Chapter 1692: Chapter 1693: Murder and Heart Extraction
The fox butler took the bamboo slip and walked to you, presenting it with both hands.
At this moment, you slowly bent down, your left hand gradually reaching for the bamboo slip.
Just as your left hand touched the bamboo slip, that middle-aged man suddenly jolted and shouted loudly, "Who are you people!?"
At the instant Bi Gan shouted, six phantom swordsmen behind him transformed into sharp blades, stabbing swiftly toward you and the chivalrous man; the swordsmen also immediately dismounted and swung their blades at Bi Gan!
In that instant, time seemed to stop for you. The left hand holding the bamboo slip was covered with the Iron Demon Ride’s glove, which exploded instantly. In the gap of a few centimeters as the glove flew off your hand, the left hand emitted a faint purple glow, resembling a ghostly presence despite its softness.
Your left hand flickered slightly, disappearing even from your own sight!
For those around you, the explosion of the glove and the flick of the hand happened in a blink, just as the upper eyelid touched the lower eyelid!
The fox butler serving Bi Gan was the first to panic, as he suddenly felt the bamboo slip shatter into countless fine needles that grazed his cheeks and ears, shooting towards the back. As he screamed, the bamboo slip needles were already heading towards Bi Gan!
Seeing the bamboo slip needles flying towards him, Bi Gan coldly smiled, instinctively shifting slightly to the left, seemingly dodging with a high and mighty attitude.
However, as Bi Gan believed he had dodged, a figure flashed in front of him. Before he could even react, he felt a strong hand grasp his throat, and as his head moved slightly, two bamboo slip needles pierced into his right eye!
"Aaahh!!"
Bi Gan let out an incomparably shrill scream!
You gradually lifted Bi Gan off the ground with one hand, a cold and malevolent smile appearing on your face: "It’s been a long time since I felt this satisfied. It seems evil blood still flows within me, hehe."
"Who are you, who are you! If you dare to kill..." Bi Gan couldn’t finish his sentence before realizing something was suddenly missing from his chest,
"What did you just say? I didn’t hear it clearly." As you spoke, your right hand slowly lifted, already soaked in blood, clutching a still-beating heart!
"You... you... waa!"
As you ripped out Bi Gan’s heart, he screamed miserably, his whole body trembling. With his tremors, the six phantom swordsmen battling the chivalrous man and the surrounding demon soldiers also shook painfully.
In less than a minute, the Imperial Uncle Bi Gan was swiftly killed by you, finally disintegrating into black smoke along with the surrounding demon soldiers.
Seeing the chivalrous man walking towards you, you tossed Bi Gan’s heart into his hand, smiling as you said, "Let’s go, we still need to rendezvous with Daji."
The chivalrous man shook his head, saying, "Let’s head straight to Chaoge. With Bi Gan’s death, Daji’s millennium blood curse is lifted. She must be waiting for us in Chaoge."
You shrugged, eager for the game to end soon because you were unsure of the real-world time outside. If it had been too long, Yan Zisu might be getting anxious.
"Let’s go."
The chivalrous man placed Bi Gan’s Qiqiao Linglong Heart into a small pouch at his waist. The still-beating heart inside made the sight extraordinarily eerie.
Before reaching Chaoge City, you had imagined its grandeur in your mind. But as you and the chivalrous man gradually slowed your horses, all that appeared before you was a desolate ghost city.
The walls were severely damaged, and this vast city showed not even a hint of life. Not a single bird flew in the sky above the city, which had the Mysterious Bird as its totem, indicative of Yin Shang’s downfall and extinction.
From your perspective, Chaoge City’s area was vast. If viewed from a high altitude, you and the chivalrous man were mere grains of sand, while Chaoge City was the ocean.
You found it odd that, in a place expected to be the final boss’s lair, not a single guarding demon soldier was present.
You turned to the chivalrous man beside you, asking, "Hero, there’s something odd about Chaoge. Why is there not even one demon soldier? Could it be a trap?"
"Emperor Xin’s awakening is imminent. Once fully awakened, even the strongest demon soldiers cannot withstand his fury, so they have all gathered under Wen Zhong. When Emperor Xin awakens, Wen Zhong will come to aid him, as only he in the Earth Spirit Realm can restore Emperor Xin’s rationality."
"And myself too."
As you spoke, Daji’s voice suddenly came from above. Looking up, you saw Daji floating towards Chaoge City.
"Since Daji has arrived, let’s delve into Chaoge and swear to eliminate Emperor Xin!"
You smiled, having reached this final stage; naturally, you wanted to witness this legendary Emperor of Yin Shang!
You galloped your horses in, meeting no resistance along the way. While doing so, your peripheral vision kept glancing at Daji flying in the sky.
Daji finally landed at the central point of Chaoge City. When you arrived, you found a sky-darkening dark aura ascending, emitting a soul-trembling atmosphere that enveloped the entire sky!
Although it’s just a game, perhaps due to the mental connection, you could distinctly feel the horror and dread endowed by the ascendant dark aura. In the real world, you’d encountered many strong individuals, but this was the first time experiencing such intense and powerful terror.
In facing this overwhelming pressure, you felt your feet couldn’t move properly, needing tremendous courage and mental strength with each step.
Similarly, the chivalrous man’s movements also appeared laborious. With great difficulty, he reached Daji’s side, only to find before him not pavilions or palaces, but a pitch-black Dead Water Pool.
The ascending dark aura emanated from this Dead Water Pool.
"Is Emperor Xin inside?"
Daji nodded. Emperor Xin died by self-immolation, thus fearing flames. To heal Emperor Xin, Bi Gan and Wen Zhong gathered the blood of all beings in the Earth Spirit Realm and soaked Emperor Xin’s divine soul in it.
Frowning slightly, you immediately asked, "Does this mean the ascending dark aura is the resentful qi of Earth Spirit Realm beings?"
"More or less, but it also relates to Emperor Xin’s divine power." Being Emperor Xin’s woman, Daji knew him inside out.
"What divine power?"
Daji glanced at you, replying in a calm tone, "The Chengtang clan are Heavenly Descendants, whose divine power allows them to pluck the sun, moon, and stars with hands, and tread rivers, lakes, and seas with feet."