Chapter 591: Absolute Power

Chapter 591: Absolute Power

Zhu Zheng completely ignored the uproar below and calmly continued speaking.

“Third point: internal strife within the District is strictly forbidden! In the past six months, the number of human casualties caused by infighting has been horrifying—including some Superhumans.”

“I don't want to see that kind of situation again. And I doubt any of you want to live in constant fear either.”

“So, internal conflict must end immediately! If anyone attempts to invade another region, you can report it to the Confederation. I will send someone to adjudicate!”

That third point did make a few factions waver.

Not every Superhuman was aggressive by nature.

After all the brutal fighting since the Apocalypse, there were definitely people who simply wanted a peaceful life.

Zhou Ke’er looked over at Zhang Yi with a bit of hope in her eyes. “If this actually works, wouldn’t that be great?”

Zhang Yi gave a slight smirk and scoffed quietly.

“Too naive. That’s just something to listen to—not something to believe.”

If problems like that could be solved so easily, history wouldn’t be so full of chaos and war.

Human greed has no end.

There will always be people who crave greater power, more resources, and will resort to conquest to get them.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Zheng finished speaking, the female leader of Daze City—Gu Hongdie—raised her hand. With a sweet, seductive tone, she asked:

“But what if a weak faction is sitting on a territory rich in resources? Isn’t that just a waste?”

As she spoke, her eyes flicked toward Zhang Yi’s group.

And it wasn’t just her—many others instinctively looked at Chen Jingguan.

Chen Jingguan’s face turned beet red with anger.

But there was nothing he could do. Today, he had pretty much become a laughingstock across the entire Jiangnan District—utter humiliation.

Zhu Zheng’s brows furrowed slightly, and he replied in a firm voice,

“The District will handle resource redistribution. Besides, the resources within your own faction’s territory should be sufficient for survival, shouldn’t they?”

Currently, the survivor population in the Jiangnan District had dropped below 5%.

There simply wasn’t a resource shortage serious enough to threaten basic survival.

Clearly, what Gu Hongdie meant wasn’t survival supplies—but strategic resources.

Like machinery factories.

Like weapons.

Like vehicles.

Like... manpower.

If a faction wanted to expand and become even more powerful, all of those were essential.

Not everyone just wanted to survive in the Apocalypse.

Plenty of people had ambition—hoping to carve out their own kingdom in this chaos and rise to dominance.

Gu Hongdie pursed her lips, a mischievous smile on her face—it was obvious she hadn’t taken Zhu Zheng’s words seriously.

The expressions on the Superhumans present were filled with contempt.

They all felt like the demands from the Jiangnan District were far too overbearing and unreasonable.

Then, a man completely wrapped in white cloth stood up in the crowd.

He locked his cold, sharp eyes on Zhu Zheng and said,

“So what you’re saying is, the Jiangnan District wants to absorb all of us—turn us into your puppets?”

“If we have to obey your every command, how is that any different from being your lapdogs?”

His words sparked murmurs of agreement across the crowd.

Zhu Zheng’s face didn’t change in the slightest.

But suddenly, a faint

whoosh

cut through the air.

In the next moment, that Superhuman’s head went flying from his neck.

Blood sprayed everywhere, splashing onto the faces of those nearby.

His body remained standing, while his head landed with a dull

thud

on the table in front of him.

Zhang Yi’s eyes narrowed sharply—he had just caught what had happened.

The man was at least thirty meters away from the stage, but in that instant, one of the guards behind Zhu Zheng made a move.

Three ultra-thin steel wires shot out from the guard’s sleeve—decapitating the man from a distance!

The strike was so fast, no one had time to react.

Whizz!

The three wires shimmered silver in the air.

They were so fine that you could barely see them—if not for the droplets of blood clinging to them, no one would’ve noticed.

Sun Luxuan retracted his wires, then calmly adjusted his black goatskin gloves before folding his hands behind his back, smiling pleasantly at the crowd.

That move plunged the entire hall into absolute silence once more.

Because the man who had just spoken out was well-known—one of the faction leaders from Xichuan City!

Word had it his strength was terrifying, a Delta-level Superhuman, on par with figures like Xiao Honglian and Wei Dinghai.

And yet this was someone who had been one-shotted and decapitated!

What kind of overwhelming deterrent was that?

If Sun Luxuan could instantly kill a Superhuman like him, he could surely do the same to nearly everyone else in the hall.

Even Zhang Yi’s gaze turned more serious.

“The guard beside Zhu Zheng… terrifying strength. Might even be stronger than Bian Junwu.”

Of the thirteen cities in Jiangnan, most—aside from Blizzard City and Tianhai City—had never interacted directly with the Jiangnan District.

So they had no idea how their strength compared to the top-tier forces of Blizzard City.

Their petty victories in their own little territories had given them the illusion of being powerful.

They mistakenly thought they were qualified to stand on equal footing with Zhu Zheng.

Even though they were only a few dozen meters from Zhu Zheng right now—

In terms of power and authority, the gap was like a bottomless chasm.

One Superhuman muttered in shock,

“H-he actually struck…”

Sun Luxuan’s attack shattered many people’s delusions.

And right after he made his move, the side and rear doors of the hall opened up.

Baili Changqing entered, leading the Black Robe Squad and a large force of Yan Yun Guards.

The atmosphere immediately turned cold and intense.

Even Deng Shentong cracked his knuckles, his eyes turning icy, a mocking smile on his lips.

That overwhelming pressure made the people in the room visibly uneasy.

Zhang Yi’s eyes shimmered slightly.

He didn’t believe Blizzard City would go full purge-mode, but he was already mentally preparing to bolt.

Cough, cough!

At that moment, Zhu Zheng’s voice rang out through the speaker system.

“Don’t misunderstand me!”

He glared coldly across the hall.

“I’m not here to negotiate—I’m here to inform you.”

“Anyone who refuses to join the Superhuman Confederation will be seen as opposing the Confederation—no, as opposing the entire Jiangnan District!”

“And forces or individuals like that… simply don’t deserve to exist on this land!”

A faint, indifferent smile curled on Zhang Yi’s lips.

As expected. He’d seen it coming.

What surprised him wasn’t Zhu Zheng—it was how many

idiots

were actually dumb enough to try reasoning with a behemoth like the Jiangnan District.

Some even had the guts to openly oppose him.

Their brains must’ve been frozen solid by the -60°C weather.

Author's Note