The two children tied Tianyi Zhenjun to a pine tree outside the hall, ignoring his shouts and struggles. Hongyu Boy ran to the back hall, found a whip woven from dragon tendons, and ran back to hand it to Qingyi Boy.
“Hongyu, you help me keep count. If the master orders him to be whipped a hundred times, we will only whip him a hundred times. We will definitely not whip him more than once.”
The boy in green smiled and gave Hongyu an order, then picked up the whip and lashed it out forcefully.
"Whoosh!"
The whip tip fell with a gust of wind.
"Smack!"
It struck Tianyi Zhenjun heavily.
"Um!"
Tianyi Zhenjun winced in pain and couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
Although his cultivation was not bad and his supernatural powers were extremely impressive, his physical cultivation was only average; after all, he was still a body of flesh and blood.
"one!"
"two!"
"..."
With the crisp counting sound of the Red Jade Boy, the whip was wielded by the Green-Clad Boy like a gust of wind.
When they finally reached fifty strikes, the Red Jade Boy quickly called for a stop.
"Alright! Qingyi, that's halfway done. Now it's my turn."
"Okay! I'll help you count this time."
The boy in green stretched his wrists and handed the whip to the boy in red with a smile.
The Jade Boy walked up to the opposite side of True Lord Tianyi with a smile, flicked his whip, and lashed out.
Tianyi Zhenjun gritted his teeth, his body trembling uncontrollably...
Inside the hall.
Hu Le closed his eyes slightly and waited quietly. After a while, the boy in blue entered the hall and reported, "Master, the fight is over."
"Then go ask him if he's convinced now?"
"Here you go."
The boy in blue agreed and went out again. After a short while, he came back in and reported, "Reporting to the master, not only did he not accept it, but he was also uttering foul language."
"Hmm, it seems I didn't hit them hard enough!"
Hu Le reached out and beckoned, and the whip in the boy in blue flew up and landed in his hand.
He ran his hand across the whip, a faint flash of blood appearing on it, before tossing it back into the boy in blue.
"Alright! Take this and go try it again, still a hundred times!"
He had just cast a secret spell on the whip, a technique he had learned from the Blood Sea Asura Palace.
It must be said that when it comes to these torturous supernatural arts, one has to look to the Demonic Sect.
This secret technique isn't particularly powerful; its purpose is simply to torture people. If this whip is used to strike someone, its effects extend beyond the skin and flesh, directly impacting the victim's soul.
It can not only make people experience excruciating pain, but also make them understand what it means to tremble from the very soul...
The boy in green robes walked out with a whip, then returned to Tianyi Zhenjun and sneered, "You worthless wretch, take this!"
Having said that, he lashed out with the whip.
"ah……"
This time, Tianyi Zhenjun could no longer bear it and screamed in agony.
This pain, originating from his very soul, was unbearable; he felt as if his entire soul and spirit were about to shatter...
However, the boy in green showed no mercy. Since the master had ordered a hundred lashes, it was a hundred lashes, not a single lash less...
The screams echoed continuously into the hall. While Taiyi felt a sense of satisfaction, he was also somewhat puzzled, secretly wondering what Hu Le's purpose was in doing this.
He didn't believe that Hu Le had the boy whip people just for his own amusement...
After a while, the boy in blue returned to the hall.
"Reporting to the master, the fighting is over again."
"Oh? Go ask him again."
"I've already asked."
"What did he say?"
"He said he knows he was wrong and hopes that you will show leniency, sir," the boy in blue replied with a smile.
"Alright, bring him back now."
The boy in green robes obeyed the order and went out, quickly dragging Tianyi Zhenjun back into the hall.
At this moment, Tianyi Zhenjun was disheveled, his expression was dazed, and his exposed skin was covered with whip marks.
Although his cultivation was temporarily sealed, he still possessed considerable power.
When he first entered the hall, he was like a limp lump of mud, but after reaching the center of the hall, he regained some strength and quickly got up after being thrown to the ground by the boy in blue.
"Are you convinced now?" Hu Le asked again.
"I'm convinced! I'm convinced!" Tianyi Zhenjun hurriedly replied in a hoarse voice.
After learning his lesson, he finally understood the principle that one has no choice but to bow one's head when under someone else's roof.
No matter how much he cursed Hu Le in his heart, he should admit defeat when he needed to.
"Hehe... It's good that you're convinced! Don't feel wronged. You trespassed into my dojo and injured so many of my subordinate gods. You should be grateful that I didn't take your life," Hu Le said calmly.
"Thank you for sparing my life." What else could Tianyi Zhenjun do but thank Hu Le for his mercy? As for what he really thought, that was a question for him to answer.
"No need for thanks, but a few lashes probably won't erase your past sins!"
If you truly know you're wrong, you'll need to show some sincerity. Otherwise, even if I have mercy, others probably won't let you off easily. Hu Le was gradually revealing his true intentions.
"Then what do you think I should do?"
“It’s very simple! I see that your cultivation is not bad. The fact that you were able to enter my Daoist temple can be considered as a connection with me. Today, I will show great mercy and accept you into my Penglai Immortal Island, allowing you to become my subordinate god and study the Great Dao together with me.”
“You…” Tianyi Zhenjun finally understood Hu Le’s thoughts and couldn’t help but hesitate.
Guan Kong and Tai Yi, standing nearby, also looked enlightened, their gazes fixed on Tianyi Zhenjun's face, waiting to see what he would choose.
"What? You seem a little unwilling?" Now that Guan Kong knew his teacher's purpose, he naturally had to speak up for him.
"I……"
"You'd better think this through. My master is a disciple personally taught by His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor Taiyi. He is the Eastern Divine Lord appointed by the Heavenly Court, and is ordered to govern all the gods of the East Sea. He is also the king of a lineage of humans, a true descendant of Pangu. His status is extremely noble. Countless talents in the world want to cultivate with my master, but none of them have this opportunity."
"And now, if you simply agree, you will receive this great fortune. This is an immense opportunity, so you must not fail to cherish it."
Taiyi, who was standing to the side, also spoke up to advise, "Fellow Daoist, such opportunities are hard to come by, you must not miss this chance."
He secretly wished for Tianyi Zhenjun's death, but having received the life-saving grace of Guan Kong and his disciples, he felt obligated to repay them. He could only suppress his murderous intent and offer a word of advice from the side.
That's enough, that's enough...
After considering it for a while, Tianyi Zhenjun sighed inwardly.
He knew very well that if he dared to refuse, he might never be able to leave this hall again.
He was not afraid of death.
But he couldn't bear the torment that was worse than death.
Sometimes, being alive isn't necessarily better than being dead...
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