Swallowing the Stars: The Wind Sword Master.

Chapter 105 Arrival at the Wang Family

Kyoto Base City, Wang Family Manor.

In front of a tall catalpa tree, its lush canopy creates a shady canopy.

Ning Ze stood quietly under the tree, savoring the coolness and tranquility.

Looking at the handsome young man in white robes standing before him, Hong found it hard to associate him with a martial artist; he seemed more like a scholar.

But this young man wielded a power that seemed like that of a god or demon, a power that was beyond his comprehension.

At this moment, even Hong felt a sense of relief. He was now under someone's protection, a feeling he had never experienced before.

Hong looked around, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He had thought that Ning Ze would personally deal with the Wang family, but he did not expect it to happen so quickly!

A slight smile played on Hong's lips as he asked softly, "What are you thinking about?"

Ning Ze didn't turn around. He raised his arm and gently stroked the rough bark, murmuring, "Survival of the fittest. Every life has its own tenacity, making its outer layer tough. It may grow very strong, but it may also breed termites. If it doesn't conform to human aesthetics, can't compete with other life forms, or if its lower part rots, then this big tree will fall."

Hong raised an eyebrow; those words sounded anything but simple.

It's about a tree, but it's also a metaphor for the Wang family. The Wang family is in this precarious situation because of the assassination of Ning Ze.

Geniuses are not easy to cultivate, and the rise of powerful families is equally difficult. They may have a tough exterior to outsiders, but they are not so easy to deal with internally. If they breed treacherous individuals, they will be in danger of being destroyed.

The Wang family is like this, the Ning family is like this, the Hong family will be like this, and so will all people on Earth. Perhaps most life forms are like this.

The struggle for survival is inevitable, and corruption can be eradicated. But he doesn't know whether Ning Ze's "human aesthetics" refers to morality or rules.

Is this concern about the environment of the universe? Or is it consideration of reforming the laws of Earth?

Regardless, Hong will decide to support him.

Ning Ze is never a reckless person. He is kind and sincere, and he can face outsiders with goodwill.

Similarly, just as he can say the same things, he can also stand with his hands covered in blood, showing people his most ruthless side!

Internally, he is the strongest shield! Externally, he can be a divine sword piercing the sky!

Either way, it's the best for Earthlings.

Now that Ning Ze has become the new strongest person and also the new leader of Earthlings, his will is the will of all Earthlings.

Hong never needed the empty title of the strongest; he was willing to hand over the new era of Earth to Ning Ze.

Ning Ze continued softly, "Just like you and me standing here, it hasn't noticed anything yet, it doesn't know that you or I can destroy it with a flick of our wrist. All it can do is try to grow, and so can you and I."

As he finished speaking, a flash of inspiration struck Ning Ze. At that moment, his heart seemed to merge with the catalpa tree before him. He felt as if he had become a tree, and thirty years had passed in the blink of an eye. It was the tree's memory, and a sense of life's emotion rose within him.

Looking up at the sky, he saw a world different from what others saw—a world of dazzling beauty, wondrous wonders, majestic grandeur, and unfathomable mystery…

In a daze, he sensed a new kind of mystery, different from the wind's chill, gentleness, and etherealness...

This law appears vibrant and moving, unconsciously making people feel warm and comfortable, and it contains indescribable power and miracles!

"This is……"

Hong was immediately alarmed. As he spoke, he sensed a mysterious aura, which he was only able to perceive because he had comprehended the domain.

But that feeling was too vague; he didn't know what it was at all, he only knew one word—law.

Only those who have reached the ninth level of the domain are qualified to comprehend the laws; he is still far from being able to do so.

He turned his head away.

Ning Ze stood tall with his face turned upwards, his eyes flashing with divine light, and a mysterious green rune faintly appeared.

Hong Dandan glanced at it and felt it was extremely mysterious. At that moment, he seemed to hear a strange sound, a cheer of the revival of all things. The sound was mixed but not noisy. Instead, it gave people a pleasant feeling and made them feel very comfortable.

Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced to the side and saw a bud emerging from the sturdy trunk. A new shoot quickly sprouted and stretched out at a visible speed. The lush greenery gave a refreshing feeling, as if it had broken free from the shackles of the old and was radiating new life.

"He's had another epiphany!"

Hong Xin Shen Ju Zhen, despite his own attribute being wind, is now displaying the methods of a wood attribute expert.

The domain expanded silently, completely enveloping the Wang family while avoiding Ning Ze.

