Chapter 243: 242 Pretending to Be a Pig to Eat the Tiger—Do You Think This Is a Novel?

Intimidation pressure of this sort has little effect on Wang Wu, even if it's a heavy pressure from a Star Lord or an Immortal‑Lord‑level strong being. Moreover, this isn't ordinary heavy pressure; it can truly inflict actual harm and kill.

But for Wang Wu it's still of no use at all.

In Earth martial arts there's also the concept of intimidation pressure; sometimes it works, just like the classic fantasy notion where a strong cultivator can kill a weaker one merely with intimidation.

But most of the time this thing is basically useless; you can't say it's completely nonexistent, yet it's of no use at all.

The defensive resistance of Earth martial artists and ordinary people to intimidation pressure constantly fluctuates; sometimes it's effective, sometimes it's completely ineffective. Wang Wu's current situation is clearly the latter.

It has no effect whatsoever.

This didn't surprise the cultivators present at all; it shows that Wang Wu truly has extraordinary talent and a steadfast mind, even an Immortal Lord would find it hard to damage his psyche.

Consequently, the cultivators there all felt a desire to recruit his talent.

However much they cherish talent, the procedure still has to be followed.

"What are you saying?"

Wang Wu at this moment hadn't even figured out what the person was talking about, nor why he'd inexplicably end up here.

Nevertheless, his mind is highly configured, so after a brief daze he managed to recover.

"You said that person died?"

Wang Wu was a bit surprised, because he hadn't intended to kill anyone nor had any thought of killing the opponent; he merely swung the opponent's sword at them once, then ran back to rescue his teammates.

As for being killed directly by himself, Wang Wu truly never considered it; he always acts with restraint, so such a low‑level mistake should be impossible.

When he doesn't intend to kill, no matter how displeased he is with the other party, they're unlikely to die.

However… now, I don't know what's going on, but they say this person was killed by me.

And it was after being teleported away, then on an operating table awaiting treatment, he was killed by a second injury.

Wang Wu did indeed pour a substantial amount of true Qi into that sword; even after the weapon left his hand, the Qi filling the blade would continue to flow into the cultivator's body.

However, Wang Wu didn't pour in much, so he didn't think it would cause any fatal injury.

But the reality is that the person died.

"It's now meaningless to say this, Wang Wu, do you acknowledge your crime?"

"Hm?" Wang Wu was about to say something else, when the voice sounded again, startling him.

"What? What crime to know?" Faced with a baseless accusation, Wang Wu naturally wouldn't admit it; he retorted, "Didn't you say this exam would cause deaths? Even if that person really was killed by me, that's perfectly normal, isn't it? What's there to confess?"

"Audacious!!!"

An earth‑shaking roar reverberated, causing Wang Wu to stagger back several steps, his body jolting instantly.

Because at that moment the heavy pressure was truly bearing down on him; it was no longer the so‑called 'intimidation pressure' but an actual attack.

Wang Wu, pressed to the point of shortness of breath, still managed to lift his head and look at them: "Damn, what do you want to do?"

"You are murderous by nature, so cruel, and now you still refuse to confess. A talented yet unvirtuous person like you has no right to join my Qiong Lan Sect!!!"

The voice that accompanied the pressure on Wang Wu came from another person; Wang Wu didn't know who, only that it was a very hoarse voice.

"Such disloyal and unrighteous person should be executed!!!"

This voice differed from the previous one; just by hearing it you could tell it belonged to a hot‑tempered person. Upon hearing those words, Wang Wu's first reaction was a bit of panic, then a surge of anger.

"You damn old Bi and the rest, do you even know who I am?!? Damn it!!"

"My master is a divine general of the Extreme Heaven Divine Palace; you dare kill me?? Do you believe I'll kill your whole family? Fuck your mother!!!"

"How dare you lay a hand on me!! My master will surely wipe out your entire clan!!"

At this moment Wang Wu wasn't really panicking, because he not only had safety mechanisms set by his masters Qin Xiang and Yin Shen Li, but also his biggest backup: the insurance left by First Tianwu, the truly top‑tier Earth martial arts champion.

When that hot‑tempered voice declared Wang Wu's crime worthy of execution, Wang Wu didn't hesitate and immediately opened his phone to contact his master.

Naturally he called First Tianwu, not Yin Shen Li or Qin Xiang, because he thought summoning the latter two now would be useless. They might help a bit, but he'd first summon Teacher First Tianwu.

After all, First Tianwu is the strongest, and bringing him over would also give him a chance to fight; Wang Wu could tell that Brother Tianwu had always been restraining himself and had never faced anyone from this world.

And now, this is a perfect opportunity.

【Mountain Top Cave Monster: Master! Save me, save me! Master, save me!! They grabbed me and are sentencing me to death!!!】

【Mountain Top Cave Monster: I'm wronged, Master!!】

【You sent a window shake to the First Chef God of Yun Guang City】

Unlike Yin Shen Li or Qin Xiang, within moments First Tianwu immediately sent a message.

【First Chef God of Yun Guang City: What's wrong? What happened?】

"Arrogant!!"

At the same time, the hot‑tempered voice, hearing Wang Wu's brazen words, instantly flew into a rage and let out a thunderous shout, instantly increasing the pressure on Wang Wu by dozens of units.

Although enraged, the owner of that voice didn't intend to kill him right then; the procedure still had to be followed. As a righteous main sect, Qiong Lan Sect must follow a protocol to execute anyone, the so‑called 'proper procedure'…

But at that same moment, an incomparably vast, mighty force burst from Wang Wu's body, instantly spreading throughout the space.

In an instant, the situation reversed.

It was the formidable intimidation pressure of First Tianwu, Yun Guang City's second strongest, reaching 0.9 times the speed of light, a pressure belonging to the 'Emperor' realm in this world.

The Immortal Emperor, or Star Emperor, corresponds on the demon race side to the demon race's Demon King. The demon race also has a Demon Emperor, which is a tier above the Demon King—a rarity among the entire demon race.

Above the Immortal Emperor here is the 'Saint' realm; that is what the Saint realm is.

There is no Immortal Emperor in this room; after all, they are only judging Wang Wu, an ordinary cultivator, and such a rank isn't needed.

When that aura emerged, everyone present fell silent, but the elderly cultivator who had spoken of executing Wang Wu felt his heart chill half a beat.

The reason was simple: he originally wanted to stand up for the Lin family, more precisely to curry favor with them, thus becoming the sacrificial lamb.

As for Wang Wu's background, it had already been investigated; it's very ordinary, with almost no information. The sect behind him was unheard of—who knows where it is.

People like that are far too common on Qiong Yuan.

As for 'pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger', any hidden great sect—please, this is the interstellar era; how could such things exist?

A sect that has an Immortal Emperor can't be some hidden great sect, because no sect would be that incompetent; with an Immortal Emperor, they would surface to maximize benefits for themselves and their sect rather than hide in some corner.

That's something only a brain‑dead person would do.

But sometimes, the world is that dramatic; sometimes something you think could never happen just does.

At Wang Wu's old home, what was that saying? How does it go? Oh right, movies need logic, reality doesn't.

Of course that saying isn't correct, because the things in reality that seem completely illogical happen precisely because reality is the most logical.

But using that saying now is indeed fitting.

(End of chapter)