Chapter 1273: Execution Platform

This was a massive execution platform.Beneath the platform, a dense multitude of people, each with a different expression.Every face was upturned, every pair of eyes gazing, every mouth opening and closing… shouting something in fury.What were they shouting?Jiang Wang did not know.Right now, his state was muddled.His hands and feet were bound by dark, iron chains. These chains shackled his spirit, True Essence, divine abilities, and physical strength… they shackled almost everything. They squeezed him so tightly he could not breathe, and pain wracked his entire body.These chains had a name, called “Prisoner of Demons”.Yes, Prisoner of “Demons”.He was one who consorted with demons, a traitor to the human race, a spy for the demon race.He had betrayed his friends, betrayed his home, his nation, even his own kind. He was the most shameless, most wicked wretch in history.He was a demon.According to the publicly revealed narrative—Not long ago, the Jing Kingdom’s Mirror World Platform announced his crime of consorting with demons. The Jing Kingdom’s Heavenly Pride, Zhao Xuanyang, acted and captured Jiang Wang in the Zhongshan Kingdom.The Qi Kingdom intended to be lenient, and the Elder Monk Ku Jue of the Suspended Empty Temple intended to protect him. In order to challenge the Jing Kingdom’s status and cooperate with their own unspeakable ambitions, the Mu Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom also voiced their protests one after another.The Jing Kingdom did not wish to make enemies on multiple fronts, thus it did not obstruct Ku Jue. It allowed a True Person to pursue a Divine Presence, exchanging this chase for the previous one of a Divine Presence chasing an Inner Mansion cultivator.These two matters were considered balanced.To escape Ku Jue’s pursuit, Zhao Xuanyang was compelled to take Jiang Wang and hide in an ancient demon lair.But no one could have imagined that Jiang Wang’s status among the demon race was so high. With an Inner Mansion cultivation, he was actually able to communicate with the Myriad Realms Barren Tomb and directly summon a True Demon to descend!At the critical juncture, True Person Tai Yu of the Great Luo Mountain descended, slaying the True Demon with a single sword strike and saving Zhao Xuanyang from the brink of death.And then, Jiang Wang was escorted to Jade Capital Mountain and hung on this massive execution platform.There was no need for a public trial anymore.The True Demon slain by True Person Tai Yu was itself ironclad proof.This was the truth of the matter.That was why Jiang Wang was here now.At this moment, his hands were spread wide, bound to extending crossbeams, as if embracing all the spittle and curses.Countless rotten eggs and spoiled fruits struck his chest, his neck, his face.Sticky, foul-smelling.Just like his reputation.What "Number One Inner Mansion under Heaven," what "Qi Kingdom's Foremost Heavenly Pride," what "Third Rank Golden Melon Warrior," what "Fourth Rank Cyan Plaque Constable," what "Noble Lord Qing Yang," what "Man of His Word, Jiang Qing Yang"...All had vanished.Now, only one repulsive term remained—"Demon".Though in human form, though cultivating human techniques, yet willingly a spy for the demon race, reduced to a running dog for the demon race, he could also be considered a demon.To his right, at the edge of the entire execution platform, stood a round wooden stake with ancient energy and mottled carvings.This was a form of ancient punishment.After he was beheaded, his head would be hung on this wooden stake.Like the human traitors of old who had already been executed, it would serve as a warning to all under heaven.Jiang Wang opened his mouth, wanting to explain.Song Wanxi was a Blood Puppet True Demon, not a True Demon with sapience. Her predecessor was a Water Tribe member. This blood puppet itself was also refined by Zhuang State’s founding ancestor, Zhuang Chengan, and had nothing to do with him throughout.He had merely inherited the blood puppet's mark. How could that be considered consorting with demons?How innocent was he!But he could not make a sound.He had extraordinary attainments in the path of sound, but now all his power had been sealed.He could not speak.The egg liquid from the rotten eggs blurred his vision, but he still tried to keep his eyes open.He wanted to see the faces of the people surrounding the execution