Chapter 1102

Ji Bai Jie, leading a host of heavenly court experts, slowly pressed toward Gong Sun Yao and his group.

The Hidden Dragon Army, with commanders Jin Yu Xiu, Zhao Xiao Xiao, Luo Chen and others at the forefront, formed an enormous battle array and likewise pressed toward Gong Sun Yao.

The commander of the First Hidden Dragon Army, Jin Yu Xiu, shouted loudly: "Young Master Yao, the Wa Island was attacked, you are under great suspicion…… In consideration of the Wa Emperor's decree, if you do not resist and surrender, we guarantee your investigation will be fair, open, and just, with no harsh torture or malicious framing."

Gong Sun Yao gritted his teeth and remained silent.

He had a guilty conscience, how could he dare speak? From Gong Sun Jun he learned that his mother was actually of the Wisdom Divine Clan!

Just then someone in the crowd bellowed, saying that Gong Sun Yao was a demon-blooded hybrid!

Gong Sun Yao panicked beyond measure.

He also did not know whether the human race possessed a secret art capable of tracing origins and purifying source, to investigate his bloodline origin.

According to reason, Qing Ning, by infiltrating reincarnation and transmigration, incarnated as a human, thereby sneaking into the human race internally and even becoming the mistress of Wa Island…… According to reason, her bloodline had already been completely transformed into human!

But what if?

What if some uncleansed bloodline residue remained, or some lingering dao rhythm of other races, and these remnants were passed down through blood to Gong Sun Yao, only to be discovered by the high echelons of humanity!

Within humanity, the branches are extremely numerous.

The ancient Wu clan, as well as the Wa, Xi, and even Shen Nong, Zhuan Xu, Shao Hao, Tai Hao, Tai Yi, etc., all possess unfathomable legacies from the primordial mythic era; heaven knows how many secret arts they have.

Speaking of the ancient Wu clan, their research into human bloodlines and their control over all kinds of bizarre curses and witchcraft have reached an inconceivable degree. If we let them loose and allow them to analyze Gong Sun Yao's bloodline, what if they truly discover something amiss……

Gong Sun Yao's body trembled slightly, cold sweat continually seeped from his back, his face turned completely red, and his ears grew red as if smeared with blood.

He gripped tightly the long sword whose purple qi rose, and shouted hoarsely: "A scholar may be killed but not insulted…… You lot, how dare you insult my bloodline? Insult my Gong Sun clan?"

The great chieftain of the You Xiong tribe roared: "No one dares to besmirch the Gong Sun name…… Gong Sun Yao, as long as you cooperate with us, we will thoroughly investigate the Wa Island attack; if you are truly innocent, absolutely no one can frame you!"

"My You Xiong clan is the direct lineage of the ancient human emperor Xuanyuan; the Gong Sun clan is even the direct line of the You Xiong tribe; all common folk of humanity share the same root and source, are connected like branches of the same tree—no one will harm you, no one will slander you!"

The many clan chiefs of the common folk stepped forward one after another, solemnly nodding, guaranteeing that in the investigation of Gong Sun Yao they will uphold the utmost justice, fairness, and openness, never wronging a good person nor letting a bad one escape!

Even if everyone in their hearts had already assigned guilt to Gong Sun Yao and Gong Sun Jun, as well as their close confidants and die-hard followers.

Yet they spoke these words sincerely.

If Gong Sun Yao were truly innocent, they would definitely not arbitrarily pin a black pot on him!

Wu Tie laughed extraordinarily brightly: "Gong Sun Yao, lay down your weapons, remove your armor, and surrender…… Humanity should present a united front against outsiders; we dare not recklessly ignite internal war!"

Gong Sun Yao trembled as he looked at the crowd approaching from all sides; he suddenly pointed at Ji Bai Jie and bellowed: "He, he, he…… He stormed the common folk's holy temple, he plundered countless common folk……"

Ji Bai Jie burst into wild laughter: "So what? My actions, no matter what, are merely internal strife of humanity…… If humanity faces peril, I will surely lead the heavenly court's forces and those extraterrestrial demons to a life-or-death struggle……"

Ji Bai Jie pointed fiercely at Gong Sun Yao and shouted sternly: "And you—if you are demon-blooded, that makes us enemies. Matters have priorities; first we must ascertain your crimes, that is most urgent."

