Chapter 87: Questioning Heaven in Prison, Prisoners Pulling the Locks

When the Heavenly Patrol Envoys arrived at the lowest level, the Heavenly Patrol Prison was no longer quiet.

In the past, this place was like a graveyard.

Now, it was like a volcano about to erupt.

The Heart Fires of over a thousand prisoners flickered in the darkness.

Some were weak as fireflies.

Some were fierce as torches.

But regardless of strength, they were all burning.

The Heavenly Patrol Envoy's face turned iron-green.

"Jiang Che!"

Jiang Che was pinned in mid-air by chains, covered in blood, yet he looked up and smiled.

"I heard you."

The Heavenly Patrol Envoy raised his hand to suppress them.

Lao Chai suddenly laughed loudly:

"Heavenly Patrol dog, three hundred years and you haven't improved a bit!"

He yanked the chain violently.

Crack!

The chain did not break, but was pulled taut by him.

Immediately after, the other prisoners pulled with force at the same time.

Countless chains vibrated and rang.

The Upper Realm Runes at the bottom of the Heavenly Patrol Prison began to flash.

The Heavenly Patrol Envoy spoke coldly: "A group of cripples, dare to rebel?"

Lao Chai spat.

"Even cripples can bite you."

The Heavenly Patrol Envoy was furious, golden light gathering in his palm.

But just then, Jiang Che closed his eyes.

That wisp of Green Light in his heart spread out along the chains.

It was not Sword Qi.

It was Human Qi.

The stories he brought from the Human Realm, those unwillingnesses, the questioning of lords, the erecting of steles, the arguments, the investigations, the impeachments, the changing of statues, became invisible threads connecting to the prisoners' Heart Fires.

One person's fire is easy to extinguish.

A crowd's fire can burn down a prison.

Jiang Che spoke softly:

"Respected elders."

"Do you want to go home?"

In the darkness, all the prisoners looked up.

Lao Chai grinned: "Yes."

The old scholar in the tattered robe spoke hoarsely: "I want to see the schools of the present day."

The half-demon giant said: "I want to smell the rain of the Southern Border."

The old man with the Broken Sword said: "I want to offer a sword strike once more."

The Wu Clan woman said: "I want to tell future generations not to fear Heaven."

Jiang Che opened his eyes.

"Then pull the locks."

Boom!

Over a thousand prisoners erupted with Heart Fire simultaneously.

The chains of the Heavenly Patrol Prison shook wildly.

The Heavenly Patrol Envoy's expression finally changed.

Individually, these people were already broken.

But they were all from the Human Realm, the batch most unwilling to kneel.

Being imprisoned for many years did not mean they had lost their bones.

It was just that no one told them the Human World was still worth it.

Now, Jiang Che told them.

Thus, they became swords, knives, books, and fire once more.

Lao Chai was the first to snap the chain on his wrist.

Blood sprayed forth, yet he laughed wildly.

"Thrilling!"

The old man with the Broken Sword bit the chain with his teeth, forcibly crushing a Rune.

The old scholar in the tattered robe struck his forehead against the golden rune, chanting word by word:

"People Cannot Be Sacrificed."

"Heaven Cannot Be Knealed To."

"Human World Cannot Be Herded."

With each phrase spoken, the runes dimmed a shade.

The Heavenly Patrol Enforcer roared, a golden palm pressing down.

Jiang Che was shackled, unable to draw his sword.

But he joined two fingers.

Within his heart, Green Light coalesced into formless Sword Intent.

He pointed with one finger.

The Sword Intent followed all the prisoners' Heart Fire, gathering into a single green line that slashed at the Heavenly Patrol Enforcer's palm.

Boom!

The Heavenly Patrol Enforcer retreated half a step.

Half a step.

Not much.

Yet it let everyone in the prison see hope.

Even the Heavenly Patrol of the Upper Realm retreats.

The chains at Jiang Che's wrists cracked open.

He suddenly exerted force.

Crack!

The first chain broke.

Then the second.

The third.

Jiang Che fell from midair; Lao Chai caught him in one grasp.

"Can you still fight?"

Jiang Che coughed blood and smiled: "Yes."

"Where is your sword?"

Jiang Che raised his hand.

A broken segment of chain fell into his palm.

He gripped the chain as if it were a sword.

"I have this."

Lao Chai laughed loudly: "Good!"

The Heavenly Patrol Enforcer's eyes turned cold and grim.

"You think you can escape?"

Jiang Che looked toward the depths of the Heavenly Patrol Prison.

There, more half-dead prisoners from the Human Realm lay.

He said:

"Not escaping."

"Going to bring people home."

As his words fell, the lowest level of the Heavenly Patrol Prison exploded completely.