Huo Yuhao merely stood there quietly, without making any visible move.
With a single thought, every blood vessel, organ, and bone in Qiangu Dongfeng's body was simultaneously crushed and detonated by an incomprehensible, irresistible force of law originating from the very source of life.
Qiangu Dongfeng's entire body was like a water bag filled with red dye and struck by a heavy hammer. Under everyone's horrified gazes, it began to swell violently, twist, and then...
"Bang—!"
The explosion was not particularly loud, yet its dull impact made souls tremble.
All that remained was a grotesque crimson slurry of flesh, bone fragments, and shredded cloth, slowly spreading across the floor.
A nauseatingly thick stench of blood instantly filled the entire laboratory.
Qiangu Dongfeng, the ambitious head of the Thousand Ancient Family, vanished without even a corpse left behind. Body and soul destroyed, he had fallen just like that.
Dead silence.
The only sounds in the laboratory were the faint hum of the instruments and the uncontrollable chattering of several people's teeth amid the heavy scent of blood.
Qiangu Dieting stood frozen in place.
His aged face was pale as paper. He stared at the pool that represented the remains of his outstanding descendant, then slowly raised his head to look at the blue-haired man who still stood quietly, his expression as calm as if he had merely brushed away a speck of dust.
Huo Yuhao's gaze turned toward him.
That gaze was calm and profound, yet it made Qiangu Dieting feel as though he were being watched by a prehistoric beast. His soul froze in an instant.
"Qiangu Dieting."
Huo Yuhao's voice rang directly in his mind once more.
"You still have a choice."
"Will you lead your filthy family to continue sinking into your long-rotted ambitions and turn to dust