Public Opinion Coercion

Immortal King Flowing Cloud's delicate body trembled instantly. Meeting those calm eyes, she seemed to recall the terror of once being dominated.

She hurriedly said, "I'm not, I didn't, I was just... just..."

"Cold Beauty, do you want revenge?" Gu Qingfeng said indifferently.

Leng Shiqing, who had been hiding in the corner of the bed, curling her body, hugging her legs, and burying her head in crying, instantly raised her head, her tears stopping.

"Very good, she is yours."

Saying so, Gu Qingfeng simply tapped on Immortal King Flowing Cloud's body. Immortal King Flowing Cloud immediately felt as if she had completely turned into an ordinary mortal, unable to use the slightest bit of divine power anymore.

In contrast, Leng Shiqing became energized, traces of power surging within her body.

Now that their roles were reversed, she would let Immortal King Flowing Cloud know the true meaning of cruelty!

She was also very clear that with her current strength, even if she gave it her all, she wouldn't be able to pull out a single strand of Immortal King Flowing Cloud's hair. However, there were many ways to hurt a person, and mental torment far exceeded physical pain!

"You... don't come over!" Immortal King Flowing Cloud panicked for a moment. She was afraid that Leng Shiqing would bully her just as she had bullied her before.

Leng Shiqing did not speak but replied with a smile. Just like what Immortal King Flowing Cloud had done previously, she gently took off her shoes and socks and slowly walked over.

......

Several days later, the Cold Beauty had been completely molded into Gu Qingfeng's shape.

This was the wonderful use of a competitor.

It was just like an ancient emperor passing on the throne. If the emperor only had one prince, then even if this prince did nothing all day, he could still obtain the throne.

But what if there were two princes? Then the two would desperately perform in front of the emperor and try every means to please him in order to fight for the throne.

Dealing with Leng Shiqing followed the exact same logic.

Leng Shiqing and Immortal King Flowing Cloud were as incompatible as fire and water, and the power of life and death was in Gu Qingfeng's hands. Then things became simple. Whoever performed better would have a higher status and could bully, suppress, and humiliate the one who performed poorly.

Both women had experienced each other's methods, and neither dared to easily fall into the other's hands, so they could only desperately perform.

However, while Gu Qingfeng was living a happy and blissful life, the outside world was surging with winds and clouds, setting off a massive uproar.

After Li Futu fled back to the Immortal King Hall, he immediately reported this matter to the Hall Master of the Immortal King Hall, but the Hall Master of the Immortal King Hall did not strike right away. Instead, he chose to issue the Immortal King Decree!

Because their current main task was to deal with the several great Immortal Kings of the Sixth Star Ruin.

As soon as the Immortal King Decree was issued, the entire first half of the River of Laws directly boiled over. Here, the Immortal King Hall was the sky, and the Immortal King Decree was the supreme law. Once the Immortal King Decree was issued, no one dared to disobey.

Not to mention that behind the Immortal King Decree represented tremendous benefits and the friendship of the Immortal King Hall. No one would refuse.

The moment the Immortal King Decree appeared in the world, it meant that Gu Qingfeng had become an enemy of the whole world. The influence of the Immortal King Hall was just this terrifying.

Gu Qingfeng had actually heard about the events happening in the outside world long ago, but he didn't care in the slightest. Every day, he sought out Flowing Cloud when he felt like it, and Leng Shiqing when he wanted to, not taking the Immortal King Decree seriously at all.

But as time passed, an unexpected event occurred.

On this day, outside the main hall of the Profound Nether Immortal City, the deafening sound of gongs and drums suddenly rang out. The voices of a boiling crowd were clamorous, faintly mixed with various sounds of crying.

Hearing these noises from within the main hall, Gu Qingfeng's mouth curled into a sinister smile.

He knew that this must be the hidden enemies playing tricks in the dark.

"A bit interesting. This Emperor wants to see exactly what kind of scheme you people are up to!"

Subsequently, Gu Qingfeng appeared outside the main hall in a flash.

At this moment, outside the main hall was densely packed with people.

These people were almost all original inhabitants of the Profound Nether Immortal City, including Immortals and even mortals.

Although the River of Laws could only be entered by Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals or those possessing Zenith Heaven Immortal Weapons, not all Zenith Heavens and Immortal Kings were entirely alone.

