Lu Li's words stabbed into Zeno and the Grand Priests' hearts like blades. The bisected Zeno cried out in agony, blood tears streaming from his eyes.
"N-No... no! I don't want this pain! It hurts so much, it hurts!"
Zeno wailed loudly. Once the outer shell of power had been stripped away, he was nothing more than a mentally immature child.
Yet Lu Li felt no pity as he watched Zeno. With a flash, he slipped past several Grand Priests' attacks. At the same time, he punched the void, annihilating the many streams of erasure power Zeno had unleashed against him.
The entire sequence was seamless, as though Lu Li had long known exactly how the Grand Priests would attack and how Zeno's power would descend.
He moved through the encirclement of countless Grand Priests while continuing toward the bisected Zeno. That Zeno was terrified, retreating again and again as he cried out in pain and begged the Grand Priest to save him.
The Grand Priest assigned to assist this Zeno was sweating profusely, his gaze filled with shock and fury. He could not imagine how much destructive power Lu Li needed to possess to cleave the sturdy Zeno in two with a single slash.
What he had not expected was that Zeno, who wielded such immense authority—whom even he, Zeno's creator, had to fear and placate—was actually just a spoiled brat who needed a beating. A little discipline was all it took to make him obedient.
Lu Li had merely slashed Zeno a few times, making him fear pain. Now, despite still possessing all his authority and power, this Zeno no longer dared to attack Lu Li.
"Lord Zeno, don't be afraid! I'll help you erase the pain. We only need to kill this man, and you'll never suffer