Next she looked at Wang Tian. She noticed that a bit of Wang Tian's anger was abated so she felt more at ease. Indeed, Wang Tian's anger lowered down when he saw that the two were getting beaten up.

Wang Tian was grinning evilly as he looked at the two who were laying on the floor with bruises. He felt good watching them in such sorry states. But he was still angry although a bit less than before.

Wang Tian looked at the lady and said,

"Who are you?"

The lady looked at him strangely and then said,

"I am Shu Mingzhu, Head of the Council of Judges"

"Council of Judges? What's that?" Wang Tian said.

"We're the people who were assigned by the Sect Leader to administer the punishment given to the disciples in minor cases or when he's not around."

Old First smiled and walked towards him.

Wang Tian looked at this man who was wearing a cloak. This man didn't emanate any evil presence unlike those two who attacked him.

"Oh so you're like Uncle's Servants right?" Wang Tian said teasingly. He said 'Uncle' knowing that it should be something that was kept hidden. He said it so that he could obtain a violent reaction from these people. If they attacked him, he will be at the moral high ground. Enabling him to kill these people with less punishment. Of course, only those who showed ill intentions towards him would be killed. But he didn't mind it if these other people were to offer themselves to him. In fact, he regarded it as the best turn of events! If these people were to attack him, then he could kill these people and harvest a lot of Dark Qi! Saving him from the trouble of finding prey! It's like double the result with half the effort!

"How audacious! And how dare you address the Sect Master as 'Uncle'. Your puny status as the son of the Blacksmith is very low! You don't have the right to call him Uncle! In fact, you don't have the right to speak of him at all!" Old Fourth heard what Wang Tian said. He got angered snorted and said.

"I now know why my brothers tried to kill you themselves!" Old Fourth said mockingly.

Wang Tian looked at him with a much more provoking look and said, "Ha! Who are you to say that my father's status is very low? You don't even know him or his contributions to this sect! If my father's status is very low, then your status is much lower! Much lower than dog shit! Even saying that you have a status much lower than dog shit is over praising you!"

Wang Tian laughed mockingly and thought, 'This is something between us yet you dare mention my father? Your days are over!'. Wang Tian treasured his father the most. That's why he won't hesitate to kill those who disrepected him.

Wang Tian's eyes flashed with enormous killing intent and disappeared in a second. He didn't let his killing intent be detected as he would arouse suspicion. But unfortunately for him, the Seventh Figure noticed. She looked at Wang Tian and thought to herself, 'What horrifying killing intent?! How much hatred, anger and people does one have to kill to gain this much killing intent? Furthermore, he is but a child! How can he have this much killing intent?!'.

Of course, Wang Tian only killed a handful of people but he mostly killed beasts. Beasts that were much more powerful than the people in front of him.

"You!!! How dare you talk to me like that! You're gonna pay!" Old Fourth said and then he looked at his Elder Sister,

"Elder Sister, you heard what the brat said! He dared disrespect us members of the Council of Judges! Our sect does not raise such insolent creatures! We should do what our other two members were doing and punish this brat with death! Otherwise he might infect our disciples!" He pleaded to Shu Mingzhu.

Shu Mingzhu's eyes furrowed. Her intuition was telling her that something was amiss with the whole scenario. Especially with Wang Tian. She didn't know what but she feels there is.

"Nonsense! He's just a teenager! Why would you think that we should kill him? He has already alleviated the punishment using his own skill! We would be breaking the rules that we swore to uphold if we went and do what you wanted!" Old Fifth glared at Old Fourth and said.

Old Fifth looked quite favourably at Wang Tian. He, Old First and Old Second were people who loved talent. They were hardcore devotees of the sect. They'd do anything to help the sect return to its glory days. That's why they wouldn't let Wang Tian die prematurely as he could very well become a deacon of hope for them.

"Yes. Don't you think that you're being a bit too unreasonable?" Old First said.

"What are you talking about Old Fourth? Do you dare break the rules?" Old Second said.

Wang Tian was quite surprised by this. He initially thought that all of these people would go against him. He didn't expect them to side with him.

Zhou Weiqing also walked closer towards them. "Yes he should be punished but not with death! He has fought me and won! If I let him die, I'll be killed by my consciousness" Zhou Weiqing reasoned out.

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He was greatly elated. He may have to reconsider on whether or not killing all of these people would be wise. Maybe he could spare those who didn't contradict him?

"Whether he won or not doesn't matter! He killed six fellow sect disciples and disrespected us, the Council of Judges! We cannot let such a monstrosity develop and be nurtured in our sect! He is like a ticking time bomb!" Old Fourth said.

Wang Tian looked at Old Fourth evilly when he heard the latter voice his stance against him again and again. He didn't want to attack openly right now as it would bring only disaster. But he could still intimidate these people and place a seed of fear into their hearts. Wang Tian released his demonic Evil Intent and then pressed it all towards Old Fourth. Old Fourth felt something was wrong. He felt like he was carrying a mountain over his shoulder. The size of a mountain much bigger than Mount Tai. His face became pale and then he tried to determine where this powerful pressure came from. He looked at the Shu Mingzhu. But noticed that the lady wasn't pressuring him. She was the only logical candidate who was capable of pressuring him. He scanned the other people present and found nothing wrong with their movements.

"What's wrong Old Fourth? Why is your face very pale?" Old First asked.

