No One Was Beyond Killing in His Eyes; He'd Kill but Not Bury

No One Was Beyond Killing in His Eyes; He'd Kill but Not Bury

Death's summons.

He was utterly terrified.

Prince Xue Xing's heart instantly shattered.

Cold sweat streamed uncontrollably down his forehead. For the first time, he felt death so close. "I-I told you everything. Can that buy my life?"

Chen Changfeng said, "Now! Answer!"

The Destruction Scepter slowly pushed forward, piercing Zhong Yixuan's body. Blood ran down Prince Xue Xing's yellow robe.

"Arghhh~~~~"

A pained scream tore through the mountain ravine. Prince Xue Xing finally stopped pretending. In that instant, he cast aside all the pride of a prince and roared helplessly, "It was His Majesty! It was the agreement between Xue Ye and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"

The tip of the Destruction Scepter stopped advancing. Dragged back from death's edge, Prince Xue Xing suffered a mental breakdown as he said in agony, "Yu Yuanzhen's son, Yu Xiaogang, and his niece, Liu Erlong, died in Spirit City, yet Spirit Hall never gave the outside world a reasonable explanation. Naturally... naturally, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could not let it go. But Spirit Hall is far too powerful. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan alone simply cannot contend against it!"

"So... so Yu Yuanzhen sought help from the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family. He even broke his sect's neutral stance to show goodwill toward the Heaven Dou Empire, asking Xue Ye to join forces with the Star Luo royal family and pressure Spirit Hall into handing over the mastermind, who would then be executed by a thousand cuts in Heaven Dou City to defend their honor. Th-this is the purpose of our trip to the Star Luo Empire."

Prince Xue Xing's face was pale from the pain. Overwhelmed by his desire to live, he nearly shouted, "The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has indeed compromised with the Empire! Seven days from now, Xue Ye will officially announce that Yu Yuanzhen, the clan leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, will be granted the title of Marquis. All members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will also be granted hereditary titles of Viscount or Baron!"

"As for... as for the Spirit Hall branch that was destroyed in the border city, I-I truly know nothing!"

Looking at Prince Xue Xing's fear of death, Chen Changfeng frowned slightly. It seemed this guy wasn't lying.

What a coward.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, so it really was you. Since they were not behind the destruction of the Spirit Hall branch in the border city, could it have been the Clear Sky Sect?

With that thought, Chen Changfeng continued, "Where will Yu Yuanzhen's investiture take place? Tell me the location."

"W-What are you planning to do?!" Prince Xue Xing froze for a second.

"Answer the question!"

Chen Changfeng snorted, having no intention of answering any of his questions. The Destruction Scepter immediately pushed another inch deeper.

Another agonized wail followed.

Prince Xue Xing completely broke down. This man simply did not reason with anyone.

"At... at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan! Many Heaven Dou nobles and forces will attend then. It will also... also be the opportunity for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to formally launch... launch a crusade against Spirit Hall!"

Feeling the stabbing pain in his chest, Prince Xue Xing was terrified to the extreme. "Spare my life! I have told you everything I know! That is truly all there is! Spare my life, and I can—Argh~"

Before he could finish, the Destruction Scepter did not pause again. Prince Xue Xing's head drooped as well.

The same familiar motion, the same familiar scene.

The next second, Prince Xue Xing fell to his knees with a thud.

Life had left him.

The Destruction Aura vanished, releasing all the Spirit Hall Soul Masters, including Su Su.

Only then did they come to their senses. Seeing Prince Xue Xing and Prince Xue Beng dead on their knees before them, everyone's hair stood on end. They remained rooted to the spot in utter shock.

My lord had killed a prince and an imperial son.

This was not an illusion.

Purple Soul Power swept the blood from the Destruction Scepter before Chen Changfeng slowly put it away. He then turned to glance at Su Su, who had long since gone rigid, and said, "We wasted a little too much time. Reinforcements from the town will arrive soon. You can retreat now."

Su Su said, "M-My lord..."

"Go back and report to Bibi Dong. Everything Prince Xue Xing said above is all the intelligence."

Chen Changfeng's expression was calm, as though he had not just killed a prince and an imperial son of the Heaven Dou Empire, but two utterly insignificant strangers. He then said to Su Su, "The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan intends to become enemies with Spirit Hall. I am going to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan now. As for what she should do, I do not need to teach her."

They were numb.

Completely numb.

Just who was this lord?

He killed an imperial prince whenever he pleased, and even repeatedly called the Pope by her name.

Chen Changfeng... Chen Changfeng...

Almost instantly, everyone seemed to think of someone—the Judgment Elder who had suddenly emerged within Spirit Hall a month ago, the youth who had killed Tang Hao and the many heads of Shrek Academy through his own strength.

A Destruction Scepter.

An unparalleled genius who had thrown the entire Douluo Continent into turmoil.

While everyone was still immersed in shock, Chen Changfeng had already set off, intending to leave.

"M-My lord, please wait!"

Su Su gathered her courage and finally called out to Chen Changfeng. "My lord, then what about the bodies of Xue Xing and Xue Beng..."

"No need to concern yourselves with them."

Chen Changfeng stopped in his tracks and snorted coldly without turning his head. "The entire Douluo Continent must know this: anyone who wishes to stand against Spirit Hall, whether one of the Seven Great Sects or the imperial family of an empire, will meet only one end."

"Yes, sir!"

Su Su gulped and could not help glancing once more at Xue Xing and Xue Beng.

Her lord truly lived as he pleased.

Once he killed someone, he killed them—leaving the bodies behind without a second thought. Even His Holiness the Pope likely lacked such frank and fearless boldness, didn't he?

Anyone who wished to oppose Spirit Hall would meet only one end.

Lord Changfeng had such an overwhelming presence.

Perhaps this was his unique way of handling matters, his own set of rules. It was precisely this simplicity, this lack of need for excessive reasons, that highlighted his personal charm all the more. To live freely and settle favors and grudges swiftly—that was what mattered: speed. The more ties of sentiment and obligation one had, the more concerns one would carry, and the harder it became to act swiftly. Otherwise, everything would become like some overly meticulous design.

When Su Su looked up again, Chen Changfeng had already vanished.

She knew where he was going.

Then, without realizing it, she silently mourned for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for three seconds.

"All personnel, immediately withdraw from the Star Dou Great Forest! No one is to reveal what happened here to anyone!"

"Those who disobey!"

"Spirit Hall will deal with you as traitors!"

Su Su's firm, resounding voice echoed across the desolate mountains.

Reveal it?

Who would dare reveal anything? Setting aside the fact that Spirit Hall's treatment of traitors was practically certain death, the mere matter of intercepting and killing the three great elders of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire, and Imperial Prince Xue Beng could not be leaked in the slightest. If their identities were exposed, it would be a capital crime that implicated nine generations of their families. Who would have water in their brain and expose their own whereabouts, claiming they had participated in this mission?

Unless they had lived long enough.

Yet this day would ultimately become a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

In the end, a whistle sounded, and Spirit Hall's soul masters receded like a black tide.

Within a radius of ten li, apart from the land scorched into charcoal by the Annihilation Thunder, only a few restless horses remained, along with two corpses that had died kneeling amid the ruins. Even in death, their eyes remained open.

Only several minutes later did the sounds of soul masters rushing through the air begin to emerge one after another from the forest.

When reinforcements from the town arrived, they too witnessed a sight shocking enough to remain with them for life—a terrifying scene that once again pushed the turmoil engulfing the entire Douluo Continent to its peak.

The Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Corps—

was gone.

Xue Beng and Xue Xing had died kneeling amid the ruins.

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