Chapter 684: It Is Time to Show Some Real Acting Skills

"Madness! Even the Sword Master of the past never spoke of making the people of the world grovel!"

In this instant, the surrounding Elders of Cangjian Villa felt no aura of a king or hegemon; they only felt that the person before them had gone insane.

To even speak of making the people of the world grovel—do you believe how those old monsters would teach you a lesson? It would be one thing if you died yourself, but do you intend to drag the entire Cangjian Villa down to be buried with you?

"A joke! I was born into this world, and I am destined to be extraordinary. Just because those before me couldn't do it doesn't mean I can't!"

"Since others cannot give it to me, I will take it myself. I will climb to the peak step by step and look down upon the world!"

Now that he possessed power, everything was within his grasp; this was the taste of authority, the flavor of power.

Immediately after, Zhuo Yi looked toward those Elders. He had finished venting what he needed to vent and had finished showing off what he needed to show off; only the final matter remained to be done.

"Those willing to submit to me, from now on, listen to my commands and obey my every word—stand over here!" Pointing to the side, there was an unquestionable tone in Zhuo Yi's words.

Cangjian Villa was his Cangjian Villa; no one could share any power with him!

And just at this moment, Zhuo Yi suddenly felt as if everything before his eyes was undergoing a massive change, as if the entire world had shattered in this instant.

The next moment, Zhuo Yi was astonished to discover that his power seemed to have vanished completely. His terrifying power that was enough to suppress everything, and the Sword Intent of Mu Zishan that he had already fully integrated, had all disappeared.

At this moment, his strength seemed to have returned to how it was before, back when he could only carefully hide his ambition.

Everything just now felt like a dream to him, only this dream was a bit more realistic.

However, when he saw the look in the Elders' eyes beside him—as if they wanted to devour him—Zhuo Yi's heart gave a violent jolt. There was no need to ask; he knew they had seen everything that had just happened.

What to do now that these old fellows knew the little thoughts in his heart? They wouldn't eat him, would they?

It seemed it was time to display some real acting skills.

"Elders, what just happened?" Gasping for breath, Zhuo Yi was now the very picture of a weak man drenched in sweat.

"I felt as if I had been bewitched, as if something was stirring my emotions and stirring my ambition."

"This must be some kind of secret technique that confuses the mind, as if it could make one sink unconsciously, falling into an abyss. Someone is harming me in the dark—who could it be?"

"Elders, I didn't do anything to wrong Cangjian Villa just now, did I?"

Watching the reactions of the few, Zhuo Yi found it hard to accept, and immediately put on a look of deep sorrow and regret. "Could it be that I really did something to wrong Cangjian Villa?"

"It is all my fault for having a weak will. If not for this, I would not have caused damage to Cangjian Villa. I am willing to die to atone for my crimes!"

As he spoke, Zhuo Yi had already drawn the sword at his waist and held it across his neck. According to his script, these old fellows should be coming up to stop him about now.

Zhuo Yi was quite confident in his acting skills. With acting like this, tricking a bunch of old men who had never been out in the pugilistic world was as easy as pie.

These people had always been in Cangjian Villa, had never been outside, and had never experienced the harsh beatings of society; they were, one might say, a group of little old men who could be tricked however he pleased.

If they had even a shred of intelligence, would they have let him play them for so many years?

Having spent so many years in Cangjian Villa, Zhuo Yi had only one rule: as long as he was shameless enough, nothing was a problem.

Seeing that no one had come to stop him yet, Zhuo Yi hardened his heart and made a slight cut on his neck, ensuring that blood would seep out while guaranteeing he wouldn't actually hurt himself.

"Wait, don't!" Seeing the sword in Zhuo Yi's hand draw a red line across his neck, with trickles of fresh blood already seeping out.

Several old men immediately stepped forward to stop him, while at the same time, there was some doubt in their eyes. Could it be that they had really wronged him, and everything just now was only because he had been bewitched?

Come to think of it, otherwise why would Zhuo Yi suddenly go mad and say he wanted to reach the very peak? It was nonsense. Didn't he know his own worth?

"Beautiful!" Watching everything happening before him like a spectator, Shen Yu couldn't help but clap and praise Zhuo Yi.

No wonder this guy could be the Villa Master; in just a short moment, the aura of a hypocrite had been revealed completely.

In all fairness, Zhuo Yi's acting wasn't that great, but his opponents were even worse. These weren't Elders; they were clearly a group of little old men who hadn't seen much of the world. Of course they would be led around by the nose.

"That wasn't any secret technique to confuse the mind just now, just a small illusion. However, that illusion can stimulate the desires at the bottom of a person's heart and let them see the scene they most want to see!"

"In other words, no one bewitched you; what you saw just now was only what you most wanted to see deep in your heart!"

"I have to say, Villa Master Zhuo has great ambition and great resolve!"

Speaking to this point, Shen Yu couldn't help but shake his head with a look of sympathy. "But it also precisely shows that you aren't very confident, and you are full of fear when facing those old monsters!"

"Otherwise, what we would have seen wouldn't just be you having integrated Mu Zishan's Sword Intent, but that you had already ascended to the peak."

"Therefore, your greatest desire in your heart was actually just to integrate Mu Zishan's Sword Intent, and at most integrate the power of one more old monster, to give you enough power to protect yourself in the Great Contention Era."

"As for the rest, like suppressing the world and such, those are pipe dreams to you—dreams you don't even dare to think about. It's rare to see ambition so timid!"

"You!" Zhuo Yi felt that Shen Yu was mocking him, but he didn't dare to talk back.

If the old fellows beside him were to attack him, he could still trade a few blows. But facing this young man who looked so annoying no matter how he looked at him, he was afraid he would only have the option to kneel.

Forcing a smile, Zhuo Yi said in a low voice, "Master Shen, you must be joking with me. How could I be such a person!"

"I rarely joke with people, especially with strangers!"

Spreading his hands, there was not a hint of warmth on Shen Yu's face. "Villa Master Zhuo, we really aren't close enough to be joking."

"Zhuo Yi!" A roar came from beside his ear, making Zhuo Yi's ears buzz.

His eyes looked over subconsciously; the two Elders he had killed in the illusion just now were standing there, completely unharmed.

However, both of them were glaring at him with rage. If not for the presence of an outsider, they probably would have already given him a double-team beating.

"Zhuo Yi, that means you really wanted to kill us just now! You have such great gall to dare to attack us! We are going to strip you of your position as Villa Master!"

"Two Elders, listen to me, let me explain..."

Just as Zhuo Yi was preparing to offer an explanation, a violent tremor suddenly came from outside, and at this moment, the faces of the several old men changed drastically.

"The Array outside has a problem! What is going on? Quickly go and see if the Sword Master's Sword Intent is still there!"

Feeling the tremor outside, the few people couldn't care about Zhuo Yi anymore and began to run outside quickly, and at this time, Zhuo Yi also followed them and ran over.

Yu Renqing was still locked up there; could the Array tremor have something to do with that kid?

"It's gone, it's gone!" When they arrived at the Great Array, Zhuo Yi looked at what was before him in disbelief and couldn't help but mutter to himself in a low voice.

"What is gone?"

"The person carrying the Sword Master's Sword Intent is gone! I clearly locked him here; it is impossible for him to have escaped on his own. There is a traitor! Our Cangjian Villa must have a traitor!"

"You didn't extract the Sword Master's Sword Intent?" An Elder beside him grabbed his collar in a fit of rage, his man-eating eyes wide open.

"Zhuo Yi, what have you done to Cangjian Villa!"