The Shadow of Great Britain
“Next, we have the most noble recipient of the Order of the Garter, the Grand Cross of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Grand Cross of the Bath, the Victoria Cross and the lower grades of Knighthood, the leader of the anti-colonial movement, the bell-ringer of the East India Company, the hero of the Crimean War, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a lifelong dear friend of literary giants such as Dickens and Great Dumas, a steadfast supporter of scientific luminaries like Faraday and Darwin, having served as assistant under-secretary, deputy under-secretary, and permanent under-secretary in departments of the Home Office and the Navy Department of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the inaugural Cabinet Secretary and head of the civil service, the first graduate and most distinguished alumnus of our school. Please welcome Sir Arthur Hastings to deliver a speech on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the University of London.”
Arthur's gaze swept across the crowd before him, looking at the young faces and murmured, “Agares, what do you think I should say?”
The Red Devil's wraith hovered behind him, saliva almost dribbling from the corner of his mouth, “Look at these ignorant souls; they still worship you as a hero. Why not say something they'd like to hear?”
Arthur took a deep breath and let out a deafening roar, “Oxford is a bunch of whores' bastards!”
“Oh!!!!”
The audience erupted into thunderous applause.
“Cambridge is the same!” he added immediately.
The applause grew even more fervent...
(The protagonist, possessed by a devil, travels through 19th-century Britain in a world without magic)
Chasing Time · Fantasy
No one knew that all this was done intentionally by Duan Ling Tian. He only used a grade seven spirit sword of inferior quality that provided an amplification that was similar to the grade seven spirit saber in the hands of the Mountain Split Sect disciple, as he didn't want to have an advantage in terms of spirit weapon. He wanted his opponent to accept the loss wholeheartedly and completely terrorize the Mountain Split Sect disciple with his might. After experiencing two lifetimes, Duan Ling Tian knew very well that killing a person was easy, but wanting someone to be completely afraid of you and not dare give rise to any thought of going against you was an extremely difficult task. Presently, what Duan Ling Tian wanted to do was the latter. Duan Ling Tian wanted to make the Mountain Split Sect disciple completely afraid of him and be terrified whenever they met… Om! Swoosh! The saber strike that carried that force to split a mountain and the sword strike that was like a flashing bolt of lightning met with each other… Head on! Clang! The ear piercing sound of iron colliding echoed out, accompanying the collision of two vast Origin Energies… Instantly, the collision of Origin Energy affected the air, forming ring after ring of ripples that spread out. The dust and dirt all over the ground swept out and suffused into the air. At this moment, besides the few people from the Seven Star Sword Sect, everyone from the other sects, including the Sect Leaders and Elders, couldn’t help but hold their breaths… They wanted to know who would be the final victor of this head on collision. In their hearts, they were sided towards that Mountain Split Sect disciple. After all, the martial skills cultivated by Mountain Split Sect disciples mostly leaned towards raw strength. Amongst the disciples of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom’s five great sects, disciples of the Mountain Split Sect were second to none in terms of brute force… Allegedly, one thousand years ago, the Founding Ancestor of the Mountain Split Sect was an existence at the Void Interpretation Stage that possessed freakish strength. Relying only on his extremely strong strength, he was able to slash a vast and continuous mountain range in half with a single slash, and that gorge that was split open with immense force was the current location of the Mountain Split Sect. That place was originally a Spirit Point that was buried under a vast mountain range that was noticed by the Founding Ancestor of the Mountain Split Sect, and was unearthed from then onwards. It was precisely because of this that the sect passed down by that Void Interpretation Stage expert was named the Mountain Split Sect. Clang!! The ear piercing sound seemed as if it still resounded by the ears of everyone present in the Martial Competition Courtyard. "Kid, die!" The Mountain Split Sect disciple let out an explosive shout abruptly, the veins on his forehead bulged, and the Origin Energy on the grade seven sprit saber skyrocketed, wishing to dominate the grade seven spirit sword in Duan Ling Tian’s hand. "Want to kill me? First ask yourself if you have the ability." Duan Ling Tian had a calm expression when faced with the Mountain Split Sect dis