I Can Do Anything?-Chapter 12: And What Do You Know?

BOOM!

Suddenly, Fatty Wang punches the stone walls of the cell, and it suddenly collapses.

"WHAT THE FUCK FATTY!"

Zi Rougang tries to run from the impending pieces falling.

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Ten minutes ago.

"So this is it? Dunespire Kingdom?"

A short bald man with a long moustache speaks, twirling his moustache, with a look of utter contempt on his face.

"Hehe, yes sir Phoenix Prince. The Dunespire Kingdom's royalty was, after all, about to collapse."

"How disgusting, these odd smells irritate my nose, servant, let us destroy this place at once! I need to return to my palace immediately so I can meet my new concubine!"

For a second, the Phoenix Prince eye's roll back, tongue sticking out, an expression of pure lust.

Then suddenly, he erupts into flames.

"T-That man just caught on fire! Run!"

A huge commotion is started, civilians of Dunespire Kingdom running away from the Phoenix Prince who is currently on fire.

His servant smirks as he stands by, watching the mortals run like their lives depend on it.

"Instead of helping a man on fire by bringing him water, you'd rather run away while he burns in despair? How foolish."

He lets out a light chuckle, awaiting his master's return.

Kshh!

Suddenly, the fire goes out, and gone is the old man with the moustache.

In his place, a tall, handsome man with long brushed back red hair appears. He wears majestic red robes with a large phoenix imprinted around it.

His eyebrows furrow.

"I feel dirty, couldn't elder sister have procured a better disguise?"

His servant nervously laughs.

"You see, Her Highness was in a rush, please don't blame him Prince."

The Phoenix Prince takes a few steps forwards, his right arm behind his back.

"Well, I guess you're right, she has been awfully busy these past few days."

Suddenly, a bright flash of red light covers Dunespire Kingdom.

"Burn for me, mortals, I will rid you of your selfishness, along with your lives."

Instantaneously, each building collapses, the beautiful architecture of Dunespire Kingdom built over years of hard-work gone in a matter of seconds.

Along with the collapse of buildings, each mortal that ran from the burning Phoenix Prince starts to engulf in flames, their "Selfishness" coming back for them.

The Phoenix Prince waves his arm. "Let us go, servant, our job here is done."

His eyes narrow, glinting.

"Tell father that Pan Mu is no more."

Suddenly, he bursts into flames once more, turning into a phoenix.

The servant also catches on flames, burning alive.

Zoom.

The phoenix flies away at speed mortals cannot comprehend.

Currently, in the merchant guild, Kong Jian sips on tea, when—

Crash!

The building collapses on itself, flattening Kong Jian.

Down below—

Each person in the jail's jaws are dropped.

"F-Fatty Wang, how did you just break the stone wall."

Fatty Wang looks at his fists, his eyes widening with a newfound self-respect.

"I-I don't know... I just... hit the wall with my fist."

He looks up, where sunlight is now peeking through.

He then turns to the group, standing heroically.

"Fellow disciples! It is my duty as the pow—"

"AHHHH!!! SAVE ME!!!"

Suddenly, from above, an arm on fire reaches into the collapsed cell.

The person holding his arm out, a victim of the Phoenix Prince, jumps inside the cell, calling for help.

"HELP ME!! ARGHH—!"

He burns into ashes.

Zuo Lingxin stares, trembling.

Xuan Wu gasps.

Fatty Wang's breath hitches.

Zi Rougang sweats.

"W-What was that?"

Zi Rougang stands up, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"And why... why is it so hot?"

Sweat beaded on his forehead, his throat went dry.

Cold sweat dripped down Zuo Lingxin's pale face.

Suddenly, sound becomes clear.

"SOMEBODY HELP!"

"AGHHH!"

"KGHHH!"

A lightshow.

If you had to use one word to describe the current scene.

Hundreds—no, thousands of mortals, all on fire, running around like their lives depended on it.

Fatty Wang steps back, his stomach in knots from the sight.

"A-A heavenly punishment! The heavens have punished this kingdom!'

"It's the only explanation!"

Fatty Wang drops to his knees, bawling.

"We're next! We-we're next—"

SMACK!

"Snap out of it!"

Zi Rougang steps aside, looking at Fatty Wang who he had just smacked.

"There's a reason we aren't on fire."

Xuan Wu looks up, towards the exit.

"We're not apart of this. Let's get out before the situation worsens."

Fatty Wang takes a deep breath, steeling his nerves.

"I got it."

They move towards the exit, grabbing the fallen stone as support to make their way out.

"Wait!"

"Hmph?"

Fatty Wang and Xuan Wu turn towards Zi Rougang.

"Junior sister Zuo, damn it, she's passed out!"

He drops down, carrying her like a princess.

Fatty Wang nods, a load of sweat covering his face.

They all exit, running towards the border.

Along the way, black ashes litter the roads, each building is collapsed. The once beautiful Dunespire Kingdom is reduced to ashes.

"Damn it, what could mortals possibly have done to invoke heavenly punishment?"

Zi Rougang shakes his head, gritting his teeth.

Xuan Wu, still sprinting, contemplates.

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"It might not be heavenly punishment."

Fatty Wang nearly trips. "What do you mean!"

"A cultivator."

"You're saying—"

"Yes, a cultivator could've done this."

"B-But how, I thought cultivators couldn't—"

"I don't know." Xuan Wu takes a deep breath. "But whoever that is, has to be a demonic cultivator."

Fatty Wang looks away. "...How terrible."

They finally exit the Dunespire Kingdom—or whatever has remained of it after ten minutes.

"To think..."

Fatty Wang stands there, right in front of the fading mirage.

"To think tens of thousands of innocent lives... in just one—"

"We don't have to reflect on the past."

Zi Rougang steps forwards, still holding Zuo Lingxin.

"We should, however, focus on the future."

Xuan Wu nods, silently agreeing.

"As future cultivators, mortals will be like ants to us. Have you ever took time to notice how many ants you've killed?"

Fatty Wang shudders.

"Onto new horizons..."

Zuo Lingxin looks towards the sunset.

...

"The sunset is so beautiful, don't you agree?" The Phoenix Prince laughs, flying high above in the clouds.

"Phoenix Prince. The sunset is very beautiful."

The servant from before, now seated on top of the Phoenix Prince's true form comments.

...

"Something... Something has happened."

Sect leader Gao Yong stares at the sunset, his eyebrows furrowing.

"But what? I can't quite place my finger on it, my peace feels disturbed."

He looks towards Serenity Peak.

...

"Agahaha, big brother, the heavens are so quiet today! Aren't they feeling a bit guilty?"

A little girl sits atop a giant's shoulder.

"Mm... the Phoenix Lineage has been acting too arrogant lately, time I teach them a lesson."

The giant cracks his knuckles, looking towards the sunset.

...

"S-Sir, the fall of the Dunespire Kingdom, it has happened—a-and not because of internal matters, the Phoenix Lineage interfered!!!!"

A mouse reports with his head down in a kowtow.

"That old bastard finally had enough? Spread the news, it's time I repay an old debt."

"Y-Yes sir!"

A fat mouse in dark blue robes smokes a pipe, looking towards the sunset.

"How could you be so calm?"

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