their world, they only felt resentment towards the Kunlun Realm, without any gratitude, feeling that the Kunlun Realm was only controlling them as slaves.

However, they were completely overthinking things. At that time, the Kunlun Realm simply didn't care about them, not even a world without gods. Even if gods later appeared, they wouldn't pay much attention. The god who appeared in their world, however, fell in love with the Kunlun Realm's Heavenly Goddess, Empress Qiangu. Naturally, the Kunlun Empress didn't care about such a fool; although she considered him a friend, she had absolutely no romantic feelings for him. But it was precisely because of this, coupled with jealousy, resentment, and the instigation of the Heavenly Court and the Hell Realm, that the Dark Demon Realm chose to betray the Kunlun Realm.

Therefore, Zhao Shuang harbored absolutely no goodwill towards this world, only resentment and bitterness. Of course, his main purpose in coming here this time was to teach a lesson to the cultivators from the Heavenly Realm.

The Black Demon Realm was naturally the first world to be targeted, given their most tragic betrayal. The subsequent worlds' betrayals of the Kunlun Realm were somewhat understandable, mainly because the Kunlun Realm was already in decline, and their decision to abandon its support was understandable to Zhao Shuang, so he didn't hold them too accountable. However, the Black Demon Realm was absolutely unforgivable. The Black Demon Realm cultivators, especially their leader, the Holy King, tried to escape but were captured by Zhao Shuang.

"You want to run away because you're afraid I'll kill you, right? Well, you're right. Yes, I will kill you. Your Black Demon Realm betrayed our Kunlun Realm far too cruelly. If I don't kill you, the resentment in my heart won't subside. You can use the rules of the Conferred God Platform to restrain me; that's fine. But I will let you die slowly. I won't kill you here. I will inject you with a poison. This poison won't kill you immediately, but it will gradually cause your Holy Path rules to disappear. Then, as your Holy Path rules disappear, your strength will naturally decrease significantly. I think you understand this, so I don't need to say more. You should know your fate. If you don't, then let me tell you: as your Holy Path rules disappear and your strength weakens, then..." "Your status and position will change, and if you want to continue cultivating and generate Saintly Rules, you're simply dreaming. After I inject this poison into your body, you will never be able to cultivate any Saintly Rules again. You can only watch helplessly as the Saintly Rules within your body disappear little by little. Of course, it's not exactly disappearing little by little; about ten thousand disappear every day. Ten thousand disappear on the first day, twenty thousand after a month, thirty thousand after another month, and so on. Then, very quickly, within a year at most, the Saintly Rules within your body will be completely gone. At that time, you will go from a Saint King to a mere martial artist, and step by step, you will be mocked, ridiculed, and insulted by your former enemies, friends, and relatives. In short, there will be no good end for you."

"Of course, you can seek help from that god in your Dark Demon Realm. He does have some abilities, but it's highly unlikely he can neutralize the poison I injected into your body. Why? Because he can't. He's a piece of trash. I said he was a piece of trash a hundred thousand years ago. He thinks he's reached the realm of a god, that he's a genius, a prodigy, that he's not trash anymore, that he's finally got his revenge, that he can show off to me, that he's made your entire Dark Demon Realm so powerful, that he's made a name for himself, that he's become a powerful figure in the entire Heavenly Court Realm. But in reality, he's still a piece of trash. Why do I say that? Because he doesn't understand what a true powerhouse is. He doesn't understand at all. He's too weak and too stupid. He thinks that by betraying the Kunlun Realm, he can get enough benefits from the Heavenly Realm. I can only say he's incredibly stupid. How could the Heavenly Realm possibly give him enough benefits? The Heavenly Realm is just using him. And yet, he's incredibly stupid."

