Gens Dies

That old ancestor had even given him a bottle of Minor Flame Pills. They were ordinary pills created by the Imperial Clan specifically for those cultivating the Yang Shen Gong. Well, they were suitable for the initial stages of Yang Shen Gong cultivation; above them were Flame Sun Pills suited for stronger cultivators.

When he had questions about cultivating techniques afterward, Old Ancestor Yinghao had guided him several times. During his usual days in the palace, Chu Xuanao would visit the old ancestor whenever he had nothing to do, either to chat or receive guidance. He had learned quite a few new things from the old ancestor as well.

He had broadened his horizons.

Among the Imperial Clan's old ancestors who were as elusive as divine dragons, Chu Xuanao could be said to be most familiar with this one.

Chu Yinghao smiled, as though the two shared an unspoken understanding as kindred spirits, but he said nothing more.

Turning to look at the still-twisting Gens, Chu Yinghao spoke with a trace of gravity on his face.

"Living Being's Resentment. It is exactly the same as that one, but this person must have accidentally come into contact with it."

Jun Zhipou also spoke in a deep voice.

"His state of mind was unstable, and the resentment poisoned his body. Both soul and body have fallen beyond saving. It could even be said that he is no longer human.

"This method is identical to the Blood Lotus Sect's. It is extremely strange.

"This resentment is indeed vicious. This man merely touched a trace of it, yet the instant his state of mind wavered, it had already eroded his entire body.

"If it remains still, nothing happens. Once it stirs, there is no saving him. By the time I arrived, it was already too late."

It was not merely identical to the Blood Lotus Sect's methods. This was the Blood Lotus Sect's method. The Crimson Great Pill Aobei had taken, as well as the resentment and foul blood power that had corroded Zhu Wushi, had all originated from the Blood Lotus Sect.

Yuan Tiangang had extracted it. Although Yuan Tiangang had added a little something to it, he had not changed its essence.

After all, that tiny amount of resentment was far from enough to kill a Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivator.

What Yuan Tiangang had added was originally a resentful spirit technique. It shared the same origin, using that strand of Living Being's Resentment from the Blood Lotus Sect as its foundation and secret arts as support to erode the human body and strengthen that strand of resentment.

The root of the aura had never changed.

If this were not the time to reveal himself, and it were better to scheme from the shadows, why would Yuan Tiangang need to go through so much trouble? It would have been much simpler to strike directly and crush him to death.

Jun Zhipou's gaze fell on Ghost Servant. Ghost Servant must have played a part in destabilizing Gens's state of mind.

A trace of resentment slowly stirred a person's mind, then instantly corroded the entire body once a flaw appeared.

After all, he had already learned of yesterday's events. A Peak Ascension Realm expert was enough to earn a trace of his attention.

Chu Yinghao picked up where Jun Zhipou had left off.

"I asked the Fourth Prince. When the incident happened, the man before us refined a precious medicine and passed it to that person, but the man still died. They did not notice anything else at the time. He must have been infected then, with it flowing into his body along his true energy."

Jun Zhipou revealed a look of disdain upon hearing this.

"Then he was asking for death himself. He has no one else to blame."

Even a Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert could not withstand it, yet he dared to step forward. If he did not die, who would?

Chu Yinghao nodded in agreement and asked,

"Did those who fought him just now show any abnormalities?"

Since it had spread into the body through true energy, those who had fought him might also have been infected by the resentment.

Jun Zhipou shook his head.

"They are fine. I have already examined them. This resentment must require the two parties to make contact and their true energy to mingle before it can infect someone. During battle, true energies collide, so it cannot be drawn into the body. At least the two people who fought this man just now show no abnormalities."

As he spoke, Jun Zhipou pointed at Wang Gang and Ghost Servant.

After examining them, Chu Yinghao likewise found nothing unusual. He then asked Jun Zhipou,

"What do we do now?"

Jun Zhipou looked at Chu Yinghao with a smile.

"Were you not waiting as well?"

Chu Yinghao shook his head with a smile and said no more.

At that moment, other than Gens, the area seemed to have quieted down, sinking into an eerie silence. Only Gens's roars remained.

Everyone looked toward Gens, watching his blood-red, beastlike eyes and his body twisting strangely in the snow as they listened to his low growls.