Wang Tian was stealing glances at him. Forcing himself not to laugh at the poor Old Fourth. Wang Tian's control over his Evil Intent was so high that he could direct them to a single target without leaking a bit of his Evil Intent.

'Daring to oppose me again and again eh? You will pay for it. Actions have consequences. It is time for you to know that I am not someone to be trifled with' Wang Tian thought to himself while grinning inwardly.

Shu Mingzhu looked at Old Fourth strangely but she couldn't figure out what was wrong. "What's the matter Old Fourth?" She asked. Even if Old Fourth was a troublemaker, he was still a member of her Council.

By now, Wang Tian has increased the pressure by twice the power.

"Kneel before me" Wang Tian muttered silently.

Old Fourth dropped down to his knees in an instant!

"Old Fourth what's wrong with you?! Why are you kneeling! Quickly get up!" The other members of the Council of Judges cried out.

Old Third and Old Sixth were now recuperating but they didn't aid Old Fourth as they were busy attending to their own injuries.

Old Fourth gritted his teeth and tried his best to resist against the pressure. Wang Tian's Evil Intent was so powerful that it could easily make a Zifu realm expert kneel down. And this was just him using his Evil Intent. What would happen if Wang Tian combined his killing intent and the pressure coming from his bloodline with the Evil Intent?

Wang Tian snorted and then retracted his Evil Intent. He scanned the people present and said arrogantly, "Do you have anything more to say? If not, then I'll be taking my leave."

"Hold up! You still have to be punished!" Old Third yelled out.

"Maybe you can save it for another day. When you're not injured or have the capability to administer punishment?" Wang Tian smiled and said.

"What arrogance! Do you think we don't? Don't get so full of yourself brat! You're nothing but a Houtian Lifeform! I could kill you with my eyes closed!" Old Sixth retorted.

"Oh? Can you? Fine. Then let's bet on it. If you can kill me, then that would be your luck. But if you can't, then you shall decapitate yourself. How's that?" Wang Tian suggested.

"Hmp! Are you not right in the head? Or just downright insane? Do you think you can withstand an attack by me?" Old Sixth mocked.

"What? Are you scared of taking the bet? Just say so then. You don't need to keep on appearing brave when we are the only ones here. In fact, you can even join hands with those two." Wang Tian pointed at Old Fourth and Old third.

The three burst out into laughter. "Brat, are you looking to die? It is bad that you wanted to be hit by Old Sixth. But now you want us to join him as well?" Old Fourth and Old third said.

Wang Tian smiled and said, "Why not? The rules will be the same for you two. If you both aren't able to kill me then both of you will do what that old fart would. Decapitate your own head."

'These naive old retards! They don't know that they're the ones digging their own graves. Not mine!' Wang Tian thought to himself.

'How is this brat so confident?' The remaining people thought to themselves.

"Wang Tian, you should think wisely. Your punishment isn't death. Why do you want to continue this? You'll clearly die!" Old Fifth said worriedly. His love for talent surfaced.

Wang Tian smiled and said, "It's okay. It's my loss if I die. It is no big deal. A man should never shy away from the consequences of their actions. One should not be a coward even in the face of death."

Shu Mingzhu looked at Wang Tian with a strange glance. She really didn't know how this kid would escape death if her three council members accepted this bet. But she felt rather uneasy. She felt that it wouldn't be Wang Tian that suffers. It would be them. She looked at the three council members that was opposing Wang Tian and said, "You three, are you sure that you want to accept this bet? You know better than yourself

"You must be joking Lady Seventh! We are noble men. Why would we even resort to tricks if we want to punish this brat! But since he's so keen on dying, then we might as well grant him his wish." Old Sixth said with righteousness in his tone.

This disgusted Lady Seventh. 'How pretentious can you be! You all clearly have ill intentions towards this brat! I don't know why, but you certainly do! Don't act like you're all giving him a favor!' Lady Seventh thought to herself.

Zhou Weiqing looked at Wang Tian and then begged, "Wang Tian, don't do this!". He was genuinely worried about Wang Tian. This was someone who could drag his peak to the finals and claim the throne! Why would he let him die? This kid defeated him. Even if it was just luck, no one could ignore the fact that he could defend against him! A Houtian Lifeform defending against a Zifu realm expert! Even winning! When has he ever heard of something like that!? This was an opportunity that happens when you're really lucky. How could he let it pass by?

"Wang Tian, I have promised that the punishment you will receive will not be death. Please reconsider!" Zhou Weiqing said anxiously.

Wang Tian smiled at him but said nothing to explain himself. Wang Tian looked at the three and then said,

"Bah! If you're gonna say something as pretentious as that, then just agree! You're all unworthy of my time."

Old Fourth snorted and said,

"Sharp tongue, but it's useless if you're dead."

He looked at Old Third and Old Sixth and then transmitted a message to them, "Brothers, this is a golden opportunity! If we let this pass by, there will be endless disaster for us! We won't be able to live peacefully in this sect anymore! Do you actually think that he can survive with us three attacking him at the same time?" He said.

"What If he has something that will protect him? A defense talisman?" Old Third asked.

"I refuse to believe that something as priceless as that would be in his possesion! Besides, his father is a blacksmith who makes weapons and armors. He isn't a jeweler!" Old fourth said.

Old Sixth nodded at the two of them and said to the crowd, "We agree. We take on your challenge."

"You do? Swear a heavenly oath that if you lose, you will decapitate your head or the heavens smite you and the nine generations of your family!" Wang Tian was quite ruthless. Dragging in family was a gruesome act.