"Look, the Heavenly Realm has given him some benefits now, but in reality, the Heavenly Realm can take them back at any time if it wants. Of course, you could say that he's just being hypocritical, hoping to surpass the Heavenly Realm one day. But he's overthinking it, and he's incredibly stupid, because it's impossible for him to surpass the Heavenly Realm. The Dark Demon Realm is just an ordinary world. The fact that a god could appear there is only because of the help of the Kunlun Realm and the Heavenly Realm. Otherwise, how could a god appear? It's just an ordinary world. So he simply cannot surpass the Heavenly Realm, nor can he lead the Dark Demon Realm to surpass the Heavenly Realm, nor can he make the Dark Demon Realm a powerful world in the entire Primordial Realm. It's impossible, completely impossible." "But this damn fool insists on thinking that way, which is truly a pity. After all, although he's damn stupid, he does have some talent and ability, so if he's willing, I wouldn't mind making him my slave. As long as he's willing to become my slave, I can forgive and forget everything from the past. As long as he's willing to become my slave, there won't be any problems with the past. How about that? Am I kind enough? Am I generous enough? Am I broad-minded enough? As long as he agrees to all of this, there won't be any problems. So just tell him what I just said, of course, after telling him..." "You might get slapped to death by him later, I'm confident I can do that, because you're just a cripple now. He can't neutralize the poison I gave you, because he's an idiot. To neutralize it, at least a God-Emperor level would be needed, and even then, there's no guarantee he can neutralize it. Even if he does, he'll have to sacrifice at least ten thousand years of his lifespan. How long is that? I think you know. And are you worth a God-Emperor sacrificing ten thousand years of their lifespan to remove the poison from your body? If you think you can, then go ahead."

After saying this, Zhao Shuang threw the leader of the Black Demon Realm out. At the same time, as instructed, he poisoned the leader, a poison that only a God-Emperor could remove, and even then, it would require a considerable price.

"Alright, alright, now that I've dealt with the people of the Dark Demon Realm, which world should I move on to next? Let me think about which worlds were once subservient to our Kunlun Realm. Will you voluntarily step forward to apologize and offer sufficient compensation to our Kunlun Realm, or should I find you one by one and then throw things at you, put things on you, or plant things on you? Either way is fine; I can do it all, as long as you come forward voluntarily. If I come looking for you, your fate will likely be even more miserable. Of course, you can think I wouldn't dare do that, that I would abide by the rules of the Conferred God Platform, or that the guy at the Conferred God Platform will warn me not to go too far. But none of that matters to me; those warnings are meaningless to me." "You must understand the significance of this. I was once the Celestial Venerable, and the Conferred God Platform was where I conferred divine titles. Therefore, in a sense, all the rules here were actually established by myself. You may not know these rules now, but you can go back and ask your elders. After all, you are all sons, grandsons, descendants, disciples, and so on of the gods—these are your status and position. You have the right to inquire about these things; it won't affect you. So you can rest assured and ask your elders. Your elders will truthfully tell you what this place once belonged to me. Therefore, even if I were to kill you all here, nothing would happen to me. I wouldn't face any consequences. Everything I do is perfectly justified and right. Do you understand?"

Zhao Shuang's words made the people from the subordinate worlds of the Heavenly Realm turn pale.

Now they can only pray that Zhao Shuang won't discover them or recognize them, otherwise their fate will be absolutely tragic, just like the leader of the Black Demon Realm just now.

It's possible that Zhao Shuang doesn't recognize them, but she can sense their presence.

The auras of people in each world are different. Others might not be able to detect it, but Zhao Shuang could. Zhao Shuang quickly discovered the worlds that were affiliated with the Heavenly Realm.

"It seems you all think what I just said was a lie. You think I was bluffing and trying to scare you. Well, you can try. If you step forward now, I can just give you something. It won't kill you, it will only make you obey me from now on. It won't kill you, after all, you are all the chosen ones, your status and position are enough to ensure your lives won't be lost for the time being, but the premise is that you have to work for me. Don't worry, even so, you won't be harmed when you go back, and you..." Your status will not be lost; I can assure you of that. Rest assured, there will be no unforeseen circumstances. You need not worry at all. I am confident that I can eliminate, or at least kill, any elders or deities who intend to harm you. I can do that. Unless someone reaches the level of a divine being, it is impossible for them to deal with me. Therefore, you can entrust your lives to me. If you refuse, I will have to take them myself.”

After saying his last sentence, he turned his gaze to the cultivators in the world. Without exception, all the cultivators Zhao Shuang saw had faces that could no longer be described as pale. They were all filled with panic, wanting to run away but finding that they could not move at all. They wanted to beg for mercy but found that they could not even speak.

"Now you can go back. Go back now. You don't need to stay here anymore. Even if you stay here, you won't get anything good, because all the good stuff coming up will be mine alone. You won't get any."

Zhao Shuang's words were like a royal decree, causing the cultivators to leave with long faces. Once they left the Conferred God Platform, the expressions on the faces of the others were equally grim. (End of Chapter)