Chapter 195

Chapter 195: Beat Her Down

“I don’t agree!”

“I don’t even have enough time for myself! How could I have time to talk about spells and divine abilities? If I don’t work hard on my cultivation now, what can the Jiang Family use to defend against Lu Ye when he comes? Who can stand in his way?”

Jiang Die’s voice rose, her emotions escalating.

“Jiang Die, this isn’t my opinion; it’s the Family Head’s order. You’re part of the Jiang Family, and I’m sure you know our rules. The Family Head is the highest authority in the Jiang Family, no matter how strong or talented you are; once the Family Head orders you, you must obey.”

“All you need to do is talk about one spell or divine ability in thirty days. Even if you delay, how long can it set you back?”

“I hope you won’t make things difficult for me!”

Jiang Die’s temper flared.

“I’m not talking! I don’t have time! Our biggest enemy in the Jiang Family is growing stronger at an insane rate, and you want me to waste time on this nonsense? It’s ridiculous!”

“Jiang Die, if you don’t contribute to the Jiang Family, we won’t just hand over resources for your cultivation. If you want resources, you need to show your value; that applies to everyone in the Jiang Family!”

“I’m different from you!” Jiang Die said, irritated.

She was a reborn Great Emperor, having walked all paths in her past life; in this life, she only needed to walk and modify as she went. She could upgrade at a terrifying speed.

It hadn’t been long since she ascended to the Third Heaven, yet she was already at the Destiny Level III. Didn’t that prove something?

Jiang Yuan’s smile instantly vanished.

“Family Head’s order: If Jiang Die does not comply, the thirty days will be reduced to twenty days to talk about spells and divine abilities.”

“Now, let me ask you a second time, do you still refuse?” Coldness gleamed in Jiang Yuan’s eyes.

Jiang Die fell silent for a moment.

What did that mean?

If I refuse again, will the next time be ten days to discuss spells and divine abilities?

Truthfully, she had plenty of material—the spells and divine abilities she stole from Lu Ye. She could talk about them for ten or twenty years without running out.

But she couldn’t accept being forced like this.

She was a Great Emperor!

No one pressured her in her past life; the most she experienced was Lu Ye forcing her to play stacking games with others. Who else dared pressure her?

In her last life, it was on her request for protection that the Jiang Family didn’t perish.

“I refuse!”

Jiang Die stated clearly, each word cutting through the air.

“Would you agree to ten days to talk about a spell or divine ability?” Jiang Yuan’s expression grew colder.

“I won’t!”

Jiang Yuan nodded.

“Alright, Jiang Die, since you disobey the Family Head’s order and violate clan rules, you shall be punished. Now, you will be sent to the Punishment Hall. If you dare resist, the punishment shall be escalated!”

Jiang Yuan’s hand shot out suddenly.

Jiang Die’s face changed drastically, “You dare!”

Her aura erupted violently, but Jiang Yuan was at the seventh level of Cause and Effect. If Lu Ye’s Dao were present, Jiang Die might not fear him.

Right now, she didn’t have Lu Ye’s Dao.

Just as her aura flared, Jiang Yuan’s hand grabbed her shoulder and crushed down with brutal force.

The quickly rising aura was forcibly suppressed by an overwhelming power.

“Pfft!”

Jiang Die spat out a mouthful of blood, her energy rapidly fading.

“Stubborn and unyielding, you dare to resist? The Punishment Hall will make you see reality!”

Jiang Yuan seized Jiang Die and rushed toward the Punishment Hall.

The powerful individuals in the Punishment Hall were fierce and menacing as they heard Jiang Yu explain the charges against Jiang Die.

“For disobeying the Family Head’s order, suffer thirty soul whips and one hundred body staff strikes!”

“Resisting during capture? The penalty doubles!”

“Total: sixty soul whips and two hundred body staff strikes!”

“If after the punishment you still do not repent, your cultivation will be sealed, and you’ll be thrown into the Cavern of Ten Thousand Insects until you understand your mistake!”

“Execute the punishment!”

Jiang Die was immediately bound.

Still filled with defiance and dissatisfaction, she shouted loudly.

“You don’t understand Lu Ye’s power! Treating me like this hinders my cultivation, and when Lu Ye comes, it’ll be the Jiang Family’s doom. You will regret this!”

“Smack!”

“Ah!”

The soul whip struck down violently upon Jiang Die.

Jiang Die let out a heart-wrenching scream.

The whip targeted her soul, the intense pain made her scream again, yet she gritted her teeth.

She was a Great Emperor!

What could a mere soul whip do to her?

“Smack!”

Intense pain caused cold sweat to bead on her forehead.

After the thirtieth lash.

Jiang Die finally couldn’t bear it anymore and let out a wail.

The soul whip directly affected her soul, and those thirty strikes shattered the undefeated dream of the reborn Great Emperor—it was as brutal as that.

Jiang Die’s soul was battered under the soul whip.

The fiery and persistent soul pain made her scream continuously; in her last life, she’d never endured such suffering.

No, she wouldn’t back down.

She needed to cultivate furiously; she would…

Jiang Die was knocked unconscious from the beatings, only to be painfully awakened again.

This soul whip didn’t cause destructive harm to the soul, but it hurt like hell.

It was searing pain.

Finally, after enduring the soul whip…

Next came the body staff.

When the iron rod smeared with a red potion was brought out, Jiang Die felt an ominous sensation.

“Thud!”

A stick smashed into Jiang Die’s back.

She trembled violently.

But this was just the beginning. When her skin broke open and the potion mingled with her blood, then she’d truly understand the meaning of suffering.

One strike followed by another.

The red potion soaked into her blood-stained clothes.

“Ah!!!”

Jiang Die cried out in agony, and while this pain was lighter than the Primordial Morning Mist, it was still excruciating.

By the way, this red potion was actually a healing potion, but its effects were too strong, causing a fiery, intense sensation.

Jiang Die suddenly realized.

If she didn’t agree, the Jiang Family would never let her off lightly.

Enduring such torment only made her unable to cultivate more.

She wanted to cultivate better, so she would agree.

It was definitely not because the pain was unbearable.

“Even if I agree, I’ll need to finish the punishment.”

The Punishment Hall’s people provided Jiang Die with a somewhat hopeless reply.

After being struck two hundred times with the body staff, Jiang Die felt as if she were on the brink of passing out from the pain.

She felt an overwhelming dread of pain.

It hurt!

It hurt too much!

Jiang Yuan sighed gently, then his face lit up with a warm, kind smile.

“What’s the point of this? Teaching you spells and divine abilities is for the Jiang Family’s development. As for Lu Ye’s strength or lack thereof, is that your concern now? You’re not the Family Head anymore; you need to understand your current identity and position.”

“Remember, teach one spell and divine ability every three days. Don’t be foolish, or you’ll end up teaching one every day, and then you’ll have no time left for cultivation!”

“Got it?”

Jiang Die was filled with despair.

“Why… why did it change back to three days per lesson?”

“Because you refused me three times! If you had just agreed from the start, it would’ve been better. But this time serves as a lesson; next time will be fine!”

“Understand?”