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Chapter 681 I was lying to you, everyone has to die (Tenth update! 20000 monthly votes added)
At this moment, even though Dao Zun was just standing there, they felt that endless shadows had completely enveloped them.

Everyone felt that not only their bodies, but even their souls were trembling.

"What are you all afraid of?"

"Do you think it's possible that I also have the surname Li and am here to trace my ancestry?"

Li Qi's voice rang out, calm and even, yet carrying an inherent authority that made people instinctively want to submit.

"You jest, Daoist Master..."

Li Yongshou said with difficulty, while at the same time his mind was racing, as if trying to figure out how he and his group had offended the Daoist Master.

However, over such a long period of time, they had offended far too many people, making it impossible for him to make a judgment.

"It seems I don't have much of a talent for joking, since none of you are laughing."

Li Qi shook his head, seemingly with some regret.

He was a man of both great and small hearts. He could tolerate others, just like the Martial Emperor. They had no enmity with each other, only a struggle over the Great Dao. So he killed the other party with one move and left him with a whole corpse. But when dealing with enemies, he liked to kill them and destroy their spirit at the same time.

When dealing with an enemy, if the advantage is in my hands, it would be too boring to just kick them to death like a wild dog.

When Li Qi said this, no one dared to laugh anymore.

They seriously suspected that if they laughed, the thugs in front of them would definitely use this as a reason to beat them to death.

"It seems you are all wondering why I am here."

"The reason is simple."

"Why does the title of Dao Ancestor begin with the same character 'Dao' as mine?!"

"Don't you think this is very unreasonable?!"

"So I thought about it and decided to kill all of you direct descendants of the Dao Ancestor. Then the Dao Ancestor will be forgotten by future generations, and from then on, there will be no more Dao Ancestors in the world, only Dao Venerables!"

Li Qi said, making people subconsciously certain that he really came for this reason.

Upon hearing this, everyone present felt that the matter was absurd, and that the Daoist Master was a madman. But then they thought, if he wasn't a madman, how could he possibly charge head-on against an army of a million?!

Having strength is one thing, but with the opponent's martial arts skills, they could have killed the Martial Emperor silently, which would have been the safest approach.

After all, everyone makes mistakes, and on the battlefield, where missiles and nuclear bombs are bombarding the ground, even the slightest error can lead to serious injury or even death.

The Great Heavenly Dipper of Protection is not truly a full-body coverage, but rather a rapid and ingenious transformation.

This change has its vulnerabilities.

As soon as Li Qi finished speaking, the first person to kneel down was Li Wenshu, the most ruthless of them all. He hurriedly said, "Dao Venerable, please understand that my lineage has nothing to do with Dao Ancestor. It is because Dao Ancestor's direct descendants are incompetent that we have usurped their place. We are willing to abandon Dao Ancestor and honor Dao Venerable, and to make Dao Venerable our ancestor. From now on, there will only be Dao Venerable, and no more Dao Ancestor!"

His words were resolute and forceful. Given his quick wit, decisiveness, and the fact that he revealed such a great secret without hesitation, it's clear how shrewd he is.

Upon hearing this, the people present reacted with varying expressions. Apart from a few who looked surprised, most of the others were astonished, completely unaware that they had actually usurped the position.

They had always been proud of their bloodline, never imagining that it was fake.

However, at such a critical moment of life and death, the identity of one's ancestors is a minor matter and not important. After all, throughout history, there have been many emperors who claimed famous people as their ancestors. Even in this era, there are still people with the surname Yu who claim that their ancestor was the Lord of Yu, even though history has concluded that the Lord of Yu was not that surname. This is just like the Qin Emperor and Emperor Wu of Han; the Qin Emperor was not surnamed Qin, and Emperor Wu of Han was not surnamed Han.

As soon as Li Wenshu began, many people in the audience followed suit, immediately kneeling down and saying that they wanted to abandon the Dao Ancestor and honor the Dao Venerable.

"You're right."

Li Qi nodded, and the content of his words delighted everyone.

"If I come and not a single person dies, then what's the point of my trip?!"

"So how about this, I'll give you ten seconds. In ten seconds, you can each choose half of the people to die."

No sooner had Li Qi finished speaking than Li Yongshou made his move. He drew his sword fiercely, and in less than five seconds, only half of the more than one hundred people in the hall remained.

He could naturally imagine that the Daoist Master might be toying with them, but he had no choice. If he didn't act, they would all die; if he killed them, they might live. The choice was clear.

Those he killed were the relatively incompetent members of the clan; the real elites were left behind. With these people around, the Li family would not only avoid problems, but would actually benefit from targeted optimization.

"However, I am very satisfied!"

Li Qi's voice rang out, and then his figure disappeared.

As he disappeared, everyone alive in the room breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the corpse on the ground, feeling a lingering fear.

Even if some of these people had been at odds with them, had conflicts or disagreements, they felt no joy at their deaths, only a sense of sorrow for the passing of their own kind.

In this world, might makes right.

With a single word from the Daoist Master, without even having to lift a finger, corpses littered the fields.

In this situation, they dare not be angry, dare not harbor resentment...

In the past, this kind of thing only happened when they crushed those ants. They never thought that one day the roles would be reversed.

At the same time, Li Wenshu was overjoyed. It was true that he needed to change his ancestor, but if this ancestor was a Daoist Venerable, then that would be a different story.

The Dao Ancestor has been dead for countless years; how could he possibly have the same influence as a living, invincible being?

With such a powerful backer, we can truly soar to the heavens now.

After a while, the others gradually came to their senses. None of them were good people. They had only lost their senses because they were too scared. Now that they had calmed down and thought about it, they realized that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.

Not only is his rival dead, but he has also gained the support of the Daoist Master. This is not a disaster, but a double blessing.

Gradually, some people relaxed and regained their color. The joy of surviving the ordeal, along with their longing for a bright future, made them feel somewhat lightheaded.

More than ten seconds passed, and suddenly, a familiar voice rang out again: "Sorry, I lied to you just now. In fact, everyone has to die."

With the sound, in an instant, everyone felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, going from heaven to hell in a flash.

"Honesty is for friends, but if there is enmity, then of course we should kill them all."

As soon as Li Qi finished speaking, a burst of platinum radiance erupted, transforming into a galaxy that enveloped the area, and death descended simultaneously.

(End of this chapter)