After a while, the red light in Gens's eyes brightened, and his twisted movements grew increasingly violent. Yet his growls became softer and softer, until eventually there was no sound at all.

After crawling strangely for a while with his back facing downward, waves of black mist rose from his body, vanishing without a trace once they left him.

Gens crouched on the ground, folded backward. As the black mist poured out, his hands twisted and bent backward in unnatural arcs. His aura grew weaker and weaker until it vanished completely, and he stopped moving altogether.

He was dead.

At this moment, Gens had clearly returned to heaven in the Divine Kingdom.

Looking at Gens, whose body had nearly folded backward into thirds and whose bones protruded from his flesh without a single drop of blood flowing, Chu Xuanao felt a chill run down his spine.

However, after hearing the conversation between Old Ancestor Yinghao and Jun Zhipou, Chu Xuanao had roughly guessed what had happened to Gens.

You did not die unjustly.

Nor did you die for nothing.

To die by the means of a Heavenly Being Realm expert is your honor.

How many people could go their whole lives without ever seeing a Heavenly Being Realm expert?

Being able to personally experience a trace of a Heavenly Being Realm expert's methods already puts you above ninety-nine percent of the people in this world.

You are more impressive and more glorious than many Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts.

When they saw Gens's appearance after death, Chu Yinghao and Jun Zhipou both revealed expressions of realization.

They had both examined the corpse of the Divine Kingdom's Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert at the Fourth Prince's residence. After the man died, both his soul and vitality had been extinguished. His flesh and blood energy seemed to have been drained dry, yet there were no traces of anything inside his body.

Only a trace of resentment lingered around him, but that strand was utterly useless. It was far too weak. It was nothing even to Houtian Realm cultivators, and would only cause some trouble for ordinary people and Houtian Realm cultivators.

How could such a thing kill a Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert?

After seeing Gens's condition, the guesses in their hearts were confirmed.

After death, that resentment would naturally dissipate.

At this moment, Jun Zhipou and Chu Yinghao had indeed become somewhat curious about this thing.

The poison of Living Being's Resentment infected the body, driving a person into madness and toward death.

Once the person died, their blood energy and soul would both be extinguished, and the poison would dissipate, leaving only a strand of resentment to prove its existence.

It was a very peculiar method.

Chu Yinghao's expression was solemn as he said,

"Let's go. His Majesty is still waiting."

Jun Zhipou nodded.

Then Chu Yinghao gave Chu Xuanao another instruction.

"Kid, be more careful. Tiandu City will not be peaceful tonight. I will be leaving first."

After saying that, the two rose into the air, and Gens's corpse on the ground vanished as well.

Jun Zhipou's dignified voice echoed through the air.

"The matter here is settled. Search Tiandu City thoroughly."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding people hurriedly scattered and left.

Chu Xuanao and the others also headed toward the manor.

Gens's matter could be dealt with later. Since he had dared to attack in front of the Prince of Qin's Manor, Chu Xuanao would have to settle the score with his fourth brother.

Although he bore a tiny bit of responsibility for what had happened to Gens, his fourth brother still had to repair this manor for him.

A tall figure hurried after Chu Xuanao in front of the manor.

It was Wang Gang. At this moment, Wang Gang looked utterly miserable.

What the hell is this?

Tonight, the Divine Kingdom's people had also been specially permitted to mobilize. Every Divine Kingdom expert was accompanied by someone from the Town Martial Division.

Officially, they were assisting the Divine Kingdom's friends in thoroughly searching Tiandu City. After all, without them, would the Divine Kingdom's people alone dare to investigate?

Rest assured, the various forces in Tiandu City would beat them into shit. This was Dagan, not the Divine Kingdom. If people from another country dared to act recklessly here, they would truly die.

Of course, they were also secretly responsible for watching the Divine Kingdom's people, preventing anyone from causing trouble behind the scenes.

But how was he supposed to explain today's attack on the Prince of Qin's Manor? The man was dead, leaving Wang Gang alone to face this incident.

The chief officer had specifically ordered him to watch Gens and prevent anything from happening, yet this mess had occurred under his watch.

You died quickly enough, but what about me?

What am I supposed to do?

Damn it, the whole matter has now landed on my shoulders.