Right now, nothing is more important than Ning Ze's cultivation. The universe is extremely dangerous. If aliens appear, they are very likely to be malicious. If Earthlings don't have the strength, they can only leave it to fate and have their destiny controlled by others. That kind of destiny is very unlikely to be good.

Time passed quietly.

Ning Ze slowly withdrew his gaze, a slight smile appearing on his face. "The Law of Wood, dual laws should be even stronger, right?"

"Comprehension of laws? Or domains?" Hong asked with concern when he saw him wake up.

"The Law of Wood, if I were to comprehend its domain further, I feel it would be quite simple," Ning Ze replied with a smile.

Hong's expression was somewhat silent. Ning Ze's strength was dozens or even hundreds of times weaker than the Golden Horned Beast, yet he could manipulate the Golden Horned Beast at will, holding its life and death in his hands, all thanks to the laws of nature!

In terms of power alone, laws are far superior to physical strength, whether in attack, speed, or defense.

Clearly, the level of a law is higher than that of a domain. Once you comprehend a law, it will naturally be easier to comprehend a domain.

However, when Hong thought about his arduous cultivation process, he couldn't help but feel sad. He summarized secret texts to study his mindset, summarized techniques to study secret manuals, and spent thirty years in hard work before he finally comprehended the domain.

But here, all you need to do is stand quietly and think for a while, and you'll grasp the new rules!

Such a difference in talent is truly disheartening, and Hong, being human, also felt a sense of unease.

Ning Ze smiled slightly and said, "It's time to deal with the Wang family."

"Indeed." Hong slowly withdrew his domain. The three groups of people waiting outside rushed over. They were martial artists from his Extreme Martial Arts Academy, leaders from China, and some members of the Wang family.

"Associate Ning, is this our first time meeting?" An elderly man with gray hair walked over from a distance. His cheerful voice carried even before he arrived. Although he looked rather old, his gait was extremely steady and he exuded a unique air of grandeur!

Ning Ze nodded slightly and said calmly, "Hello."

"It's embarrassing to admit... The Wang family is quite large, and ensuring the stability of the base city is a challenge..." The white-haired old man shook his head and sighed, "Master Hong should be aware of this."

"I understand. You've worked hard." Ning Ze's expression remained unchanged, showing no sign of blame.

The elderly man with gray hair was slightly taken aback, realizing that Ning Ze did not want to say more. He nodded and said, "Thank you for your understanding, Councilor Ning."

"Councilor Ning. Master of the Museum," Zhang Ran said respectfully as he approached.

Ning Ze nodded and walked towards the direction of the Wang family's people, with Hong and Zhang Ran following behind.

"Let's go take a look too." The white-haired old man showed no dissatisfaction; this was the demeanor of a peerless genius of China, and also the imposing presence of the world's strongest.

Emperors come and go, and Hong held the position of the strongest for thirty years. Ning Ze could even kill a golden-horned behemoth at the Hengxing level, so he was bound to become a Hengxing-level being. Such talent might not be surpassed by anyone for ten thousand years, by which time he would have long since turned into bones.

Just like the president and manager in the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, the president is the god of war, and the manager handles some trivial matters within the academy.

Hong had only nodded to him as a greeting.

This is an era for the strong; without strength, one is merely handling trivial matters.

"Councilor Ning. Master Hong." A man dressed in mourning clothes approached, and a gaunt-faced man bowed deeply, his expression filled with sorrow. He was Wang Yu, the second son in the Wang family.

"Councilor Ning. Master Hong." A large group of people followed suit and bowed.

Ning Ze stopped and stared expressionlessly at the gaunt middle-aged man.

This glance sent a chill down the spine of the gaunt middle-aged man. He forced a smile and said sadly, "My father has passed away. On his deathbed, he told us about your affairs. My Wang family admits our wrongdoing and we are willing to accept Councilor Ning's punishment. Wang Li and the others are at your disposal."

"However, Councilor Ning is a man of great merit and magnanimity. Could you wait until after my family's funeral? At that time, I will have no objection to his life or death!"

"Sigh!" Ning Ze sighed, shook his head, and chuckled, "Six more lives lost."

Hong looked somewhat surprised. In his perception, only Wang Chang, the head of the Wang family, had died. How could there be six lives?

Wang Yu's heart skipped a beat. 'He knows!'

Ning Ze's expression changed from silence to indifference. With a thought, he used his mental power to control six people to fly over.

Two of them were young people wearing training clothes, two were junior high school students wearing school uniforms, and the remaining two were martial artists wearing combat uniforms.

All six men were filled with shock and fear, their faces feigning timidity and respect as they greeted each other respectfully.

