ATG: My genius is almost frightening!-Chapter 479 - 478: Surprisingly Easy

"That's wild, old cunt..." Hei Xiaolian's wide eyes returned to normal as she exclaimed in shock, before turning to Yun Wuji and saying, "Wuji, this old man is so sinister! Tell me you knew what he was planning!"

"..." Li Suo and Shen Xi stared at Yun Wuji as well.

"No, I didn't," Yun Wuji shrugged his shoulders. "Why would I care about a dead man's plans? Anyways, he will be telling us."

He guessed that the sword's spirit had been plotting something by faking his death, but he did not know what it was.

"Sorry for interrupting, please finish your speech," Yun Wuji turned to the old man, who stared at Hei Xiaolian with a scowl. It seemed he was genuinely angry that his passionate speech had been interrupted.

Well, Yun Wuji could understand him. The old man had been plotting for billions of years and had no one to talk to for millions of years. It was normal for him to want to talk a bit, especially since this guy seemed confident about getting rid of them.

"Cough! Where was I?" The old man coughed lightly.

"You were at 'Hahaha, he even half killed that kid Ni Xuan.' part, please proceed." Yun Wuji spoke, perfectly imitating the old man's voice and expression before continuing.

'I can never get used to how casually Wuji deals with everyone,' Shen Xi watched the scene and thought helplessly, tightening her interlocked fingers with his. 'But this sort of confidence carries its own charm.'

"With the death of that kid Mo E, the Devils, who were boiling with hatred over the loss of their most revered Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, were already on the verge of starting a war. Remarkably, they actually managed to hold back, which surprised even me." The old man laughed once more. He had planned so many things, and it felt wonderful to flaunt his exploits before others. "However, that changed the moment I made my move. Hahaha!"

The Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor was known as the 'Strongest Devil of the Devil Race', especially when it came to control over darkness. She stood at the absolute peak, the undisputed number one. Even other Devil Emperors revered her Eternal Calamity of Darkness, as it represented the pinnacle of the laws of darkness itself.

"Let me guess. You appeared in the middle of the primordial chaos, ignited a ferocious battle between gods and devils, and became the trigger that brought an end to the era of Gods and Devils." Hei Xiaolian interrupted him again. "Am I right?"

"...Yes," the old man glared at her coldly. Why could this woman not give him the pleasure of revealing his own plans? Damn it!

"Why would you do that? It doesn't make any sense, and I doubt it benefits you in the first place," Yun Wuji asked.

This old man claimed that his goal was to break free from the Ancestral Goddess's control, and from the possibility of her wiping out his will. So why would he start a war? On the contrary, a war like that seemed far more likely to provoke her into taking action.

"Well, when I found that wisp of the Ancestral Goddess's power, I didn't intend to provoke such a war. My sole purpose was to find a way to push that girl into becoming the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword's spirit," the old man answered Yun Wuji calmly, his gaze drifting toward Shen Xi. "Out of everyone, she was the perfect candidate to become the sword's spirit."

"Well, if we were to rule out Li Suo," he added, his eyes turning toward Li Suo. She was, after all, a Creation Goddess, and the possibility of her becoming the sword's spirit was extremely low.

"However, while I was thinking about how to make her become the sword's spirit without being exposed, I noticed something. The laws of this world, the laws that the Ancestral Goddess established, were slowly, very, very slowly weakening. The rate was so slow and so minuscule that neither the Creation Gods nor the Devil Emperors noticed it."

"This discovery made me wonder. If the laws were to be further destroyed, would the control the Ancestral Goddess held over this world weaken as well, or perhaps would she finally die for good?" His face twisted into a crazed expression. "For that reason, I decided to test it. I wanted to see whether provoking a large war would accelerate the collapse of the laws and weaken that accursed woman's will!"

"From what I sensed, it seems it actually worked! I can no longer sense that woman's will! She is gone! Completely gone! Hahahaha!"

The old man threw his head back and laughed hysterically.

'Should we break it to him?' Yun Wuji and the three women exchanged looks and wondered.

The reason the Ancestral Goddess's will was gone was that she was in the middle of her reincarnation. If she succeeded in her final reincarnation, she would return with all her power. And this time, she would not only wipe out his will, but she would bitch slap him straight to hell.

"Yeah, that sounds perfectly fine, but why did you want to target my wife, Shen Xi?" Yun Wuji smiled. His smile was gentle, very, very gentle. So gentle that all three women shuddered at the sight.

