webnovelfull Chapter 2626 The whole truth is revealed, the mastermind behind it all!
Chapter 2626 The whole truth is revealed, the mastermind behind it all!
quiet!
Duan Tian's study was eerily quiet.
Inside the study, Duan Tian was pale, but he pretended to be calm and quietly looked at Ling Tian in front of him.
In contrast, Ling Tian's expression was cold, but the anger and killing intent in his eyes were clear enough that anyone who met his gaze would not dare to look at him a second time.
Faced with this, Duan Tian could only feign composure, feeling the Jade Blood Sword piercing his sofa, and tried to make his voice sound normal as he said, "Ling Tian, do you know that by doing this, you are going against the entire Central City? At this critical juncture, why are you treating me like this?"
"You know, the important thing now isn't to throw a tantrum, but to defend against the monster attack. Did you kill their leader... cough cough, monster? Did you succeed? Say something!"
Duan Tian hurriedly spoke up, fearing that Ling Tian would suddenly attack him, leaving him unable to defend himself and causing him to die right in front of him.
However, Duan Tian didn't notice that the moment he misspoke, Ling Tian raised an eyebrow, his killing intent intensified, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Unfortunately, Duan Tian was too afraid of Ling Tian's intervention to notice these details and continued, "Ling Tian, you know I actually hoped that nothing bad would happen to you, so I've been helping you to better resolve the crisis, but reality is just like this!"
"I don't know what you encountered outside, but if something unexpected happened, it was unavoidable. This is all to defend against the monster attacks, you know? So don't worry, let's think of a solution together, okay?"
Duan Tian's anxious manner made Ling Tian sneer. He shook his head and lowered his head, saying, "Duan Tian, I always thought you were a decent city lord, someone who cared most about the citizens of the entire central city. But I've realized I was wrong, utterly wrong."
"I've always wondered why you, with your strength, don't handle these crises yourself and instead make me do them. But now I realize that it's not that you can't, but that you don't want to, because you don't want to kill your own kind."
Upon hearing this, Duan Tian's expression changed drastically, but only for a moment before he regained his relaxed smile and said, "I don't know what you're talking about, fellow human beings? My fellow human beings are human martial artists, I..."
“Is that so?” Ling Tian raised an eyebrow and interrupted directly: “Then tell me, why is the so-called leader of these demonic beasts just a human, and only a human martial artist at the early stage of the Celestial Master realm? I believe that such a human martial artist cannot lead so many demonic beasts.”
"And I suspect that the real mastermind has already infiltrated the human camp, but I never expected that this person would be the city lord of the central city, that is, you... Duan Tian!"
Ling Tian's words caused Duan Tian's expression to change slightly. He was probably trying to control himself, but there was no way to salvage the situation.
Upon seeing Duan Tian's appearance, Ling Tian sneered, gripped the Azure Blood Sword tightly, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Duan Tian, I really didn't expect that your act of being considerate was actually to ensure the smooth progress of your own plan."
"Do you know that because of your vanity, my companions have left this world? Because of your deception, I am all alone. But... because I am all alone, I no longer want to play along with you. Duan Tian, you don't need to do this."
Ling Tian lowered his voice, his anger gradually rising, causing a dramatic change in his entire demeanor.
After about three seconds, Ling Tian exhaled and slowly raised his eyes to look at Duan Tian in front of him. The moment their eyes met, Duan Tian felt as if his throat was being choked, making it extremely difficult to breathe, and his eyes began to slowly become bloodshot.
Noticing Duan Tian's change, the city lord's wife, who had been silent all along, quickly stepped forward and reached out to help him. However, when she saw the Azure Blood Sword stuck beside Duan Tian, she dared not make any rash moves. She could only look at Ling Tian with pleading eyes and say, "Mr. Ling! It's all a misunderstanding!"
“I don’t know what you went through this time when you left the city, but Duan Tian is innocent. He had no ill intentions towards you! He didn’t want to hurt you or your companions. Everything happened unexpectedly. That was not his intention at all!”
After the city lord's wife finished speaking, noticing that Ling Tian remained silent and still coldly staring at her, she hurriedly knelt down and said, "Mr. Ling, we really have no ill intentions! We genuinely want to help human martial artists! We..."
"Xiao...Xiaoqian!" Just as the city lord's wife continued to plead, Duan Tian reached out and patted her on the back: "There's no need to rely on these humans, we...will not lose!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Tian noticed that Duan Tian's figure was slowly dissipating, and even the city lord's wife beside him was slowly turning into nothingness and disappearing.
The whole process happened too fast. By the time Ling Tian reacted, there was no one in front of him anymore, only his Azure Blood Sword, stuck in the empty sofa.
At the same time, Ling Tian briefly sensed the surroundings and found no trace of Duan Tian in the entire villa, as if he had never appeared or existed at all.
In response, Ling Tian slowly stood up, sheathed the Azure Blood Sword, frowned, and a hint of anger appeared in his eyes.
Because Ling Tian belatedly realized that Duan Tian, who had appeared before him from beginning to end, was always an illusion, and that he had never been standing beside him.
Realizing this, Ling Tian gripped the Azure Blood Sword tightly, and his cultivation level finally reached its peak.
The mid-stage of the Creation Realm is Ling Tian's current realm.
When facing Qin Yi, Ling Tian, whether due to excessive emotional fluctuations or other reasons, unexpectedly broke through the Ninth Qi Sea, allowing him to successfully enter the Creation Realm. This led to the situation where he scared away the demon beasts with just a glance.
After reaching the Creation Realm, Ling Tian discovered that Qin Yi was not a demon beast at all, but a real human being, while the City Lord's wife and Duan Tian were peak-level demon beasts.
Upon discovering this, Ling Tian realized that the mastermind behind everything was none other than Duan Tian. Seeing him escape through the illusion only confirmed Ling Tian's suspicions.
Now that Duan Tian's stance has been confirmed, Ling Tian knows that the monster attacks will not stop, so... he needs a suitable partner.
And this candidate...
Ling Tian slowly walked to the study window, looked into the distance, and a smile appeared on his lips: "He is the most suitable!"