Gong Sun Yao bellowed: "You also dare claim that your actions, Ji Bai Jie, are merely internal human strife? That day you launched a surprise attack, slaughtering countless warriors of my Gong Sun clan, massacring so many human soldiers…… Ji Bai Jie, your wolfish ambition……"

Wu Tie recalled that day when the heavenly court's forces suddenly rebelled, slaughtering to the last the human retainers beside Gong Sun Yao.

Ji Bai Jie rolled his strange eyes and gave an utterly shameless laugh: "That day I instigated the heavenly court's uprising precisely because I discovered you were demon-blooded, so I had to subdue demons and eradicate evil, to rectify humanity's righteous qi and prevent the heavenly court from falling under demonic control!"

Ji Bai Jie pounded his chest: "My heart of loyal crimson devotion to humanity can shine sun and moon, can shine sun and moon…… Gong Sun Yao, dare you swear before heaven…… You truly have not the slightest problem?"

Gong Sun Yao gritted his teeth.

To swear an oath to heaven, how would he do it?

What if the oath he swore actually came true?

Not knowing Qing Ning's true identity would be better, but he definitely knows that Qing Ning, his mother, is indeed a demon of the Wisdom Divine Clan!

His body shaking violently, Gong Sun Yao raised his long sword: "A scholar may be killed but not insulted; I can die, but I will absolutely not submit to your interrogation…… Hah, fairness, justice, openness—I don't believe you can achieve that!"

From Gong Sun Yao's sleeve a huge jade talisman suddenly flew out, then with a 'bang' it exploded.

Those present, still united beside Gong Sun Yao—the hundreds of thousands of elite Gong Sun clansmen—were simultaneously enveloped by the spiritual light spraying from the exploding jade talisman.

With a tremor in the void, Gong Sun Yao was about to lead these still-loyal diehard followers of his Gong Sun clan to flee.

Wu Tie gave a cold snort; his holy sword lightly swayed, and instantly the spatial ripples vanished, the spiritual light from the jade talisman disappeared without trace, the bodies of Gong Sun Yao and company that had just sunk into the void shuddered and were bounced back out.

"Your Majesty is here, so don't even think about fleeing." Wu Tie solemnly regarded Gong Sun Yao: "Why do you want to run? Your conscience is guilty; you surely know your mother's true identity, right?"

"Your conscience is guilty, so you flee!" Wu Tie said coldly: "Gong Sun Yao, I thought you merely wanted to contend for supremacy over humanity; I never imagined you would collude with demons, harboring malicious intent…… What exactly do you and your family intend to do?"

Jing Jiu murmured: "I too cannot imagine—if this lad were to become the human emperor, and the empress dowager of humanity were a woman of the Wisdom Divine Clan…… Heh, I truly cannot imagine how splendid that scenario would be!"

"Perhaps his mother could, by her own power, bring calamity upon the entire human race?" Jing Jiu added bitterly: "Eating alone is the instinct of all gods; the Wisdom Divine Clan most loves to eat alone…… Surely this time is no different?"

Gong Sun Yao let out a hysterical roar, he pointed fiercely at Wu Tie and Jing Jiu and bellowed: "Kill!"

Hundreds of thousands of Gong Sun clan's elite warriors, gritting their teeth, followed Gong Sun Yao as they charged toward Wu Tie to kill.

Unable to shift through space, completely unable to escape, then all that remains is to force a breakthrough.

Kill Wu Tie, kill Jing Jiu, then flee at the utmost speed.

Who let it be that only Wu Tie and Jing Jiu are on this side?

Wu Tie looked at the hysterical Gong Sun Yao; beside him the void trembled, four sword auras of killing intent soaring to the heavens howled forth, a killing-intent-laden sword formation that made one look on in despair materialized out of thin air, barring the Gong Sun army ahead.