platform, he wanted to see this world, but he could only see distorted, blurry faces.What were they shouting?!"Do you want to know the truth of the human world?" a voice asked.This voice was neither male nor female, devoid of emotion, its pitch at the most balanced position. Its origin could not be found, as if it came from the bottom of his heart.The truth of the… human world? Jiang Wang thought in a muddle.Suddenly, the sound returned, all the clamor surging in."Kill him!""Must kill him!""This damnable demon race spy!""He should be cut into a thousand pieces!""Tear out his tendons! Peel off his skin! I want to eat his flesh, drink his blood!""No! I am not a demon race spy!"Jiang Wang suddenly stiffened, struggling: "I saved endangered commoners, protected innocent sea dwellers, fought to the death with the Sea Race in the Maze Realm, displayed martial might on the River View Platform, showcasing the future of the human race! I am not a demon race spy!"But every word he uttered, every syllable, seemed to turn into stones, sinking into the mire, unable to cause the slightest ripple."Jiang Qing Yang, oh Jiang Qing Yang, I never thought I was so clever my whole life, yet I was blind when it came to you! Hahaha! Hahaha!"The laughter was sorrowful and painful.This voice was too familiar.Jiang Wang strained to open his eyes wide. Dimly, before the crowd of onlookers, he saw Chong Xuan Sheng's fat face, filled with anger.He had no time to explain. This face immediately twisted, replaced by Li Longchuan's valiant countenance: "Brother Jiang, I never expected you to be this kind of person. You have truly disappointed me! From now on, between you and me, it shall be like this arrow!"With a turn of his hand, he produced a feathered arrow and snapped it in front of him!Jiang Wang's heart ached! The pain of not being understood, not being believed!The snapped, falling arrow was caught by a hand.Li Fengyao, who had caught the broken arrow, did not say a word, turning and leaving.Li Fengyao's exquisite retreating figure was silently torn apart. Jiang Wuyou strode out from within, holding the Fang Tian Ghost God Halberd, his eyes filled with killing intent, his voice cold as ice: "Jiang villain! This Princess shall personally kill you!"The Fang Tian Ghost God Halberd was raised!Reflected in the gleaming halberd blade was Yan Fu's serene face.He looked over, his eyes brimming with disappointment. He shook his head and said nothing.And Xu Xiangqian's shiny forehead now squeezed forward.He ripped open his袍 sleeve: "Cutting sleeves, breaking ties!"Then, he pulled out a straw mat from who knows where and cut it open with a sword: "Cutting mat, breaking ties!"Then, he pulled off a lock of hair and casually cut it off: "Cutting hair, breaking ties!"His face was red, and he was furious: "Cutting whatever is needed to break ties, I despise you! Despise you!"It is not like this!Jiang Wang wanted to shake his head, shaking it desperately.But his head was fixed by some force, unable to move.Unable to speak, unable to move.He was pained, anxious, and angry, but could only watch helplessly.Watching all those he knew well pass before him like a revolving lantern.Zi Shu, Zuo Guangshu, Lu Zongxiao, Zheng Shangming…"Third Brother, Third Brother." Zhao Rucheng closed his peach blossom-like eyes, sighing: "How could you do such a foolish thing?"Du Yehu's beard and hair bristled in anger, his eyes splitting: "Humans and demons cannot coexist! Jiang Wang, you bastard! I shall kill you and then commit suicide!"Ye Qingyu lowered her eyelids: "Ling Xiao Pavilion will not welcome you from now on…"Jiang Wang could only watch all this helplessly, gritting his teeth and enduring.He was too wronged, too hateful, too bitter!But he did not believe this was the end!Could it be that there was no justice in heaven and earth, that black and white were completely reversed?Could it be that everything was just as the Jing Kingdom said?He did not believe it. He stared with wide eyes at all this!Until a pleasant, childish voice sounded in his ear—"Big Brother, what is a demon race spy?"It was as if something in his heart…Shattered.He finally broke down.He tightly closed his eyes, not daring to look anymore, not daring to face it anymore.How could he face it?!Right at this moment…"Do you regret it? If you were given another chance, how would you choose?"The voice from the bottom of his heart asked.