Such high and mighty superiors would sometimes bring along some servants, followers, and the like. Even some demonic cultivators

would carry the populations of several mortal kingdoms with them to replenish fresh blood at any time and cultivate demonic arts.

People like these, under the protection of their masters, entered the River of Laws and settled in the Profound Nether Waters.

Hundreds of millions of years had passed, and these people multiplied and thrived, providing a massive labor force for the Profound Nether Immortal City.

Among these people were the old and the young, men and women. It was a vast sea of people, a truly spectacular sight.

Only, everyone wore a sorrowful expression on their faces, looking as if they were about to die.

Gu Qingfeng sized up these people with great interest and said indifferently, "Why have you all gathered here?"

At this time, a trembling white-haired old man stepped forward, suddenly fell to his knees, and sighed, "Please, City Lord, leave the Profound Nether Immortal City!"

As soon as these words came out, the densely packed original inhabitants behind him immediately knelt on the ground and shouted in unison, "Please, City Lord, leave the Profound Nether Immortal City!"

"Please, City Lord, leave!"

The sheer volume of their voices shook the heavens and the earth.

Gu Qingfeng's expression remained unchanged as he continued to ask, "What is the meaning of this?"

The white-haired old man remained kneeling there, not even daring to raise his head as he said, "City Lord, the Immortal King Hall has issued the Immortal King Decree, placing a region-wide bounty on you. That is the Immortal King Decree! Once the Immortal King Decree is issued, not a single blade of grass will be left alive. Any existence related to you will be erased. If you continue to stay in the city, I am afraid disaster will strike the innocent. When that time comes, who knows how many innocent people like us will be killed or injured.

We beg the City Lord to be merciful, leave the Profound Nether Immortal City, and give us a way out to survive."

"Is this what all of you think?" Gu Qingfeng asked the crowd indifferently.

The rest of the crowd chimed in one after another, "We beg the City Lord to be merciful and give us a way out to survive!"

Facing the tsunami-like cries of the crowd, a sweeping wave of public will hit him directly in the face.

At the same time, in the shadows, a group of people were staring at a screen of light.

The scene displayed on the light screen was exactly the sight of Gu Qingfeng facing the masses.

"Next, we will see how this person chooses," someone laughed.

"Once he chooses to leave his sphere of influence for the sake of these lowly commoners, he will fall into the trap we have prepared long ago. When that time comes, hmph hmph..."

"Not only that, if this person really softens his heart towards these lowly commoners, it also means that when we attack, we can use these lowly commoners to make him hesitant and overly cautious."

"But what if he doesn't care about these lowly commoners?" someone suddenly asked.

"Hahaha... wouldn't that be even better? If he truly doesn't care about the will of the people, then he will make enemies of the entire world, and the people of the whole city will hold hostility against him. At that time, we just need to make a slight promise not to easily massacre the city after the matter is done. Do you think these people will side with us or not?"

"Brilliant! Truly brilliant! To actually force this person into a dilemma using a few lowly commoners."

.......

Faced with the surging public will of the crowd, Gu Qingfeng suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed maniacally.

"Jie jie jie..."

That maniacal laughter sounded like waves of demonic voices, actually overpowering the mountain-shaking cries of the crowd.

Everyone looked in confusion at Gu Qingfeng, who was laughing uncontrollably.

The leading white-haired elder asked in a trembling voice, "Lord City Master, why do you laugh?"

Gu Qingfeng glanced at him, a fierce demonic light flaring in his eyes, making him look like a ravenous fiend.

The white-haired elder collapsed to the ground in terror, as if he had just seen a terrifying deity.

"Interesting, truly interesting. It has been a long time since this Emperor has seen such amusing people, let alone a whole group of them. Heh heh heh...

The ones who clearly want to kill you are from the Immortal King Palace, yet you come here to coerce this Emperor? Tell me, do you not find that incredibly interesting?" Gu Qingfeng laughed aloud.

The white-haired elder said sorrowfully, "Lord City Master, it is not coercion, but a plea."

"Then why do you not go and beg the Immortal King Palace to spare your lives?"

The white-haired elder froze for a moment. After a brief pause, he replied, "How could we do that? The people of the Immortal King Palace are ruthless by nature. Would begging them not be courting death?"

"Heh heh heh..." Hearing this answer, Gu Qingfeng laughed even louder, his booming voice almost shaking the sun and the moon down from the heavens.