"Congressman Ning!"

"Inspector Ning!"

"Congressman Ning."

Ning Ze looked at one of the martial artists and said confidently, "Wang Chang, the head of the Wang family." He turned his head and pointed out one by one, "Wang Li... Wang Ping..." Finally, his gaze fell on a junior high school student, and he said calmly, "Wang Xing'an."

The six men were suddenly agitated. Wang Chang asked with a ferocious expression, "How did you find out?" His voice was low and completely devoid of the respect he had shown at the beginning.

Ning Ze met He Qi's gaze indifferently, and said in a faint voice, "I hear someone else's body crying."

He could sense the spirit within his own body and was very familiar with the faint consciousness within it. As the others approached, a feeling of sadness arose in his heart, for the faint consciousness left behind by this body was now being extinguished.

When these wills completely disappear, it means that Wang Chang and the others have completely taken over the body.

Hong's expression turned serious, and his gaze fixed on the group. Although he was not a mentalist, his seventh-level planetary-level strength allowed him to sense a strange movement emanating from their bodies.

He hissed angrily, "What have you done?"

"They carried out a shoddy possession," Ning Ze said leisurely.

"Possession?" Hong's expression changed. This term had only appeared a few decades ago, but it was just a figment of his imagination. Even at his current level, he couldn't possess a body.

"Draw their blood, pluck their marrow, seize their bones, and replace their flesh. It can be considered a success. As expected of the Wang family." Ning Ze explained in a low voice, his eyelids lifting to reveal a chilling glint. "Truly impressive methods! Impressive courage! You are truly pioneers of humanity!"

"Ning Ze! What right do you have to mock me?"

Wang Chang shouted angrily, his eyes filled with hatred, "It's all your fault! If you had killed that beast in the training camp, my Wang family wouldn't have ended up like this!"

The beast he was referring to was his grandson, Wang Xing'an. If he could have eliminated the danger by claiming he was a member of the family, he wouldn't have taken the risk of assassinating Ning Ze.

"If you don't accept my apology, are you expecting us to just wait to die?"

As he roared, Wang Chang's expression became increasingly frenzied.

"Oh?"

"Did I force you?"

Ning Ze sneered, "To be able to research this method on Earth, it must have taken decades. Did I force you to do that? Did I force you to create these countless experimental subjects who were meant to die?"

"snort!"

"The victor is king, the loser is villain! What right do you have to talk about me now? You weren't even born when I was fighting monsters for humanity! What do you know? You're just naturally gifted!"

"Otherwise, you should have died back in City 003. No, you should have died after your fight with Zhai Yanke at the Thunder Martial Arts Academy!"

Wang Chang, with an arrogant and unruly expression, said, "Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you!"

He looked down on Ning Ze, his eyes filled with resentment, but a loss is a loss. He knew he would lose, and he knew Ning Ze would not let him go. He had long anticipated his death.

"You're right."

Ning Ze nodded slightly in agreement, then said seriously, "If it weren't for your Wang family's research on gene evolution fluid, or rather, their research on 'body possession,' the Zhai family wouldn't have obtained the Starry Night Grass. If my father hadn't been injured, he probably wouldn't have had so much time to teach me..."

"Every drop of water and every bite of food has contributed to my success in gradually rising from an ordinary martial artist to where I am today. Your Wang family has played a significant role in that."

"Thanks!"

"So..." Ning Ze slightly raised his head, his indifferent gaze fixed on Wang Chang, then glanced at Wang Xing'an out of the corner of his eye. He spoke softly, "So, I grant you all death!"

Wang Chang's heart trembled. The older he got, the more afraid he became of death. If he were not afraid of death, he would not have studied the method of possession. It was because martial artists have a longer lifespan.

He is the patriarch of one of the nine major families of the underground alliance. He can be said to stand at the pinnacle of human power, and his only pursuit is strength and eternity.

Wang Chang and Ning Ze looked at each other. He opened his mouth as if to beg for mercy, but his lips trembled and he said nothing. He knew it was futile. Even if he had to die, he would not die in a humiliating way.

Those starry eyes, suddenly gleaming with divine light, faintly saw a flash of silver-white sword light.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

The six members of the Wang family fell to the ground almost simultaneously. There were no visible wounds, but they had already lost their breath.

Ning Ze looked down at the corpse lying on the ground and murmured, "Perhaps some of the things you did were right, perhaps someone else will do what you did, perhaps people like you will appear in my Ning family in the future. You just offended me... Let's start over in the next life..."

(End of this chapter)