It was honestly funny how this old man was confidently explaining his plans to them. He acted as if he had complete control over the situation and could get rid of them with ease.

"Before the war ended, I had already fallen asleep while waiting for the right moment to wake up. I didn't expect the war to go so… well, hmm, should I say, as expected of the Evil Infant?" The old man caressed his beard, answering Yun Wuji's question calmly.

Before he fell asleep, he did not know whether his plan would succeed or not, or rather, that outcome was only a secondary plan. The control the Ancestral Goddess's will held over him accounted for about sixty percent of his entire will, which was more than enough to completely override him. To truly break free of her, he intended to first destroy the sixty percent she could control, then wait for the new sword's spirit to devour her and restore what was lost.

For him to recover at least eighty percent of his former self, he needed someone special, someone like Shen Xi, or even better, Li Suo. If he were to devour Li Suo's soul, he would certainly return to his peak. Unfortunately, that was far too difficult to execute.

He never expected his plan to work this well, nor did he expect the Ancestral Goddess's will to disappear completely. He was feeling an unprecedented sense of freedom, a feeling that transcended words!

"Hmph! Who cares if I kill some stupid Gods and Devils!" Hei Xiaolian puffed out her busty chest and snorted arrogantly.

"Let me guess, you were planning to devour my wife, right?" Yun Wuji saw that the old man did not continue his villain's speech and spoke instead.

With his frightening genius, it was simple to guess the rest.

It was far too cliché.

"Indeed," the old man gave a calm nod.

"Good," maintaining his absolutely gentle smile, Yun Wuji spoke once again. "I have a question for you."

"What is it?" the old man asked, genuinely curious.

"Die." Yun Wuji uttered, a silver aura slowly radiating from him, enveloping the three women alongside him.

"That's not a question," the old man stated while continuing to caress his beard.

He really liked his beard. Who knew how much effort he had spent grooming such a ridiculously long beard?

Swoosh!

Dense and thick silver shackles suddenly erupted from the void, shooting toward the old man. Yun Wuji clenched his hand and answered coldly, "That's because I don't do requests."

"Don't kill him so easily, this old cunt needs to be tortured! If you're unwilling to do it, Caiyi and I can take care of that!" Hei Xiaolian was taken aback by Yun Wuji's declaration. She did not want this old bastard to die and hurriedly added, "This man wanted to devour Shen Xi, and he even had the audacity to stay in the same place as her! Death is far too easy on him!"

When it came to torture, everyone knew that Huan Caiyi was the best among all of Yun Wuji's women. Her 'talent' in that area surpassed even Chi Wuyao's. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"I lost my cool, death is way too easy," Yun Wuji blinked and patted her butt as he said, "Thanks for reminding me, babe."

"That's what I should do as your wife, hehe," Hei Xiaolian gave him a seductive wink.

Bang!

The old man reacted almost instantly when the shackles appeared. With a single stomp, the entire bronze space began to shake violently. His figure faded and reappeared far away, and with the same indifferent expression on his face, he said, "Is this all you could pull out after dragging for time since earlier?"

He had absolute control over this space to the point where he could hide without anyone finding him. Not even Mo E could have discovered him, nor Shen Xi, who had spent millions of years as the sword's spirit.

This was the source of his confidence in dealing with these people who recklessly entered this space. At this moment, even if they wanted to retreat back to the outside world, they could not. After destroying their souls, their bodies would be nothing more than empty shells!

"Hehehe, I will kill the young man and devour the three women. Foolish ones, if you had stayed out of this, only that little lass would have been sacrificed. But now all of you will become nutrition for my growth!" The old man declared triumphantly, his beard swaying along with his words. His eyes lingered on Hei Xiaolian and Li Suo. Compared to the two of them, Shen Xi suddenly seemed far less significant.

One was a Creation Goddess, the other a Heavenly Spirit who stood at the same level he once reached at his peak. Devouring them would mean surpassing his former self.

"Yeah, whatever, that sounds great and all," Yun Wuji shrugged. "I have bad news for you... Look behind."

Bang!

"Hmm?" The old man frowned as he turned around. He saw a gigantic hand hurtling toward him, and his pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints. His mind raced to switch positions, but it was far too late. The gigantic hand slammed into him, sending him flying like a cannonball.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Clack! Clack! Clack!

Silver shackles shot out from every direction, latching onto the old man. Once captured, they tightened relentlessly, pulling all his limbs into the air.

"Oh boy, you are fucked, and unfucked you will not!" Hei Xiaolian shouted, a triumphant grin spreading across her face.

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