The Nether Purge Bubble flew into the sky. As long as it drained away the Evil Qi, the True Underworld would lose its foundation and collapse without being attacked.
But—
"Hahahahaha, how ridiculous!" Amid the Echo Bugs' uproarious laughter, the Nether Purge Bubble returned empty-handed. All the Evil Qi throughout the domain stood firm as a golden fortress, impossible to shake.
At the same time, the giant face above opened its "mouth" and extended a massive hand, taking out a huge book with the words "Internal Purge" written on its cover. Its pages fluttered open, and when it shone upon Shi Tiexin, he immediately felt a mountain crash down upon him with a rumble, the binding force multiplying a hundredfold, a thousandfold.
"The Major Crimes Division is in charge of Internal Purge. No matter which precinct you belong to, you have to obediently listen!" The Echo Bugs let out harsh, cackling sounds and said in a bizarrely affected tone, "Bow your head, and you may yet steal a wretched life. Refuse to bow your head, and we can only purge you!"
Riiip, riiip—the great book tore out countless bloodstained pages.
The Echo Bugs gleefully leaped up to snatch the pages falling from the sky. Rubbing them between their hands, they rolled them into paper knives and forks.
"Die—!!"
As though time itself were unnecessary, countless Echo Bugs flashed before Shi Tiexin as if teleporting, raising their paper knives and forks high before viciously stabbing them into him.
Pfft, pfft, pfft. Knives and forks crisscrossed as they pierced Shi Tiexin's body, turning him into a hedgehog in the blink of an eye.
Elsewhere, at the New Star Daily editorial department.
Ling Xingjian, who had been diligently working, suddenly snapped the pen in her hand with a crack.
She abruptly looked up,