Tian Ranlin snorted coldly, "Whether it is me who has changed or this world has changed me, I have accepted it."
Tian Ranlin choked back a sob, slowly lowered her body, revealing the place that had captivated countless men. She lightly stroked Ming Zhi Tian's cheek, her charm exuding, and said seductively:
"Before you die, do you want to taste the final pleasure of being a man?"
Ming Zhi Tian turned his face away, refusing to look. "You... don't do this."
Tian Ranlin was slightly annoyed. "You find me dirty?"
Ming Zhi Tian shook his head. "No, you've really changed, become very strange, so strange I no longer recognize you."
Tian Ranlin picked up the long dagger. "I gave you an opportunity for happiness. If you don't want it, so be it."
With that, she severed Ming Zhi Tian's hand and foot meridians. He was still fully anesthetized, so despite the river of blood, he made no sound.
Ming Zhi Tian knew this was inevitable. Tian Ranlin had completely extinguished any hope of his recovery, condemning him to an eternal darkness.
Tian Ranlin stood up and walked over, helping Kong Tianxing up. "Tianxing, are you alright?"
Kong Tianxing shook his head, a smile gracing his lips. He pinched her and then kissed her. "I'm fine. Thankfully, I have you, Lin'er."
Tian Ranlin said softly, "This is what I should do."
Ming Zhi Tian did not witness this scene, but he could guess most of what happened from the voices. It no longer mattered, for he knew he would never leave here alive.
But he was curious. "Kong Tianxing, why did you have to split the Celestial Sphere in two, thus creating a city on the water?"
Kong Tianxing looked out the window. "Why did I want to turn the Celestial Sphere into a city on the water? A good question. Because when I was very, very poor, so poor I had nothing. My father even took away our only iron door and never returned.
Seeing children from rich families go to water parks, while I couldn't. How pitiful and laughable. My mother worked hard to earn money so that the two of us could live well. She once gave me hope, saying that when she saved enough money, she would take me to a water park, just once. But she never did because she fell ill and died.
From that day on, I had a dream! When I gain ultimate power, I will turn the whole world into a water park!"
Ming Zhi Tian shook his head. "Just for this selfish thought of yours from childhood, how many people will you harm?"
Kong Tianxing swept his hand horizontally. "I don't care. To achieve my goals, I will resort to any means. I am Emperor, and the life and death of the Celestial Sphere are my decision! You are now a prisoner, what can you possibly influence?"
Wang Tian, having had both arms crippled by Ming Zhi Tian, harbored an intense hatred. "Junior Brother! Chop off his hands and feet and kill him!"
Kong Tianxing said, "His hand and foot meridians have already been severed. What can he still do? Senior Brother, do not panic. You can do whatever you wish. We will lock him up first and torment him slowly. Once the nuclear weapons are complete, our mission will be accomplished."
Tian Ranlin, however, said, "This concubine believes that to avoid any further complications and prevent him from staging a comeback, it would be best to cast him into the Ten Thousand Foot Abyss, to cut the grass by the roots."
Kong Tianxing nodded in satisfaction. "Yes, Lin'er is right. This brat has always had good luck. If we don't eliminate him immediately and remove any future trouble, the three of us will not sleep soundly."
Wang Tian, enduring the pain, stood on his legs and walked over, delivering a barrage of kicks to Ming Zhi Tian's abdomen! "... Even if I die, I'll collect some interest! How can you get away with this, you bastard!"
Ming Zhi Tian was still numb and felt no pain, which greatly displeased Wang Tian. He kicked another dozen times, stumbled, and fell to the ground. He then shamefully crawled up, wanting to kick again.
Originally, Kong Tianxing had feared the power of Wang Tian's Primordial Valley. But now that his hands were crippled, leaving only his legs, even if he retrained his leg techniques, he would have to start from scratch. Therefore, he was now akin to a cripple.