The Legendary Man

A smile was playing on Jonathan’s lips as though he was chatting with an old friend, and he looked relaxed and casual.

The more he acted that way, the more the villagers regarded him as a monster.

The cultivator who Jonathan had pinned to the ground earlier was consumed by fear.

From the moment he was born, he was an elite presence in that world.

His position might be a lowly guard in Yannopolis, but upon leaving the city limits, the hundred-and-eight villages treated him like a God.

All those years, he continuously wandered from one village to the next.

Regardless of where he was, he had absolute dignity. He could kill any villagers who treated him with even the slightest disrespect, let alone disobeyed him.

He never thought he would end up in such a pitiful state.

Fear engulfed him at Jonathan’s cheery expression.

His body quaked, and he lost control over his bladder and bowel movements as he looked up at Jonathan with reverence.

“I’m sorry, sir… I’ll tell you anything you want to know. I’m only asking you to please spare my life—”

Crack!

Before he could finish his plea, Jonathan had stomped on his knee with a smile.

“I already said that you’re to answer me only when I asked a question. Have I started asking?”

at

itself. Regardless if the technique used was gentle or harsh, the final goal was to break the interrogatee’s

moment would

despair, yet he

Jonathan demanded, “Your

lips, “I’m not worthy of a

your job at Yannopolis?” Jonathan

of collecting goods from the villages. I have the lowest rank in the

of the lowest rank has this level

briefly before questioning, “How many soldiers are there in Yannopolis? Who’s the person

of Mountain Village all perked up their

“I don’t know.”

answer from

Jonathan’s hand plunged into the

so how is it possible that you don’t know how many soldiers are in Yannopolis? I’ll cut off

shook

from a village in the northern region along the border, Leeven Village. Ten years ago, I

the cultivator’s words and turned to look at Greyson, who knelt

person telling

call his name and immediately shot to his

that was true. From time to time, Yannopolis will dispatch an envoy to each village to recruit a few lucky Grandmasters in the absolute phase. I heard the Grandmasters are taken to Yannopolis for intensive training. However, no one knows if that’s true since these Grandmasters never show up again once

were taken away! All one-hundred-and-eight villages are divided into northern and southern regions by the river. The Yannopolis envoy will recruit cultivators from both regions, then exchange them via

gist of Yannopolis’ organizational structure formed in Jonathan’s mind at their

from the northern region will supervise the southern region and vice versa. After having gone through severe oppression by the cultivators of the other region, the villagers will surely take revenge against the latter once they become cultivators themselves. This kind of oppression will foster vengeance in every new envoy. It’s an endless loop. The authority in Yannopolis doesn’t even need to make a decree. The envoys from the northern and southern regions can form an oppressive environment among the hundred and eight villages, preventing the villagers from having thoughts of rebellion. Meanwhile, cutting off all connections between the

glanced at Seboxia with